How the Ninja Master Met his Ninja Soldiers
It's amazing how each person we meet and how we meet can create moments. How we handle moments, although very small and simple to us, will create ripples of kindness, coming back to us when we need it the most.
Such is what I realized in one of our Ninja Talks in the Ninja Lair. I didn't know how many lives you have touched, my wab. All the more reason that we should fight, fight, fight! I asked your Ninja Soldiers how they met you and what their impression was of you.. Here are their answers, enjoy!
Such is what I realized in one of our Ninja Talks in the Ninja Lair. I didn't know how many lives you have touched, my wab. All the more reason that we should fight, fight, fight! I asked your Ninja Soldiers how they met you and what their impression was of you.. Here are their answers, enjoy!
Peterson Yap :In faceboo. 1st impression: kiat na photog!!!
Norman Ymbong: hahahahaha honestly, na meet nako sila along with kuya sa first istorya dinner sa white house and my first impression (as in honestly...) "oh no! cute sya ha!!!" hahahahahaha I was 18 then, virgin, impressionable and very naive! [[silang duha ni trabunco akong crush]] lol Ara girl ^_^
Belle Vargas: i saw him pag college coz gitudlo ni arlyn nga iya daw to ex c lito. haha. dnt really remember wen mi nag-ila ila jud ug tarong.. bt during our adik days sa istorya.net, i remember ngtalk mi ni lito and nag ask ug help kay c arlyn libog kaau.. mura sila ug bf-gf without the label.. haha.. ambot unsay drama ni arlyn ad2 nga klaro na kaau nga sila. hahaha
Timoy Mimoy: I met Lito sa Lan Party at Arctech back in 2002. First impression nko nya was:
Rich kid pero buotan...turns out i was right.
Ladies man...true but not what i imagined. mas pang chix pko nya. heh
Hilumon and Serious...i was soooo wrong. mas bugal2x-on pa cya nko.
Kana ra ako ma huna hunaan for now. Medyo fuzzy na ako memory gud. comes with age, i guess.
Hey Ninja! Get well or else!
Christopher Colinares: Nagkita ming lito katong ni apil ko sa Mr. Philippines hehehe bitaw murag naka limot nko asa mi nag kita ni lito for sure dili gyud sa gym kay wa man gyud ko ana, murag katong sa storya.net pa tingali sa una, with gerard, benjie ug ang uban... Usa ra akong masulti aning lito pariha mi sabaan, pero mga gwapo ug buotan hahaha... hehehe and we had a wedding mid last year with Jason Magbanua, that was awesome, and looking forward for another wedding with the ninja, siya ninja ako turtle raman ko hehehe ayo2 diha bai... Godbless and get well soon... :-)
A-i Skrzydelski: Alphonsian days. gagmay pa kaayo ni si LIto and ara..aw! cute diay until now cute man gihapon mong duha. Classmate mi sa cousin ni Lito nga si michelle then classmate sadmi sa brother ni Ara nga si arsenio. then batchmates sa akong brother ug sa akong cousin mong duha...hahaha! Way back Alphonsian days, kita gyud ang spark sa inyong mata so kamo gyud diay nagkadayon. Whew! until i became a fan of Lito's work sa flickr.Dude, i want u to know im one of you in prayers to kick that big C out of Litos system ♥ your praying ninja, Ai-Poland
J-r Lao: I knew lito (crashnburn) way back in 2004 through istorya.net. I came across this thread where there was a discussion about how he rammed his car along the 2nd mactan bridge and almost killed himself because of his ex (??) or for whatever reason that was. heheh. He was also moderating some of my posts but we got along because we were on the dark side of the INTEL vs AMD thread (Athlon era). I personally met him during the IPC photoshoot @ Mark's studio and I find him to be cool and outgoing..Get well soon bai! and always pray to the Sto. Nino.
