Searching for a house

Photo-0061, originally uploaded by ace587.

im searching for a new house now, this is in one of the houses, of course i got bored just took a pic lolol

My Current Gear

My Current Gear, originally uploaded by NotAnotherFlickrUser.

I also felt compelled to show off my camera gear too. heehehe. yeah photography can really drain your wallet, but heck, its fun to shoot LOL. Enjoy!

Whats in my bag ^_^

Whats in my bag ^_^, originally uploaded by NotAnotherFlickrUser.

Heres an updated version of whats in my bag! w00t

Whats in a male nursing student's bag?

Whats in a male nursing student's bag?, originally uploaded by Andrew Gacayan.

Just want to show what i have usually in my bag, love my stuff ^_^

Went to the boonies today

IMG_1747, originally uploaded by Andrew Gacayan.

So i went to the boonies today to check on our future home, weather was very nice so i was like, heck, lemme take some pictures outside, this is one of them, its around like a 30 min drive, but its worth it, considering how nice the house is i cant complain, but the weather was very nice and cooperative, very nice for capturing pictures :D

Joe: Aint nothing like me, sweet album

Joe has done it again, hes one of my favorite RnB artists, just launched his album in april, just picked one up and loving the songs on his album, awesome im feeling that feeling again with Joe songs, perfect to sing to your girls, i sang a Joe song for my girl once back then, and she really liked it.

So i heavily recommend the album, pick one up now!

Happy father's day to all!

Just want to wish all the fathers, a happy father's day!. I want to Thank all fathers for doing such an excellent job!

Sicko (Michael Moore) gets a thumbs up from me

I just finished watching the movie. Here are my thoughts

I worked in an ALF before and i had a case once where the insurance company (Humana) denied a certain drug that this old woman really needed, she ddnt have that much money and almost getting kicked out of the facility, because she couldnt afford it anymore, and yes after watching the movie it did hit me, and michael made a good point about healthcare. I'm not surprised about the movie at all, hes just repeating what other people have said and just compiling it. Healthcare is the worst here in the US, and i vow that i would never ever retire in this country, with how people treat old people here, and how they would make you work to death.

If Universal healthcare is true what he said about Canada, UK, France then im definitely gonna move there, as for Cuba, yes, im not surprised about Cuba. Ive lived outside and inside the US, and i thought that corruption would be non existent here in the US, or at least to a minimum level, but it turns it that corruption here is worse. I say that were paying too much taxes, and funding a ridiculous war. And i found it very unfair how stuff costs here in the US, im a student in the medical field so I know whats going on with insurance crap and all those stuff, ive worked in an ALF, and ive seen insurances deny coverage to drugs, doctors getting mad and telling me the frustrations how a patient could not take this drug because its still new. I never liked HMO's in the first place and i agree that they are very corrupt and they have a strong grip on healthcare, i always told my mom, that she cant retire in this country, because I cant stand how old people are treated here, and i will do the same, ill not allow myself to retire in this country, get old and pay my way to death.

The did not find the movie anti-american at all, Michael Moore was making a point and i agree with him, ive lived outside the US, and i agree with the non-americans that the US has a very bad healthcare system, i wish id never get majorly sick or get an accident. I envy my aunt who lives in the UK, who almost pays nothing, and its all on her taxes. Corruption in this country is at its finest.

Again, im not surprised about the elements in this movie. Ive always wanted to tell Americans that there is something better out there, and stop thinking that this country has everything and look at the bright side, this country has its good and bad points, healthcare is one of them, add the school system too. I hope this movie provides and insight to people that there is a world out there, and there is a reason why they hate this country, and healthcare is one of them, and how the elderly are treated.

Im just glad my grandparents are not in the US healthcare system, and living longer than the average american. My parents, me, my children wont be either. As long as a i know that there is something better than this country has to offer, i will take advantage of it, Im proud to be an American, i wish the system would be reformed, and avoid maximum profit for the benefit of all. I love this country and I am a citizen of this country, but doesnt mean i will do everything what this country wants me to do, and i will exercise my first amendment right to do so, i have my homecountry to go to back in Asia, im not limited to this country alone. Im glad that the movie has opened an insight, and it was definitely a must see for everyone.

Anti-americanism is directed not to the people, but to the system itself. Non-americans love americans because they encourage freedom, the system is what destroys the US relations with other countries

Thats my major post for today.

