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There are two new clinical reports from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Autism. These reports will help pediatricians recognize an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) earlier and guide families to effective interventions, which ultimately will improve the lives of affected children and their families.

The first report, titled “Identification and Evaluation of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders,” provides detailed information on signs and symptoms so pediatricians can recognize and assess ASD in their patients. Educational strategies and associated therapies, which are the cornerstones of treatment, are reviewed in the second report, titled “Management of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.”

Language delays, typically around 18 months of age, usually prompt parents to raise concerns to their child’s pediatrician. However, there are earlier subtle signs that could lead to earlier diagnosis if detected. These include not turning when the parent says the baby’s name, not turning to look when the parent points out something and not pointing to show parents an interesting object or event, lacking back-and-forth babbling, smiling late, and failing to make eye contact with people.

Most children form attachments with a stuffed animal, special pillow or blanket at some time during early development. Children with ASD may prefer hard items, such as ballpoint pens, flashlights, keys and action figures. They may insist on holding the object at all times.

The report advises pediatricians to be cognizant of signs of ASD and other developmental concerns at every well-child visit by simply asking the parents if they or their child’s other caregivers have any concerns about their child’s development or behavior. If concerns are present that may relate to ASD, the clinician is advised to use a standardized screening tool.

The report also introduces universal screening. Pediatricians are urged to conduct formal ASD screenings on all children at 18 and 24 months regardless of whether there are any concerns.

Red flags that indicate the need for immediate evaluation are no babbling or pointing or other gesture by 12 months, no single words by 16 months, no two-word spontaneous phrases by 24 months, and loss of language or social skills at any age.

Early intervention can make a huge difference in the child’s prognosis, said report co-author Chris Johnson, MD, FAAP. “Autism doesn’t go away, but therapy can help the child cope in regular environments. It helps children want to learn and communicate.”

Early intervention is crucial for effective treatment. The report on managing children with ASD strongly advises intervention as soon as an ASD diagnosis is seriously considered rather than deferring until a definitive diagnosis is made. The child should be actively engaged in intensive intervention at least 25 hours per week, 12 months per year, with a low student-to-teacher ratio allowing for sufficient one-on-one time. Parents also should be included.

Pediatricians who treat children with ASD should recognize that many of their patients will use nonstandard therapies, according to the report. Therefore, it’s important for them to become knowledgeable about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, ask families about current and past CAM use, and provide balanced information and advice about treatment options, including identifying risks or potential harmful effects. They should avoid becoming defensive or dismissing CAM in ways that convey a lack of sensitivity or concern, while helping families to understand how to evaluate scientific evidence and recognize unsubstantiated treatments.

Both reports can be accessed on the AAP website via the following links:
Identification and Evaluation of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Clinical Report)
Management of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Clinical Report)

Source: Advance for OT Practitioners

So in a few weeks, I’ll probably start using the first wired internet provider here since dial-up.

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) websites provide Medicare Updates. Quoted below is the June 27 update by APTA.

The US House of Representatives passed HR 6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patient and Providers Act (MIPPA) but the US Senate failed to pass the bill before adjourning for recess. HR 6331 contains key provisions critical for physical therapists and our patients including provisions to avoid the 10.6% reduction in payments under the Medicare physician fee schedule and extension of the therapy cap exceptions process starting on July 1, 2008.

Congress will reconvene on Monday, July 7, and is expected to begin negotiations on a Medicare package that can achieve the needed votes in the US House, the US Senate, and be signed by the President. Continued advocacy to voice your support for quick action on Medicare legislation in July is essential.

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Statement by APTA President R. Scott, PT, PhD.
Friday, June 27, 2008

“I’m extremely disappointed that Congress has failed to take action on behalf of Medicare patients and their providers before the July 1 deadline. In failing to pass legislation to assure that beneficiaries continue to get the therapy care they need, Congress has placed the health of many seniors and persons with disabilities in jeopardy.

“The situation is made worse by the fact that the $1,810 cap on therapy care will include services provided to beneficiaries since January 1 of this year, even if those services qualified for an exception to the therapy cap. Evidence suggests that roughly 12.6% of beneficiaries will exceed the therapy cap, and because of this interpretation some patients are likely to already have reached their “cap” on services when the exceptions process expires on June 30. This could force many patients to pay out of pocket for the therapy services they need.

