Tag: ondoy

Soapbox: Cosplay ‘Phography’ and Natural Disasters

by otaking on Jul.07, 2010, under Soapbox

Note the sheer professionalism of the ideal subject.

It must be real tough to be an average cosplay photographer (or ‘Freelance Phographer’ as this profile indicates) in this country. It’s not enough that everyone accuses you of groping tweeners and taking surreptitious upskirt photos. Now you can’t even have a good laugh at other people’s expense, like this guy who just wanted Ondoy rains and Milenyo winds because it’s pretty outside his window. I mean, who wouldn’t want to go back to killing hundreds and displacing thousands of people, destroying property and livelihood, especially if you have the luxury of watching the whole thing from the distance of a TV screen?

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News: Typhoon Ondoy devastates Metro Manila – Where to give Relief Donations

by otaking on Sep.27, 2009, under News

Ondoy drenches Metro Manila with the heaviest rainfall in four decades.

Ondoy drenches Metro Manila with the heaviest rainfall in four decades.

I know this isn’t what I usually write about. Please bear with me.

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