Cool article on Med menu

Healthy eating equals good living. 8) http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/25/17087082-tasty-diet-cuts-heart-disease-study-finds?lite jp

Posting an old spring photo

SyFy news!

if your a Battlestar Galactica fan, you don't want to miss this new BSG series! jp

Solar Seminar SF Commonwealth Club tomorrow

If your a big solar geek like me, you want to keep up on the latest trends in the industry. Fortunately the SF Commonwealth club is hosting a great seminar tomorrow on solar energy trends. Check out the info below. jp ------------------------------ http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2013-02-05/solar-flares Lynn Jurich, Co-founder, Sunrun Danny Kennedy, President and Founder, Sungevity Marco Krapels, Executive Vice President, Rabobank Lyndon Rive, Co-founder and CEO, SolarCity Through all the growing pains and political attacks, the U.S. solar industry is still moving ahead. Costs are down, new financing models are removing capital barriers for residential and commercial buyers, and sun energy is no longer just for hippies. What is the solar forecast for 2013? How will the trade spat with China impact the sector? The glut of cheap natural gas promises to undercut renewable energy, yet at the same time it can be a ready complement for when the sun is not shining and the wind isn't blowing. Join us for a spin around the sun. Location: SF Club Office Time: 5:30 p.m. check-in, 6 p.m. program, 7 p.m. networking reception Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID) Also know: Underwritten by Orrick

Starting a new year

Since this is still early in the new year, I am continuing my efforts to update this my personal blog. Anything social media or technical photography will be updated on my other respective blogs. Thanks! jp

MerryChristmas 2012!

Christmas Photos

With Christmas only days away, I thought it would be nice to post some photos with a Christmas theme. 8) jp

Family Photo Video Montage

I finished a photo video montage to be used as a product sample for a meeting I have next week with a Family Photo client. I really enjoy putting these type of products together! jp

Stop the SOPA and PIPA acts!

I totally support Google and Wikipedia's blackout today. If the American people and the most popular websites do not want special interest groups to influence how we use the internet, then Congress should listen to us. Not the lobbyists from Entertainment industries! jp

Happy New Year!

I'd like to wish a belated Happy New Year to everyone on my blog. I would have updated sooner but I was out sick with a bout of bronchitis since the New Year. However I'm feeling better, good enough to do my first official update for my personal blog. So here's a couple highlights for the upcoming new year: 1. Find a new marketing job. Or find another position at Google. 2. Work on finishing my book idea. Try to get it self-published sometime this year. 3. Focus on my portrait photography business. This includes a new Adwords campaign in the Spring. 4. Plan on visiting Europe in May for both vacation and business. I would like to stay a minimum of 2 week but ideally 1-2 months. Just have to see if I have the finances to make it happen. There's a lot of new, cool things I plan for this New Year. I hope y'all can stick around to see it happen...! Cheers, jp

Back in Business

Hi Everyone! Sorry for my long absence of posts but for the past half year I was busying working at Google. But today is the first day that I am back doing my photography, social media AND Adwords consulting business. I promise to do weekly (and hopefully) daily updates on my blogs and twitter accounts. I will also be adding my Google+ as it is one of the newest social media websites this year. Thanks and its great to be back, JP

latest update

Its still a hot one this week. Hope all my friends affected by this heat wave are staying cool. 8)

jp

Photo update

I've been playing around with a new "look" for my recent senior portrait photos. I wanted to get more vibrant colors especially when I'm backgrounds with nice textures (i.e. a colored wall, the sky, a field, etc). With a combination of taking good solid photos, some photoshop actions and a little adjustment, Viola! Here's the first samples. You can compare them with the images I posted on Sunday/Monday.

jp

Photo update

Here are the latest photos from a Senior Portrait photoshoot I did on Sunday. I had a chance to work the lovely Lauren who will be an ag major in college. I have to admit she is one of the best models I've had the pleasure of working with.

jp

political commentary

I just read this article today, "GOP fails to turn off light bulb standards
House Republicans fail to ban rules setting new efficiency standards for bulbs" which just abouts infuriates me. At this point, I am so disenfranchised with my Republican Party. None of their actions or speeches even remotely resonants with me. I feel like they are just trying to ruin the economy and the nation just to say that it's the other party's fault. Instead of working together to solve our country's party, they are still playing partisan politics. I think Thomas Friedman is right. We need a third political party to clean up the mess in Washington DC!

jp

Cool Websites for the day!

Songza
Comment: Make social radio
http://songza.com/?utm_source=GoogleAdwords&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=Songza

BetterFly Beta
Comment: Social Media marketing
http://betterfly.com/

Mac Game Store
Comment: Games for Mac
http://www.macgamestore.com/

Writers Literacy Agents
Comment:
http://www.wlwritersagency.com/

HP MCloud
Comment: self-publish
https://www.magcloud.com/welcome/design

Boater's Club
Comment: cool boat site
http://www.boatsreservation.com/CLUBHOME.asp

Jacada
Comment: Peruvian Cruises
http://www.jacadatravel.com/?jacadaSid=954af62ac0dc2b77709f6bb6070833e1

San Jose Limousine Service
Comment: premiere bay area limo service
http://www.sanjose-limo.com/contact.html

Barker DZP
Comment: Social Media marketing
http://www.barkerdzp.com/

Jenny's Free Coupons
Comment: free coupon site
http://jennysfreecoupons.com/

Daily Entry

I blogged about this topic awhile ago but here's a recent article about how intelligent crows are.

Hitchcockian crows gossip about mean humans

jp

Happy 4th of July

I know its late but here's the photo I took of the fireworks at the Google campus near Shoreline Ampitheater on Monday the 4th of July.

jp

4th of July article

As a Filipino-American, I found this article a bit sad. On this day, let's hope our government will remember those who died serving their country especially on foreign soil. They gave up all their tomorrows so that we could have ours.

'The veterans' cemetery that America forgot'

jp

Happy New Year!

Hope everyone is having a good 4th with BBQs, fireworks and hangout out with family and friends. 8)

jp