My thesis is entitled "Real-time Automatic Human Recognition Using 3D Gait Analysis" and processes raw skeletal data from the Kinect sensor and extracts gait features to identify persons.

My first fun run was in 2010, but it really sparked my interest in running. It wasn't until 2011 that I started to really train for runs and actually join more.

January 2011: I signed up for a 1-year membership in Sarreal Boxing Gym and took Muay Thai sessions with Jerk, Auds, Sia, and later, Irisse. We went on for a few more sessions, sometimes skipping it for months before going back. It was a really worthwhile experience and I'm pretty sure it contributed to my health.

After Jegs/Sia/Irisse/Mykel's graduation, we went to Pasadena and had studio shots, and made tambay before going to Jegs' graduation party @ David Tea House, Trinoma. Too bad not everyone was there.

Ha. This is still one of my favorite pics, along with the one where I was lying down.

One of the highlights of 2011 was the annual LSCS Reboot. This was my last Reboot with LSCS but it was certainly the best. It was a really great way to end my college life -- by looking back, and being able to tell the people around me what I have really been meaning to for the past 3 years.

One of the things that started in February was the really late night/early morning Seafood Island sessions with Ricco, Mykel, and occassionally, Jerk. After they would come home from work, they'd drop by my house and we'd head to Technohub to eat a boodle feast. It also marked the start of really getting fat. But they were fun times.

Same day, after Seafood Island, we went to Gateway/Teriyaki Boy to have a late celebration of Richmond and Sia's birthday.

Same day, on the way home, we stopped by Heavenly Chocolates and got ordered Sachi Nama, and we had it in Jerk's car. It was memorable because it was one of those days where you just sit inside the car, doing nothing but chat. And the chocolates were really good.

The last stop for the month was the first time I learned Fireworks photography thanks to Ricco. We went to the parking lot of Mall of Asia because it had a better view for taking pictures rather than paying a thousand for a spot near the main area. We had food from the stalls inside the mall instead and I got myself a Php250 tripod from CD-R King.

Best birthday ever. I celebrated my birthday on March 5 by treating my friends to lunch in Tagaytay. I only had one wish during this day, that everyone would be there and that there will be no more fighting and arguments. I was a bit sad when Marj said she wouldn't go anymore, but was happy when all the people I invited came. Really, 21 was the best birthday ever.

I'm not keeping track of countries anymore. But after my birthday, we went back to MoA to watch the Pyro Olympics again. Same old routine, me and some others went to the north parking lot to take photos, while some booked for seats in UCC.

Sumibiyakids is one of our favorite tambayan places because a lot of LSCS moments happened here too. We would always be invited to their events and we usually get treats after eating there. This year was one of the last moments we spent there, and a lot of us came, from ID 105's to 110's. Of course, we went there a couple of times after, but not with as much as many people, and no free ice cream nor a huge bottle of wine.

LSCS had their Loopback party on March 26, after 3 years of saving up for it. The event was a success! There were live bands, dancers, and other activities, and we had Jessica Mendoza as our host. There was also a mobile drink-all-you-can bar that probably got a lot of people that night. This is one of the few decent pics I have during the event.

I don't know if you can tell, but I'm already kind of really drunk at this point. This is one of the moments I really tried hard to not forget. Sadly, I lost the hard copy of the photo. I always smile whenever I see this picture, followed by a slight pinch on my chest.

Of course, at the end of the night, I was the most drunk. I'm not sure if I was the one who drank the most, but I remembered having around more than 10 cups of mixed drinks and 7 shots of whatever those colorful stuff were. Despite forgetting a lot of stuff that happened during the night, the happenings that I wanted to stick with me did so and I won't be forgetting them anytime soon.

We watched Thor and went bowling, one of the few moments we had with Marj coming along with us.

Some time in June, DLSU had events before the centennial. Uni and Isis needed to attend something at 7:30pm. The relics of Saint La Salle was there, along with free food and some other stuff. This is a picture of Isis taken the same day in San Miguel by the Bay. We went to see X-Men, if I remember correctly, and had lunch at TGI Friday

It was DLSU's 100-year celebration, and we figured that the school would be full and the traffic in the area would be so bad that we decided to just spend the night at Max's in Roxas Boulevard. The Max's chicken-all-you-can promo was still on-going! 2 barkadas joined into one table. Really, while I don't get to spend much time with them, I know they are awesome people and I wish these moments continued on. We're all a great bunch. Sadly, ...

I checked my pictures, and it was indeed the very last time I've spent with Marx. After the centennial celebration, everything just went steady to downhill. For the most part, I know it was my fault. It's really hard when you break someone's trust. You never intended to hurt anyone, much more try to ruin someone's reputation. But you were stupid and you did. So you really wish you had never have done the deed. Tsk. A lot has changed ever since mid-year. And I really really really miss her.

So it was a time of moving on... I cleaned my workspace, cleaned my room, cleaned my bed, cleaned my files, cleaned almost everything. But there was something I noticed just now as I was typing this. I haven't cleaned myself of memories. See that noodle that lights up? You probably don't, but now that I think of it, it's a sign that I still held on to memories. Even when things were already so blurry, I kept on holding on and hoping for things to fix themselves. It wasn't totally out of my system.

Trying something different, I decided to go out and relax a bit. I wanted to get out of all the things that were stressing me out, and this is what I needed. Thanks to Jerk, we were able to go get Auds and spend time at the newly relocated Banchetto. We were a bit early, but nevertheless had good street food.

