Author: Jayvee Fernandez
-
Saigon Street Snaps (wew! I alliterate!)
Touched base (LOL what a term, this “touched base”) at Ho Chi Minh earlier today. Here are some street snaps of downtown. Trying (very hard) to do this whole street photography bit.
Written by
-
Delifrance now serves alcohol … in their coffee
Bim from The Man Blog gets a caffeine rush, then gets wasted at Deli France. Bim gives us a thumbs up! When asked by a Delifrance barista for the PASSWORD, say “Naughty with my coffee” and you get a cup of spiked coffee for free. Get ready on March 3-7 from 5-7 PM. For dine…
Written by
-
Marlboro Country, Sabtang
It’s been what … 15 years since my last visit. Batanes is as beautiful as ever. Although some of the areas have been modernized (read: cemented streets, electricity and w00t — Internet!), the rolling hills, whistling wind and crashing waves still take center stage as the islands’ splendor. Batanes looks so much more beautiful than…
Written by
-
43rd Anvil Awards Afterthoughts: Philip Morris eBook Art Award
Philippine Art Awards eBook Supplement Philip Morris bagged a ton of awards during the Anvils. One of the more unique Merit awards they received was for a supplement interactive eBook to their Philip Morris Philippine Art Award (PAA). It is a nicely packaged CD ROM that contains the electronic version of the Coffee Table Book…
Written by
-
Coke Light vs. Coke Zero: A Taste Feedback?
Coke Zero was launched last week with a really huge event at the Fort. My cousin who was one of the agency guys in charge of the event tells me that it is a way for Coke to compete with Pepsi Max, and to get a larger demographic of male “no sugar” Coke drinkers. Statistics…
Written by
-
43rd Anvil Awards Afterthoughts: Experience Philippines
I am lucky to have been a involved as a juror for the 43th Anvil Awards. As one of the judges of the Interactive Media category I was able to have a rare glimpse into the current state of Philippine public relations and marketing campaigns, specifically in the Online Tools of PR division. This is…
Written by
-
Angkor Wat, Cambodia Take Two! (Vietnam Included in set!)
Last year I posted something (wait let me find it …. here it is!) about wanting to go to Cambodia with friends who could make time out for a few days to see Angkor Wat, shoot it, and go home. Despite my being out of Manila for several times last year, I wasn’t able to…
Written by
-
Eating my words — Valentine’s Day Gift from Dad!
Remember how my dad gave me his entire Cokin creative filter collection almost a year ago? Well, for Valentine’s he went over the top by giving me a little bit more of his hobby. But first, let me eat my words. Despite the technical support supremacy of Canon, if all things were constant, I’d opt…
Written by
-
In vitae memoriam
The family has been quite busy with our grandma’s funeral preparations. One thing that my cousins realized is that it was a little difficult finding a lot of stock photos of her. We’d have to segregate everything from the seven children’s families, scan them and then push them all to iPhoto for a themed slideshow.…
Written by
-
Mommy Darling
EDIT 2: Photos of the last mass and burial rites are here for family and friends to view. Those close to the Fernandez and Javellana side of my family have always considered my grandmother “Mommy Darling” to be larger than life. She has always been the epitome of grace and art and an inspiration to…
Written by
