noel alanguilan

escolta

i like this photograph. friends having fun. it was taken early this year when i accompanied my brother and his friends to binondo. on the way there we passed by escolta–an old, storied street in manila.

from left to right: johnny danganan, jonas diego, gerry alanguilan

i was with cherry and robin in one of the mcdonald’s near our place the other day. at one point during the meal cherry had to use the ladies room so she excused herself and proceeded to the washroom (that door behind them). about 30 seconds later, the shift manager, probably doing his rounds, was inspecting the cleanliness of the floors, wash area and toilets. he opened the doors to the men’s and women’s washrooms, and giving the rooms a quick look over from the outside before closing them. this got the attention of robin as his mother just went inside the ladies room.

the manager, apparently satisfied that the area is clean, proceeded to go back to food area. as he passed by, robin said, in a voice loud enough for him to hear,

“pervert.”

i just to laugh…

i’ve been wanting to post these photos for a while now. this was the time when tito pacing, rosie and randy came with us when we visited san pablo city. we took them to a short trek to lake pandin — one of the seven lakes in the city proper. we also had a ride on a large bamboo raft — my first in this lake. all in all, i think tito pacing and the others enjoyed themselves.

robin took a swim after the ride but with a life vest.

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trek to lake pandin

it was drizzling when we started the trek to lake pandin.

we have arrived

we have arrived

yambo

lake yambo is just beyond that 'v' at the far end of the lake. pandin and yambo are often called the twin lakes.

horsie

tito pacing and randy

tito pacing and randy

tito pacing

randy

robin wants to swim

robin wants to swim and we didn't allow him to hence that face. rosie and cherry is at the back

bamboo rafts

we rode the bamboo rafts to the the far end of the lake.

fiddling with the camera

tito pacing on the raft on the lake fiddling with his camera.

other visitors

there were other visitors too

randy and the pose

nearing sunset

nearing sunset and about to take our trek back.

ducks

ducks. mates i guess

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my brother turns fourty today.

but yes, he’s right. i sometimes think that there’s this great big book — “how to behave at your age” — which i missed reading when i was in grade school. and these days, some people still have this preconceived notion that you’re suppose to look and act as appropriate for the age.

which i think is a load of hogwash really. although it would apply if you’re a bottle of wine.

have a good one bro.