Sandbars in Dapitan

Sometimes the shores of Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines seem infinite. What you’re seeing above is a piece of ocean real estate. The tide recedes so low that at times the shore stretches as far as the eye can see. That’s the village city of Dapitan beyond the shore....
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Our Nosy Landlady

Where I’m staying in Dapitan, there is a very very nosy landlady. She often visits our room when we’re away, and doesn’t tell us in advance – or ever. One time my boyfriend and I were coming home early in the afternoon, we caught her in our room sweeping the...
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Fishnets in Pasil

There is an island called Pasil, in Dapitan, Philippines. It’s right under the bridge that connects two major islands in Dapitan. Passing through that highway everytime we crossed to Dipolog, he and I would always look down over Pasil and marvel at how beautiful and mysterious the place was. One...
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Guard Dog

He took me on a joyride in Dapitan once, and we entered through the unpaved roads leading to rural communities along the coast. This day led us to a rice paddy, a common, nevertheless breathtaking, sight in Philippine provinces. On a bank across the pond walked an old farmer, in...
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Fallen Tree

I am experimenting with new ways of presenting my photos. I think my photos look a lot more professional when they’re elegantly bordered and identified. Initially I was just going for a watermark, to prevent any possible stealing of photos. (Not that it’s ever happened to me personally, to my...
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