october 20, 2007 - st. james the great
i'm not sure what year it was, but i'm pretty sure that batman/superman/spiderman costumes are already available that time. by some kinda freak of nature thing, red chose, well, i dunno, i'm guessing the lone ranger? i'm still not sure...it's either that or the infamous pinoy action hero weng weng in disguise. i heard that during the 70s (is it?), weng weng was so big that every little kid back then wanna be like him...just trying to make you smile dr. red.

it took me two weeks. the longest and most agonizing weeks of my short video editing career. this one's something i haven't done nor tried before. i just saw one and told myself hey, i can do that. (though i told dr. ann on our last meeting that i've done one already...she'll never know i lied.) it wasn't as easy as i thought. still, i enjoyed doing it. i didn't know that they've been together for an astonishing ten years. did you just say wow!? i did too. here's another playback first, you guys, and if by any chance you think it's good, well...we've only just begun.






i saw an onsite video almost a year ago from the pinoy master videomaker himself and it blew me away. it changed my life. i knew i gotta get me one of that. i wanted it so bad that every time i was given the green light to choose the song to use for an onsite, it's the first song that pops out of my head.

i love this couple, ann actually sent me a text message to choose from a couple of songs that she likes to be used and told me that it's up to me which one. to my surprise, she gave me the top 2 songs on my top 2 list! from the kind of songs they've been giving me, sometimes i think that they may be the ones who found the ipod that i lost a long time ago (still hurting from that one.)

on the day, i'm still undecided. should i go fast or should i go furious. one things for sure, while i was doing it, the tension was so bad i wanted to cry just to release it. i went a hundred and forty clips per minute, almost as fast as my last speeding ticket. i was thinking that i may have bitten off more than i could chew; that i wouldn't pull it off. ann's last text message "we trust you guys naman eh..." started echoing in my head. but what do you know, i survived. huh! i was exhausted though, physically and mentally. this song, ain't in my list anymore, not even on my top 100. check out the glidecam's onsite debut. enjoy the video as i enjoyed my well deserved vanilla ice cream in fresh milk.




reviews:
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the bellevue hotel
the good: rooms; the lobby. it's all that matters.
the bad: we can't use the elevators without the key card
the ugly: traffic at the alabang exit. always. i should've taken the service road, i believe it's much faster. :)

st. james the great, ayala alabang
the good: the long aisle; the blue carpet; the amazing interior; the amazing exterior; as expected, no hunters nor homeless people around plus it smells good inside too! more like st. james the greatest. one of the best, if not the best, we've been to.
the bad: very strict and it's kinda difficult to get good angles of the couple.
the ugly: it's so darn good that it's so painful that i can't afford to get married in it.

the palms country club
the good: it's the country club of the rich and the famous, what else?
the bad: none at all.
the ugly: just me i guess.

yesterday, after a year of absence, the green archers won their 7th men's basketball title. who would've thought, huh? i did. i knew that if there was a team that could beat the red warriors, it's the archers. after game one's victory, i knew the series was over. the other side's gotta be hurting real bad. the long drought continues for them and i doubt if the warriors can get into the finals next year. what's worse is that their gonna go to class today with long faces and, as that poor-acting-don't-show-it-again-and-on-your-way-flush-it-down-the-toilet- please uaap commercial portrays, they're gonna be having a pop quiz or two.

after they pulled that 14-0 feat, i was an instant marcy arellano fan. there was even a small voice inside my head saying it's okay if they get the trophy this time. honestly, i feel bad for ue 'coz next year's gonna be a lot tougher. lasalle's gonna have this yugoslavian kid back; simon atkins, this kid's got game, watch our for him; rico meirhoffer-whatever may have an mvp-ish season next year and i'm just talking about lasalle. i mean ateneo will come back strong, they always do; ust's got gervie cruz, this year's mvp; feu's young and very talented; the bulldogs, the falcons, the maroons gotta get some ekwe-like (foreigner center from ncaa champ san beda) imports...errr....players...to...you know, win.

enough about yesterdays news and more on the new video. the song is a 60's classic and if you try to limewire it, you may get a dozen of different versions from a dozen different artist. got it from one of my favorite american television series "weeds." mary-louise parker - hot! it was shot at "the metropolitan's" sample skyloft (yep, even the name they call their condo unit sounds real cool). gotta get me one of those, it's just that even in my dreams, i can't afford it. watch out for junnie and jamie's avp, chester's got some crazy stuff goin' on, it's coming soon. october 27, 2007 - save the date!