“The 10.6% cut in payments under the Medicare fee schedule will also have a detrimental impact on the physical therapists who provide outpatient therapy services. Many physical therapists practices that provide care for a large number of Medicare beneficiaries are already operating on tight cash flow margins and may not be able to stay afloat if this cut remains in effect.

“The American Physical Therapy Association will continue to work on behalf of Medicare patients and the physical therapists who are their partners in recovery. We will explore all viable options for keeping these policies from harming patients, and we urge Congress to come to a speedy resolution when it reconvenes in July and pass legislation that remedies this critical situation.”

Source: APTA

If you figured in a recent accident, in pain and are planning to consult a truck accident lawyer, check out this event first to get your facts straight on the management of pain.

When & Where
August 17-22, 2008
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre

The International Association for the Study of Pain invites you to join the world’s premier Congress devoted to research and treatment of pain.

You will network with – and hear from – thousands of the world’s leading experts on pain as they share their thoughts, research and findings on this critical topic.

Purpose and Objectives of the Congress
This Congress benefits those just entering the field of pain research and treatment, and those interested in updating their skills and knowledge of promising research and treatment possibilities.

Intended Audience
This multidisciplinary meeting is of interest to:

• basic scientists
• physicians
• psychologists
• dentists
• nurses
• physical therapists
• pharmacists
• professors
• researchers
• students, trainees and young professionals
• other health professionals

The learning objectives of this event are:

• deliver a state-of-the-art overview of a wide range of topics in the area of pain, enhancing the skills of our delegates
• provide practical reviews of current research and therapies in these areas
• enable delegates to participate in formal and informal discussions with international experts on pain management and pain research, so they can incorporate those views into their practices

For more information, visit the IASP Website.

Here is a public announcement from the Down Syndrome Association of the Philippines Inc. (DSAPI):

Dear DSAPI Members,

Please mark your calendar on July 27, 2008 (Sunday) for our annual Free Clinic. This is an opportunity for our members to take advantage of the best medical and paramedical services offered. Most of our
country’s specialists in the fields of Genetics, Pediatrics, Orthopedics, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Endocrinology, Dentistry, ENT, Immunology, Dermatology and Rehabilitation Medicine shall pull together their expertise for a very noble cause, that is treating the children with Down Syndrome and giving them the right medical directions.

See you on July 27 at the Multi-Purpose Covered Court of San Lorenzo Village, Makati City. Clinic will be from 8:00am – 2:00pm (first-come- first-serve basis).

EMAIL FOR DETAILS: adette_de_la_paz@yahoo.com

Sincerely,
Adette de la Paz
Operations Manger

Noted by:
Catherine C. Cornell
President

The following is an article submitted to us by another Filipino physical therapist colleague of ours.

Integrated Neuromuscular Taping Therapy
by Valentin C. Dones III, MSPT, PTRP, COMT, DMS, MP, AT

Functional movements are usually limited secondary to pain experienced by the patient. The pain may be due to neurological or musculoskeletal disorder. A lot of patients encountered in the physical therapy setting include those with low back pain, bicipital tendonitis, patellofemoral pain syndrome, myofascial pain syndrome or adhesive capsulitis among others. The physical therapy techniques which are usually used are hotpacks, therapeutic currents, ultrasound, stretching and exercises. Taping is seldom used. If utilized, it usually limits range of motion. More often, the physical therapist would ask the patient to limit his/her functional activities so as to wait healing of tissues and prevent exacerbation of soft tissue dysfunctions.

Taping techniques are also seldom, if not, used in frozen shoulder. Limiting the movement will further promote tightening of the capsule that surrounds the shoulder joint. Patients are usually limited by pain. They avoid movements, such as getting objects overhead. These may cause sharp pain at the root of the shoulder. There are also instances wherein a patient with an ankle sprain is being asked to restrict an activity. This may be of significant interest to those who need to dance or run or engage in a particular type of sport. The conventional taping technique may cause severe restriction in the range of motion.

