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Mumu Sa Sagada

In my recent trip to Sagada last December 25 with my group of friends, we went first to Sumaguing Cave for our first adventure. I brought my clunky dslr camera inside the cave and shoot the lights out of everybody inside. About a half on... more

Omar's favorite blog entries:
Jan 18	-	Mumu Sa Sagada
Jan 4	-	The Sagada Incident... BEWARE!
Dec 11	-	Dermcare Poster Photo
Nov 7	-	10 Kiddie Snacks/Sweets We Can Never Forget
Mar 6	-	Goodbye Macau! Goodbye Francis "Kiko" M!....... MGA KABABAYAN!!!
Feb 13	-	Pamatay Happy Valentines Cheezy Lines!
Nov 27	-	7 Challenges for Philippine mountaineers
Nov 12	-	THE TRUTH HURTS.... A MUST READ FOR ALL FILIPINOS!!!
Oct 27	-	CALLING TECH SUPPORT! (HOW TO INSTALL A HUSBAND!)
Jul 25	-	Internet community (Multiply) helps reunite boy with family
Jul 23	-	17 Popular Photography Links From Around the Web
Jul 10	-	9 Guidelines for Giving and Receiving Feedback for Photos
Jun 22	-	What is your Digital Workflow?
Jun 19	-	CLimbspeak
Jun 18	-	Boston Celtics NBA Finals 2008 CHAMPIONS!!!
May 20	-	Why Live In The Philippines? I Love The Philippines...
May 9	-	Mabuhay Magazine - Front Cover
May 5	-	Behind the Beauty Of Anawangin!! THIS IS A TRUE STORY!!
Apr 24	-	The 90 Best Things in Life is in the 80's (Kababata ko ba kayo?!)
Apr 1	-	Nikon Buys Canon?! This is CRAP!!!!
Mar 17	-	4th Mt. Ugo Summer Climb Souvenir Program
Mar 16	-	7 Fireworks Photography Tips
Mar 14	-	A Survey With Visual AIDS?!!
Mar 13	-	30 Things Most Boys Don't Know About Girls
Feb 22	-	Sunset Photography or How To Photograph Sunsets
Feb 22	-	Tips on Architectural Photography
Feb 21	-	6 Tips To Avoid Tilted Images
Feb 21	-	5 Simple Steps To Get a Great Shot
Feb 21	-	10 Things To Test Before Buying a NEW or USED DSLR
Feb 21	-	10 Most Common Digital Photography Mistakes & Bad Habits
Feb 21	-	Panoramic Photography Tips
Feb 20	-	Portrait Photography Tips
Jan 30	-	27 Things Most Girls Don't Know...
Jan 18	-	Boycott Multiplly DAW???
Jan 16	-	Mutiply Is Being Sued
Jan 10	-	To My Brother That I Never Had... Lee
Aug 24	-	Ten Commandments For Peace Of Mind And Healthy Living
Jul 3	-	10 Commandments of Friendship
Apr 19	-	Philippines Mourns the Loss of Volunteer Julia Campbell
Jan 16	-	In Memory of Our Beloved Friend, Jose Leandro "Lee" Bernardo
Sep 17	-	The Death of "The Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin
Jun 11	-	Brgy. Tinongdan @ Mt. Ugo Featured in this movie
Jun 11	-	The NatGeo Way
Jun 9	-	"Hindi si Leo, Hindi si Garduce... ako ang nauna"
Apr 30	-	My Player: LeBron James (NBA Cleveland Cavaliers)
Apr 29	-	My Player: MARIA SHARAPOVA (Women's Tennis)
Apr 29	-	My Player: ROGER FEDERER (Men's Tennis)
Apr 29	-	My Team: RENAULT F1 TEAM
Apr 28	-	My Team: SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Apr 27	-	Basic Mountaineering Course (BMC)

Marumi Close-up Filters (52mm)

Thanks to the MC-CLOSE-UP you can make close-up shooting also with a non-macro object lens.
The MC-CLOSE-UP is free from distance or magnification while macro-zoom lenses are subject of restriction.
Can be used in all zooming area. Magnification... more

Omar's favorite listings:
Oct 18	-	Marumi Close-up Filters (52mm)

Lasagna - My Guilty Pleasure

Lasagna, is both a form of pasta in sheets (sometimes rippled, though seldom so in Italy) and also a dish, sometimes named lasagne al forno (meaning "oven-cooked lasagne") made with alternate layers of pasta, cheese, and often ragù (a meat sauce) or ... more

Omar's favorite recipes:
Feb 26	-	Lasagna - My Guilty Pleasure
Dec 27	-	Ratatouille
Jun 11	-	Chicken Adobo
Jun 3	-	Buffalo Wings
Jun 3	-	Tutto de Mare (Spaghetti of the Sea)

"Feels So Close"

A Tribute to ALL REAL & TRUE FRIENDS!!!