Ria M. Villacarillo: ahahahhaha... jst by thinking of answering d question made me laugh out loud :-D lito was my classmate frst year highschool, dats hw i met him :-D cge me away... SWORN ENEMIES TO BE EXACT! ahahahhaa... knw y? coz our advicer and our computer subjct teacher teases us... wahahahha... ako ra maglagot, c lito ky musakay, he jst luv d idea jud na ma irita ko! grrrr... :-D one day sa ako kalagot nya ako cya gilabay ug armchair! wahahahhahah! :-D
Ria M. Villacarillo: nisamot pa jud ko kalagot ky samokon jud ko ni lito, samot na hibaw cya kinsa ako crush! wahahahha.... nya lagot ayu ko nya, d na jud ko nahan mag classmate me.... every year, before mu start class, usually students go SACS para pangetaon kung asa cla section naka assign, and mao jud dayn na ako tan awon sa list if classmate ba mi ni lito ky d jud ko nahan... lito is like levi jud, samokan ever! wahahahha... and to my surprise nagka classmate nasad mi pag 3rd year, bt ds tym na arang2x na and nagka frens na mi, an to ds day, makatawa jud ko hw we turned out to be... as gud gud frens... ;-) i even know sauna tanan mga relatiuonship issues ni lito, and i knw d entire thing about him nd arlyn gettin back together :-D d jud ko kalimt na problema cya ky naglibog cya :-D
Ara Inso: hahahah permission granted ateh...
Odette Abecia: Istorya.net mi nagkaila.. Kami pa man tung mga sabaan sa forum sa una. Lito was only 19 then, human one time nagka-voice chat mi the whole time cge ra ug kanta cya Hahaha..pinalanog pa gyud ug tingog.
Then nagkita na gyud mi here in Oz with his wifey, Arlyn. First impression, way mga libog, and down to earth ug simple ra ug kalipay.
Dyan Marie Cuevas: I first met Lito sa pre-nup shoot nila Agel last May 2010. First time I met him = sugsog. Every time I meet him = sugsog. Each time I think of him, I hear his "MWAHAHAHAHA" evil laugh hahaha. My first impression of him kay, "AYAY. Worthy opponent sa tubaganay! Bring it on!" And so it continues to this day!
Ara Inso: OMG fa. i remember roma mia with mre Aisee and sila ni tito and tita. nya ulaw2x pa mi kaon pizza pag offer ninyo. hahahaa.... kung karon pa to nahitabo, di na to kakaon sila tito and tita...
Franz Arrogante: 5years na man cguro.....nagkaila mi ni lito...1st laptop nako gikan niya....bisag dili pa kaayo mi kaila kaayo ato iya ko gipakuha og laptop.....cguro makahinumdom ka lit..kay gi sir tika dayon ingun ka ayaw pag sir oi.....he he he....Brader Ninja get well soon kay na a pa ta wedding na ikaw ang photographer.....he he he
Daryl G.Gaviola: i heard his voice over the phone hoping he will talk to me (laysho baya au ni si lito inso tatak na ang name sa billboard) first attempt failed.. I called again tomorow and finally was able to talk to him. Hi sir and he answered call me lito please (hala ha! sure ka??!! international photographer ni tih, so humble jed)... appointment was set, time to meet lito and her so friendly wifey... My husband and I were amazed really with his wor, its shows he loves and enjoyed it.... The only thing touches me is that even we're not born in silver platters still the couple have time to chitchat with us (di jed sila arte, in fairness ha cute jed si LITO.... hahaha. sori ara, aw). My husband and I were able to close the deal wheeew.... (grabeh to ka tense sako side my fingers were under the table crossing until we end the conversation.... Sori ms ara taas2xjed ni ako talk heheheheh.
Daryl G.Gaviola: anyways to proceed..... Lito Inso was the one ho took my photos in my very special day (so kinsa may makalimot beh?? heheheh) I was so proud and happy bride then.. Thanks Litz, from my family.... We didnt expect na you are humble even you are that famous... Thank you (simple word coming from our heart)..... Daryl and I are planning na for our silver wedding and please be there and ara ;) You will no longer take photos but be our guest.... LONG LIVE NINJA!!! AJO! AJO!
Kaede Mercz: i met kuya lito when i was still a little boy... hahaha alangan kay ig-agaw gud mi... anyways, siya jud pirme role model namo tulo BDS... he was the one who first introduced the wonders of computer sa amoa, so basically iya sala ngano addicted mi og games... hahaha jowk... what else... uhmmm, YEAH! og katong gisugo niya c Bryan Insonga papalit og lugaw ni manang, den ang gipalit ni bryan kay champorado... EPIC FAIL!!! hahaha nice goin bryan boy... XD
Andy Chiu: When did i first met lito..... Since birth,(cousins) his the same age as my sis carissa. He is also my consultant (tawke) with regards to computers ,lito started at a very young age playing computer games and dismantling computers . He is also one of the reason why i got into dslr photography for sometime now.one of his first wedding photo gig with peter go was in my bro wedding, if i remember it right mura naa cya photo ani nga naka daug ug international competition, these were the days nga nag start pa cya into wedding photograpy ... And look at what he achieved now. Im so proud of you tawke.