The Integrated Neuromuscular Taping Therapy (INMTT) is designed to promote motion in the functional pain free range. It uses tapes which are locally available. It has been proven in various case studies that it helps relieve pain and improve range of motion in patients with musculoskeletal syndrome. It relies on simple yet effective manual therapy techniques with use of tape to promote improvement.

A patient suffering from low back pain was asked to bend forward. He would complain of pain and paresthesia running down his thigh and leg. Upon application of INMTT, the patient immediately reported pain relief and absence of paresthesia. His Oswestry Functional Disability Index (a questionnaire for low back pain) after 5 applications demonstrated a clinically significant decrease in the scores which indicate functional improvement.

Another patient with scoliosis and low back pain scored 16 from the initial 31 in the Modified Oswestry Disability Index. This was after applying the INMTT in one session. The patient reported elimination of pain in the back.

A patient with brachioradialis pain reported significant decrease in discomfort and pain after a single application of the INMTT.

This is a taping therapy. It involves use of tape after application of specific manual therapy techniques. The INMTT may be of significant value in the clinical practice of physical therapy in the future. Its easy to learn method yet scientific approach had been proven beneficial in cases of musculoskeletal complaints.

About the Author
Valentin C. Dones III, MSPT, PTRP, COMT, DMS is a certified manual therapist. He took up his Master’s Degree in Orthopedic Physical Therapy in the University of Santo Tomas in Collaboration with the University of South Australia. He is currently working as an instructor in the University of Santo Tomas – College of Rehabilitation Sciences. He is the integrated manual physical therapist of Clinica Sparoma and clinical supervisor of San Martin De Porres Rehabilitation and Medical Center. His main interest is manual therapy in orthopedics. If you have any inquiries, you may email Mr. Dones at valdones2003@yahoo.com or contact (63) 919-4077701.

If you would also like to submit articles to our website, please feel free to do so by clicking on the “Contact Us” link.

picture taken from www.wowphilippines.com.ph

I can’t believe what I read at GMANews.TV which reported that an influential business group wants the government to privatize a handful of the country’s major tourist spots, a move that they said will ensure the preservation of the areas.

Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry president and appointed tourism private sector chief Samie Lim said the Philippine Tourism Authority should sell some of its major assets which have the potential to become even more attractive to both foreign and local visitors.

Among those spots that should be privatized are the Banaue Rice Terraces, Picnic Grove and Palace in the Sky in Tagaytay City and Burnham Park in Baguio City.

Apart from this proposal, Lim is also raising the possibility of privatizing all the government-controlled duty-free shops. I don’t have a problem with that,

You can privatized all you want but leave Banaue and other natural wonders alone.

Source: http://beta.ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20080603/tbs-businessmen-want-rice-terraces-other-1da90e5.html

Typhoon Frank’s “visit” to the Philippine archipelago last June 21, 2008 caused a lot of trouble to a lot of my fellow Filipinos: flood, sunken ship, darkness, dead people, and lost bunch of dreams…

As I watch the ongoing rescue on the few survivors of the sunken ship (MV Princess of the Stars, a Sulpicio Line vessel), I can’t help but feel deep sorrow especially for those who, the dead

Summit Health Care Institute cordially invites everyone to a Clinical Symposium on Recognition and Management of ADHD and Autism with Jocelyn Nieva M. Yatco-Bautista, MD, FPPA, FCAPPI as speaker. She is a child psychiatrist at the University of Santo Tomas Hospital and the Hospital of
the Infant Jesus and a former president of the Philippine Psychiatric Association.

When & Where
Saturday, July 5, 2008
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
STI College, Taft Avenue near corner Pres. Quirino Avenue, Malate, Manila, Philippines

Fees
Pre-registration (until June 30, 2008) - Php 600
On-Site registration - P800

Fee includes snack and Certificate of Attendance. Part of proceeds shall be allotted for Summit Healthcare Charity Activities.

For details, please call Ms. Gloria Sayo Mercado via mobile number (63) 906-7173653 or at telephone no. (632) 412-8694.

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Life Skills Therapy Center and Therapy Works present to you a seminar titled An Introduction to the Use of Cognitive Strategies to Enable Children’s Occupational Performance.

