Ah...Summer!




Photos from some of my summer trips, all taken in May. Special summer collections to follow. Keep posted!

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  1. XXXX YYYYJune 19, 2005 at 7:40 AM

    If it were me in that hammock, I would not have been able to get up and leave.

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  2. Cleo Quijano JrJune 19, 2005 at 9:53 PM

    hi neen, what happend to tis wall now? hav any idea or did u ever talkd to the administrator of the place? sayang...its really good to conserve it.

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  3. Bugoy Traveler PHJune 23, 2005 at 3:42 AM

    poignant. perfect summer ender pic!

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  4. l e s l i eJune 23, 2005 at 4:23 AM

    nice shot...where's this?

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  5. kitty galoreJune 23, 2005 at 8:19 AM

    ka lameh oi..

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  6. sunny castilloJune 23, 2005 at 1:10 PM

    gorgeous, jeneen! I also got mysefl a hammock from Bora, but here in Illinois, there are no coconut trees to tie them to... :(

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  7. sunny castilloJune 23, 2005 at 1:12 PM

    it's like the world in a stand still. great hues.

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  8. kaloy bugoyApril 20, 2006 at 10:00 AM

    nope, more like a .38 cal. revolver. from the stamping, it's made by the workers league of danao. design was copied from the Model 10 of Smith & Wesson as characterized by the lug underneath the barrel. not to sound omniscient or anything but the gun nut in me refuses to be quiet. =(

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  9. kaloy bugoyApril 20, 2006 at 10:05 AM

    now this is notorious Danao black widow. it's a mini revolver, the design was first made famous by freedom arms, chambered for the powerful (read wrist breaking) .22 winchester magnum. not built for accuracy and a b!tch to reload if your first five shots fail to hit the mark, it serves the acrimonious purpose of belly gun -- raise the hammer, punch it toward someone's belly and pull the trigger.

    best deterrent for would be rapists and every potential rape victim's best friend.

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  10. Jeneen GarciaApril 21, 2006 at 4:45 AM

    yup yup. i'm not a gun fan at all (in fact i'm probably closer to saying i hate guns) but this one i was really tempted to buy. and only for P1,500! it's so cute (and sexy)!

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  11. kaloy bugoyApril 21, 2006 at 4:54 AM

    i won't try to change your mind about guns. but, if you have the time, i'd like to teach you to shoot . we can even try shooting the mini revolver.

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  12. Jeneen GarciaApril 21, 2006 at 5:24 AM

    you have one? :D sure, how about next week? hehe (oh sorry, if you thought i bought it, no i didn't. was just tempted =P)

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  13. kaloy bugoyApril 21, 2006 at 8:06 AM

    yeah, i have one. given by a friend.

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  14. nonxpert ™June 19, 2006 at 6:48 AM

    yah, where's ds? so nice!!!

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  15. Jeneen GarciaJune 21, 2006 at 4:15 PM

    it's in the town of madridejos on bantayan island =)

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  16. Melanie LofgrenMarch 29, 2007 at 6:21 AM

    My mama's uncle lived in Madridejos. I was still a little girl of 9 or 10 when she visited the place. Correct me if I'm wrong, it's an island that belongs to Cebu. The thing I remembered most was my mother bringing with her back home to Dgte. a big wooden box of magnifika " bulad". How we ate bulad of the best quality that time. I'm from Dumaguete, the family lived in city centrum. My maiden name is Baena. We moved to Bunao when I was in my 20's, At present I live in Sweden with my family, my husband, two grown-up sons and a beloved cat Kasper which is 10 years old.
    You have very nice photos. I'm Melanie, hope you don't mind my visit into your multiply.

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  17. Jeneen GarciaApril 12, 2007 at 11:00 AM

    hello, melanie!


    wow, great to hear from you! yes, madridejos is on an island off cebu (in bantayan). hope you can visit it for yourself sometime. you'll feel like you're on the edge of the world ;-) i'm also based in dumaguete now. and i hope that i can go to sweden sometime, too. to meet you and your cat =D


    thanks very much for dropping by. the pleasure is all mine =)

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