Andy Chiu: P.s. Often his advices for both pc and cams is to get the highest and the latest that your budget can afford para maka una ka and dugay paka mu upgrade sunod. This just shows how tawke's personality is...Always be a step a head of your competition so you wont be caught off guard. Tawke just be strong unahi na imu C bai ayaw pa pildi
Aicha Clavel-Go: I meet the master ninja and madz ara on our wedding day (2007) first impression...a beautiful and good couple...og nakaingon q kagwapo ba aning among photographer oi..naka ask q sa q self sure kaha na photographer na or artista nga nasaag? hihi :-) btaw not joking jud...tan aw nq nila mga dato mani d ba kaha ni mga arte but i was surprise how down to earth the two was...mao wla nko hibong nganu na bestfrend ni ranie c ara/lito ( for they came as a package) hihi :-) og nagpicture pajud sa amo wedding for FREE! so amaze and thankful of them thanks again so much...Get well soon master ninja...the little ninja christian is waiting for u to teach him how to be one...God Bless both of u...:-)
Beethoven Awit Jr.: Cebu-sugbo street shoot....
First impression?.... Geeeero kay lami ug paka' kaau ug gears... Pero ge'lang kay pariho man mi bisan bati ko ug gears. hehehe. Pero mas geeeeeeeero jud si fafa Joseph Ong....mao nagka-amigo ghapon mi ug ang uban pang mga geeeeeero nga nahimong Fafagraphy! Fafagraphy forever..wherever...in sickness and in health...ti'l whatever do us part!
Fran Flores Dima-ala: We met Master Ninja & Mrs. Ninja Sept 2010 for our engagement and wedding day shoot but prior to that, the universe (naks!) has this very eccentric way how we connected with Lito and Ara.
After I created our weddingannouncer account I browsed through the forums for wedding tips and what-have-yous. I eventually bumped into the 'proposal stories' section. After posting mine, I started reading the other proposal stories till I got to Ara's post. She had a link to her blogger account for their full proposal story. So we followed it and that's how we found out that they are Cebu's talented wedding memory keepers!
first impression -- simple lang pero rock!!! (unlike some of our local photogs in Bacolod -- naka "outfit" all the time...bwahaha! soooo OA!)
Missmaniniyot LovesFafagraphy: Met Lito at Jayson’s garden during the 1st macro outing with mga hambugero cebu-sugbo “exclusively” invited photographers and became fafagraphy that day kay dili nalang nako i-elaborate ngano! Hahaha! Na-late to silang lito ug mama ara, then pag abot nila, it was lito’s turn to share his expertise in wedding photography to us newbies.
When he was in front sharing how it is being a ninja… he suddenly unzipped his fly for all of us to see!! waaahahahaha! 1st time nakong kita niya perti na namong katawa!! That’s how lito is, willing to go overboard just to make you laugh & create wonderful moments that’s captured not only in the camera, but moreso in our hearts.
Beethoven Awit Jr.: Taympaaaa Mah, unsay naunzipped? Abi nako si fafa Jason ra nang hilig ug cge ug unzipped! Anyway, that day seems like yesterday and one of the best days eversince. Bisan asa nalang ta padung, lig-on ghapon...samot na ron naa nay kaugalingon chaplin. Way kalupig ana. Si Lito ang sakristan....
Ara Inso Missmaniniyot LovesFafagraphy: do you know lito and i had a big fight that day (i forgot why...basta childish stuff) and we weren't supposed to go sa ilang jayson. i dont know but as we were driving ug gaaway naabot na lang mi sa ila jayson. m so happy and blessed that we did go. if not, we wouldn't have formed fafagraphy and i wouldnt have known you guys, one of the best people that ever crossed our lives. thank you fafagraphy..
Dia Baricuatro like Jenny Salvador:, we met lito and ara in a Cebu-Sugbo flickr group EB. can't remember the exact place. both Dia and I already were in flickr way back in 2005/2006 and we were glad of the new young blood invigorating the flickr scene in Cebu. even up to now, their energy is infectious. farley and dia.