Course Description
This seminar will present an introduction to the use of cognitive strateges to increase motor competence in children. The Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) Approach will be highlighted. It will include a discussion on:

• the theoretical framework underpinning cognitive strategies in general and CO-OP in particular;
• the key features of the CO-OP;
• global and domain specific strategies;
• populations with which the CO-OP may be used;
• current evidence supporting the use of the CO-OP.

When & Where
July 13, 2008
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

For registration and further information, please call 02-8530358 or 8530121 and look for Sally or Cris.

Just before I go to other things, let me point you to RG Cruz and Filipino Voices to update what I last posted. I’ll try to find time in the near future to discuss issues related to the abduction. But for now, let me just post here an announcement on the upcoming Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism:

Winners in Ongpin Awards Known By June 26
Source: Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility

The best investigative and explanatory reports published in 2007 will be named on June 26 from among ten finalists during the 19th Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence on Journalism (JVOAEJ), the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) which administers the awards has announced.

This year’s finalists are:

Palace document shows gov’t plan to neutralize Left
Norman Bordadora and Michael Lim Ubac
Philippine Daily Inquirer
July 16-17, 2007

The road to Italy
Gemma Luz Corotan
Newsbreak
September-December 2007

Inside PCGG 21 years later
Fernando del Mundo, Margaux C. Ortiz, Jerry Esplanada and Daxim L. Lucas
with reports from TJ Burgonio and Lawrence de Guzman
Philippine Daily Inquirer
February 22-25, 2007

Environmentalists to govt: Manage garbage, don’t promote landfills, dumps
Nora O. Gamolo
The Manila Times
October 28-29, October 31-November 1, 2007

Trapped in a web of lives
Glenda M. Gloria
Newsbreak
December 2007-February 2008

Garci was here
Miriam Grace A. Go
Newsbreak
July-September 2007

The battle for Manila’s gateway
Roel Landingin
Newsbreak
September-December 2007

Bridging the digital gap
Allison Lopez, Riza Olchondra, Juliet Labog-Javellana with reports from
Julie S. Alipala
Chief: Fernando del Mundo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
December 27-29, 2007

Malansang balak ng Hapon sa Pilipinas
Soliman A. Santos and Kenneth Roland A. Guda
Pinoy Weekly
October 17-23, 2007

What’s swimming in your soup?
Prime Sarmiento
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Published in Malaya, November 27-28, 2007

To focus attention and encourage reporting on the urgent issues of human rights, the environment, and governance and corruption, the JVOAEJ awards this year scanned both investigative and explanatory articles on these three topics.

For more information, click here. As seats are limited this year, please contact CMFR (+63 2 894-1326/894-1314) to confirm your attendance.

Established in 1990, the JVOAEJ has become one of the most prestigious journalism awards in the Philippines.

Quoted below is the USCIS Update dated June 11, 2008. This is good news for fellow therapists who are on their sixth year in H-1B non-immigrant status.

USCIS to Offer Premium Processing for Certain Form I-140 Petitions
Service Begins June 16, 2008

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that on June 16, 2008, it will begin accepting Premium Processing Service requests for Forms I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker) filed on behalf of certain alien workers who are nearing the end of their sixth year in H-1B nonimmigrant status. 

Premium Processing Service offers 15 calendar-day processing for designated employment-based petitions and applications upon request.  There is a nonrefundable fee of $1000 for this service.  During the 15-day period, USCIS will issue either an approval or denial notice, a notice of intent to deny, a request for evidence, or open an investigation for fraud or misrepresentation.  USCIS previously designated certain classifications under Form I-140 for Premium Processing Service in the May 23, 2006 issue of the Federal Register.  See 71 FR 29662.

USCIS is limiting Premium Processing Service for Form I-140 petitions that are filed on behalf of aliens:

• Whose sixth year will end within 60 days;
• Who are only eligible for a further extension of H-1B nonimmigrant status under section 104(c) of the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 (AC21); and 
• Who are ineligible to extend their H-1B status under section 106(a) of AC21.

