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Tour Hassan....

Hello guys, last Sunday, it was a bit gloomy. and again, I am having this gloomy feeling and the lazy attitude (does this word exist???), I don't know.... The weather has really something to do with my emotions and moods at times and I mean most of the time. So after the Sunday mass at the Spanish church, my friends went to one of our friend's apartment and had their lunch there, but I decided to have my breakfast at McDonalds...

After having my breakfast, I walked going to Tour Hassan to take some photos. And while I was walking going to my destination, I saw 2 young

Sunset view at my apartment...

Hello guys! long time no updates here, I just wanted to share this photo taken in the terrace of my apartment one Sunday afternoon. Hope you like it! stay cool! cheers to ya all! ;)

Flowers

This image was taken from my mobile phone when I was at the office. After making a call to my mom, I notice the beautiful color of these flower in the garden , though I have my DSLR camera with me, I decided to use my mobile to be a bit challenging with the inferiority of the quality of the image taken from a mobile phone, but it turns out to be a good shot!

Sunsets.... waiting for a new day...

Hello guys, I have been very busy for sometime that is why this blog has been silent for a while. But through those weeks of silence, I have collected some good photos of the sunsets. some of those images were posted on Facebook, but since I deactivated my account there some some personal reason with how do I say, "friends with malevolent deeds??" I mean those people who only calls or get in touch with you when they needed something but after they got what they wanted, they just ignore you... well I don't mind since no matter what happens I am still here as a good friend to them... And I guess they don't consider me a good friend because they know that I will call them if they don't call me back. So it's better to to stay away from them.... I guess...

Long term of silence....

Hello to all! Sorry, I was kinda busy at work and kinda taking some time to lay low for awhile, so even this blog site was also forgotten for some updates. Well, I was feeling a bit bored and lazy at the same time during those days of silence, haha! But I am so much happy since I found some good friends and good colleagues. I hang out with some friends as time passes by. Of course I am always with my camera to take some good moments, which I do believe that only a photo can preserve that moment. So without further a do, here are some of my collections that I did for the past weeks of being silent and lazy, eerrrrrrrrr! hope you like it ;)

Zineb B.

Weekend was so great for me because it was sunny and warm... It's my kind of weather since I grew up in a country where it's sunny almost of the time, except for the typhoon season, haha! Having a sunny and warm weather here in Morocco is a great opportunity to do outdoor activities like go to the beach, jog, stroll around the city or have a walk around

Happy Mother's Day

Love conquers everything... Love can change everything... Love unites to different ideas into one... but there is no other love that can be compared to the love of our mother... no one can... I just wanted to thank my mom for giving me life in this world, carrying me inside her womb for 9 months, sacrificing sleepless nights to embrace me and

Wednesday dinner: an explosion of traditional Moroccan cuisine

It's Alae's turn for the dinner, so he already informed me 3 days before his first cooking challenge. But before his big day of cooking, we went out to shop some utensils which he will be using for his menu. The weather is not that good because it rains most of the time and  it's very cold.

People on vintage color...

I was scanning for some old photos today and I thought that why not convert some new images into a vintage colors. Most people are adding some effects on their images in order to make it more appealing, which most of us say its cheating. Well, as long as you won't have to alter your eyes from the eyes of Brad Pitt or the beautiful smile of Jennifer Love Hewitt to your images, its ok, but not to the point that you will overdo or

my new haircut ;)

I was expecting to have a sunny and warm Saturday morning but the sky didn't agree with what I wanted. errrrrr! I was hoping to go out and take some photos and breathe fresh air outside. Anyways, there's no hope for me to do some outdoor activities so I decided to do my laundry and do some cleaning in the apartment because I didn't clean the floor and kitchen last week (coz I was in the office busy rushing things at that time).And I was supposed to see my friends in Mega mall but I fell asleep waiting for my laundry to finish. (sorry Alae and the rest of the gang if I didn't make it)

T.G.I. Friday dinner with friends

from left: Simo, Alae and me. its the trio having dinner ;)

It's really been a long week for me since I got to finish some works and I am that type of person that when I have an important task to finish, I really cannot sleep well. It's really my nature since I love my work a lot! I can say that there are transitions in the duties of my work, and not doing the monotonous stuff. I kinda feel tired during the working hours but I am still motivated to finish the work because it was a bit challenging. Though sometimes during the office hours, my eyes cannot avoid to close. Good thing I have seen a scene in Tom and Jerry show which gave me an idea to draw an alternative image of an eye on my "eyelids" which in case I fell asleep, they will still think that I am stll wide awake because they can see the drawing of alternative eyes, ahehehhe! 

Flowers and Easter Sunday!

