fullcircle: December 2010

Monday, December 20, 2010

Full Circle 5th Night - MISA DE GALLO - DUBAI Menu?

Story Outside Full Circle

MISA DE GALLO - DUBAI

Ikalimang Simbang Gabi sa Dubai

St.Mary's Catholic Church Dubai, UAE

December 19, 2010

Whenever I enter St.Mary's Church gate...

many filipinos gathered at the back of the church and they are so busy...

busy selling food... meals and snacks...

and like us, who came from office will definetely

stop for a while and take a quick meal.

With my kids,

we will finish our dinner here at the back of the church

and I always tell them our Philippine Simbang Gabi Menu...

Since we are living at Sta.Maria, Bulacan...I think most of the

unique simbang gabi food is there...like...

The classic Bibingka na may itlog na maalat sa ibabaw
(sizes are small, medium at large),

another classic is Puto Bungbong (sizes are 3", 6" & 8")
na binalutan ng niyog at star margarine (ang alat),
ito pa ang isa ang Plain na Puto na may anis sa ibabaw...

yung korteng bible ang kapal, may libreng pa itong
isang pitsel na tsaa kung take away..hahahaha...

pero kung dine-in bottom less ang tsaa mo...hahahaha ulit...

Ito pa ang isang classic na food sa amin ang walang kamatayang

Dinuguan (pig blood...sabi nga ng bunso ko) at Puto (maliit lang parang cupcake),

Plain Lugaw, Arrozcaldo (sometimes tigas ng manok),
Valenciana (ito yung sinaing na kanin na may atsuete (color orange)
at tinadtad na manok (matigas din..pang sabong ata) na may patatas,

siling pula na may greenpeas at pagka special mayroon itong pasas...

Hindi lang yan...anjan yung kalamay, kutsinta, palitaw, biko, binatog,

tapsilog, tosilog, pakaplog (pandesal, kape at itlog),pansit luglog,

pansit bihon, pansit canton, chicharong baboy, chicharong bulaklak,

chicharong balat ng nokma,chicharong hangin ('lam mo yun),

kropek atbp...

Since na nasa bulacan nga kami...maglakad ka lang ng konti palayo ng

simbahan...makakabili ka na ng triangulo, 5 star, thunder, pla-pla, tinapa,

crying cow, sinturon ni hudas, higad, bawang, whistle bomb at dinamita...(joke lang..).

hayyy...miss ko na ang pasko ng pinas....

Simbang Gabi Menu in Dubai is different....

syempre abroad tayo eh...foods like...

spaghetti, dunkin donuts,goldilocks cakes & pastry's, leche flan,

ube, hotdog on bun, hotdog on stick, meal pack (kanin at ulam),

kutsinta (malabsa),puto (buhaghag), soft drinks in can, bottled water...

Not only that...

for sale din ang DVD ni father, calendars, diary book,

christmas cards, prayer books,raffle tickets and many more...

And when you go outside church premises...

you can buy mobile load, pasa load and

they will offer you carlift (not for free of course..),

you will receive also a change visa flyers from our kabayan,

massage experts flyers from chinese chicks and many more..

hahahaha..lol...

Anyways...

I took this VR 360° Image for you to have an idea

what is our Simbang Gabi Menu

here in Dubai...Enjoy...

Five more nights na lang....

This is an INTERACTIVE IMAGE.
Click and drag in the image in any direction to change the view.

Use the "shift" key to zoom in and "Ctl/Command" key to zoom out.

Misa de Gallo - Dubai (Ikalimang Simbang Gabi sa Dubai) in Dubai

Technicals:

Camera: Nikon D300

Exposure Mode: Manual

Shutter Speed: 2 sec./ f8

Lens: Sigma 4.88 mm Fish Eye

Gears: Slik Multi Arm Panhead

Manfrotto Mono Pad

Phottix Shutter Remote

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Full Circle 1st Night - MISA DE GALLO - DUBAI

Story Outside Full Circle

MISA DE GALLO - DUBAI

Unang Simbang Gabi sa Dubai

St.Mary's Catholic Church Dubai, UAE

December 15, 2010

We leave our house as early as 6 pm and hoping

that we can park our car near the church.

Together with my mother in law (on vacation)

and my 3 kids, we reach St.Mary's Church at 6:30 pm

and thank God got parking space near the gate.

Entering the church compound, people are having their

photos beside the big christmas tree...Church volunteers

are in a hurry preparing the cordons for the parishioners...

I placed my family beside simbang Gabi Altar and rush to my car

to get my couples for christ ID...why? 'coz i want to help

our fellow brothers in preparing the church for the mass...

With my camera around my body, i started to carry chairs,

getting traffic cones for cordoning the areas and assisting

sisters to guide people (98% filipinos) which area to

be occupy....It's very tough job - being a volunteer specially

on first night of Simbang Gabi....everyone wants to be near the altar.

Exactly 8:30 pm the programs starts...

Lighting of the Christmas Tree....programs hosted by Indian brothers

and Cristmas Carols rendered by Filipino Community...and of course

sing & dance by our Filipina sisters.

9:00 pm.Simbang Gabi starts...in God's grace,i was located inside the

perimeter of the altar, which is a very good location in shooting

VR 360° Image. I shoot 3 sets of VR...before the mass start, during

the entrance of the holy bible & during communion.

Enjoy!!!

This is an INTERACTIVE IMAGE.
Click and drag in the image in any direction to change the view.
Use the "shift" key to zoom in and "Ctl/Command" key to zoom out.

Misa de Gallo - Dubai (Simbang Gabi sa Dubai) in Dubai

Misa de Gallo-Dubai (Simbang Gabi sa Dubai) in Dubai

Technicals:

Camera: Nikon D300

Exposure Mode: Manual / Handheld

Shutter Speed: 1 sec./ f8

Full Circle 4th Night - MISA DE GALLO - DUBAI

Story Outside Full Circle

MISA DE GALLO - DUBAI

Ikaapat na Simbang Gabi sa Dubai

St.Mary's Catholic Church Dubai, UAE

December 18, 2010

This morning i went to my favorite photoshop here in Dubai...

for my daughters camera & lens service. After they received my stuff

i just roam around inside the store and found out this "multi-arm panhead"

A visit to my Favorite Photo Shop in Dubai

tiiiinnnggg... my brain bulb lit up!!!

i can use this in my new manfrotto monopad (light d life xmas gift)...

immediately i bought it and plan to use it tonight...

MULTI ARM PAN HEAD

8:30 pm, 4th Simbang Gabi sa Dubai

We set up our chairs (my 3 kids & my mother in law) at the

middle of church compound for two reasons...

first my mother in law wanted to be near the altar, and

second of course to shoot VR during the mass to cover the whole area.

Oppps...

Again, shooting vr on low lighting condition is very difficult, plus

you're doing it handheld in a shutterspeed of 2 sec. and most of the peeps are

in action...wtf (what the face!)

So, please excuse me on my VR Image below...i just want to record the

spirit of christmas in 360°Image and share it with you...Enjoy!!!

This is an INTERACTIVE IMAGE.
Click and drag in the image in any direction to change the view.
Use the "shift" key to zoom in and "Ctl/Command" key to zoom out.

Misa de Gallo - Dubai (Ikaapat na Simbang Gabi sa Dubai) in Dubai

Technicals:

Camera: Nikon D300

Exposure Mode: Manual

Shutter Speed: 2 sec./ f8

Lens: Sigma 4.88 mm Fish Eye

Gears: Slik Multi Arm Panhead

Manfrotto Mono Pad

Phottix Shutter Remote