neil's kids

kids of my brother. they belong to the category of contractual apo. my parents have over 50 grandchildren, and they are categorized as regular (those who are staying with my parents), contractual (those only contracted to come by, usually on special occasions), probationary (those who are blacklisted, an mga pasaway) and those who come almost everyday for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and go back to their respective homes to sleep. these particular 2 apos have very expressive eyes, and they register well in my camera. i took them to the seashore for this shoot. culaba, biliran. december 25, 2010.

maupay nga pasko

celebrating pasko with loved ones is memorable. many christmases past that i took this idea for granted. but in 2010, i made sure our christmas celebration would be a reunion of sort with my beloved parents and kids of my siblings. december 24, 2010, culaba, biliran. seen here are my nanay, tatay, gemma and chikki. those two boys are jiggy and jun.

buhay pasko

the way we were during christmas 2010. in culaba, biliran, my hometown

tunay na liwanag

while watching nlbc san jose's youth of passion's general rehearsal for their christmas show "liwanag", we were treated with this tunay na liwanag before God called it a day. in lawaan, eastern samar. december 11, 2010

december seas

even in december, seas can still be as enticing and intriguing as this one. in my hometown, (alegre beach resort) culaba, biliran. december 26, 2010

only new year's de-light

on january 1, 2011, our neighbors blasted their new year with these lights - to our delight. we saw these fireworks from our sideyard.