I'm hoping for the best.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
A bit of overhaul?
I'm hoping for the best.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
My Christmas Wishlist 2011









Monday, September 5, 2011
Follow me on instagram
Went traveling again, this time to Spain. The Internet was so slow there that I didn't get the chance to post pics, again.
Anywho, I started my instagram account again if you have it on you iPhone you should definitely follow me there and I will do the same in return.
@yukio

Thursday, July 28, 2011
Monschau, Germany
It's been a while since I got back from Germany but I haven't posted the pictures from the trip. I will be updating the rest of the Euro set when I get the chance.
I guess it's better late than never.
Monday, May 9, 2011
This is my number 21 shoe.
I was originally looking for some skinny jeans. (hahahaha, no, but seriously). We went to various stores and for some reason ended up in Pac Sun. I used to love Pac Sun due to the shoe collections that they have available in the store. For some reason, some lame leadership decided that "we'll just concentrate on clothes". Nice move asshole. So I stopped going, until yesterday. Looked around... looked around some more... and looked around some more. Wait, what is this, shoes? In Pac Sun? Green Nike's? Me = In love. Bought.

Now, I might have lied to someone when I said "I have 25 shoes." Technically it's not a lie. 21 is not counting my sandals. I am not talking about flip flops from Wal Mart. I'm talking about them leather bound ones that is madly used in the streets of Waikiki. I have three of those. Then again, 21 is not counting my work shoes either. God knows how many boots I own, maybe he doesn't. Try Googling it.
I will shoot some more of my other shoes in the near future. For an additional Ipso Facto, all 21 of them is on rotation and being worn on a very frequent basis. All of them has battle scars of some sort. Like my Steve Madden that got ran over by a freak go kart accident that I would've swore would've got my legs amputated. That story is for some other time.
Watch out for some more of my shoes in the near future.
Edit: with the said skinny jeans.

Friday, May 6, 2011
Eskuche Headphones

Eskuche 33 1/3.

33 1/3 is based from the rotational speed at which a vinyl is played. Again, I opted for a color that will not be so oblivious to others, Rose Gold.

The headphones are actually comfortable to wear due to the nylon strap on top. It does have a few downside. First, the on the ear design. I had to make sure that it doesn't squash any part of my ear or I will have hot spots after an hour or so. Second, even though it does have a mic support and pause/hang up function remote that is included with, it does not have volume control handy when listening to your ipod/iphone/whatever you use to listen to music device.

The bass hits pretty hard on this bad boys, but don't get me wrong, don't expect to be using these when recording a multi million dollar deal.

I purchased this to be different. It shows me. If you'd rather not get any wise comments, I'd suggest you stick with your old fashioned plain black head sets.

$65 will get you one of these here Official Eskuche Store.
To see the Strobist info click here.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Flying Cebu Pacific this month?
If you are planning on doing a trip around the Philippines and decided to take Cebu Pacific, browse through the inflight magazine, Cebu Smile, and check out some of my older pictures. They are featuring drifting in Japan.
It's been a while since I have been in the scene but that didn't stop the magazine from contacting me. It was a message by the editor in chief on my flickr that really excited me during my stay in Qatar. Asking me if they can publish some of my shots. I agreed to it and finally after a few months, it's published. I wanted to write the story as well but due to timing issues, that went away as well.
It has been over 5 years since my work has been published and I'm happy to say that I will try to make a come back, one way or the other.
Check back for more updates in the near future.
This puts back a smile on my face.
Check out their story and other articles that they might have.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Travel: Hundred dollar night in Doha, Qatar
So we walked in and first thing that you will see is the shawarma meat being shaved off the grill. We're off to a good start. Walked in and went upstairs to dine in.
A glossy paper menu is given with half written in English and the other half in Arabic. There was a lot of food to choose from. From hummus to shawarma to BB-Q'd meat. We chose to share appetizer so we ordered the Maza appetizer which consists of Tsiziki sauce, hummus, olives, and a lot more. It is then served with hot, freshly baked pita bread.
Excuse me while I wipe my mouth, still salivating while I picture the things that they had to offer.
The service was not the greatest, mostly because of the language barrier, but they are attentive.
Here is the picture of the bread with the Maza getting scooped down. It is delicious.
Here is the meat plate. It's an orgy of the mouth.
Shawarma Plate. Fries and meat hiding under the seasoned bread.
I wish I can tell you guys about what the food consists of and all that jazz about it, but I am really no expert when it comes to this. From what I can tell, it's one of the best Turkish food I have ever had. Even one of the guys that was with us, confirmed that everything that they offer in this restaurant tastes the same as the ones offered in the streets of Turkey but in a lot cleaner environment.
The view where we were sitting at while smoking shisha.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Oh flickr, you are so smart, touche on Explore
I got a lot of comment from the groups that I have posted it in, 140 to be exact, 267 views, and 30 faved the picture as well, in a 24 hour period. That's pretty damn good, I would think. A sure shot to have it in "Interestingness".
I was wrong.
I searched for some of the ones that did make it. It had way less than what I have. Like this one for example. It was #42 on Explore.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Interview on Photogrill
It's called Photogrill. It's basically a website where pictures get selected and basically dissected after it's taken. It's a pretty cool concept to learn about the photographer and why and how the photo is taken. It definitely earned a bookmark spot on my browser.
Check out PHOTOGRILL photo shoot debriefing