wastefulspace

A few posts back, bai gave me the pretty little kitchen (cosina cx-2) and I have a long awaited film stash that was in my back since july, i think, based from my photos, i’m still in my new company’s old office building. So, while i wait for my friends to finish their work, I post this new pic, fresh of the cd for your viewing pleasure.

gil puyat : Fuji Provia 100F / cosina cx-2

this is one of the pictures that i liked so far from the 4 sets, the new toy was mostly for people fun. I still haven’t gotten around post-processing because that would be damn unprofessional. for my good friend edye who supplied me the most wonderful film that made this shot. Fuji Provia 100s, x-proed by digiprint.

I have managed to reward myself from basic effort to retrieve this gift.

 due to this magnificent prize expiring, I was on candyland, searching what would be the perfect toy to buy. after countless musings and a whole lot of impulse, i have selected my gift (for me), to be delivered via DHL from its old home of old and historical Vienna, Austria, to the tropical and corrupted Manila, Philippines.

From Saturday, the days went, and the tracking started its journey to Slovakia, Germany, then Amsterdam, then it flew to the Philippines, and by Monday, the DHL guy came to Makati with an invoice for me without a package.

So, I had to pay around 50USD more for customs charging. Ah well, here was the receipt.

the invoice from DHL

I told the dude to wait as I get the money, DHL dude told me that he’d be back before lunch. And kept his word unlike the Air21 guys. 

And so, here is the packet, which I already opened.

the unboxing

From the blurry, E71 cam, here is the toy. The Fisheye2, and the Fisheye Submarine :). all for the very low price of *toot*.

the sleek chrome goodness of the fisheye2

hello, waterproofing mechanisms...*swim* although isn't it ironic that a fish has a swimming device? You tell me :D

the inside state of the babies

and so, i have been frolicking around again with the new toy. which i will explain yet again its features, when I have the time to go to the developer’s shop. 

and as you can see there are some changes with the site, when i have finish tweaking it, i’ll let you know firsthand :)

thank you 75 piggy points and to the lomography shop for being prompt and easy to deal in handling the shipping and the shopping :) and for the Nokia E71 cam for the pictures. :D

Since the age of 5, I was wearing prescription glasses, and for those years, I get the really tacky frames from the optical shops because it was silly to buy a child designer frames.

I tried contacts, but didn’t have the time or the effort to place them day by day, worse, they seem to drop from my finger and lead me into a wild goose chase to make me even more late, so I appreciate the ready-set-slip on convenience of my glasses.

Now that I have my own job, I can buy myself the frames I want but I still keep in mind to set a budget, as frames are expensive costing around php3000 for decent frames…

If frames were cheaper? I’d buy a pair for myself for any mood that I want. But of course I don’t have a big budget set aside for optical merchandise. Sad to say…

But when I found out how cheap Zennioptical sells prescription frames (as low as $8! (thats around Php400)), I was overjoyed. buying stylish frames shouldn’t be hard on the pocket anymore.  Plus, they not only ship in the US, but WORLDWIDE as well! 

With reference towards this story from the Chicago Tribune, you know there is no need to buy such expensive frames when you can get comfortable and stylish ones on a price that won’t hurt your budget. This will make you and your piggybank much happier.

Looking for a pair of glasses to give to yourself or a friend? Go check out quality frames and eyeglasses at www.zennioptical.com. 

this boy.

HIndi ko na dapat intindihin kung bakit ko siya mahal…. Basta alam ko lang at wala na dapat itanong… Na kahit anong mangyari, siya ang may tanging nakahawak sa aking puso ngayon at kailan man.

I don’t really have to understand how much I love him. It’s just that I just know it, no questions asked…That no matter what happens, he would always be the one holding my heart now, tomorrow, ever and always…

I will love you until I cannot love no more… while all is wasted and gone… you can be sure I’m here.

I have some rolls waiting to be developed. The work is getting busy and I’m saving money so I cannot have a lot processed at a time.

I apologize sincerely for those who goes pass here and sees nothing. I promise to make it up somehow. But I do have something to look forward to, after all the practice shooting. :)

This was the last thing I did, shot with Renault, my Canon IXY 910 IS, and Post-processed with Lightroom, just so you know I’m still kicking with photography, even if my lessons with Sir Jo haven’t pushed through… *sigh.

