HDR Friday: I miss this...

June 22, 2012 in HDR

You know that ever so famous phrase "grass is always greener"? Well that's the phrase for my wife and I.

When I took this photo, I was directly over our overwater bungalow deck and there was no effort needed in location scouting, or standing on top of a rocking boat. All I did was sat there on the deck with a cocktail on one hand and camera on another and just wait for the light and color to show. Nonetheless, it was our honeymoon and the sunset was beautiful as you can see, but we were bored being stuck on an island with nothing to do. Yes, it sounds like a first world problem but if you know us, we are the type that are always on the go, action packed type of traveling and this was a change to our habits. Now after 8 months since the trip, we MISS IT terribly!!! We missed the scenery, the fishies, the whole feeling of no worries, no responsibilities and plenty of time on our hand.

So what's the lesson learned? Well, the grass can definitely be greener on the other side, but until you get to that other side, enjoy and cherish everything that you have NOW! So on that note, go out and enjoy the weekend folks :)

HDR Friday : Rises Again

February 17, 2012 in HDR, Scenic, Travel

Happy Friday folks! I've been busy with loads of work and life in general so never got the chance to keep up with HDR Friday posts. This first HDR Friday of 2012 should set precedence for rest of the year!

Isn't it odd that when you're on vacation, you'd actually wake up early? This photo was taken at 5:30am in Moorea, French Polynesia, I woke up just in time for a beautiful sunrise over the Tahiti island. I'll admit, if I were to get a view like this every morning, I don't think I would mind waking up at 5:30am :)

P.S. If you're interested in obtaining a print of this photo or any other that I've posted, make sure to head over to this LINK

Honeymoon in Paradise - Part 4 - in Bora Bora

November 04, 2011 in HDR, Personal, Scenic, Travel

After 3 days of relaxation and excitements in Moorea, we finally arrived at the infamous honeymoon Paradise, Bora Bora! Albeit, given our experience, we got to admit that it's not as glamorous as it sounds, our preference is definitely Moorea over Bora Bora but then again it's really just our opinion :)

We got to stay at Sofitel's Motu (Motu = Private Island), and talk about private and quiet, only a good handful of couples on the island with another handful of resort staffs. From what you can see from the photos below, the 3.5 days in Bora Bora we spent most of our time sunbathing, swimming with the fishes (unfortunately not with the reef sharks), kayaking, and a 2 hour tour of their downtown district.

Mari's first time kayaking... after, she sworn to never do it again. :(

Our mini trip to downtown Vaitape was brief but more than enough time to explore.

Fancyyy dinner! Ok not that great (given that part of the chicken was still uncooked), but good to try something different than the nightly buffet.

This concludes our trip to the South Pacific, although there are still so many more photos from the trip but I'll go ahead and save them for HDR Fridays :)

In case you missed the other 3 posts of our South Pacific Adventure:

Honeymoon Part 1

Honeymoon Part 2

Honeymoon Part 3

Have a great weekend everyone!

Honeymoon in Paradise - Part 3

October 24, 2011 in HDR, Lifestyle, Personal, Scenic, Travel

Our experience in Moorea can definitely be categorized as "awesome"! From the Island Safari Tour, Jet Skiing around the island and swimming with the Sharks (mainly Stingrays), the only thing missing was deep sea diving... then again that's only if I can actually swim.

Anyhow, here are some photos and please check our jet ski video at the end of the post!

Next post, look out for some photos from Bora Bora!!!

Check out our jet ski video, not bad of a place to experience this for the first time ;)

Honeymoon in Paradise - Part 2

October 20, 2011 in HDR, Personal, Scenic, Travel

I'm starting get used to doing nothing but chillin' on the beach, feeding the fishes, snorkeling and photo taking.. maybe if I stay here long enough I would end up learning how to swim.

Anyhow, here's the part 2 of our honeymoon trip to the French Polynesia. Feeling rejuvenated, I end up waking up at 5:30AM (which is unusual) and caught a glimpse of this gorgeous sunrise on the Island of Tahiti.

Here are some snorkeling fun:

And.. during evening time, we enjoyed some Polynesian style luau:

Stay tune for next post, I might just post up our jet-ski video.