November 4th, 2008 by Remcyl

I was really scared when we were to have our duty at the mental hospital. I really didn’t know what to expect. I was unsure of myself if I was even ready to cope with all the responsibilities as a student nurse. But how bad could it be. I was exposed once to mentally ill patients when I had my duty at the home for the aged near our city so I know it would be a lot easier than what I expect.

At the National Center for Mental Health, cameras are not allowed to protect the patient’s identity. So as much as we wanted to have our memories with our patients captured, we really couldn’t which is why I only have photos of the grand socialization during our last day, but no patients included.

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November 2nd, 2008 by Remcyl

Well, to me at least.

Turns out, when one of your relatives is an employee, they get 8 free tickets (probably per month) which they could hand out to anyone. While I was in Manila for the entire month of October, instead of treating my classmates to the inevitable OctoberFest, I took them out to the only (I believe) amusement park in the metropolis, Star City.

For those from the province like me, Star City is just beside the Aliw Theater, several minutes away from Sta. Mesa where we were staying.

I was all prepped to go with my newly bought colored jeans and gray tight shirt.

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September 26th, 2008 by Remcyl

Oh my! I sooo super miss blogging! But since it is my semi-finals tomorrow, I have to make this a photo blog. The pictures would be arranged from the oldest to the newest sets since it has been a compilation of our pictures.

Ladies and gentlemen, to kick off things after that very long break, I want to introduce to you my other half, Mhiko ThamTham Yhin Fontanilla.

Our very first date at Jack’s Dagupan

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June 20th, 2008 by Remcyl

I thought this whole Daisy’s Visit series would never end. But sadly, it is ending now.

So let’s get it started.

The night was still young and I had the craziest idea after seeing the fabulous blankets Ayessa brought out. Every gay guy knows what to do when life gives you blankets — you make Greek outfits!

Now I know the outfits we’re intended for girls, but I just know I looked the best!

Ayessa: Girl, there were no faux hawks when the Greeks ruled!

Me: They just didn’t had clay back then. But I’m pretty sure this was a hit.

Daisy: There’s another mosquito about to land, and I’m running out of Off spray.

Laugh. Blank. Wondering.

Right after our Greek pictorial, we headed to bed and decided to call it a day.

The next morning, we woke up to Ayessa’s alarm clock because she had to go to work by 9am. So we prepped up without taking a bath, put on different outfits which gave us our last chance to camwhore as a foursome.

Nothing could be better for a background than a building under construction.

Starting from the left: Great Smile, Sort of Smile, Toooo Much Smile, Good Smile.

The incredible tandem of Daisy, Remcyl, Alain, and Ayessa.

I’m pretty sad that Daisy’s visit finally had to come to an end. I wish there was more time to hangout, but she had other plans which we understand.

I enjoyed every minute she was with us, and I, in behalf of both Alain and Ayessa, are surely going to miss you Daisy!

See you on your next vay-kay!

June 14th, 2008 by Remcyl

The dish we just had was something that needed time before it went down the “drain”. So a walk down Session Road was what we needed to take time off of our hands and let our feet do the walking wherever it may lead us.And you can never walk the streets of Session Road without paying the church a visit. The Baguio Cathedral has always been a part of my family’s visit everytime we go to Baguio. But it was only now when I was marveled at it’s beauty and silence.

This was my second shot and I chose this than the former since I wanted to capture the “gold/orange-ness” of the altar. I can’t help but gaze upon its beauty.

I was a bit teary after praying I must admit. Must’ve been because of all what has happened to me and how wrongly I’ve handled them, for I know I could’ve done better, a lot better.

When the three of us were done, I wanted to light some candles. So Alain showed us the way outside the church where the lighting was found. It was a path of saints and I was once again out of words for it’s beauty.

After having our candles lit, we headed back to SM Baguio to once again take advantage of the time we had together as we wait for Ayessa.

Their plan this time was to have coffee since I was freezing to death.

So we went to this amazing coffee shop, Saints Cafe’. We decided to stay inside since I was close to being ice. Our orders somehow took longer than expected, but once again, our innate decision was to camwhore.

Turns out, it was a bad idea since Alain was insisting the background made it seem like he was in Dubai, which means a gazillion shots of the same face and angle with the background that he fell in love with. Seriously, I could make an art gallery with the number of the shots he took of himself. But to save you guys from the agony of his face, I only selected a few.

Wiping the face is the perfect time to do a snapshot


Don’t you just hate how shadows could ruin a great picture

June 11th, 2008 by Remcyl

The ride to Baguio was definitely a safe and smooth one. We’ve chowed down on some Wonka Nerds which was a first for me. It has the most delicious sour taste I’m drooling as I type Haha!

Upon arriving, all of us were hungry so we headed to the first place on our itinerary, SM Baguio. Alain and I were thinking where to take daisy because it needs to be somewhere oober Pinoy since she’s been having nothing but Western/Chinese meals. Where better than Kubong Sawali.

Out of all the restaurants I’ve dined in before, nothing compares to the ambiance of Kubong Sawali. They had this Pinoy atmosphere joined in with great Filipino bossa nova music. To add to this, may I say they have the most hospitable and friendly crew ever! Need I say more?

Since our orders were taking a bit longer than expected, we all know what happens next right?

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