Marco Cabazal, iOS Apps Developer

I am Marco Cabazal, an iOS Developer (iPhone+iPad) and the Octopus’ Garden is my personal blog.

In it, you can find mainly photographs of varying subjects that I find interesting.

Occassionally, you can also find me writing about miscellaneous topics like the many experiences revolving around technology and how it affects our lives, life in general, and of course, photography, which is something I’ve been in love with since I was a child

I ride a yellow Vespa named Frances whom I plan to take with me as I struggle to write my own book. The inspiration for the name Frances, in case you’re wondering, was Frances Mayes who wrote the book Under The Tuscan Sun, and whose character was portrayed by Diane Lane in the post-book film. The book/movie was a subtle eye opener of sorts that took me where I am today.

There are a lot of stories to tell and I’m hoping I’d be able to write them all down just for closure. So please stay around by subscribing to the site feed as I’d be sending out stuff in the next few days.

For the past decade (2000-2011) I had the opportunity to work for Wolfpac Mobile, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Smart Communications. I was in a team doing exciting stuff for mobile and the web. However, at some point in time, I knew I had to make an exodus so I could pursue the things I’m more passionate about on a clean slate. Sometimes, we’ll just have to step way back and let our right-brain take more control.

So, I, with the help of really great friends, decided to put up a small iOS apps development company in Manila and it’s called, The Chill Mill. Depending on context, I’d probably write about our ongoing adventures there in here as well.

You can drop me a note via marco [ dot ] cabazal [ at ] chillmill [ dot ] mobi and +63 (918) 93-MARKU.

Posted on 02 June 2006
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Galleries

Photography

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Clouds Over The Makati City Hall (Time Lapse)

I was hoping the color of light would change dramatically but it didnt. However, subtle movement (cars, clouds) can be noticed if you look closely. :)


A Time Lapse Experiment

I’ve had my camera, a D300, for years now and it has this feature to shoot photos at pre-defined intervals. I’m practically hitting myself in the head for not trying this early on, but it’s never too late to give it a shot. So here’s my initial attempt at Time Lapse Photography. Camera was mounted on [...]


 


Black & White Film Processing At Home

With all the resources out there, this should quickly get you into film processing quickly. This is meant as a beginner’s How-To in developing/processing your Black and White film without the need of a darkroom. But, it should, by no means be considered as a one-top-shop for the topic. If you want to advance further or get more technical, tons of resources are available out there for googling.


Slowing Down and Reuniting with Film

One Way

In this day and age of digital cameras and warp-speed workflows, why would anyone want to go film? That’s a question that has been asked of me these past few weeks. I don’t know, maybe because after a stressful year at work and the associated warp-speed timelines,  I really DO want to SLOW down and [...]


Tech

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Do You Really Need A Smartphone?

Sometimes I just don’t get it with people’s obsession with the latest electronic devices (smartphones, tablets, etc) when the one they’re holding is a perfectly useful one. Your smartphone, for one, is now more than just a phone and the things that you can do with it and what your phone can “become” will surprise [...]


Top Reasons Why You Might Want To Get That Backup Harddisk Already

Regardless of the interests that you have, it’s most likely that you have already accumulated huge amounts of data across the years. However you put it, these data is a big part of your life already. From your college papers, your business presentations, to your accounting and tax sheets, from your technical whitepapers to personnel [...]


Elsewhere

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Would You Be Your Own Customer?

We’ve seen this scene many times. A company makes a product or does a service and sells it to a customer for bucks, moving on to the next customer, and forgetting about the last. Who cares whether our customers are happy? Who cares as long as we’ve made a sale right? Sadly, this is a [...]


Reminiscing My Not-So-Indiana Jones Moments on the Roofs of Trains

A friend, Estan Cabigas recently shared an interesting story about the PNR (Philippine National Railways) Bicol Express that reminded me of a trip I have yet to make. I’ve been planning to do that some time next year. I’m still hoping there’s a cargo hold somewhere that would allow me to bring my Vespa with [...]