Weekend in BUDA

My Blog has fallen asleep for a few months now, I admit that I really missed posting some of my photos here in my blog. I had a few local travels for the past few months that really made summer worth remembering. I was browsing my blog and was inspired to do some little posting once again.

One of my recent trip was just nearby home, the family stayed at Alice Log House, located in Baganihan, Marilog District, still in Davao City. Just along the road before reaching Seagull Mountain Resort. For a weekend my world stopped, just in time for my needed breather.
Me and family time... period.  

It was not all for pleasure though, since we had our location shoot for my brothers engagement session. But that doesn't mean that I haven't been able to enjoy the beautiful sight beneath me. See that top photo? That's the sight you see upon waking up. How I wish to get lost there for sometime and never come back (chos lang hehe) . And yes, I did took time to steal some photos of what mother nature can best offer me and my eye. I must say the locals/ neighborhood are very friendly too.

Here are some of the photos that  I took.

Who wouldn't not visit the BUDA (Bukidnon-Davao Road) without taking their very own road shot. I just got myself one. :)

And here's everyone before heading back home, taken at the Log House's frontage. 

Vintage 70's Shoot

This is my first official blog entry this 2013 (hehe), and I admit that I miss doing blog posts to some of the works that I did the past months. Well, this doesn't mean that I quit doing photography because that would never happen. How I wish that I was able to do some posts on food (Davao has a lot of new places to dine) , holiday inspirations and my local travels last year (I had great sunset shots in Boracay). Instead of filling this entry with regrets, I'd rather put up some optimism to share my works in my blog this year. Hopefully, I'll be able to post them here soon. 

Anyway, here are some of the photos that I did with my good friend Joanne, and I am loving our vintage inspired shoot. For our look we incorporated vintage pieces from her moms closet and Dotz, our stylish friend's vintage collection. It is a breather as we have immortalize the 70's look to this modern times plus Joanne's timeless beauty made everything in this set elegantly CLASSIC.

Photography: Melissa Irasga

Model: Joanne Quitain

HMUA: Suzette Cachuela 

 

 

Air Supply - Live in Davao Videos

For those who have missed the Air Supply show last Tuesday, I uploaded 2 video clips taken during the concert. This one goes out to my tatay, who is miles away from home, and wishes he was there to watch it live. Our sincere apologies for the loud screaming and singing. Finally we were able to sing a long with them, because I thought hanggang videoke lang. hehe The videos were taken with my ever realible Lumix LX5! =)

Hope you'll enjoy it! 

Making Love Out of Nothing at All

Lost in Love

Air Supply Live in Davao

If you are a 90's kid and grew up together with your dad by your side, well in more ways than one, you'd definitely be introduced to the beautiful ballads of Air Supply. Looking back during my school days, I'd remember my tatay playing their tracks in the morning and at times during Sundays. Since, internet downloads are not yet available during that time to play my favorite artists' music, I have no choice but to play what my father listens. True enough as he what he always tells us, that the music of yesterday never fades, because up until now they still have a great number of following. Walang binatbat ang mga current artists, well I guess, you know who they are. hehe

So much for justifying how I started to love and appreciate their music, I am still in awe up until now that I was able to witness the group to perform live here in Davao City at the USEP Gym. For those who don't know the men behind the music, Air Supply is a soft rock duo that originated in Australia, Russel Hitchcock as their lead vocalist and Graham Russel as guitarist and singer-song writer, they were also accompanied by various accompanying band members over the years. They started during the late 70's and make it real big during the 80's and even 90's, with so many hits, I just lost my count.

During their concert, they played mostly the best of their ballads. Starting with their opening act, "Even the Nights Are Better" along with their other hits like Here I am, Just as I am, Goodbye, Sweet Dreams and so many more. Well my night wouldn't be complete without them playing one of my favorite karaoke song "Making Love Out of Nothing At All" which was also very popular with the crowd that gained a standing ovation.

Me and my Air Supply-loving colleagues

The certified hit maker duo, has definitely proved not just to the Davaoeno crowd but to the world that their music will forever live on,  it has been more than 30 years and they are still here to entertain us giving us quality and relevant music for the present and upcoming generations to enjoy.

More photos from the concert:

Regards na lang ko kay "Papi" hehe

Graham now reaches out to the crowd

Who says the Air Supply concert is for the oldies?!

Serenading one of the lady audience

Graham's solitary moment on the stage

Russel, jamming with their young and talented guitarist

Waving their last goodbyes to the Davao crowd

'Til we meet again!