mj@23 : killabot performances

one of the pretty lame things about hanging out with the killabotz is that they're not only a good looking bunch of individuals but they're rich in talent as well.  we can't all be entertainers but these two - jm and lem - showed us that not only are they killabot models, they can also carry a tune.  its too bad i don't have videos of eco and his "man in the mirror" number or even brian's "half-crazy" which is my new favorite song of the moment.  i gotta be ready next time.

jm's seem at home with i-axe's "ako'y sa 'yo, ika'y akin" which he sings to the delight of the crowd.  you can hear at the background how insane the catcalls are and what kind of crazy peeps mj has surrounded himself with.

here, to the surprise of everyone is our very own master photographer, lemon estiva showing us what makes him a true killabotz.  he sings james ingram's "just once" like it was his own and like i said, the flawless performances is probably because he has sung this song a hundred times since the time magic sing was invented.  but yeah, lem was AWESOME here!

sorry i wasn't able to take a video of mj's performances ... there's other videos i could post but because i value my life, let's just say, we'll put those in cold storage ... for now!

if you love the videos, show JM and LEMON some love in the comments section!

> wanna do something great this year?

SPONSOR A CHILD THROUGH WORLD VISION

It only takes P600 a month or P7,200 annually to make a difference in the life of one child (for Sponsors residing outside the Philippines US $20.00 per month).
Your regular contributions will be pooled together with other World Vision resources so the children, families and communities may enjoy the following benefits:

* access to education, good health and nutrition
* values formation child rights protection
* children’s participation in decision-making process
* skills and leadership training; and
* community development projects

By sponsoring poor children through World Vision's Child Sponsorship Program you will be able to give them a chance to have a bright future.

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If you want to share your blessings by sponsoring a child, call 372-7777.  Tell them my good friend JM Lago referred you.  Your donations can be deducted from your credit card (gift points!!!) or you can pay through PDC or through bayadcentre outlets.

I am going to start sponsoring come May after i have sorted out my accounts.  Tara, let's share our blessings.  One good deed comes back a hundred fold.

> i'm feelin' you

have you noticed how fortunate we are to come across people at the exact moment we need them in our lives?  people really do come into our lives for a reason - and no matter how long or short they stay, they will always be treasured.  i only hope that i have done my part in the lives of those people i have crossed paths with - and if i have made a difference in their lives, that is probably the best gift of all.  i will never be anybody famous but to be remembered by the people whose lives i've touched in this short, short lifetime is good enough.

to the people in my life, i'm feelin' you!  life is good because of YOU!

> "voltage" experience

to say that VOLTAGE was fun is an understatement.

Voltage was a success.

despite the intensifying heat of the summer, quite a number of people trooped to MJC studio to participate in the latest project of the talented MJ Cachero.  after Le Vampire, we were wondering what sort of shoot he was going to come out with next and seeing the print ads for Voltage made the wait all the more worth it.  Voltage is unlike any project i've seen before.  its imaginative, creative and quite literaly a breakthrough.

this project has been in our calendars from the time our good friend MJ released the posters.  and despite us having no intentions of getting our pictures taken, we wanted to be there to support him.  what made the event fun was hanging out with good friends and finally seeing "online" people you only chance upon in multiply in the flesh.  it was a chance to mingle with very talented people - models, photographers, make-up artists, and hairstylits.  people who hopefully i will get the chance to work with in the future as i pursue this fascinating world of photography.  we brought food that actually complemented the stuffed bread eco was hawking throughout the day which i'd have to say were very delicious.  eco, props to you for your entreprenerial spirit.  you are definitely going to go places.

mj dabbled between being serious and not so serious.  people skills definitely on overdrive.  it was fun to see him in action basking in the success of yet another project.  he smiles more now you know.  hopefully because we're such a fun posse our infectious laughter is rubbing off on him.  there were a lot of well-wishers and fellow photographers who went there to support the project - us included.  it was nice to see them make time to drop by and check the shoot out.

in between, mj even managed to prepare six of his much talked about roasted chicken.  over wine and pizza and the yummy chicken, we had a blast talking about everything and nothing.  it was the perfect way to cap the night away.

NOTE : Photos used in the collage is courtesy of our talented friend, Ron Ibay.

the other side of me

there are two things right now that i am quite passionate about - first obviously is photography and the other is cooking.  and since i've sort of talked about photography to no end in previous blogs (and in the absence of nothing better to do right now), i'll talk little about my culinary explorations.  now by no means am i an experienced cook nor would i go around talking about how great the last dish i cooked because far be from it, my cooking are mostly just trying out recipes i read about.  and yes, my favorite magazine is "Yummy" and i have back issues of that while i don't have a single issue of any photography magazine in print.

i'm a big fan of quick meals, little preparation but still awesome results.  i've even adapted some of the recipes - moroccan fish with mango salsa (my personal fave) and even tried to great results that gonzaga barbecue i saw in a magazine.  lately, i've been hung up on pasta and i've tried a number of sauces that are quite good - bolognese (from a friend's recipe), meat sauce (mom's recipe), herbed tuna (friend's recipe) and seafood with basil cream (its good but there's cream hahaha).

today, i finally got all the ingredients to make pesto from scratch.  it wasn't really hard to work it and i didn't even try to blend them by hand opting instead to use a decent electric chopper to actually good results.  i threw in a handful of shrimps and scallops over whole wheet spaghettini and voila, instant dinner.  i think it took less than 30 mins to do all that and there's a whole lot more of pesto left for a good number of meals the coming days.  yay.