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Passenger's Memories

"I woke up as the sun was reddening; and that was the one distinct time in my life, the strangest moment of all, when I didn't know who I was — I was far away from home, haunted and tired with travel, in a cheap hotel room I'd never seen, hearing the hiss of steam outside, and the creak of the old wood of the hotel, and footsteps upstairs, and all the sad sounds, and I looked at the cracked high ceiling and really didn't know who I was for about fifteen strange seconds." - Jack Kerouac from his novel "On The Road"

All pictures were taken using a cellphone camera (Sony Ericsson K850i) last weekend on my way to my parent's place in the province and back to the jungle city of Metro Manila.
COMMENTS
Mariusblack said at 3:44 a.m. on Oct 22, 2008:
i could lose myself in this tabblo, James. nice! =)
Wildthing said at 4:11 a.m. on Oct 22, 2008:
Nice set of B & W, James.......I woke up this morning to a dawn as grey as church roof lead. For a moment I was a stranger to myself. I was still dog-tired, had a force-ten headache, and cursed the booze of the night before. Where was I? I could have been in any cheap motel room in Metro Manila or maybe outside flagstaff, Arizona on route 66. The only sound I could hear was the harsh caw of crows from beyond the steamed-up window. I stared up at the stippled, shadow-infested ceiling, and still didn't KNOW who I really was, beyond my given name. Perhaps I never will.
MichelleMc said at 4:14 a.m. on Oct 22, 2008:
Great shots! Love the B&W and the comp.....a favorite!
Clydo said at 4:26 a.m. on Oct 22, 2008:
Great B&W set James! a great cellphone cam is sometimes better than a D200 eh? Megamall!!!! Is the Thai restaurant Sukhothai still there?
Charlespop said at 7:51 a.m. on Oct 22, 2008:
Love the Band W, the quote and the concept...big salamat from yours truly !
Charlespop said at 7:54 a.m. on Oct 22, 2008:
PS Great comments by Wildthing too !
Andre. said at 9:09 a.m. on Oct 22, 2008:
Looks good in b&w. Shades really add to reality. Grey here too and my morning have just begun. Cool work
YorkJodi said at 10:07 a.m. on Oct 22, 2008:
Lovely photos, James!! I felt just like your quote & Mike's this morning... and I was in my own bed. :'(
Lifequest22 said at 11:12 a.m. on Oct 22, 2008:
The quote and b & w images combine well for that out of body experience.
Pkeener said at 11:14 a.m. on Oct 22, 2008:
Had to be in B&W for sure, with the JK. this is really cool, James. love yr self portrait. Grey here, too. i like the skewed pov of the billboards, and the aerials of the traffic. one of my faves:
"Anybody can make Paris holy, but I can make Topeka holy.'" just like you, James, and your tabblos.
DanMan said at 11:42 a.m. on Oct 22, 2008:
Nice B&W!
Chaitiamma said at 12:43 p.m. on Oct 22, 2008:
I know that feeling James, I used to sit up in bed in an unfamiliar city and wonder where am I. Great Tabblo !!!
Snooway said at 6:20 p.m. on Oct 22, 2008:
very interesting tabblo, so much to look at, reminded me of "On the Road Again"
Joaqy said at 9:19 p.m. on Oct 22, 2008:
Now I know what you mean. Same same but different. Hihi
The rice fields.....going north perhaps? Mabuhay ang SE!
Sirnicolay said at 6:42 a.m. on Oct 23, 2008:
w00t! Thanks, Marius, Michelle, Charles, Andre, Jodi, Linda, Dan, David, Sue, and Joaquin.

Mike, I love how you made the Kerouac more appropriate to the tabblo. Great personal touch! :)

E, you know Megamall! Haha! I'm not sure if SukoThai is still there. I think that part is being renovated at this point. Haha! I'm actually going to Megamall in a while. :)

Pam, I feel flattered with the Topeka analogy. :) Thank you!
Moabjeeper said at 10:06 a.m. on Oct 23, 2008:
Great b/w.
Debdog said at 12:01 a.m. on Oct 24, 2008:
dazed and confused.......;) waking in a strange unfamiliar place, and crowds
Siagian said at 12:39 p.m. on Oct 29, 2008:
pretty good for a cellphone. is that megamall on edsa?
Sirnicolay said at 4:17 a.m. on Nov 14, 2008:
Thanks, guys!

Woody, yes that's Megamall. :)
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