BROTHER SECRETARY

What about the aprons? And where was Shubert being led to? These explained at Model Lodge No. 373, F & AM.

SNAPSHOTS FROM A ONCE IN A LIFETIME 3-DAY JUST-TURNED-40 BIRTHDAY BINGE

DAY 1: Kuyangs from Model Lodge No. 373 (F.&A.M.) kicked off my 3-day birthday binge with Cabanatuan City councilor Kuya Froi Valino as the gracious host.


DAY 2: Poor goat got cooked into kilawen, kaldereta, papaitan, and sinampalukan at a drinking spree with colleagues, friends, and comrades of past.


DAY 3: The kids surprised me with a birthday cake they bought by saving on their allowances. That's my best birthday gift ever and it killed me a lot...

40

My father wrote the following at the back of this photo:

Shubert L. Ciencia
Born - Jan. 18, 1970
9:35 am, 8 pounds
Sunday

MGA DAPAT KONG ISAGAWA NGAYONG 2010

Hindi na ako magyoyosi.

Magbabawas ako ng timbang mula 81 kilo hanggang kung saan kayanin.

Titiyakin kong di lalampas sa 150 mg ang aking blood sugar level.

Mag-eehersisyo ako araw-araw.

Kakain ako ng mas madaming dahon at damo.

Pipilitin kong tsumugi gabi-gabi habang 'di pa nangangailangan ng Viagra.

???

Ganito mag-isip ang malapit ng mag-40.

Hapi nyu yir!

PHOTO OF THE DAY

“Sulat”, my photo of Bulan poring over a map of Region II in black and white, was selected as the flickristasindios Photo of the Day for December 30, 2009. jobarracuda (aka Oliver Pensica, Jr.) commented that “the composition, B&W tone, and the story behind [the] image are all great”. Which is probably the reason why it was selected as the POTD.

The inside story? I ran out of images to upload so I decided to shot a complimentary Region II map where my photo of Balete Pass (formerly Dalton Pass) along the Nueva Ecija-Nueva Vizcaya boundary in the Caraballo Mountain range was published. I did several angles one of which is Bulan sitting in our backdoor poring over the map with my retired Olympus Camedia in the foreground. I thought the door was a perfect frame and nicely complimented by a contrast of bright outdoor light and dark indoor shadows. A little tweaking with picnik also helped achieve the desired effect.