Troy Jacob

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|Events|

A lot of us know the basics when it comes to what is needed to capture the “perfect” #ootd, but taking it from an expert especially a renowned photographer - now that’s something.

After being taught and being in the presence of one of the most renowned photographer that I look up to – BJ Pascual – it was really memorable being in front of him, together with some influencers and personalities during his talk. Today – April 22, 2017 – I attended the #SMStyleSeries that features some of the most popular names to date, BJ Pascual was our speaker for today.

Each and every one of us who came to see and hear his talk learned something new, or just reviewed things that most of us already know. At first I didn’t know what the talk was all about I just decided to attend and see for myself. I was really happy that it was about how to capture the “perfect” #ootd, together with some pointers that could be used in photography. And me being photography one of my hobbies and also one of the courses I plan to take on, was really into what he was talking about. So all in all it was a great afternoon for all of us.

Another bonus is that I met some new friends and people. I met another avid follower of BJ Pascual, his name was also BJ so I laughed with him knowing that he too has the same name with our speaker today. Also I made another friend, he was currently taking on Fashion Designing at SoFA so I said “… I’m also a blogger, I just started out a year ago, but here. Still improving”, so he said that he’ll check out my blog and we should hang out some time again for other events. He also invited me to his upcoming fashion show, so I was really excited for it

I don’t plan on discussing what he discussed to us deeper, all I want to do is share the experience of having him give us pointers in taking photos of not just us but what we like also. And also it’s just so time consuming and I’m being too lazy to do so hahaha!

I will surely attend more of these kinds of events in the future. Hopefully, more to come!

|Events| A lot of us know the basics when it comes to what is needed to capture the “perfect” #ootd, but taking it from an expert espec...

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|Travel|

Philippines can and will offer you so, so much. But out of all the places and things that it can offer, Vigan City is the location that I really wanted to visit ever since my passion for traveling started. Maybe because most of it is made up of old.

I know I can see and experience old heritage stuff anywhere, just head on over to National Museum then you’ll see artifacts and old paintings. But there is still something different for me when I was in Vigan. As a person that really and truly appreciates and adores design and architecture, being in Vigan was happiness. Every snap and every shot can be portrayed from modern to old, or maybe old to modern.

I’m telling you this now, you cannot leave Vigan without riding they’re Kalesa. I know that we can ride Kalesa here in Metro Manila, but it’s different there. The manong driver of your Kalesa is your personal tour guide of Vigan, so you will see just by then how progressive their tourism aspect is.

Calle Crisologo is the most famous place/street in Vigan because it is the most well preserved part of the town with all the heritage and design of the houses. One major stop that we did while we were in Vigan was visit the famous Syquia Mansion. The Syquia Mansion was originally owned by a proud Chinese Family – the Sy Ki Ah. The mansion was even more famous because half of its history was mostly composed of the lifetime of the 6^th President of the Philippines – Elpidio Quirino.

And guys, you should also try their homemade Empanadas. You can actually find them all around the city. And I promise you they are so worth the 30 – 55 pesos range. They are served piping hot and freshly cooked, paired with their Sukang Ilocos.

Vigan City is a town you should and will watch out for in the future. I recommend it to anyone who wants to have a dose of old Filipino heritage. I promise myself to comeback, maybe with some friends in mind.

|Travel| Philippines can and will offer you so, so much. But out of all the places and things that it can offer, Vigan Ci...

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|Events|

Fairs are a common ground today. You can commonly see fliers, and advertisements about fairs nowadays. They are mostly held in big cities like in Makati, Bonifacio Global City, Ortigas, and etc. These kinds of events are very thrilling to attend to because there are things that you can and will find here but not anywhere else.

In fact the fair or the event that I’m going to feature in this blog post is the 1^st every fair that I attended, and what a relief that I decided to go with an Art Fair. But this not just an art fair. This was the Art Fair Philippines.

Art Fairs like these are very interesting and a very good idea because it provides a platform and an area where Local Artists, New & Upcoming Artists, and also Old Artists can show some of their works and masterpieces. It can help them sell their work to clients and companies not only here in the Philippines but also from other countries.

I was so excited when I decided to attend this year’s Art Fair Philippines, but I thought I need someone with me to appreciate all of the art that I will be seeing. Luckily my friend Franzen was available that day, so yeah! And let me tell we had fun, we didn’t knew that Filipinos can really be this artistic and different and multiple ways possible.

My favorite piece from the whole Art Fair was this Tuxedo that was made with Carbon-based fabric. And what made it more mesmerizing for me was it was hand-drawn all over, its design was like an armor-like figure. A spokesperson of the artist was present that day and he told us that the entire design was hand-drawn and drawn with just a BALLPEN. Yes, a ballpen – so that excluded my liking. So, I asked how much is it, but he told me that it was already sold to client in Singapore with a price of 300,000 dollars.

I really recommend you guys attending events or fairs like these. Nothing compares to what you will experience and see during these kinds of events. They have things that you wouldn’t normally see anywhere. So if you happen to see ads with these kinds of events go! And I’ll be seeing you at next year’s Art Fair Philippines 2018!