We were supposed to be at Banchetto with Jegs, but she had to stay in Trinoma, so we instead went there. We were really in the mood to try new things, and for the lack of better things to do, we tried The Vortex in Timezone, a ride where you pass through a rotating tunnel which totally makes you dizzy. Of course, we can easily tell what happened to Jegs inside...

To start off August, I presented my undergrad thesis to VP visitors from Google. They really liked my presentation and the work, and there were murmurs of job offers. However, murmurs stayed as such. It was a great day, though, as I got to sit in a room with them to discuss Google products as well as general stuff such as startups, education, etc.

After the Google Talk was a whole night planned out that failed because of severe traffic in all the areas we planned to go to. Jerk and I fetched Irisse from Makati, which was the first traffic area. Took us more than 2 hours to get there from school. Then we headed to Ortigas to fetch Auds and Jegs, and we planned to go to Banawe for Muay Thai, but it was also jam packed with cars along the way. We decided to go to Banchetto, which is by the way going back to Ortigas, but it started raining and the traffic was really heavy. We ended up ordering from Sunrise Buckets and watching short clips at Jerk's before calling it a night.

Our long-awaited outing finally came on August 20. Of course, I was depressed that time for obvious reasons. I slept, or at least tried to sleep outside. Around 4am, everyone was already asleep. I should have gone to sleep too, instead of getting my camera. But meh... when I saw things I shouldn't have, it made me decide on some things. I had been miserable for quite a few months already, and I didn't want to be miserable any longer. I told myself that I had enough already, that I had served my punishment, and the treatment I had been experiencing was already way beyond the line. I got over my biggest regret.

This is Jerk playing with the air bed that we turned into a mini-raft-slash-huge-wakeboard.

Here is a portion of the girls sitting on the mini-raft. I was laughing at the end at Elainey telling Murphy to keep on waving and looking at the camera even after having turned their backs.

And this is me taking a video of everyone having fun and doing their own thing. It was a beautiful sight and yet at the same time a very sad one for me.

What followed the next morning was a calm morning for me. I was able to look people straight on, and I didn't mind what I was shooting. This is a picture of everyone who went. Sadly I'm not in the picture, someone had to hold the camera since it was raining really hard.

At the end of the month, it wasn't me who needed unwinding anymore. I went with Ricco, Amcel and Rui to Laguna to shoot things and shoot stuff. We had dinner at Seafood Island, and made a toast to life. Sadly I can't find the pics of the toast.

This photo was taken during the CRC6 Kickoff. It's quite shocking because just a year ago, we were in their position. Time flew by really fast in 2011. As in really fast. Anyway, these are the twelve awesome people I was talking about. It always cheers me up to meet new people that inspire me and push me to do better. Among the dozen was Zhayne, and given the little amount of time I've talked to her then, I found renewed inspiration in my quest to continue working on things that would attract Google. And also in my quest to take running seriously.

A lot of things came up in work, but still, we managed to get out and have fun. I must admit, things are getting repetitive, however, the best times I have are always spent with the same people. We went to Centris to play laser tag, and headed to Trinoma for Red Box. It was during this day where Richmond did that fail. From here on, time just flew by so fast.

October 1, we went to Shakey's in Espana for Mykel's party together with her family. It has been a long time since I last attended a children's party. It was also the time when I figured it's only a few years away until we'd be having our children's party for our own kids.

Murphy and Chesca acting out.

Elainey and Mykel acting out.

After the celebration, we had a boy's night out at the Chua residences. Needless to say, there was booze and this is a video of drunk slapping.

Zhayne asked me if I could do the pictorial for CRC6, needed for the company profile as well as other materials. It was difficult for me since I had no idea what they needed and I wasn't ready at all. I wasn't really satisfied nor happy with the results. However, they said it looked great and they liked it. That was enough for me that time, but next time I'm definitely going to do better.

The next day, me and the IHIS team and Jerk went to Megamall for Dinner @ Dad's to celebrate another milestone of the project. This is Jon being Jon in the parking lot as he tries to light up the sensors without being caught by it timing out.

I don't know the reason behind but CRC6 treated us to Yellow Cab towards the end of the month. It was fun, and after lunch, MVC filled the rest of the day. This other picture is Evan experiencing the rainbow. Some people still don't get it.

Excel, Zhayne, Chari and Gem. Just like us, they received their laptops and laptop bags, and they were all excited about it.

We had a mini get-together at Centerstage in Jupiter, and these guys are playing Monopoly Deal.

Needless to say, there were those who were drunk, and there were those who were more drunk than drunk.

Chesca invited us to celebrate with her in Kitchen, Greenbelt 3. It was a fun experience since we haven't seen each other for quite a long while. After her celebration, we went on to watch the adventures of Tintin where Keavy tagged along.

Mid-month, we decided to have our annual barkada Christmas party. Plans didn't go accordingly, we didn't have time to cook, etc. So we decided to yank all plans and order food instead. Before everything, we spent time at Red Box in Trinoma. Most of them had buffet at Cabalen first. Afterwards, we went to the grocery area to shop some needed stuff for the party.

Thanks to Alloy for hosting the event! We went to the Chua residences right after grocery shopping. Jerk had to go home to get some stuff and they met with Elainey. Some of us went to the MRT up to Ortigas and hopped on with Alloy and her sister to get home. Afterwards, it was a night full of fun, Kinect, drinks and kwentuhans. Though it was mostly us boys left awake to tell stories.

Ending the month for non-family related events is the CRC Alumni Party, held at the Que residences. It was a good venue to meet the older peeps of CRC. From batch 5, only me, Marj and RC came. Nevertheless it was a great experience and I learned some photog tricks as well.