Meet Lolong the Crocodile

Saltwater Crocodile "Lolong" measures 20 ft. and 3 inches making him the world's largest

Last weekend, I headed off  for a brief road trip, just to say hello to "Lolong" the Crocodile. It was a 4-hour drive coming from Davao City, to Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, Philippines, where the World's Biggest Rescued Crocodile is being housed. I came from a night shift that day, so I literally slept for almost the entire trip. The Ecotourism park has been opened for almost a year now, it's better late than never. This is another rare opportunity that I couldn't miss. 

Local visitors who came to see Lolong that day.

I was wondering why they named it Lolong, just so I found out that he was named after a veteran crocodile hunter named Ernesto "Lolong" Goloran Canete, who led the hunt. But unfortunately died of heart attack a few days before Lolong's capture. More details here (thanks Wikepedia!)

The photos were taken by my brother Matt, I couldn't take the photos since my hands are too shaky :( These are taken with Canon EOS 7D using a Tamron 70-200mm lens, with minor post processing by me using Photoshop. I call this set "SWAMP PEOPLE" inspired, if you're watching this show on History Channel, you know what I'm trying to mean. 

I was there in the flesh, hope he won't come and find me hahaha

I hope that I have brought you to Lolong up close and personal, 

sparing you from a tedious 4-hour trip just to get there. Enjoy! =)

A Cat's World

I love cats and I think that they are the most vulnerable creatures in our planet. They are just naturally sweet and cuddly. This all started when my brother and I adopted a stray cat, then they keep on growing and growing in number. We lost count actually, but I think there were more than 50 that we have taken care of and passed away. This is "What's your name?", my cat without a name, but since it's already used to be called as such, we decided to call him that way.

Why I consider this cat very significant in my life? He is the last cat left of the feline breed that we adopted since we were 10 years old. There were no more female cats that survived, so the bloodline simply ended with "What's your name?".  This cat is such a charmer, he knows when to look at the camera and communicate with me through his eyes. He's the sweetest, I used to remember how this furry thing comes in my room to sleep and wakes me up early in the morning whenever I get up late. It is just sad however how it died tragically when I saw him lying dead in the garden and we found out that it was attacked by our dog.

Here are some photos when my cat was still alive and kicking. All I have are these lovely memories with this cute little thing! =)