Thailand escapade.

I miss thailand.. so I just posted this pic..

Photogenic Thailand

Im a fan of teachings and ideologies of Buddhism and I wanna know more about this religion.

BUDDHA
Using Nikon D60 with tamron lens f2.8.

The famous reclining Buddha... 46meters long if I remember it right.

@ the grand palace

another buddha

Some mythical creature decorating the temple at the grand palace.

Thailand getaway

Since I am a fan of the teaching of Budhhism... Thailand is the place for me, of course it's also famous for its nice beaches in Pattaya, Phuket, Krabi etc. We've planned a gazillion times to go there.. but it seems that its not in our stars to go there together.. :(

However a friend of mine, invited me a week ago if I wanna join them in Thailand. I really wanna go.. of couse, why not! but I cant say yes right away since there's alot of things to consider.. 1st my job, Its Ramdadan and I dont know if the manager will going to approve it. 2nd is my finances, Im currently trying to save as much a I can nowadays.. (fyi- The Desert Prince is planning to move away from his desert probably next year :( I know its sad... but that's life, There's a saying that "The only constant is change" That's why I save as much as possible.

However on the other hand, I also think that if I finally decided not to renew my contract next year.. and yet I never visited another country then sayang naman. My friends already visited, Egypt, Dubai, Australia etc. So, again I balanced the pro's and cons and finally able to put a decision on the matter.. YES. Sure I will go.


My manager approved my leave since its just a 4days leave, then also suddenly I received something Im not even expecting... we received some bonus from the company the day I leave to thailand. Oh God! That's a sure sign.

I'll trt to post some of the pics... I have difficulty trying to resize it because blogger only upload 8MP. Btw, I got a total of around 500 pics in just 4 days. If I can then I'll post them all in my multiply but really I cant. So time consuming really.

When people think about "VACATION" its spells excitement, fun and happiness, but for me there's only two which is extremely happiness and depression, quite a contradictory right? Im not crazy hehe! Happiness in the vacation is just temporary.. but when we come back.. then the reality bites again.. Now, I'm missing the place... friendly people, the climate which is so the same with pinas, the foods( dimsum, thai curry, the endless buffet brekafast, lunch or evening, the beach and probably just being there, if you know what I mean) My problem is- If I go on a vacation and when Im already here- in this place, then I feel very sad! That's is also the main reason I dont want to take vacation, I got easily distracted and I have difficulty focusing on my goals if I know that there's alot more good place than here... But still I dont have a choice but to stay. Im trying my best to hold on and be more patient.. but I know that there will come a day that I can say that I can move on ahead. Right now, I just to hold on.

In one of the palace's

At the grand palace... what a magnificent architecture this old city got.

Lotus flower

The ancient Ruin of Ayuthayya

Pattaya Beach...Tried parasailing, wakeboarding, got a henna, and most of all.......... I wore a trunks ( the guts hahaha, not in this pic btw, I cannot post it hehe)

Thai mask, Now Im mad why I did'nt buy one of this. By the way I bought, head of buddha a warrior or something, a jade elephant and there's another one also a buddha but smaller.

Just looking at this pic- makes me somehow relax, very peaceful and quiet, just wishing Im in this place right now.

Great Photography.. at our backyards

I stayed in the province for almost a week and... got nothing left to do! Thanks to my handy camera, I turned a boring day to a very creative day.

Infront of our house is a huge garden full of flowers, orchids, shrubs and vines.. then occasionally you can see cobras.. rattlesnakes and vipers.. hehe! of course those last three are just a joke hehe!

I remember I hated that garden when I was still a kid since I need to water it everyday specially during summer season.. I'm really mad at them and I drowned them with water.. bad boy i am really Oh my God... Im really crazy back them haha! However what I really love about garden back then was.. our garden have full of spiders.. me and my brother catch them and made them fight! The bigger they were the better.

Now that I'm old enough.. thank God my mother dont ask me anymore to water her plants. Now I appreciate the garden more.. its good for taking pics.



GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY by Jhay
(The files are huge since I forgot to change the size on the settings.)





Can you see it? That damned house fly.. it ruined a picture perfect shot!

