Mercedes Restoration: Road Trip to Pampanga
on Nov 19, 2009 in Cars Mercedes Benz Off Topic This week we went on a road trip to the province of Pampanga, just outside of Metro Manila, In particular to the towns of Angeles and San Fernando. It was sort of a mini-mission to source an outfit to help us with the interior wood components of the...

Random Shots No.16: A Classic Ford F-100
on Nov 18, 2009 in Mercedes Benz A Beautifully restored 1950'Ford F100Except for the red tail lights, everything on the exterior of this truck is either black or chrome. Slightly lowered and given super large rims. The exhausts were given a modern touch too. This car's paint job is...

This is off topic but: Hewlett Packard Laptops SUCK!!!!
on Nov 14, 2009 in Off Topic I just need to rant about something and you have no choice but to indulge me because this is my blog.I had a bunch of stuff ready for posting but I lost most of it because--well you read the title--Hewlett Packard SUCKS!!!! I bought this Hewlett Pack...

Coccothrinax Crinita: Old Man Palm
on Nov 9, 2009 in International Palm Society palm trees exotic plants Palmtalk gardens If Cousin It from the Adams Family wore a hat made out of palm leaves he would look like this tree. This is the famed Coccothrinax Crinita, or Old Man Palm which is endemic to Cuba. Cuba in it's relatively isolated geological location and unique so...

Random Shots No.15: The Vintage Cameras
on Nov 8, 2009 in Old Stuff Random shots Cameras Black and white photos As an homage to vintage cameras, let's do this in black and white shall we?

It's beginning to look a little like Christmas
on Nov 8, 2009 in Keyboard cat House Stuff Paintings Christmas It's November so it means the Christmas Decorations should already start going up. We're actually a bit late going into this. Usually by All Saint's Day (November 1) the the boxes are out and the Christmas Tree has been aired out. I had a previous p...

Pictures of Cameras : Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta
on Nov 8, 2009 in videos Old Stuff Colored photos Cameras This is a camera that is straight out of a Steampunk movie: the Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta. This is my favorite camera in the collection. I am not sure how well this still works but the mechanics of it is what gets me. From Cameraquest:Unusual by modern...

Pictures of Cameras: Bell and Howell
on Nov 7, 2009 in videos Old Stuff Colored photos Cameras Here's another Movie Camera. Its a bit more sophisticated and complex than the Kodak, a Bell and Howell 134 8mm. From Mr Martin's Website: There were several 134 camera models depending on whether they came with one or multiple lenses. The Bell &...

Pictures of Cameras : Rolleiflex
on Nov 6, 2009 in videos Old Stuff Colored photos House Stuff Cameras Here is one of the more elegant looking cameras, the Rolleiflex. From Wikipedia : Rolleiflex is the name of a long-running and diverse line of high-end cameras made by the German company Rollei. The "Rolleiflex" name is most commonly used to refer to...

Pictures of Cameras: Cine Kodak Eight Model 20
on Nov 5, 2009 in videos Old Stuff Colored photos Cameras Here's and interestingly sleek and compact movie camera, a Cine Kodak 8 Model 20. It kind of reminds me of the industrial design styling of the current apple products for some reason. Its just small bare and simple. From the Kodak website: This ma...