Previous videos:
Apr 22	-	Bedok Jetty TL
Apr 18	-	SG-Grupo Potograpika "Mingkhel" Photoshoot
Apr 7	-	"RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW IN SINGAPORE"
Omar's favorite videos:
Feb 23	-	Paper Animation
Feb 23	-	Light Abstracts: United Kingdom by OMO
Feb 23	-	Light Abstracts: China by OMO
Feb 8	-	Ara Mina for Councilor... uuuhhhm.... NOOOT!
Jan 26	-	Dog french kisses drunk girl
Oct 2	-	Kris Aquino for President! NOW NA!
Jun 2	-	CPDRC inmates do the Jai Ho!
Jun 2	-	Kobe & LeBron MVPs (Lil Dez)
Jun 2	-	LOVE STORY (Taylor Swift) meets VIVA LA VIDA (Coldplay) - Piano Cello - by Jon Schmidt
May 26	-	Kobe & LeBron MVPs (Mrs. Lewis)
May 20	-	Dwight Howard Dunks then breaks the Shot Clock
Apr 28	-	Photo AVP Omar-Earl Nuptials 04.26.09
Apr 28	-	On-Site AVP Omar-Earl Nuptials 04.26.09
Mar 1	-	An 11 Years Of Journey
Feb 24	-	Never Trust a Fart!
Feb 16	-	Shaq Dancing With Jabbawockeez - NBA All-Star Game 2009
Feb 14	-	Weird Joaquin Phoenix Late Show Appearance!
Feb 9	-	Late Show - Farewell to "Great Moments in Presidential Speeches"
Jan 8	-	MacBook Wheel: Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
Dec 30	-	A very unique Canon EOS 50D Ad
Dec 29	-	Bugs Bunny: "Bunker Hill Bunny"
Dec 18	-	NBA Mascot Bloopers
Dec 12	-	Wanna Know If Someone Stole Your Photo?
Dec 7	-	Russell Peters: Outsourced (Full Version)
Dec 7	-	Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao - Round 8 and TKO
Nov 27	-	5D Mark II Sample Video
Nov 5	-	Animated Canon EOS 10D and EF 24-85mm lens assembly
Oct 1	-	Ethiopia Hamer Ceremony Photo People by Art Wolfe
Oct 1	-	Ethiopia-Composition-people by Art Wolfe
Sep 23	-	Canon EOS 5D Mark II Sample Video by Canon Explorer of Light Vincent Lafore
Sep 23	-	Canon EOS 5D MKII HD Video Samples by Michael Reichman (Luminous Landscape)
Sep 16	-	TOUCHDOWN!!!..... NOT!
Sep 2	-	OOOPS!!!
Sep 1	-	HINDI AKO TAKOT SA TANKE! SA BULATE LANG...
Aug 3	-	Team USA vs Lithuania
Jul 2	-	Skyscrapers of the Future
Jun 7	-	RIVALRIES... NEVER DIES! GO BOOSTOOOOON! BEAT L.A.!!!!!
May 27	-	How To Get Lots In Focus
May 27	-	How To Blur Water For A Dreamy Effect
May 27	-	How To Blur Backgrounds On Portraits
May 25	-	Kobe and the Jackass Crew.... HILARIOUS!!!!
May 25	-	How to use camera filtersPart 2
May 25	-	How to use camera filters Part 1
May 23	-	Urbandub - Frailty
May 21	-	Paramore -That's What You Get
May 16	-	Crazy Bazooka Lens!!!
May 16	-	Technique to quickly change Digital SLR Camera lenses
Apr 23	-	Marie Digby - Umbrella
Mar 18	-	Huwag madumi ang isip!
Mar 7	-	"Ken Lee"
Jul 9	-	Music TV YAPAK Mountaineering Inc.
Apr 8	-	YAPAKERS Crashes Falls @ Mount Banahaw
Dec 6	-	Mount Cinco Picos
Dec 5	-	Bomod-ok Falls
Aug 22	-	THE GRAND FINALE!!!!
Aug 22	-	WOOHHOOOO!!!
Aug 22	-	ETO NA ANG TOTOO!
Aug 22	-	DITO NAGSIMULA ANG LAHAT....
Aug 22	-	Mount Kalisungan
Aug 22	-	Mount Kalisungan
May 29	-	Sepoc Beach @ Maricaban Island
Apr 23	-	Gulugod Baboy ('The Pig's Spine')
Apr 18	-	Mount Natib
Apr 13	-	Mount Pulag
Apr 24	-	Mount Mariveles (Tarak Ridge)

