incessant rambling

the latest issue of Digital Photographer Philippines (is. 19) is out and have been happily reading through it. the imaging tutorial on pin hole cameras got my fancy as it allowed me to convert a picture to a "vintage" version. Old House, Dalaguete St. Catherine of Alexandria Church, Carcar am pretty sure my friends don't want me to convert ANY of their portraits to this format ha ha ha ha. An older picture of me. Literally.

Carcar is bad for the HEART . It is home to the heart-stopping, artery busting chicharon (pork rind) that is cooked to a crackling crisp with a thick layer of fat dipped in pinakurat (fermented vinegar with exotic spices) that melts in your mouth and goes directly to your hips or tummy. we groan and complain that fat always deposits itself on the most inconvenient space (gathering above the belt line of tightening pants or cramming itself on our cheekbones) but we continue to pop another piece of this devilishly scrumptious delicacy. add jollibee to chicharon and you would have the basic answer of a typical cebuano when they are asked about Carcar. i don't think it is purely chance that jollibee is situated right at the bustling town rotonda and a hop right across Luis' Chicharon . Insider tip: if you're cute and nice enough, you can pick and pack your own chicharon pieces - don't forget to get chummy with the tindera . interestingly, Carcar is one of the newest city o...

okay, pronounce "mall"+"bowl" and you're probably still not going to pronounce that word right he he he. Anyways, this post is a follow up to my previous post where i was carefully debating the merits of going for a marathon or end up on the sandy beaches of mallbowl . tough choice isn't it? yeah right. u-huh, as if i seriously believe that you'll believe that. here's a short video clip showing the sandy coastline of mallbowl . but as they say, the destination is just an ending to a trip. boy, what a looney trip it was. for the visually impaired (click on the image for a bigger pic), err... visually inclined,the map shows moalboal south west of cebu province - that's about two hours drive from Cebu City. while you're on the trail, don't forget to drop by Carcar (the map, click the maaaap) and get some heart clogging, artery busting meaty chicharon (crackling pork rind) - same feeling you get when you fall in love, less the fat. From there...