Gem's Photos and Videos

1st Quarter 2020 – 6 short videos – slice of life of the Philippines

February 2020: https://youtu.be/HO-T7kR046o 08:02 TIMESTAMPS: 00:23 to 01:37 - Chuan Kee - Ongpin Street01:55 to 03:21 Ongpin Mañosa - Ongpin Street03:45 to 05:18 New Toho Food Center- Tomas Pinpin Street…

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Articles

My Cassette Tapes and CD collection (April 2020 Quarantine Project)

Before the advent of streaming music giving me any song and album or playlist I want on demand, there were CDs and tapes. https://youtu.be/efP4hx3vbAU I put together a 31 minute…

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Architecture Street Taipei

Taipei 2019

https://youtu.be/DulywW6x-80 video runtime: 8 minutes 10 seconds |Direct YouTube Link I went to Taipei on December 1-6, 2019. I mostly took still photographs on this trip, didn't shoot as much…

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Hong Kong Travel Videos

Hong Kong 2019

https://youtu.be/eTltPF0OVqk video runtime: 14 minutes 8 seconds |Direct YouTube Link I went to Hong Kong on November 12 to 15, 2019. The video above is 80% still photos and 20%…

gem April 10, 2020

Quanzhou, China Travel Videos

Quanzhou, Fujian China 2019 Trip

https://youtu.be/640K2fN-9XA video runtime: 31 minutes 41 seconds |Direct YouTube LinkClick here to see ALL PHOTOS of the trip on Flickr, sequenced by date and location. I went to Quanzhou, Fujian, China on…

gem April 10, 2020

Landscape Outside Manila Photoblog

La Union, Philippines, April 2019 Trip Log

La Union is a province in the northern part of the Philippines, in the Ilocos Region. I went to Urbiztondo Beach in the town of San Juan for three days in April 2019. This beach has a small strip of hostels and food places catering to the burgeoning surf scene there.

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Architecture Landscape Photoblog

Quanzhou, Fujian, China 2018 Trip Log

14 minutes 48 seconds, Direct YouTube Link Click here to see ALL PHOTOS of the trip on Flickr, sequenced by date and location. Quanzhou is a city in Fujian, Southern…

gem October 7, 2019

Outside Manila Transportation

Vintage Warplanes, Clark

I went to Clark Air Force City, formerly Clark Air Base, in Angeles, Pampanga, hree hours north of Metro Manila here in the Philippines on April 27, 2019 and photographed…

gem October 7, 2019

Architecture Outside Manila Rural

Cowboy Town Replica

I went to Clark, Angeles, Pampanga, three hours north of Metro Manila here in the Philippines on April 27, 2019 and photographed this replica cowboy town at the El Kabayo…

gem October 7, 2019

Architecture Metro Manila Transportation

Bamboo Organ Church and Sarao Jeepney Factory

I went south of Metro Manila on Black Saturday 2019 ( April 20, 2019 ) to the Bamboo Organ Church and the Sarao Jeepney Factory in Las Piñas, Philippines. Direct…

gem October 7, 2019

Bali Photoblog Travel

Bali December 2018

1 minute 11 second video, direct YouTube link I went to Bali for three days in December 2018. Stayed mostly in Seminyak. Click here to see all the photos from…

gem October 7, 2019

food Metro Manila Videos

Ten food videos

Vlogs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=316Bw235AVs (02:59) The Dessert Museum in S Maison Mall, Philippines - walk-through video , March 6, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbQPGHphAec (03:50) Dinner in the Sky Philippines, May 4, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-wOLWiD6R4 (05:19)…

gem October 7, 2019

Metro Manila People Videos

Three slice of life videos on the Philippines

October 4, 2019: 20 second video about sudden floods after a short downpour, Quezon City, Metro Manila August 26, 2018, Poblacion, Makati, 37 seconds March 3, 2019, Quiapo, Manila, 2…

gem October 7, 2019

Graffiti Metro Manila Photoblog

5 Quezon City graffiti spots, 2019 (two short videos)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtlcHYdi_C4 Shot on 10/4/2019, Scout Madrinan St., Quezon City, Philippines (0:24) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOViiz53SXM&t shot 08/31/2019 (02:52) Timestamps: graffiti set 1: 00:03 (A. Roces) 2: 00:36 (Scout Gandia) 3: 01:40 (Scout Tobias)…

gem October 7, 2019

Hong Kong Outside Manila Thailand

2016 and 2018 Travel Videos (HK, Banaue, Bangkok)

2016: Banaue: 7 minutes 45 seconds Click here to read about this trip. Hong Kong: 4 minutes 19 seconds Click here to read about this trip. 2018: Bangkok: 32 minutes…

gem June 25, 2018

Animals Metro Manila Videos

Four Slice of Life Videos about the Philippines

6/11/2017 vlog - Cockfights (sabong) and Graveyards, Manila, Philippines (07:58) My original video got deleted by YouTube in September 2018 for violating community guidelines even though I only shot this…

gem June 14, 2018

Graffiti Videos

Five Graffiti Videos (2016- 2018)

