Grainy And Gritty

Maybe it's some petty fear of missing out, but despite the appeal of black and white, I still take pictures in color. Black and white, however, appeals to me enough for me to bother converting and tweaking in post.

I had the chance to have lunch with family, and had the chance to bring along my Penny mounted with this amazing yet relatively cheap bodycap lens. It's fairly ideal for going light, and for taking monochromes. I always had a soft spot for monochromes, I got to indulge in it on this set.

 

To those possibly curious, this is how the bodycap looks like. It's practically a toy lens to many, given an image quality that's not on par with"proper" lenses. However, I can't deny it's fun to use.

A photo posted by Rowe Lee (@lostwanderingdrifter) on Feb 13, 2016 at 4:07pm PST

Until then, don't let getting lost scare you from going out to wander! :)

Burgers And Brewskies Night

It has been a stressful past few weeks for me. Work and other stuff have been piling up left and right, I hardly have fun on weekends anymore and I'm beginning to become a recluse. A college buddy of mine expressed having similar woes, and so we decided to unwind a bit over some cold drinks. It's been a while since we hung out - It's a routine overdue of another iteration. Come to think of it, I think we've been doing this for a decade already. This post will be of food. Bon apetit!

While there's no overly interesting, elaborate and convoluted story that turned out like the Hangover movies (The bane of trying to be a responsible adult would be relatively pedestrian stories I guess?), at the end of the night I had a good laugh - He mentioned he didn't know I brought my ride and said he didn't see it in the parking lot. Turns out he parked his car right beside mine. Yeah he's going senile. LOL

It'll be awhile before I walk off the stuff I ate tonight. So I guess I'd be wandering a lot. Until then, don't let getting lost scare you from going out to wander! :)

More Baritas

This would be the sequel I think. The previous set can be found here. I love drinking decent coffee so much that I made friends with quite a number of these warm, hard working and patient folks. Being a Barista is a bit of both mastery of coffee and good public relations I think. Mind you it can get stressful. Especially on days when customers like me tend to get extra annoying. The next time you enjoy your cup of coffee, spare a thought for these hardworking yet still cheerful folks. 

Once again, I had a great time during these weekend nights. I've enjoyed drinking coffee a lot and it doesn't look like I'll quit anytime soon. It will always be something I drink, albeit in different forms. Overtime I've made friends with a number of Baristas from this habit, and hopefully make more friends. Whether I admit it or not, talking to one will always be a part of my day. So why not get all friendly? I've always enjoyed the usual drink, being both tasty and potent. I swear by it and it won't change anytime soon. Feel free to say hi if you catch me drinking coffee in real life. Maybe we can hang out and chat a bit over a cup of java? (Uh no, this isn't a networking offer. Not gonna recruit you to anything.) Until then, don't let getting lost scare you from going out to wander! :)

My gratitude to the awesome baristas for letting me take their pictures and share them here.

Momoy After Grooming

Momoy got a new haircut. He's as adorable as ever. Pics courtesy of @whytebalicas

A photo posted by Rowe Lee (@lostwanderingdrifter) on Apr 27, 2016 at 6:26am PDT

Before his haircut, he looked a little different. More of it here.

Unwinding Back Home

Not too long ago, I had the chance to take a short vacation and spent some time back home at Bacolod City. Then again it was really due to some errands. I got to spend the weekend with the family though, so it wasn't too bad despite the nasty humidity and heat that makes one feel like being baked when stepping out of air conditioned rooms. Not too many photos though. Terrible heat and some creeping sick feeling means not too much action. I still managed to take some random pictures though.

If I'm not at home playing with the dog, I'm out on an errand with my brother, or dining out with dad. We got to revisit an old favorite hangout... 

Apart from old hangouts, my brother also showed me around and found some other interesting places, like this one.

Before going back to Manila though, the family still prefers tried and tested places that we know we like. Like at a local chicken place favorite...

Before finally leaving for Manila, I wouldn't forget to say goobye to Momoy. I always have fun spending time with this adorable runt.

While waiting for our flight at the airport, I bumped into a familiar face. While I'd like to say I've epic skills chatting up with strangers, that's not the case...  

And so I' fly back to Manila and back to reality yet again. More stories soon. Until then, let's get lost and wander! :)

The Way Back - Narita Layover

While Nashville was fun, warm and welcoming, we inevitably had to leave. On one chilly Friday morning, we met up at the hotel lobby and embarked on our journey back to Manila. We flew to Atlanta, and almost missed our flight to Japan. The flight to Japan has been long and unforgiving. We've had some respite when we touched down in Narita. From there, we had some time to unwind a bit before our flight to Manila. I thought it'd be an opportunity to look around the airport.

Flight back to Manila has been uneventful after that. As of writing, Abbie has already completed her volunteer work and went back to the USA. This concludes my adventure - for now. It has been quite a trip, really. With some fatigue and satisfaction, I went home. I wonder, next time where'd I get lost in and wander... Who knows. But I'm sure it'd be interesting.