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VENICE -- Break by the canal.

VENICE, Italy - a gentleman takes a cigarette break from delivering duties at a back alley beside one of the canals of the quaint city by the water.

August in Paris is for sun bathing by the Seine River. Here, two parisienne gentlemen bask in the morning light in their speedos, sans the sand and surf.

Chef Margarita Fores runs Whitespace on Pasong Tamo, Makati, and gives to benefit indigent culinary students and teachers through Chefs for Education 2011.

Chef Rob Penzon gives to Chefs For Education 2011, a plush benefit dinner to raise funds for indigent culinary students and teachers.

The BPO industry in the Philippines is so much richer with actresses/models like Farrah Florer working in it.

Chef Colin McKay pours out for Chefs for Education 2011, for the benefit of indigent culinary students and teachers.

Piolo Pascual is the country's most celebrated actor in the Philippines today. Writing about Piolo and photographing him for the book remains to be one of the most sterling experiences in my profession. Being a true friend took on a new meaning, as this very private actor opened his home to me...i rummaged through his scrapbooks from childhood, invaded his fridge, and even followed him to bed and the bathroom. I wanted people to see how real this star is. And seeing that reality only added to his mystery, it seems. It was an honor and a pleasure I wanted to share with every reader of PIOLO:BELIEVING (A PICTORIAL BIOGRAPHY OF PIOLO PASCUAL). There were thousand of pictures, only 170 plus could be included in the book. Hopefully, I can post more of what I've taken of Piolo, here in this blog -- spicy and interesting snaps that didn't make it to print. Hope y'all stick around for another doze of PIOLO pics.

I don't quite remember how Derek looked like when he had a full head of hair. I thought about this when I shot Derek for Belo Man in 2012. The star of TV5's Kidlat really takes good care of his skin and his physique obviously.