Stranger #2: Mr. Jun
Those who can’t do, have to make do. 
I was totally unprepared for this encounter so I had to make do with my N70′s phone camera and a lot of editing.
This was taken at the St. Luke’s Medical Center lobby, after Mia was discharged from the hospital. It has been a grueling 4 days of confinement, and for the people at St. Luke’s, they will spare no expense to make their ‘guests’ feel at ease because of well, whatever purpose they have for being at a hospital.
Mr. Jun is part of that effort. He was playing a baby grand piano at the lobby while chatting to a doctor. I approached them and asked if he (Jun) was also a doctor. He laughed and said no. The other guy said, “I’m the doctor. He’s a doctor of music.”
So there you go. Wasn’t too embarrassed because of that. It turns out Mr. Jun (forgot his last name) is also a professor at the University of the Philippines’ College of Music, which is my alma mater.
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Mr. Jun is my second stranger for the 100 Strangers project. If you want to learn interesting ways and techniques to photograph human subjects (and learn about them), join us.
November 2nd, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Nice, at least you know his name, that part isnt strange anymore
There’d be a few people who’d come near you if you have a camera and ask for a photo without knowing where that photo would end up nor bothering to ask for a copy…we had a project like that b4 pero di natuloy, try ko yan meme, if its a meme…
hope little girl is better…ingat!
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iris reply on November 2nd, 2008:
Sali ka G! maiinspire ka sa mga kuha ng ibang group members. it’s not really a meme, but an ongoing thing where you can share a portrait of a stranger once a day sa flickr group. then you can blog about it. i first wrote about it here: http://www.naptimerocks.com/2008/10/03/my-first-stranger/
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November 2nd, 2008 at 9:30 pm
very nice! makes me wish i heard him play.
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November 4th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
dumadaan dito..ang ganda kahit n70 lang.:)
nakakainspire ung mga kuha mo:)
(para sa’kin, mahirap kumuha ng litrato sa mga tao, kailangan kc maging friendly, which in fact, di ako nakikihalubilo..haha)
good shot:) mindanao blogger ka ba?
kudos:)
keep8up
link back din ha:)
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iris reply on November 6th, 2008:
salamat tanchi sa pagdaan
tama ka, mahirap talaga mag-approach ng stranger at kuhana ng picture. kaya kung gusto mo rin subukan kung kaya mo to, magandang paraan itong pagsali ng 100 Strangers project.
at hindi po, taga-Quezon City po ako
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November 5th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Hi Ate Iris. I found the link through your friendster account. I enjoyed your work =) Keep it up.
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iris reply on November 6th, 2008:
hi dianne!
thanks
how’ve you been? nagb-blog ka rin pala?
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