Section 104(c) of AC21 permits applicants to extend their stay in H-1B nonimmigrant status in increments of up to three years, provided they are the beneficiary of an approved Form I-140 and an immigrant visa is not immediately available.   Section 106(a) of AC21 permits applicants to extend their stay in H-1B nonimmigrant status in increments of up to one year, provided the Form I-140 petition or underlying labor certification has been pending for at least 365 days.

For more details on Premium Processing Service for the Form I-140 petitions described in this announcement, see the “How Do I Use the Premium Processing Service” page in the Related Links section of this page or the Fact Sheet also linked in the Related Links section.

Source: USCIS

Fisheye2. White. Nuff said.

Wait, you're wondering where the meme is? Its a few lines down below.  See what I did with the title? (Oh shoot! Get it? No? Fine.) Anyway, I got my hands on this baby the other night (met up with Jennie) but I was busy so I couldn't write an entry right away. Heh. That's also why this meme is late (I was tagged by Helga last Sunday)

1. What was I doing 10 years ago? Being stressed and pressured because all my elementary classmates were no longer at the same section as I was. At the same time we moved houses so all my childhood friends (some [American ones] went back to the States) and memories faded away. Also, mourning for the loss of vendomachines with lots of chocolates and candies around my neighborhood (not exactly my neighborhood).  Come to think of it, I was emo before I even knew it. Oh! I was also busy playing the guitar (or at least learning how to) and exchanging Hanson posters. (What?)

2. What are 5 things on my to-do list today? Since my day is about to end, I plan to go home, take pictures with my Fisheye2 and finish the whole roll of film, sleep, wake up, go to the nearest Konica express and get it processed. Since it takes them an hour and a half to scan the transfer the pictures to a cd, I will walk around the mall and check out some beachwear because we are going to the beach this weekend for a company outing. No Im not excited because we are going to Subic, where I live. Meh.

//Edit: I just got myself into a drinkfest so I wont be able to sleep just yet.

3. Snacks I enjoy: Nachos, Doritos, Lays, Ruffles and salsa. Oreo cookies dunked in peanut butter. Cheese, on tuna. Cheese on crackers or alone, cubed. Uhm... Is rice a snack? Cus I love eating kaaaaanniiiinnn!!!

4. Places I’ve lived: Olongapo City, (Subic) Zambales | Acacia,  Malabon City | Sampaloc, Manila | WoW Cubao, Quezon City

5. Things I’d do if I were a billionaire: I wouldn't be here now. Im prolly busy taking pictures of the pyrmids in Egypt, I will waste it on trips all over the world. Buy A LOT OF SHOES. Waste it on film and digital cameras. Manage a business. Oh and also donate occassionally to charity. Lulz.

6. People I want to know more about: Hmmm....I don't really know.

Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation Anyway … nice blog to visit.

cheers, Indecency!!

When & Where
August 17, 2008
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Function Hall, 2nd floor, EGI Tower, Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila, Philippines (near Dela Salle University)

Objectives

• Discuss the needs of the child with low tone/hypotonia.
• Discuss the needs of the premature and high risk infant.
• Demonstrate activities (tone influencing patterns) to promote proximal activity and head and trunk control for increased participation in play and activities of daily living.
• Demonstrate activities to stimulate the child with low arousal and attention.
• Discuss the application of facilitation, inhibition and stimulation in the planning and implementing of occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy management of the child with cerebral palsy.

Schedule of Activities

8:30 - 9:00 Registration
9:00 - 10:00 Lecture: Sensorimotor problems seen in the premature and high risk infant
10:30 - 11:45 (with working break) Mat Activity: Proximal Activation
11:45 - 12:00 BAG Announcements
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break
13:15 -15:00: Mat Work: Tone Influencing Patterns in Treatment Activities (Problem Solving)
- Head and trunk control
- Arm use in play and daily activities
- Use of the lower extremities for postural stability and transitions
15:00 - 15:15 Break
15:15 - 16:00 More mat practice!
16:00 - 16:15 Q&A about specific problems

Seminar Fee
Pre-registration (From July 28- August 13, 2008): 1, 200 PhP
On-site registration: 1, 500 PhP
(Registration fee includes 2 snacks and handouts.)

