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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Sterling Fitness Gym - Z Square Mall Banawe

Is part of your Chinese New Year's resolution getting fit? For those living near Banawe / Sta Mesa Heights area, check out this gym called Sterling Fitness Gym. They have been operating for some time now along D Tuazon but their newest branch is in Z Square mall. If you want to know their rates and monthly fee, check out the price list below.

Monday, December 10, 2012

Manila Hotel - Christmas Edition

Stayed overnight in Manila Hotel a couple of weeks back. It was far from the old Manila hotel. It's been some time now ever since they renovated that place but this is the first time I was able to stay there because I didn't think they can improve much based on the old looks. Well, it looks like they did improve a lot.

Here's the view from our room. We can see part of Fort Santiago and some greens. Above is a less-smoggy city since it's a Sunday afternoon. I'm pretty sure the skies would be different. Brownishly different.

Friday, November 18, 2011

TGI Fridays Eastwood - Flagship Branch

TGI Fridays - Eastwood Branch
Time flies by so fast! Remember the first T.G.I. Fridays branch in Glorietta?  It was 1996 when the first Fridays branch opened here in Manila. Surprisingly, that branch is still the biggest branch of all. But now, 2011, they opened another branch and according to their Marketing Manager, this new TGI Fridays is their flagship branch.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Sentosa Singaporean Restaurant - Tomas Morato QC

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I frequent the restaurant rows in Tomas Morato and I seldom let any restaurant left untried. If I like the restaurant, I go back often. If I don't, well, I don't return. Thompson Square in Tomas Morato corner Roces in Quezon City is one of the few convenient places to dine in because of the number of parking slots. Il Terrazzo near the ABS-CBN area is another convenient area to dine because of the number of parking slots.

A month back when we visited Tempura for the nth time, we saw the signage of a new restaurant being installed. It's called Sentosa (part of the Tempura group of restaurants) and it's now open. From the name itself, you wouldn't need to ask me what food they serve.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

6 must-haves accessories for your DSLR when Travelling

I am no expert in photography nor am I claiming to be one. Being a newbie on photography, I've researched among my friends offline and online on what would probably be the best travel accessories.

My family loves to travel and of course, in this era of DSLRs, it's a must have! My younger brother got one 2 years back while my first one was just purchased a month ago and I am still struggling to get "acceptable" photos. My brother bought the Canon 400d while I got a Nikon D90.

I know most of you would probably say that I should have gotten a Canon rather than a Nikon so we could share lenses but, I decided to go for the Nikon anyway.

Back on topic, when travelling, these are the following must-haves:
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1. Extra battery - Obvious reasons, I guess. (I bought mine in Pixel Pro)


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2. Extra memory card - Unless you have a portable hard drive where you can dump your photos (like this gadget given to me 2 years ago.) It would be much better to have extra memory cards.

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3. External Flash - Although this requires lighting skills, it's still included in the must-haves for night / low-light photography.

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4. All around lens - There are a lot of all-around lenses but the best one I know of is the 24-70 f2.8 (Kit lens like 18-105 are also "ok". For my last trip, I used 50mm f1.8 prime lens and it was very challenging!) I like the 50mm because it is lightweight but, photos will be very hard to take using that lens.
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5. Lens hood - For instance, the kit lens of the Nikon D90 comes with a lens hood. Bring that for outdoor shooting!

6. Tripod/ Gorillapod - The latter would be easier to carry than the Tripod but, the use is pretty much the same. It now depends on what you would like to shoot. Also, I do not recommend buying the gorillapod in CDR-king because it is pretty useless.

I know it is very tempting to buy that because it costs only 380 pesos but, the quality and build would be compromised. The original Gorillapod for DSLRs costs around 2,500 pesos.

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For more information on the prices of these gadgets, call Pixel Pro at 7269387 or 5845356

They have just about anything and everything you need for your photography gears.

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