I like this one..

My mom's favorite flower- The Daisy

Some insects shots

A steady dragonfly..

MACRO SHOT of a Metalic blue blow fly

20 minutes before take-off

I really miss my vacation.. dinner with friends, miss my room, miss my dog beaver and being with my family.. I thought going on a vacation would clear my mind and set things straight.. but I'm wrong! Im damned wrong.. Its completely the opposite! After my vacation.. I feel really sad.. homesick and most of all... what i wanna do is go home!

I can say that I'm emotionally mature and usually I can handle hard times but what Im experiencing now is really bad and I'm hoping I can pass this! I know myself and I can do crazy things and I mean really crazy decisions.

Working abroad is not for the faint of heart, actually I guess its not for everybody!

Like everybody else in the Philippines, I really want to work abroad.. its my dream! But It doesnt mean I want to work abroad makes me immune from being homesick and sad..

I guess its just a stage and It will pass.. hopefully!

But for now, watch the vid. I like this song when I was still in a kid.. back then I have no idea I can relate to this song after a decade.. Hope you like it! The damned internet is really slow thats why I can post pics.. nwei Njoy the vid hope you like it!

para sa pinoy na homesick- libre AD pa sa PAL

Island getaway-Marinduque

These pics are from my trip to Marinduque- my hometown

Si Manong mangingisda (Fishermen)

Colorful banca along the island's cost

DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Pics from my travel from Kuwait to Manila last June 28. Stopover at Dubai Intl. Airport.


My seat is near the window.. so I was able to shoot this one from my camphone.


Waiting for 3 long hours..



Actually, their airport looks like a mall than airport..



Instead of dozing off waiting for my flight to manila.. I walk around and took some pics. I almost forgot that I was in the airport.. really! lots of bazaar, boutiques etc. Unfortunately Im already done shopping in Kuwait, also most of the shops dont accept dollars so I just look around.

Wines.. lots of them!

ONE FINE DAY

I stayed in Manila for almost a week, I miss manila so much.. so I went to our old hang outs which usually are in the malls. I went to Megamall, Robinsons Galleria, Shangrila, Glorietta, Greenbelt and Greenhills. My first day, I had my lunch at YOSHINOYA in Megamall since its just a walk from my hotel, then I went to Shangrila. I was still feeling drowsy so I went back to my hotel room and sleep the rest of the day, nightime I went to our house in QC. After a few hours, I went back to my hotel.

After a week in Manila, I went to my hometown.

Since I was alone, I just busy myself shooting.

Check the pics.

Really one fine day

A Fishing vessel

Small Ferry

The BADYAO

Badjao are minorities from southern part of the Philippines, however they migrated to neigboring islands in the early nineties. Badjaos are good divers since they usually live near the sea and its their main source of income, even the 3 year old badjao can dive. As soon as the ferry or the ship docks on the pier.. these badjao kids paddled their small boat near the ferry and beg for some coins.. If you have extra coins in you pockets, throw it on the water near their boat and they will dive for it. Amazingly, they get the coins 100% even the youngest kids.

I remember when I was stil a kid, during our travel from the province to manila. I usually beg for coins from my father so that I can throw them at the badjaos..

As soon as I saw them, I get my digital camera and took several pics, its not very clear since the glass reflected the light from the flash so I turned the flash off. The badjao gladly smile for me. I then searched my pocket for coins and found a handful of 5 and 10 peso coins. I throw them several 5 and 10's and they gladly dived it for me.

Next time you travel and just in case you encounter these indigenous people.. dont hesitate to throw some spare coins.. they might be life saving.

Malling at Greenbelt 5

Its friday and its my off and I'll resume my duty tomorrow.. so I've got plenty of time to post my pics from my vacation. For the mean time, check these pics from GREENBELT 5.

I like this one.. Nice, funny and colorful but very expensive shirts.. almost 1,000pesos each. I almost buy one. I am addicted to shirts.. i have tons of them actually!

Havaianas.. not much a fan of this one, first, I think its too much expensive for a pair of tsinelas, second, there's lot of brand of tsinelas with the same quality.