Christmas Promo

merry christmas!

sleigh bells ring, are ya listening? in the lane snow
is glistening. it's a beautiful sight, we're happy
tonight, walkin' in a winter wonderland...

1. onsite avp is 50% off for 2 camera set-up packages
and bookings made on or before march 30, 2008. (your
wedding can be on 2010, sign up before april next year
and you still get the discount!)
2. 2400 lumens projector, 6 foot screen, an operator:
all for P3.5k (what better way to enjoy your discounted
onsite avp :P)

in the meadow we can build a snowman and then pretend
that he is parson brown. he'll say, "Are ya married?"
we'll say, "No man, but you can do the job while
you're in town."

an hour and a half drive from the hotel to the church...maybe it's the heavy downpour or quezon city's crazy traffic jam or perhaps it's just, well, that darn far...whichever it is, it ain't something i will recommend.

hey, kix tavora photography's got a new name, resonance, check it out. i'm telling you, we've been in a lot of weddings together and still i see my main man getting better.

it's the 88's all 'cause of you. very nice song, my kinda music. it was a last minute change. on the contrary to what you might think, last minute changes make everything better.

what else, what else, hmmmm...pardon me, i can't say a lot of stuff today, i'm in a hurry. i have a game to catch and the ball has just been tipped. it's ateneo-lasalle one last time this season for a slot in the uaap finals. go green...

oh yeah, i almost forgot, coz it got me thinking, it must've been the kiss, not the video, that brought the house down. you be the judge of that. :)

still she caught me by surprise when she graced the pages of FHM's september issue. i knew she's a model but seriously, FHM. nope, michelle madrigal ain't married yet, and i ain't talking 'bout her...but it would've been way lot cooler if i was, you think? nah! turn your copies to page ninety and bam, there she is, the perfect wife herself, paloma.
wow! she just blows you away. one day, she walks into your office, the next she's on fhm. and i'd be damned if she ain't got my ticket to the next fhm party. :)

i didn't even know until she told me about it. how sweet is she? check out her interview, i'm sure you'd want to know what she's said. grab your copies now before allan buys 'em all. :)

westgrove heights is one fine place to live in. the air is fresh, the grass is green, the sky is oh so blue. finally, i found a place away from the busy city life...i almost forgot that ayala's new 400 hectare subdivision was my office that sunday afternoon. (i would've said just part of the 400 hectare village but dave kinda drove into every street trying to figure out where the central park is located.)

it's our second time working with jayson arquiza of redefine weddings and it kinda makes it even harder to use our glidecam with him constantly teasing us how new and scratchless it is.:) luckily, dave voluntarily carried ebeth for a couple of minutes or so just to see its effect...and it is oh so smooth. (thanks to my sis for the neat gift...hmmm, fisheye and wide lenses and my birhtday and christmas...i'm just saying.)

their avp and onsite videos are coming soon. for the meantime, here's dave and ebeth's "save the date" video. just want to show you how cool the place is for a prenuptial shoot :)...and when i told you the sky was blue and the grass was green, it was an understatement.



footnote: i have added a couple of buttons: one for downloading the source video file for better quality and another for a youtube link.

i felt a gut wrenching pain. like i was kicked in the nuts, watching the smuggled ferrari getting crushed on television. damnit! now i'm depressed. one thing left to do...a tribute to all the innocent cars bulldozed for no reason.

watch as the day turns to dusk in this simple photo slideshow especially made for ron and michelle, who works for universal motors and volvo respectively.




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did you know that when a wedding is held in a garden or at the beach or anywhere outdoor, it most probably be a christian wedding. and we've been to a lot of christian weddings but we still felt that there was something different when one is held indoor. here's one solemn onsite.



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i just got an invitation for a birthday party, in mint condition, held seventeen years ago. i was blown away. if there was a contest for best mom, lenny, bea's mom, will win second place. next to my mom of course, but it would've been a very close call.

i wasn't there the first time but bea's 18th birthday bash is what i can only describe as "abso-bloody-lutely awe-sum!"



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