PhotoHunt: GLASS

The Zuellig Building in Makati City is a 33-story edifice, mixing sleek aesthetics and sound environmental design, a sight for sore eyes amidst gaudy structures and urban blight.

Makati City, May, 2013, using a phone camera.

PhotoHunt: MONOCHROME

The twists and turns of the lives of The Beatles were succinctly captured in the The Beatles Story at the Albert Dock near the city center of the Fab Four's hometown of Liverpool, England. The exhibition featured details from their early days as struggling musicians, to their rise as global icons, to their eventual parting of ways and treading parallel but inextricably linked paths.

Amidst the cacophony of decades of memorabilia, the very last section of the exhibit stood out for me- a shrine of sorts for arguably the world's favorite Beatle, John Lennon: just a piano, a guitar, and images of John, stripped of all star power, enduring.

Liverpool, England, Decmber 2012, using a digicam.

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PhotoHunt: STEEL

In areas of the country where public utility vehicles are few and far between, passengers in a hurry to get home or have their produce brought to the market resort to "top loading" or riding on the roofs of vehicles, such as these men sitting atop this jeepney in the photo above. Some local government units have issued ordinances making top loading illegal due to obvious health and safety reasons but the practice still persists.

I've traveled via the method in one trip between two municipalities in Mountain Province north of Manila. I must say I understand why people opt for this unconventional seating arrangement: it was relatively less cramped on top, with a 360-degree view of the surrounding vistas, fresh air, cool breeze, plus an unwitting affirmation of one's masculinity as I have 'endured' the perils of top loading. And at the end of the day, it sure beats walking dozens of kilometers or waiting for hours for the next jeepney that will take me from Point A to Point B.

Have nerves of steel. Will travel.

Cagayan De Oro City, 2012, using a digicam.

PhotoHunt: UPPER

One of the roads I drive on en route to the office runs parallel to the approach of our international airport. I was (un)fortunate enough to get this photo because of the intermittent standstill of the morning rush.

I wonder what it would be like to fly to the office everyday...

West Service Road of the South Superhighway, Taguig City, October 2012, using a phone camera.

PhotoHunt: MINISCULE

While standing beneath the Eiffel Tower, with its rich history, massive structure, and dazzling persona, I was cloaked with sheer awe. It is such a blessing to be beside a world icon, immortalized by artists, dissected by scientists, loved by many.

Paris, January 2013, using a digicam.