i can't believe it took me this long to come up with my next post... in any case, i've been so busy with other things so i guess, this will be quite short, too.

at the moment, i've just finished the 3 Temeraire books. i practically raced through them -- i found them engrossing and quite charming in places. the premise (using dragons as presursors of modern-day planes) is singularly refreshing!

i suppose i can write a summary or a book review by now (for the 3 books), but i'd rather go through them a second time before i commit myself. all i can say is Temeraire (a Chinese celestial) is certainly one of a kind!...

lately, i've also dipped my toes into photography, not enough to call myself a real photographer but it's a nice enough preoccupation when you don't really have that much time. i have uploaded some of my pictures at triond. a few of them are centered on max, courtesy of my good friend maki who took these pictures: the affable fellow, sure knows how to play up to the camera.

some pics were taken from our brief trip to boracay, where i saw this quaint LOTR-theme pub (sure to delight tolkien's fans). there's also a couple of snaps on taal lake... some of these pics are in this page (just click on 'em folks.)