I am pretty sure that most girls will be interested for today's blog, since I will be featuring some flowers that are in the Spanish church garden but I am sorry coz I don't have some painted eggs to show here for this Easter Sunday. I miss egg-hunting! I wonder if they do that here in Morocco.....but I guess they don't. Have you ever wonder if there is an egg-hunting in some parts of the world where they will be using an "ostrich egg?". I'm pretty sure, everyone's going to participate! haha! or maybe lizard egg? (naaah! I just miss home that's why I am hallucinating with these crazy ideas! hehe!) But I am happy here, so I just have to deal with it.

Dinner with my friends (Maundy Thursday)

I wasn't supposed to go to work last Maundy Thursday, but I have to because I have a lot of work to finish. And before the office hour ends, I called my friend Alae, and we decided to have dinner in his apartment with our friend Simo. I told him that I will come  at 8pm since I still have to attend the Holy mass at 7pm. The mass took for more than an hour because of the celebration of the Holy week, where it's the time to mourn for our sins and ask for forgiveness to the creator, in which most of the non-catholic people don't understand about this. Well, I would say in general that religion makes things complicated, especially for those people who are 

Rowena

Bon jour a' tous! (as what they greet in French)

I'm kinda busy and tired these past few days so I haven't been into my blog lately. Sorry guys! Maybe I could get a better grip on to my moods for the coming days since I am back on a healthy routine, like sleep early, eat balance diet, workout and stay positive. Did I mention "stay positive???" uff..... that's tough one to do here, but I need to, in order to bring my confidence and energy level up! And of course good friends boost your confidence too!

Saturday afternoon in Bouznika Bay...

At last, I can almost feel the summer here Rabat, though its not yet the summer season, Spring time has just started last 21st of March, but with the heat of the sun, you are like in the tropical region. The nice thing about the weather here in Morocco is that when its hot, during daytime, you can still feel the cold breeze at night time. So in other words, you will have 2 types of outfit, shorts and shirt at day and jacket and jeans at night (......I wonder how will I look like if I will have to combine both in order to be ready with the temperature change, meaning I will be wearing a

Alae

This weekend was sooooooo boring for me because the weather was gloomy and I cannot go out to take some photos. So I decided to see my best friend Alae for a lunch last Monday and talked to him for awhile, since we haven't seen each other for more than 2 months, we were both busy with our works! errrrrrrr! Then I decided to see him on Tuesday if I can take some photos of him and it's cool that he said yes. Here are some shots that were taken. I didn't

Black and White in Shkirat

Hello guys, I just arrived an hour ago from work, kinda tired but still I am happy coz I love my work. I decided to stay late in the office till past 10 in the evening just to catch up with the deadline for tomorrow. Anyways, so much for that stuff because tomorrow, I still have to use my full stamina to finish my work, lol!

Spring and sunny Sunday....

Today, I decided to upload some photos of my cute niece and cousin in my blog before I go to the office and finish some works. Mary Grace or we call her by her nick name "Gay" (not the literal meaning) spent her vacation with her daughter in the Philippines last April 2009, so I got the chance to take some photos of them both. And thank God that my cousin and her family were all safe after the devastating calamity in Japan. Hoping that I can see all of them again someday.

These are the photos that were taken during my cousin's vacation on April 2009... sorry cuz, Elyssa is the main subject here, lol! just playin'. hope you like it ;)

Looking out the from an old window

This is one of my favorite collection, I was still in my bed half awake when I took this photo. I made it black and white so that it will have the vintage look. try setting your camera with the black and white and then get the right focus in order to get this style. Next time I will try to get the link of that software where you can see how many shutter does your DSLR has released. (you can only view the counts if you are using Nikon) For an entry level and semi-pro cam, it's estimated up to 150,000 and 300,000 for pro cam. So try to be wise not to take just some shots with your DSLR camera, it's kinda expensive to repair once it wears out.

...to my late grandmother Loring

Life ticks like a clock, but you cannot adjust its hand the way you wanted to in order to have the right time... it's like a film that has an ending but you cannot rewind and go back to some scenes... I knew bai (grandmother in english) Loring when I was young, and together with my immediate grandmother Garing who died almost 11 years ago, they celebrate the "Santa Cruzan" in our house every summer of May. When my lola Garing died, no one has to lead the prayers everytime we have to remember our loveones who passed away, so we always call lola Loring to take the lead.

When I was in the Philippines last December 2010, I never got the chance to spend more time with her, since I was busy doing some stuff, which made me having regrets now. But before I left, I was able to see her and say goodbye to her and hoping to see her on my next vacation. But that won't happen, since she passed away last Saturday... I felt sad 'bout what I heard... And like the shutter of the camera that produces an image, we only have some moments to spend time with our dear ones, and no other moments can ever copy the original one...

So I dedicate this photo that I took 2 years ago for her. May she find peace on the other side of life... We will miss you lola Loring....

