Robert Steven is in the house

Hi IBC.

It's been a busy day. Robert is an energetic, tireless artist....which I think is a little bit good too.hehehe!
....Very creative and a very nice guy. And loved by the crowd.



A very lucky club...I am not a member of this club, but the group is a bunch of very nice people.



The exhibit area...




The exhibit area and a crowd "favorite" winner of the unofficial "peoples choice award"...
I am very happy with the lot of smiles and grins this tree and kite brought to lot of kids and kid at hearth...better than the real trohy I got from my other entry...oh yeah! I GOT REAL TROPHY TOO hehehe.







Some trees first...






Later,,,More trees, Robert's workshop and critique (he doesn't want to call it a critique though, maybe an information dissemination is a politically correct term), and our happy reunion of IBC people at Ka Pabling's breakfast veranda.
For now I need a little rest...


regards,
jun

hi Jun, Robert & friends...

what a fantastic display area - perfect lighting and wow what a cascade tree - is it your tree jun?

cheers and glad you are having a good time,

Marcus

Bravo Jun! Well done, my friend!
I feel very happy for you!

Hi Jun
Nice tree. Nice foto.
I look forward to your photos.
Gretings Pavel

Nice...waiting for updates as well.

Filipino IBC guys at Ka Pabling...We stole some of Robert's time for our own good to learn a bit.

Tufoboy, Jong, Jun, I don't know who's the 4th guy, Ka Pabling, Mackoy (member of the host club and new IBCer) and Boy ...and a very dead deadwood (a real IBC lurker).


Robert reviewing my latest copy ofBCI magazine.


Preparing for a busy day ahead...



Yeh! Yeh! more trees I know, I know!!! I just wanted to show you folks how non westerner IBC guys looks like...better looking I bet

regards,
jun

Ok some more trees...

Phempis acidula, Water jasmine, Vitex

Want to see something cool????




No, not the winning cascade...the one on the left side...




A super small mini micro little bonsai...Premna....A present from Robert. my smallest tree now!

Some more trees...




This tree specie below is commonly mistaken as "Murraya sp.",one of the oldest specie for bonsai use here but named wrongly.,,,I was searching seriously for a very long time for the Latin name but failed, then I saw one similar tree from Robert's book some months ago (with undetermined Latin name too). and then I finally found an opportunity to asked Robert in person if this is the same Specie that he got from China and My hunch is correct it is the tree they called in China as Polan...and We got a latin name for it now. Robert said he found the right latin name, and will send it to me later. after decades or more of wrongly naming the tree we can now have a correct Latin name for it. At last!

One more thing I think this specie is endemic to the Philippines, the ones they used in China probably came from here, as they were not found elsewhere even in Indonesia. our nearest neighbor.


Blue bell








Phempis acidula

marcus watts wrote:hi Jun, Robert & friends...

what a fantastic display area - perfect lighting and wow what a cascade tree - is it your tree jun?

cheers and glad you are having a good time,

Marcus

Thanks Marcus! This is just a club show...the National show from this club and a separate Asian show from another ,both to be held this year would be much better...they just need some lovin'!


No the cascade is not mine... I am not that good.


regards,
jun

Dario, Alexandra and Pavel,

thanks! I'll post some more later!


regards,
jun

Jun, I really love those huge stone pieces of art on the patio! I've never seen anything like that. Could you tell me a little about them?

And I've Never seen such a small bonsai before. That is cool!

Jun,

Thanks for the report. Post more pictures!!!

Warms regards,

Jose Luis

Holskomia sanguinea? Chinese Hat tree?

impresionante... preciosos. FELICIDADES!!

saludos desde españa

jun wrote:Want to see something cool????
A super small mini micro little bonsai...Premna....A present from Robert. my smallest tree now!

Pre ano to kulangot? LOL You need a new set of micro tools for this! Very nice.

jun wrote:Filipino IBC guys at Ka Pabling...We stole some of Robert's time for our own good to learn a bit.

Tufoboy, Jong, Jun, I don't know who's the 4th guy, Ka Pabling, Mackoy (member of the host club and new IBCer) and Boy ...and a very dead deadwood (a real IBC lurker).

Looks fun. Ka Pabling have a very nice place! Looks like everyone had mangoes! Yummy.

Thanks for sharing.
You all have a great time I think.
Cheer

Jun I think your micro is absolutely amazing, That is a work of art!!
The tree that you suspect to be wrongly named, if I look at the bark, it looks like a Diospyros species, also if it has got a very glossy leave, then I could be right, but I have been know to be wrong
The chinese hat plant is a Holmskioldia sanguinea.
Fore I think the amazing stones on the patio are actually stumps.
and David from Espana.....wat beteken die laaste woord van jou 'comments'?
I love you guys, and I love learning on this 'channel'

Hi Jun

It looks like a fantastic event, with a loot of good bonsaitrees, and friends.
Thanks for sharing.

Kind regards Yvonne

Fore,
Thanks!

regards,
jun


Jose Luis,
Thanks!

I am not too familiar with the specie, I am sure as always you might be right.

regards,
jun



Dario,


Don't worry about the tools. I got new ones! perfect tools. New line of brand... cheaper but with as good quality as the expensive ones It will soon be available in the US too.


regards,
jun

PROTONWIRA,

THANKS! Yes we had a great time.

Regards,
jun


Andre,

Thanks! The tree came from Robert so it must be an art hehehe.

You might be right, we'll see later.

regards,
jun


Yvonne,

Thanks too. Yes, good friendly atmosphere.

regards,
jun

jun wrote:
Dario,


Don't worry about the tools. I got new ones! perfect tools. New line of brand... cheaper but with as good quality as the expensive ones It will soon be available in the US too.

I'm curious, can you post or PM me more details? I might need a new bigger branch cutter...somehow I lost my 8" probably thrown away with some of my yamadori cuttings/trimmings. I still have 2 but both are 7" and too small for most of my trees. Thanks!

Some more trees...

The trophies by the way were exclusively made by local famous artist just for this particular event....special right?

Trophies below were given to the top ten trees

Blue bell



Phempis acidula



There use to be 3 figurines drinking beer under this tree, now its gone...maybe the owner took it...or somebody else did.




regards,
jun

Poink88 wrote:

jun wrote:
Dario,


Don't worry about the tools. I got new ones! perfect tools. New line of brand... cheaper but with as good quality as the expensive ones It will soon be available in the US too.

I'm curious, can you post or PM me more details? I might need a new bigger branch cutter...somehow I lost my 8" probably thrown away with some of my yamadori cuttings/trimmings. I still have 2 but both are 7" and too small for most of my trees. Thanks!

Sure! you'll get discount maybe.