Japanese head band w00t

IMG_1666, originally uploaded by Andrew Gacayan.

Saw my sister got one of these and i was like hey that looks pretty cool, maybe i shud get one myself while studying, or just borrow my sister's lol, anyway, it looks cool, might fetch one myself ^_^

Finally Got me lens and Flash

IMG_1662, originally uploaded by Andrew Gacayan.

well its here finally, i was able to get my telephoto lens, Damn you UPS, and my flash locally through very nice combo and it makes me a happy panda ^_^, its a tamron 70-300mm telephoto macro zoom lense, not the best lense but does the job, though slow AF, sweet spot is around 180-220mm and it takes some awesome shots, macro shots are sweet too, so im definitely gonna learn how to use this awesome piece of glass, second, is the canon 420EX flash, pretty powerful flash and better than the stock flash, and its very very good, i havent used it yet, but bounce flashes have been very cool. So i really plan to make better pictures now that i have better camera gear, and the flash seller was almost like me, only a little bit more experienced than me, so he was a cool guy, definitely knows his stuff. Aight folks till next time ^_^, check out my flickr for latest pictures.

Getting my first Telephoto Zoom ^_^

Getting my first telephoto zoom lense for my Rebel XT, a tamron 70-300mm, sweet lenses according to reviews shud get mine by thursday or friday if all goes well ^_^, im looking forward to this lens and to take some pretty nice long range shots with it

Shot my friend's grandparents wedding anniversary

so I was at Church at my friends grandparent's 60th wedding anniversay, all cool taking pics with the DSLR, theres a photographer in front taking pictures, but he also was at church too, too bad he wasnt the official photographer, he was the same as me, he was only taking pictures for church record, blast, one filipina pulled me over and too shoot the wedding on my own, of course with my limited experience, i dont have the equipment to do so, but i relied on my rebel XT for the job and pray that the pics turned out good, this post is a rant, wish the parents got a wedding photographer to take the pictures on the anniversary, instead of a pulling me over ^_^, of course i felt honored to do so, and the pics turned out very good, but next time get a real photographer, im only a hobbyist, and i dont have the funds to do. Thats it ^_^

Watched Pirates of the Carribbean today

I went early in the morning to watch pirates of the carribbean 3, i say it was a pretty good movie, but longgg movie, there were some nasty parts of the movie, but it was fine, i give it a 8/10, graphics and sounds were awesome, they were as funny as always, the third movie really answers all the questions, but this third one is a little more brutal compared to the past 2, it fun to watch, remember to eat a heavy meal before watching, 2.5 hrs of viewing time aint no joke, i wont spoil the movie in my blog, since im not fond of doing so, but i say its a thrill to watch from beginning to end, the new characters, such as chow-yun-fat have limited appearance, no major characters died, except for the flying dutchman itself as far as a i know, the battle scenes were awesome, and the pirates were almost as real as they can get, plus you have those flying dutchman crew who are very nasty, of course you got barbosa whos always that badass pirates, william turner who will assume a big role, and elizabeth too. Lots of extras this time, and more pirates, its a fun movie and an appropriate ending to the trilogy. ^_^

Found my pics from my Philippines 2005 Trip!

P1010144, originally uploaded by Andrew Gacayan.

its been a while, ive lost track of the hard copy pictures of my trip to the Philippines back in 2005, since my main computer failed back last fall. ive been frustrated until i was going around the cds in my collection and saw a CD full of the pictures, turned out i burned them on a cd first, as i was thinking it was on a memory card all this time. But anyway, im happy ^_^, and ive been playing with the pics ever since, funny, since i have my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary, and im going to a 60th wedding anniversary today!, coincidence huh?, anyway, itll be lots of fun tonight ^_^, and ive uploaded 148 pictures on my flickr about my Philippines 2005 trip, you can find them HERE

20 years later on the same cam

20 years later, originally uploaded by Andrew Gacayan.

thought id play around in photoshop and see if i look old, well originally i intended it to be a pic with cool blue lighting, well turned out it made my hair gray by impression and makes me look old hehe, but anyway, i was playing with contrast, exposure on photoshop and heres the end result, pretty neat eh. :D

Another day driving in Miami

i took a video of my driving today then something happens, no one was hurt in this video :P