It's Been That Long?

My blog recently turned a year old! Thanks to everyone who've commented on my entries and who never fail to leave me a shoutout in my chatterbox.

Three hundred and seventy-five days later and I still don't know my HTML tags. Gaaah.

Here's to another year of online exhibitionism. 2005 to 2006 may witness a more introspective John Fadul. The times call for it.

Matatapang. Matatalino.

Even if they just stand there I will root for them. Just because. But they don't do that, as they prefer humanly impossible yoga stunts.

Last Saturday they put up this strikingly original routine that (yet again) wasn't given due credit, in my opinion. Haay.

But never mind. For me, it's still: Go UP Pep!

By the way, I got this pic from the UP website (http://www.up.edu.ph/forum/2004/Jul-Aug04/image/pepsquad.jpg). I hope I'm not infringing on intellectual property.

The past month or so

Just a bit of free time now, away from work. I should write something more substantial real soon, I have so much to say. But for now, colored pixels will have to do.

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Some pics from the country club at the Ayala Greenfield Estates in Laguna. We’ve actually been there twice already, once in March and once during the past weekend. Both times it rained and we contented ourselves with swimming happily in the drizzle. No pics of me here, as I was lurking behind my trusty camera.

First up: landscapes.


































Oops. That's me inside the red circle.



















Mikko, my youngest cousin on the maternal side, whom I absolutely adore.










My sister (long hair) with some of my cousins.




My mom (in the middle) with her sisters.




Migs, Mikko’s brother, with his constant playmate.



Cousin and birthday boy Paolo.










Migs against foliage.




Mom, Ate Jackie and Migs.




Camera-loving Mikko and his new sunburn.



Raya Ysabelle, all cheeks and charm. My cousin Meg had her just over a month ago.









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Now a couple of pics from Lani’s despedida party. This should’ve been posted ages ago.


Madel and K-Ann.




A tad of Ria, K-Ann, me, Madel, and a sprinkling of Aisa.




She’s got a ticket to ride.




Quite blurry. I love the emotion though. Aisa, true to form, poses with deadly accuracy. Heh-heh.




What we call a crowd shot. That’s Charisse holding the hot pink phone.




Aisa (foreground), Madel, K-Ann, Edgar, and Ria. Who is that guy in white?




Krissy trying to get the people to count off for a session of Charades.

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And now the lone respectable shot I got during Rockestra, before one of the ushers threatened to confiscate my camera. In my defense, I did not know taking pictures was prohibited. There were no signs saying so.


Music that night was amazing, but the venue? Uggh.




Illuminated streets of the PICC Complex.




That’s Star City glimmering in the background.

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Finally, some pics from the medical conference at Crowne Plaza Hotel, which my Mom helped organize. I got Common Ground to sing in it. Yay!


Quartet: keyboards + violin + flute + cello.




Nice lighting.




Doctors, most of whom do not know how to unwind. How about tapping your feet to the beat, people? How about snapping your fingers every now and then? Jeez.




Common Ground.




James on keyboards, Patrick and Chique on vocals, and Tim on the kahon.