Please wear comfortable clothes and socks. Bring also a doll (with dimensions that approximate an infant).

For reservations and inquiries, sms or call BAG-Philippines at 0917 733 6409. You may also send them an e-mail at bobath_philippines@yahoo.com.

Pharmacology for Physical Therapists

Course Developer/Faculty: Peter C. Panus, PT, PhD

June 21-22, 2008
Dearborn (Detroit), MI (Henry Ford Fairlane Rehabilitation and Athletic Medicine)

July 19-20, 2008
West Orange, NJ (Kessler Institute For Rehabilitation)

1.3 CEUs, or 13 contact hours

Level: Intermediate

Most of your patients and clients are taking prescription and/or over-the-counter medications. What should you know about the clinical pharmacology to manage them effectively? You’ll study the effect of drug actions on the major body systems, including mechanisms of therapeutic and adverse effects, problems involving drug interaction, and variables that modify drugs’ effects. The course will focus on many of the drugs most commonly used in treating neuromusculoskeletal and cardiovascular disorders and, using case reports, will discuss specific effects that have an impact on the physical therapy management of patients and clients.

Upon completing this course you’ll be able to:

• Describe various methods of administering drugs and the different pharmacokinetic properties of each method.
• Identify the basic principles of pharmacodynamics and their specific applications.
• Recognize the importance of variables that modify drug effects, such as physiological, pathological, and genetic variables, medication errors, and drug interactions.
• Describe the concepts of psychological and physical dependence, tolerance, withdrawal, receptor, sensitivity, and cross-tolerance.
• Describe the mechanism of action of general drug classes.
• Discuss the specific adverse effects that have an impact on physical therapy interventions.
• Describe how the autonomic nervous system governs an organ or tissue and the effects of cardiovascular and respiratory drugs that mimic or antagonize these effects.
• Identify the physical therapist’s role in implementing the new OASIS guideline on drug regimens.

Read more »

Thursday, I went to Shangri-La Plaza for the French Film Festival only to find out that the film I was trying to catch, Serbis, was shown the day before. FAIL. This film made it to Cannes and I heard it was praised by Sean Penn. Anyway, I made it in time for the 4:30pm curtain, the film was  Ma vie en l’air (Love is in The Air). It was ok but somehow lacking. The story is about a guy who works as a plane crash risk analyst. I forgot what he's called but he gives tests to pilots through a trouble simulator and checks how the pilots would get out of the situation the safest way possible, to prevent casualties. But he is afraid to ride the plane himself and hasn't been on one ever. He finds, what he thinks is his true love but she flies to Australia and asks him to follow but he doesn't because of his fear. After the movie, I decided to get food before I watch the next film (7pm)which is called Now Showing. This film was the highlight of the night. The director, Raya Martin, was there (I didn't expect him to be so young) as well as some of the actresses. The movie was 4hrs and 50mins long. (whew!) I know, this was originally 9hrs and it was trimmed down. Because of this I was curious so I stayed to watch atleast the first 2hrs (I have work at 10pm). First 30 mins o fit and I wanted to leave. OMG it was boring. The reason why it was 4hrs long was because it was raw. Imagine watching raw home video footages from childhood, that's what it was like. Ok, I have to give credit to the idea but I wished he edited it and took out some scenes. The end part of the tape , you know, when your screen turns blue? Yes, it was there too. No offense, this is just my opinion. The movie could have been a good one but I wouldn't know for sure. I dunno if something happens in the end, something exciting perhaps, because I didn't have enough patience and curiosity. The movie was also part of Cannes. Meh. I've had it and left after the scene he took of a Jolibee toy figure moving around the table. FAIL.

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A few weeks back, I found a Cannon EOS Rebel K2 lying around at home and I was on my way to the beach. So I grabbed it and tested it. I had so much fun. However, I used a cheap film so the pictures aren't that clear. Uhm... I'm not sure if that's related? I just got the film processed at Digiprint, set here. Also, I dunno why I'm developing (Get it? Developing? No? Fine.) the habit of posting updates on my weekend, that took place more than two weeks ago. Huh?

I uploaded this and it turned upside down. Weird.