Welcome to Link Love: the Narcissism Edition. Narcissism? Yes, narcissism - this edition of Link Love is full of shameless plugs and gratuitous links to my work. Can you handle it? Read on.
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Since I posted photos of the PhUV, several people have left comments on the vehicle. Quite a number have posed some questions. I hope the following literature will address most of the questions asked.

On that note, I might as well put in my two cents worth. The PhUV, you see, is a prototype - I’ve described at as a proof of concept. It proves that we can produce a vehicle locally, and proves that we can produce it for under half a million pesos.

Yes, some of the parts looked cheap. No, the vehicle was not completely or cleanly finished. Yes, it could have benefited from quite a deal of detailing. Keep in mind thought that the vehicle presented was, like I mentioned, a prototype. It was proof that we can do this.

As the vehicle moves closer to mass production, more improvements will start coming. We can start mass-producing curved panels, fine-tune the design, and clean up those little flaws that everybody picks on.

Having said all that, I’ll shut up and leave you to read the literature on the PhUV. [more…]

Yes, this is the PhUV. What do you think?

Tags: Philippine Utility Vehicle, Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the Philippines, PhUV, MVPMAP, Philippine Independence

Is this an actual picture of the MVPMAP’s PhUV?  [edit: Yes, it is!]

Find out. Head over to the Market! Market! Central Plaza and see it unveiled.

The exhibit will run from June 12 to 13, but they will unveil the vehicle at 6:00 p.m. today.
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I’ve been writing for Popular Photo & Imaging’s blog: PopPhoto Flash. I posted a few links to some of my articles before, but I realized recently that I never really dedicated a post to make an announcement about this.

Well, let me say it again just for good measure: I’m been writing for PopPhoto Flash.

Do you want to know what I’ve written? Follow the jump to see the list of my posts so far.

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See more photography-related strips by Aaron Johnson at www.whattheduck.net

The first photography.101 lesson we had was that it’s not about the camera, but we also mentioned the importance of good tools. This is why we’d like to help you pick a better camera.

You see, it’s way too easy to get robbed at the camera store. Yes, camera prices may be dropping, but it’s still too easy to get suckered into buying a camera for certain features that you don’t really want - or need.

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Pauline Gevaña, 10 years old, has to undergo chemotherapy this June and would appreciate any help, financial or otherwise. This is her story, taken from my sister’s blog.

Back in August 1999 when she was 3, Pauline was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Her mother, Yolly, had to give up her job to be able to give her the full attention she needed. At the height of the medical crisis, her father left and ran to the arms of another woman. For the past 7 years, Pauline’s life has been a series of trips to and from their home in Sta. Rosa and the Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) in Quezon City for testing, medication, therapy, and sometimes hospital confinement. Her hair had fallen off and grown back many times; strangers would stare or say insensitive comments. Her treatments sometimes made her weak, disabling her from playing with her friends from the neighborhood. Her frequent absences have forced her to miss school, and even drop out many times.

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