Vacant Lot Graffiti, Scout Chuatoco, Quezon City, Philippines (6/8/2018) Two Sets of Great Graffiti- Scout Tobias Street, Philippines, March 2018 Bangkok, Thailand Graffiti Seen from a Canal Ferry, March 2018…

gem June 14, 2018

Graffiti Thailand Travel

Bangkok Holy Week 2018 travel log

Went to Bangkok, Thailand, over the Easter holiday on March 25 to April 2, 2018. The 30 minute video below is my travel diary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeskPKeZgNY I also made shorter individual…

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Photoblog Thailand Travel

Day 2 – Bangkok 2018

March 26, 2018 I took the ferry that runs along one of Bangkok's numerous canals at Pratunam pier. I got off at the Wat Si Bun Ruang stop. Airplane…

gem May 26, 2018

Thailand Travel

Day 3- Bangkok 2018

March 27, 2018 Watch day 3 starting from 27:05 of my trip diary video: I followed the chapter on the Bangkok Yai canal in the book 22 Walks in Bangkok. From…

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Thailand Travel

Days 4 to 7- Bangkok 2018

Day 4: March 28, 2018 Here's the view outside my friend's place. I left around noon to check into the Sofitel Sukhumvit Hotel. Another friend flew in from Singapore to…

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The New Rot Fai Market Ratchada, Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand Travel

Day 8- Bangkok 2018

April 1, 2018 It was Easter Sunday that day. I went out for a late lunch at a small diner near my friend's place. Grabbed some snacks too from the…

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Thailand Travel

Day 9- Bangkok 2018

April 2, 2018 Click photos to enlarge: I took the train to the Saphan Thaksin metro station and took the ferry that runs alongside the Chao Phraya river to go…

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Thailand Travel

Day 10- Bangkok 2018

April 3, 2018 I flew back home to Manila in the morning. Click here to see the Flickr album. Watch the full 30 minute video of my trip. Back to…

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Photoblog Thailand Travel

Day 1 – Bangkok 2018

March 25, 2018 Chatuchak Market After leaving my bags at my friend's place, we went to Chatuchak Weekend Market. We took the BTS to the Mo Chit stop, but left…

gem May 24, 2018

Graffiti Laos Photoblog

Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016 travel log

I went to Bangkok, Thailand and Luang Prabang, Laos on October 19-27, 2016. Trip log: Click each day to see posts. Day 1: October 19, 2016- flew to Bangkok, Thailand…

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Thailand Travel

Day 9 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 27, 2016 Click photos to enlarge: On my last day, I went to the Jim Thompson House before heading to the airport after lunch. Jim Thompson was an American…

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Thailand Travel

Day 8 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 26, 2016 (back to Bangkok) Click photos to enlarge: I took the metro to the Saphan Taksin BTS station that's a staircase away from Sathorn Pier. There are ferries…

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Laos Rural Travel

Day 7 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 25, 2016 (Luang Prabang departure day) Click photos to enlarge: Early in the morning, I biked around again and took some photos of the Royal Palace Museum since it…

gem December 4, 2017

Laos Rural Travel

Day 6 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 24, 2017 (Luang Prabang Day 3) Click photos to enlarge: I started the day with a great breakfast at Lotus Villa. I had this every morning of my stay…

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Laos Rural Travel

Day 5 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 23, 2016 (Luang Prabang Day 2) Click photos to enlarge: I woke up right before sunrise to catch the early morning alms-giving ceremony. It was so early, it was…

gem December 4, 2017

Laos Travel

Day 4 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 22, 2016 Click photos to enlarge: I arrived in Luang Prabang around 5:30 AM in the morning via the bus I boarded in Chiang Rai 16 hours before. I…

gem December 4, 2017

Laos Thailand Travel

Day 3- Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 21, 2016 (Luang Prabang Day 1) Click photos to enlarge: Total ground covered on this day: The train pulled into Chiang Mai early in the morning. I went to…

gem December 4, 2017

Graffiti Thailand Travel

Day 2- Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 20, 2016 Click photos to enlarge: I walked around Bangkok's Chinatown in the morning, then headed to the Bangkok Train Station late in the afternoon to take the overnight…

gem December 4, 2017

Thailand Travel

Day 1- Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 19, 2016 Click photos to enlarge. I took Philippine Airlines to Bangkok: After exiting immigration, my first order of business was to get a sim card - for Google…

gem December 4, 2017

Instagram Metro Manila Transportation

Vespa on a truck

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Instagram Metro Manila

Minions on a jeepney

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gem November 10, 2017

Hong Kong Travel

Three days and Two Nights in Hong Kong (2016)

This is my 4 minute video journal for my trip to Hong Kong last October 8 to 10, 2016: (choose 720p HD quality on the lower right hand corner for…

gem November 8, 2017

Animals Metro Manila Outside Manila

seven animals (October 2015 to May 2016)

dog perched on a push cart with plastic bags, Quezon City, Philippines, October 2015 rooster, Fairview, May 2016 roadside monkey, Subic, April 2016 cat behind grilles of a corner store,…

gem January 15, 2017

Metro Manila Night Transportation

pedicab on rainy street at night

Philippines, May 2015

gem December 30, 2016

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