Which do you prefer??

Hey guys, I just uploaded these images for you to choose, I took this shot when I was having my vacation in Barcelona, Spain last year. So its up to you  which image do you prefer; the original or the one enhanced with lines. They are almost identical at this size, but the only difference is that the colors are more vibrant in the enhanced image. Let your inner instinct decide...

Again, let me inform you that the image size was reduced for me to upload it fast, so you will see some pixels once you zoom it in. PM me on facebook  if you are interested for the larger and clearer image file. Have a rockin' Friday night to all!

Cheers! Don't eat and drink too much carbs, its not good on the belly ;)

some images shot in Tangier

I was watching the movie "Morning Glory" starring Rachel McAdams and Harrison Ford and I just saw these two images in my back up photography folder. Imagine doing multi tasking activities at one time, watching a movie while picking some photos to upload and having your dinner... Sounds funny, but I am used to it. And it's a good way to exercise our multi cored brains. Well, these are some shots taken during my travel in Tangier. The first one was taken in one of the cafeterias facing the scenic beach and the other one was shot near the Hercules Cave. Every city in Morocco has a lot to offer in terms of nature, and no wonder tourist love to visit this country.

The image size were reduced so if you are interested to use this as your desktop wallpaper, feel free to hit me a message either here on in facebook and I would be happy to send you the original copy...

Don't forget to search for the theme song of the movie that I mentioned which is performed by Natasha Bedingfield named "Strip me". An inspiring and upbeat song ;)

my trip to Tangier, Morocco

Well, as what I have promised to the girls that I will upload a small compilation of our trip to Tanger, here it is... We are so thankful to the Filipino engineers who fully accommodated us there, and even father Rey, who offered accommodations too. We enjoyed a lot staying there, and I can say that the Filipino hospitality is still the best in the world, no other culture or race can do what did our friends did. Again, we are so thankful for you guys there. Hope we can be there again sometime....

I will try to add some more photos from my archive here later..

 This image was taken in the garden of one of the coffee shops in Tangier, actually its a great location since the shop is overlooking the beach, and at the back is the peak of the mountain.

rainy day boredom...

Well, I just did all my activities after office hours, so I'm just sitting infront of my laptop doing some stuff for my photography and I came across the photos of my friends here in Rabat. I almost got nosebleeds coming out for a nice layout of the 4 ladies ;) (just kidding girls, you know I love you all.....as my friends ok?? haha!) Well, hope you like this one. And hoping to get some agents for those girls, what's the minimum height by the way for a model?? lol

Rainy days and Mondays....

The weather is going crazy today, it was raining before I went out for work this morning....uff.. I missed this setting when I was in the Philippines that whenever it rains, I'd rather be staying at home watching movies sipping hot arroz caldo or macaroni soup and sleeping. But at this time, I have to go and do my work in the office. While reminiscing the rainy season in my beloved country, I remembered that I have some photos taken during rainy season. Too bad I don't have yet the rainy season street photography photos to upload, but I love to see the crystal rain drizzling on plants and trees. 

  

Sunday morning...

I woke up late in the morning as the sun is already up. So I decided to stay in my bed for a while updating this blog. Kinda lazy day for me every Sunday here, but I always try to motivate myself to do something, and while I was typing this, I can't help but noticed a plant in my neighbor's garden, which is located on the roof deck. I got my cam off my bag then tried to get a snap shot out of it... (kinda creepy for me to do, because I don't want that my neighbor will see me taking pictures in her properties and think of something different....eerrrrr...) I forgot the name of this plant, but actually its a small tree, and its fruit tastes great!

By the way, I have to crop this image since the surrounding objects don't give relevance to the subject. and also the sharpness is not good since I am only using my hands and it's shaky with the 300mm magnification. :)

2011 Japan Quake

Let us pray for the people of Japan who are victims of the earthquake and tsunami... and also for those who are in China...

When mother nature reacts, no man-made structure can withstand to her fury...

My Photo Journal Blog

As we travel through various facets in life, we have those moments that were captured by our eyes that cannot be re-winded. So I created this blog site for me to show some of my amateur works in photography as my hobby and as I travel through life. I hope that it will serve as an inspiration to all of you...

I have been living and working in Morocco for 3 years now. And I would say that this country has a lot to offer in terms of its natural beauty. And I love it here, no natural calamities to be scared of, kinda exaggerated for me to described but...kinda true in a way... The image above is the picture of the Medina in Rabat. I took this shot in the summer of 2009. It's like little L.A. when you see it for the first time ;)

 The image on the left was taken along the road when I was on my way going to the city of Ifrane, north of Rabat City. I am always amazed with the beauty of the sun rising above the sky and shining on the picturesque landscape.