A Weekend

This is a monthsary-weekend-date planned by my wife. It took us an hour and a half to get to the scenic drive but it was a time well spent. One of the best dates that we've had in a while. Come to think of it, this all seems to be a quarter long date but this weekend is one of those special ones that we had. It was really nice of her to allow me to take some pictures even when some of them took a bit of time to set-up.

I think the next plan is to go to the city and try to explore it through a hop-on hop-off double-decker bus.

Where We Are

It has been a long quarter and our minds were set on preparation. We are both leaving the comforts of our everyday routine but quite frankly, we both feel that we are headed for an adventure. I don't know if that is the right word for it but I have her with me so what else could I ask for? So together with a few clothes, my laptop, and my camera I brought hope that this one will be a memorable adventure for us. Here are some of our pictures...

American War Memorial

A friend invited me to spend one early Saturday in a cemetery to take shots. Though it was weird at first I never thought that it was such a lovely place. It turned out to be a great start of my weekend. Here are some of the pictures I took...

Los Angeles 1

Las Vegas 3

The Shark Reef inside the Mandalay Bay. Hard to take shots in the dark for an inexperienced photographer. :)

Las Vegas 2

The sight outside our hotel is one of the best thing. We are in front of this weird hotel called New York New York and other great hotels like Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand where my favorite boxer fights and often times takes home victory and glory for his country. The Bellagio and Planet Hollywood hotels are not that far away either.

Las Vegas 1

2009

This was the scene outside our home facing east. It is a few minutes after 12 AM, Manila, January 1 2009. There's a little drizzle but it did not stop anyone to celebrate the new year. Blasts of color everywhere! Blues, yellows, and reds. We did not take part in the tradition of burning money through fireworks and fire crackers because we did not have any to burn but this year started well for me even tough. I may have had too much of a company but for sure I was with people who I love. Most especially I spent the first few moments of the new year with the person I love most.