Homer Anthony Medici ARC tech lan party cant remeber when was that hahaa basta mao to nga palce kita mi hilig pa nya ato kay mag pa cool mi og rigs pero mas cool iya pc rig hahaa wa pako ka hibaw sya diay owner sa Inso tech hahaa human ato did2 ko balik naka dungog nya sa photography na the rest is history nya mas nag close close did2 sa Chicago kay kami ra torista na taga cebu nag abot did2 hahaa
Eloise Daniot: lito classmate mi since.. I don't know.. murag grade one man tingai.. katong siponon pa kaayo siya. tabian si lito sigig tuyok sa tanan classroom. then tabian sad kaayo iyang dad sa akong mommy while mag wait namo sa school. silingan rami ani niya permi. daghan mig pics pagka bata post nya nako hahaha
Freya Fernandez Dy: classmates pag grade one, two, and not sure if pag grade four ba or grade five. the rest of our elementary days kay snippets na ako ma-remember. like grade two, ka-remember ko nga gihimong automatic prince charming sa class ni mrs balingit kay ambot unsa iyang gi-bribe. then grade six, cge ni siya lunot-lunot kang ernst weigel. i remember him being one of those guys with ernst who chased me to our apartment. it scared the hell out of me. wala na mi nagka-classmate pag high-school, but got close through alphonsian press...katong chickboy days niya.
Ranie Go: First impression ni Lito rich kid guy. But i soon realized he was actually a very down to earth, a joker, simple pro rock, and a very very romantic person. Abi nq ug romantic pd q pro wla r d.i ko sa komingking compared ni Lito :) Im surprised and dako jd au aq pasalamat ug kaikog kay nishoot si Lito sa amo wedding for free. Thank u so much bes and Lito... You two are perfect for each other and an inspiration to many... All is well... :) (tan.aw mo 3 idiots f wla mo kita. Nice au nga movie jd)...
Mary Ann Balista-Jose: I remember pag Grade 2 katong chubbylito pa siya during recess magtapok dayon mi sa front sa library with Jovie Villaflores and someone else di nako ka remember nagstorya kabahin sa mga ungo-ungo. Murag mga correct! Lol!!! I think nagka classmate pud mi Grade 4 Candid. Di jud na siya mahimutang sa iyang lingkuranan. It's either katabion siya or magsamok2x sa uban. Pagka high school Wala nami nagkaclassmate but still remain friends. But he's also involve with extracurricular activities so maka chika gihapon mi about iya love life. Overall, Lito was fun and very enthusiastic!!! Thanks tolits for updating me btw sa mga happenings pag4th year. I was always behind with the news. LOL=
Melvin Navale April 9, 2006 mga 2pm sa marie ceilo(portofino) beach resort... First EB sa istorya.net na akong na atenan... mao ni na time na naglumba sila ligo sa tan lotion nila ate Ara na i think dili ilaha..lol para daw after sa maong outing kay naa silay tan line ek ek.. nya pagka gabie kay nag yarok2x ug tequila while nagpungko sa dalan sa resort.. nya pag buntag yarok napud ug lotion este apply napud diay para lagi magka tan line... nanguli nalang wala gihapoy nausab sa ilang color... pastilan lotiona, imit guro...
Ara Inso: hahahahahahahaha.... nagkatawa ko sa tanning lotion nga way ayooo!!! OMG. i miss this time. super lingaw to nga batch nato sa iSTORYA. didto pud nabanhaw si noy noah. :p
Charmz Chiu: Lito's dad is my dad's friend. I remember Lito went a couple of times to our house to ask some computer stuffs from my brother. Then few years after, i just knew that he is managing a computer shop! I bought my first laptop from him as recommended by my dad. Then he introduced me to Istorya.net I got hooked up a while hehe.. Then of course I met his ex-gf who happens to become his loving and ever supportive wife , no other than Ara :)
Kurt Diores Fick: Met him Last Year. At first, I really thought that this guy would be so serious, so formal, kagalang galang. But as time flew, nilubad jud siya. haha! there I knew, He's the most hilarious and fun person to be with diay. After I joined his workshop, I got even closer to him. and after many wedding shoots and the fun laags I had with him, I felt that he was like a brother to me already. Sometimes a father to me. My master, The best master I have ever known! :D
Catherine Fernandez Regidor Powell: I met Lito and Ara for the first time in SFO. They were introduced to me by Ildger and Jingle. We went out for dinner then the following day I saw this wonderful couple in action during Bayot Jingle and Ildger's pre-nup. I was overwhelmed how this match made in Heaven couple worked hand in hand during the shoot. I was lucky when Lito took a shoot of me as an intermission hehehe. I feel honored and blessed to have known this fellow Bayots..truly down to earth and lingaw kaayo to be with..so grateful when Lito finally took our teaser shoot in Cebu and looking forward for you Fafi to get well soon coz we want you to capture our Cebu wedding memories puhon.
