random shots

Annie, my impromptu tour guide of Dubai is a friendly and very hospitable lady from Davao City, Philippines. Her slim figure and effortless projection in front of the camera makes her versatile enough to also be my model for some of the shots that came to mind during the tour. Though she may not really be a model, I believe that she is photogenic and can hold her own in front of any lens. Simplicity helps her adapt to the poses I ask her to do - and she is patient enough to cooperate the whims needed for the shots.   As a final note, I posted this a simple token of appreciation for being good company to me, and bringing me to all the sights I posted about in my Dubai entry. This is also as an addition to my growing online portfolio. Shukran Annie!

I though I had published these photos before but I found out I didn't. These were part of the first photos I took with my Nikon D3000. I've had it for a very long time now and I am very happy using it. But the recent problems I see in the LCD are suggesting that I should save up for a new one - and hopefully buy a new one soon. Anyways, here are photos of Myk and Jas. Colleagues of mine back when I was with DTI-CITEM.

This is actually not my first time going to Dubai but, this time, I had more grasp of how to go about my days in this fantastic city. I can't help but really appreciate a lot of things about it! It may be the design directions of its buildings, the crossing of various people and cultures, the level of tech used (such as the tech used to integrate their transport system), or me being a night owl keeping up with the night life of the city - I really can't tell which one really made me feel somehow connected to this city. I arrived late monday evening, February 19, via my Cebu Pacific flight. We stayed at the Novotel Dubai Al Barsha Hotel which, in my opinion, offers a really good breakfast buffet selection, and a great view of the Burj Al Arab from our room. My first dinner during this trip was a sumptuous sampling of Pakistani food. My impromptu tour guide, Annie, brought me to Nayaab Haandi in Satwa. How can I not love the dishes we ordered, they were chicke