MANO PO.....THE NAYON WAY.....

The Wacky Group Photo.....




Ito, Tunay na Chinese.....




Ito, May Pagka-Chinese.....




Ito, May Pagka-Chinese Din.....




Ito, Mukha Bang Chinese?.....




Ito, Mas Mukha Bang Chinese?....




Ito, Feeling Chinese.....




Ito, Nagpapanggap na Chinese.....




Ito, Ang Chinese na Best Friend ni Wanda!.....





I don't like to have my picture taken. That is why I became a photographer! But on a sunny day, when my mood tells me otherwise, I relent and this fierce persona gets out of me and decides she's the model of the day and begins to strike a pose! As I said, this happens rarely, okay?

So it's time for the annual Christmas Party once again. And Nayon Christmas Parties are like sleep overs for adult people. It seems that the Penthouse Suite of the Miramar Hotel is the favorite place to have the party and since it is a hotel room, we can stay overnight. And along side the party is the annual photo op. As a tradition, the club agrees on a particular theme during the party and everyone is required to dress according to the theme and have their pictures taken as a requirement to replace the banner photo on the Nayon website. Except for the 1950's scene which was done in Black and White and which was the follow up to the well known montage of 2003, I have not seen any photo at all that is worthy to replace the banner! We do have graphic artists in our midst, they are just so busy with their jobs right now. Until I get to see a decent group photo with me on it, I guess I just have to continue to dream on. Who knows, I might be in the mood and strut my stuff!

This year's theme is Chinese! C'mon people, do I look like one? If you think that's funny how about a pure bred insulares like Betty? Does she look like one? I'd rather eat Chinese Food than be one! A real Chinese bred in our group, Bless isn't around though as she has to be at her sister's wedding. And me be dressed in Cheongsam silk? I bet reed thin people like Kate Moss will look good in it not the curvaceous people like me! Oh well, I just have to suck it up and be a real trooper for this one.

A CHRISTMAS PARTY STORY.....

NAYON Photo club in action.....






A few days ago, the photo club that I belong to had its Christmas party held at Miramar Hotel at Roxas Blvd. I was scheduled to be an assistant of a wedding coverage that morning for Kenneth Uy, thinking the coverage will finish early and I will be able to join my club mates. But it wasn't meant to be! The coverage lasted almost the whole day and I eventually showed up around midnight. I missed most parts of the party that, by the time that I arrived, almost everyone was prepared to leave or was to exhausted that they had to sleep in the bedroom.

It's my first Christmas party with the club. And I do appreciate the fact that this club has rekindled my passion for photography. My experience with my previous camera club wasn't a pleasant one. It became so bad and disheartening to be a provisional member that I didn't have a choice but to quit. Returning to NAYON, I feel, was something I should have done earlier. Here, the ambiance is more informal and laid back. But make no mistake about it! Club members are a serious lot when it comes to photography. Things can get to be very competitive most of the time. However, each member still respect one another so bust ups are rather rare.

I missed the photo shoot! I missed the opportunity to have my picture taken and be included in the NAYON photo on the website. The theme was Hawaiian, so most of the guys wore shirts with tropical designs while the girls wore sarongs. If I was able to come early and join the shoot, I would have nothing to wear since I don't have anything that suggests "Hawaiian" in my wardrobe! But I could have "wowed" my club mates since I was determined to be a "fierce" model ala Tyra Banks (have you seen her change and project her face once a camera is right in front of her?)!

I am grateful since my club mates have become my friends. The level of friendship may not be as deep as what I have with the "PGH Girls", but I do see some people worthy enough of a more profound friendship as I get to know them even more. My prayer for these people is that they continue to be the kind of people that I sensed that they are to be.

To the officers and members of Nayon Photographer's Club, may God continue to bless each one and their respective families this holiday season. May your Christmas be Merry and your New Year be Bountiful!