An old school Triumph was on exhibit at Poweplant, last time I’m here, I only had the RF, which Bai said that I shouldn’t bother with the low light (it was evening that time) and the lack of flash capability. Fortunately for me, when I went back Sunday, it was still there.

I’m still here… don’t worry. I’m not taking a time off, I’m just flooded with other things.

well, not really, entirely true. But here’s another surprise. I thought I got the last laugh in this but guess what Bai did.

ever since bai introduced me to e(vil)Bay, he had his heart set on the Cosina Cx-2. What the heck is it anyway? Well, the whole LC-A, CX-2 war began when the elitist lomographers and the not-so waged war against the Original, mother-of-all lomo cam, which everybody thought was the LC-A to the actual Cosina Cx-2, which LC-A copied off. Bai, whom I believe to have bought his LC-A+ all the way from the really magnanimously expensive Lomo shop to his shame, went off searching for the Cosina (which we have privately nicknamed Kitchen since Cosina is a sounds-like Filipino term for Kitchen).

Anyway enough about the babbling. This was entitled to an almost maddening search for this rare wonder which was popping in and out of eBay almost as rarely as hailstorm in Manila which is Once every so years. Ranging from bidding prices to 150 USD (we never got it) to around 400-500 USD (THANK GOD we never got that) with such add-ons like the power winder, the flash or underwater case.

So, we’ve failed a lot of times. I woke up early too many times (like 3 in the morning) watching the damned thing slip away for me faster than I can click BID.

I saved search it just in case it pops up. I really want Bai to get it.

Well he did. And he didn’t tell me.

There was a Cosina Cx-2 up for bidding a couple of weeks ago. I watched the item and just waited to see how it played. Minutes afer the bid ended I had an alert from my GMail telling that it’s nearly over. I just wanted to see how much it went up before it got sold.

Well, it was a steal at 172 dollars. I wonder who got it…

Winner : kaotep

WHUATDA?!

I was feeling jumpy and giddy, we have a kitchen! :D Bai didn’t probably tell me because he wants it to be a surprise :).

So okay, I waited around 2 weeks (tops) until I told him that I know something :), because he was selling his LC-A, I told him about the Kitchen. I told him that I saw he won and I’m happy we’re getting one.

On the day he got the stuff from JAC, he told me over Y!M when I was at work.

Bai, the kitchen is here, actually they’re two of them. One is for you :X

WHUATDA?!

I wasn’t expecting that. I totally wasn’t, all I can do in front of the monitor back then was look at the screen with a perpetual grin slapped on my face.

He cleaned it over the weekend and gave it to me all shiny and new last Monday. I really love him. With or without the Cosina. He’s just the greatest.

So that’s my Cosina Cx-2 you’re seeing up there, which I think beats the LC-A by a mile not because I am a biased fool who is against lomography (on the contrary), but I do eye quality when I see one.

Do wait for the output of the takes. :)

Edye is one of my favorite visitors and photobloggers from the Web. She has been in hiatus for quite sometime now and I miss her entries in both my guestbook and in her blog : in media res.

Anyway. One day she hollered over in my e-mail/guestbook asking about my shipping address… curiously I gave her Bai’s Office Address since I will be moving offices in a couple of weeks (this was around April). And say to wait for a package for some stuff she’s going to bring over, just because. She said, do wait for it 6-8 days.

I’m officially bonking the Philippine Post’s heads for it’s incompetence in sending package notices.

June 4 rolled along and Bai said he’s going to head to the Post Office. Naturally me being curious on what an actual Post Office looks like asked if I can join him. He said I should behave because I get excited when we have packages.

Thinking it was Sir Jo’s Horizon good as new (because it really is new :P) I was surprised he was carrying 3 parcel notices. 2 were for him and 1 was for me c/o him!

It has arrived!

While he did what he had to do I was moving around the post office, checking out the current stamps the counters and basically the marble flooring, the drab furniture, the peeling paint and the faded marble counter tops. I saw the Post Office Customs Guy slit open the package for me to check whats in the box. Inside the orange “Invoice” pouch was a letter and from my view (I was a bit far from the opening shenanigans) I saw some boxes and a roll of Fujichrome tungsten (haha, my sharp eyes for film never failed me).

So after the long boring part, Bai got the Horizon, I got my package and we headed to mcdonalds to grab a soda and to look at our goods.

