Musclemen

SPARTA 

Sports and Recreational Training Area [Facility]

November 29, Sunday

Some New Acquiantances

in the world of 

 Calisthenics Competition

Learn something [even a lot] new everyday - - I say.

At least, that's what I hoped to accomplish yesterday at SPARTA [#126 Pioneer St., Mandaluyong].  I attended the "Battle of the Bars", the first ever official "calisthenics competition" event in the Metro.  SPARTA, [the principal owner of which is sportswoman/entrepeneur Amanda Fernandez] which opened last March, again sponsored another first time event.

Eventually, with the proper marketing, and with robust financing, this discipline could eventually increase its demographic dramatically in the months ahead - Let's wait and see ..

Now, this post - It is simply an impromptu, mini-mini [super mini] scrapbook of sorts - with ONLY 5 images ! to be exact, of a few of the athletes [musclemen, as I simply like to call them] i got to meet.

Farrel Salvador

Maybe, I'll post a few action images from the two events i covered yesterday afternoon - whatever - Hey!, this blog is a not a sports thingy or what - it simply is a journal where I sparsely share what i feel like sharing - from the basketball,  football, volleyball [either pro or collegiate] - baseball, softball , MMA - literally whatever sports event I cover week-in, week-out - albeit, with my own "spin" on things ---

 --- ALONG with what ever street photography, human interest, portraiture, behind-the-scenes imagery - stuff that also takes a loy of my time, when I'm not involved with a sports event. 

 - random group shot -

Rear L-R  

 2 Dennis Delton / 3 Jude Ilagan / 4 Jeric Tercero / 5 Farrel Salvador

FYI - the guy on the extreme left #1 -- I didn't get his name -

Front - L-R  

Francis Ian / Mau Gonzaga

It is that Simple [hopefully showcasing my photography skills in the process] and at the same breath, that Hectic, at times  - Truth Be Told -

Fact IS - I have a two week backlog ! - ha ha ha - meaning  since Nov.14 thereabouts, I've covered several collegiate matches, a football fund-raiser or two, compiled a robust amount of blogworthy behind-the-scenes imagery from several  collegiate matches - and I have yet to post them - whatever - !

TON Vergel de Dios / DENNIS Delton / REO RAY Minasalbas

Anyway, for now - I'd just like to thank these guys who gave me a little of their precious time for these simple BUT soulful behind-the-scenes "musclemen snapshots" [albeit limited] - for now ..

 MILL Cabral / RAIN Barnueveo

FARELL Salvador / JERIC Tercero

Coaches - Trainers

MAU Gonzaga / JUDE Ilagan / FRANCIS Ian

brosi gonzales

Flashback

Last November 15 - Emperador Field - BGC
ROUGHLY TWO WEEKS Ago

Familiar Faces

at a

Fund Raiser

Former Fighting Maroons 
-> and UAAP Champions {to boot} !
 {L-R} Steph Permanes - Andoni Santos - Anto Gonzales - 
Gabe Villame - Seth Mordeno - Andrei Mercader - Nathan Octavio

 Former Lady Maroons
 Chin Bautista - Tin Mendoza - 
Kaira Dimatulac - Con Cabrera - Bea Quintos

Let me get this straight - I don't know Rogie.

I visited the OPEN PLAY Fund raiser to get a chance to reconnect with the numerous acquiantances that I'd made in the UAAP Football community, since 2009 up to the present.

I did feel so at home - that was good enough for me.  There were so many other acquaintances of mine {that I would have loved to reconnect with, and hopefully get  "really, really  good" photos of} that did not show up at the said event. No Biggy.

Anyway - Obviously, this post is simply a mini-scrapbook of the few {and as usual - randomly sequenced} images i managed ....

 Camrod / Aina

 Haya

Julia / Gabe

some members of the AWFT

Never had the time to make NEW Acquiantances - I did not even get to photograph my other acquiantances { quite a number, TBTold} that I would have happily posted pictures of - in this post - OK lang  [shouldda come earlier than the scheduled time {4-6 pm} ]

 Jigs Fernandez /   ?   / Setchu Santos / ?

Kitkat / Haya

 Nona / Pauline

 Inez / Aina / Julia / Kimbo

 Cali Navea-Huff / ?

 Bea Velasco

Greg Cancio

So happens it's only Carlo Liay [#18] who I know in this group

Just so happens it's only Ace Villanueva {w hands raised} 
who I know in this group

Kitkat / Bob / Haya 

 Aina / Nona / Camrod

 Anne / Kaira

Camrod / Aina

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Soulful Silhouette

 Stories from Within

Beyond Imagery ... Beyond Words .....

Walk Me Home

walk you home

we are not yet done

walk me home

am i not the only one 

brosi gonzales 

PS

Never underestimate the power of a single image - 

shall one call that "soulful imagery" ??

or the power of words - particularly - when eloqeuntly combined -

shall one call that "poetry" ?? 

Whatever - However one can evaluate/judge my level of imagery - is something beyond my control --  i just try, time and again - to articulate without words - best i can  

With images like "Walk me Home" [above] ...... a micro second was all i had to capture that moment when the shadows of the two pedestrians would be at their longest and be most exagerrated by the passing headlights] - clicking simply had to be timed { after several attempts, several pedestrians, several cars passing} .... again and again .... and again [and again -whew!]
till i got this single frame

'Twas only after a period of time that i realized how powerful/evocative this image was [truly is] [modesty aside]  - subtle as it also is

When an image has substance .... "instinctively", words just come out from me

"walk me home" simply resonates in me {hits home} - every now, and then  - because it does truly relate to true life - [my own, that is] - in more ways than one

I've had so many, many captions / versions / interpretations of this image - swirling in my mind - I really cannot say which is the "right" one or the "best" one - cause ah know there will never be that perfect caption - ever !

.... my other whimsical captions are  .. 

let me walk you home 

you are my friend 

always will i walk you home 

our friendship has no end  

 ------

walk me in the night

walk me in the light

walk me at dusk

walk me at dawn  ....

-------

 bahala na  

and maybe 

after a while 

some other words will come to me  .....


walk me home 
slowly, not fast
tell me stories 
future, present 
- even past


but i'd really like to move forward
with side -trips 'long the way
whereever it takes us
still 
let me walk you home 
cos in my heart you stay 

pa-senti tuda max !  ha ! 

 ------

 whatever ....

endless words and stories

from just  -  one single image  

brosi