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

AWESOMELY WICKED KICKASS MOVIE! Extremely action packed. Probably my pick for Movie of the Year. There's never a dull moment in the storyline. It is more what Ive been expecting of the sequel. This is an another classic Michael Bay film.

Optimus... more

Omar's favorite reviews:
Jun 24	-	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
May 17	-	MY GEAR: Canon EOS Rebel G / EOS 500N / EOS Kiss
Jan 20	-	MY GEAR: Canon Speedlite 430EX II External Flash
Dec 9	-	MY GEAR: Focus Optic Electronic Mini Drybox
Nov 14	-	MY GEAR: Manfrotto 486RC2 COMPACT BALL HEAD W/RC2 R.C.SY
Nov 14	-	MY GEAR: Manfrotto 190CXPRO 4 190 MAG FIBER TRIPOD 4 SCT
Aug 13	-	MY GEAR: Canon Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3
Jul 16	-	MY GEAR: Lowepro Rover AW II
Jun 3	-	MY GEAR: Lowepro Fastpak200 DSLR backpak (SOLD)
Jun 3	-	MY GEAR: Manfrotto 728B DIGI COMPACT 3W TRIPOD BLK (SOLD)
Jun 3	-	MY GEAR: Canon 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 lens
Jun 3	-	MY GEAR: Canon 50mm f/1.8 II lens
Jun 3	-	MY GEAR: Canon EOS 40D
Jun 3	-	MY GEAR: Acer Aspire 4720G
Jan 21	-	Cloverfield
Jan 16	-	MY GEAR: Sigma AF 18-200mm DC OS (Optical Stabilization)
Jun 18	-	The Lake House
Apr 26	-	PARAMITA
Apr 26	-	URBANDUB

My Wedding At The Reception by Jayson Arquiza (Redefine Weddings)

One Esplanade is Manila's new definitive and stylish social venue.

Meticulously designed like a modern art museum, it has unparalleled amenities and a stunning view of the world famous Manila Bay sunset. Any event, whether requiring the utmost... more

Omar's favorite links:
Jun 3	-	My Wedding At The Reception by Jayson Arquiza (Redefine Weddings)
Jun 3	-	My Wedding At The Church by Jayson Arquiza (Redefine Weddings)
Jun 3	-	My Wedding At The Hotel by Jayson Arquiza (Redefine Weddings)
May 8	-	omearl's Site - All About My Wedding
Jan 1	-	Canon EOS Beginners' FAQ
Nov 20	-	Our Wedding Website
Jun 14	-	In-Depth Review Canon EF/EF-S Lenses
May 28	-	How To Find The Best DSLR Camera For You!
Feb 17	-	YAPAKers WEEBIE!!!
Dec 11	-	iPhone VS Nokia E70
Dec 3	-	Digital Photography Tutorials
Nov 16	-	Canon Digital Learning Center - EOS Digital Tutorials
Sep 19	-	Flickr: Photos from D'wanderer
Sep 15	-	MOJOFLY
Jun 30	-	PACMAN at your DESKTOP
Jun 11	-	Free Nokia 3gp Player
Jun 11	-	Free Nokia Downloads
Jun 11	-	AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
Jun 9	-	FreeRIP
Jun 9	-	Limewire
Jun 3	-	FHM Magazine
May 17	-	Pulp
May 17	-	Urbandub
May 15	-	Paramita