So I was squealing at McDonalds. You’d know why later :) I took photos of the unboxing at the office. Even if the camera came 1 day late. Here’s the unboxing process… :) this was how I unraveled the package at McDonalds. This is a replay since Edye made it so much fun ^_^

getting excited, I saw the sign “Photographic Film…Do not x-ray”… Whoo!

letter from Edye, she told me she packed the box in layers, so I have to await for more surprises on each time I get surprised :D

Layer 1 : 2 rolls Fujichrome (1 is not in picture since I already loaded it in my Cosina :D the reusable cameras and a Purina ISO 800 disposable, and a box of 120s Fuji NPH :D

Here’s the next layer….I was wondering what she packed that time…

layer 2: hello, random fuji films :D (Superia X-tra 400s, 800, NPS 160, NPH 400, Reala 100, Chrome Tungsten 64, and a really old Neopan 400 from 1989! :D

I was already happy with the trail reals, but the last layer was the BOMB!

last one…

3rd layer : 9 rolls of provia and 1 kodak gold. Eeeeeeeeek! Provias! I’ve been wanting them for the LONGEST TiME :D :D :D!

So after hyperventilating from the silver coated rush + caffeine, I headed the office giddy and placed them on my office cabinet since it won’t fit my fridge at home anymore …

And here’s the WHOLE Shebang! :D

I would really like to thank her for the HUGE generosity in giving me such a stash. She will be one of the very few reasons why I would continue to pursue this burning passion of film photography.

To Edye : Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! :) I will surely treasure and put these babies in good use… I ♥ you.

ever since I was introduced to the wonders of wordpress, I was really pleased on its usability and ease of navigation. In fact, once wary me was opting to shift from wordpress.com to the wordpress publishing platform, all my worries disappeared when I was able to completely migrate in a span of 3 hours, plus with all the little OC-tweaking after.

which in turn grew my love and respect for the makers of this platform, with all the nifty little add-ons to give your site the needed kick.

in due to wordpress being 5, blogohblog sponsored a contest about blogging the contest. :D so what does it get you if your blog got picked among hundreds who blogged about it? A really awesome personalized theme and if your blog quality is 5 star, then expect a nice review of your site at blogohblog (which they said was a 300 dollar value o_O).

If you like your very own theme, and a chance to be even more popular. Then go join the contest and may the force be with us :D

info about the contest : here.

I was browsing this blog stat lately and I checked what is the most searched term that led people to my site. Lo and behold…

The top 1 search query that led them here is the vivitar ultra wide and slim. Oddly, I didn’t bother to write about it. Which led a very curious Nat asking about it in more detail, so I apologize for my negligence, and here’s a little take of mine on this little plastic handheld.

It comes wrapped and the some information on the Internet reads “Perfect for Gifts”. When you unwrap your “perfect gift” it comes with a brief instruction manual and the little box.

I’d like to think that people who can’t be bothered with the instruction manual goes directly to first hand sources who have actually used the vivitar. In my case, my manual was forgotten when Bai, being bai, showed me the ropes of loading, advancing and rewinding the film, which is all you really have to do with this camera, aside from the utmost importance of pressing the almightly shutter.

What is there in a Vivitar UW&S? Well, for one thing, it’s a pretty basic camera. In fact, it’s really much of the point and shoot variety. Unlike the smena 8m, It has 1 aperture and 1 shutterspeed. At F/11 and 1/125 of a second, immense amount of light is required or a high ISO film (which would go around ASA3200 for indoors? :P). Think Sun, Sun, sun. Although a sunset photo would look nice.

What’s so nifty about the Vivitar UW&S? It creates the really elusive vignettes and light leaks at a price way cheaper than LC-A. It’s not called an Ultra Wide & Slim for nothing as it captures a lengthy 22mm (longer than my 24mm lens) and small enough to fit your back pocket snugly. Or your little purse. And light enough to cast dubious looks and will prod you. Is that a real camera?

say hello to my little friend. The Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim

Yes. As a matter of fact, it is :D Even if it only has the following parts :

1. The Viewfinder
2. The Shutter
3. The Film Rewinder
4. The Film Advancer
5. And the place to hold the film.
6. The exterior to keep the whole thing together; and
7. A Camera Strap

To check what this little thing can create, Here’s the tag of vivitar ultra wide and slim throughout my site. Which I have a lot of different pictures ranging from usual color negatives to the craziest of cross-processed slides.

Click!

Enjoy your new little toy :D

This is a way of helping my photography teacher and to give thanks for his immense amount of patience and lessons he gave to me..

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