Birthdays Slideshow - 2010

With Renz's Birthday Celebration over, it's time to compile all the family's birthday celebrations for the year. I've had this idea for some time now.

Here are all of our wacky birthday pictures for 2010 in a slideshow. This year would be the first time that I was able to take pictures of all celebrators (celebrants?) on his/her birthday at their seats in the dinner table.

Even with Tita Gay out to care for my mother-in-law's hip and wrist injury recovery, I'm able to take pictures. Tight spaces are no problems either, thanks to the flexible mini tripod I bought for my old point-and-shoot digital camera.

Renz Birthday 2010

It's Renz's turn for a birthday celebration and his birthday caps the year's birthday celebrations for the family.

I've already thought of compiling each family member's birthday picture at the dining table and turning them into a birthday slideshow. A tradition of taking pictures around the dinner table just evolved this year, so that'll be fun to watch.

Make the Christmas Picture Tradition Work

In a past entry, I discussed how the Christmas Picture tradition came about and later, the inspiration for this unique Christmas tradition. The output slides and slideshows are actually a product of planning, photo-editing and slideshow software skills.

You might consider this tradition a lifelong work that will continue as the years go by. But how will you manage the yearly Christmas event to ensure that you do get quality photos you will be using for the slideshows?

Unique Christmas Tradition Inspiration

In a past entry, I discussed a yearly Christmas tradition that we have as a family. Nearing December, usually at the first Sunday of Advent, I'd take pictures of the kids by the Christmas Tree.

I then arrange all the past and present Christmas pictures into a Christmas Collage. Before Christmas, I'd send the collage to friends as Christmas Cards or electronic greeting cards.

The collages have since evolved into Christmas Slideshows which I also now post in social networking sites like Facebook.

My Morning Rush Top Ten Entry

Chico and Delamar are probably a couple of the most successful disc jockeys (DJ's) ever to ride the FM Band racetracks. They're currently over at DWFM Monster Radio RX 93.1.

They've been in the business for decades. Not that they're old though. But they certainly have a big following especially in their segment called the Morning Rush's Top Ten.

When I was still working, I'd listen to the Morning Rush with Chico and Delamar program virtually everyday. I'd tune it to their radio program as early as 6am. As I drove to work, the program kept my cool whenever there was heavy traffic on the way.

Although I'd switch stations to listen to some news on the AM band, I'd try to always catch the Top Ten segment batches. Chico and Delamar would air 5 of the top winning entries every 30 minutes, so there would be a Top Ten every hour.