A yatate is a portable brush and ink container, brought to you by the same culture that invented the bento box and Mobile Suit Gundam. A random encounter with yatates on Russ Stutler’s online sketchbook led me to eBay, where I stalked not only yatates but maki-e suzuri bakos, or writing boxes. I have one yatate …
I’m blind without my glasses. I don’t have prescription goggles. Therefore, I am blind in the water. A corollary of that conclusion is that I cannot take decent photos on any beach, and therefore rely on the DMC-LX3’s “intelligent auto” function to clearly see what are only vague shapes and colors to me. I say …
Reposted from Ronan’s twitpic stream, because even if there’s a lot of work for me here in Boracay, there’s been time for lunch, walking on the sand, and smiling in the sun.
Oh dear, not even SPF 50 could save me. Cirio and I took a walk along the beach, and it was the sunniest day we’ve had so far. My arms below my sleeves now sport a tan. That happened because Vanne, executive directrix and Pillar of the Industry, clucked at me to wear the shirt …
It’s the second day of the Kidlat Awards in Boracay. And for the second day, it’s raining. The sun comes out, a brief decoy of hope, and then the clouds move in. The beach looks inviting, nevertheless, and I look enviously at people who remembered to bring jackets, because the wind is chilly and damp. …