Wednesday, December 30, 2009

before the year ends

hello.

i haven't been posting anything here lately. i think i've become too easily distracted, out of focus, and i can't say anything longer than a paragraph. so i think i'll just list down some stuff (see? i can't even think of a 'better' word!) and recent goings-on that i want to note before it's 'next year' already. so, here goes.

1) our high school barkada's get-together pushed thru last night (the 29th) at oyster boy araneta center (sans susa, bart, and eliza). dash had a new (very, very short) haircut (the bf disapproves). bogs arrived with his dear, mich showed up clamoring for rockefellers, and i had my first beer in months. ige had a little exchange with bogs about some people they both vaguely remember from lourdes. hahaha.

probably because oysters don't look good on the ceiling.

2) today's my sister carla's 20th birthday (okay that made me feel really old). her bestie dropped by and gave her an ice cream cake, the mom made spaghetti and salad, and we also had some pizza we bought from sbarro earlier. welcome to carb-a-lot.

3) christmas day came and went. ige & i were talking about how the christmas spirit seemed "late", and even considered wanting the day itself to just pass so we could move on.

4) my niece miel likes fridge magnets very, very much.

5) i've been posting most of my single/miscellaneous photographs over at tumblr to save blogspot space.

6) two notably awesome christmas presents i got were from ige and his mom. i badly needed a 'real' watch and i received a very cool one that's water-resistant and that lights up! purrfect. also, ige never fails to surprise me with his amusing christmas creativity. i now have a wooden bust of him, a grinning ige with a cat on his head. now i can 'honk' his chin any time i want. heehee.

no, that is not a ponytail.

and he got my wink!

7) aside from the digicam ('introduced' in the previous post) i got myself a portable drive (finally!), a murakami short fiction collection, hydrocultured little plants (i plan to bring one to the office and put it over my desk) and a betta twin tank kit with two gwapo fishies named castor (dark blue) and pollux (crimson).


8) ige and i to the highest maximum level with four thumbs up recommend tostitos chips with the creamy spinach dip.

9) ige's newest discovery was a uni pin tech pen that has a .05 tip. that's very, very fine. i wonder what he'll come up with.

10) and last on the list: 2009 has been a good year for me, with the right mixture of highs and lows (meaning more highs than lows, hahaha). my wish for 2009 came true, and though i don't really have a wish for 2010 just yet, i'm actually looking forward to another year, whatever it brings. i hope it's another good year for everyone too. :)

we love cheese, and we're suckers for it too. happy holidays everyone!

Friday, December 11, 2009

test shot

using my (own) point and shoot/carry anywhere digicam. :D

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Experience

talaga ang Quiapo pag Christmas season.

Kung mahina-hina lang ang loob ko, siguro naiyak na ako sa dami ng tao. Habang nagpapalipas ng oras (hinihintay madevelop ang black and whites) sa Hidalgo, tumingin-tingin na ako ng powent-en-shoot na camera na ireregalo ko sa sarili ko ngayong Pasko.

Malaking challenge ang pagtakda ng budget para sa isang bagay na hinahanda mo ang sarili mo na maaaring mawala, manakaw, mahulog sa imburnal, madaganan ng kalabaw, etc. Naghahanap kasi ako ng digicam na pang-araw-araw ko, para hindi ko na rin hiramin 'yung camera sa bahay. Madalas kasing nagkakasabay ang mga gimik namin at alam kong medyo napi-pissoff sila pag kailangan 'yung camera at nasa akin pala. Hennyway. Matapos ang 2 oras na pagi-interview sa lahat ng natitirang nagbebenta ng camera sa Hidalgo (and alas, so few remain!), may binalikan akong isang tindahan sa may kanto (na natatakpan nu'ng nagu-ukay-ukay sa tabi ng nagbebenta ng tuyo na kasosyo 'yung nagpapatugtog ng mp3 sa kaliwa nu'ng nagbebenta ng croocs).

May kasabay akong girlalu na bumibili. Di ko naman masyadong pinaglawayan 'yung bibilhin niyang Nikon D3000. "Okey na camera yan," sabi ko, "hobby mo talaga ang photography?" "Ay hindi, frustration ko lang," ngiti niya. Nakanang. Susyal ang frustration niya ah.

Pagkaalis ni photography frustrationist, tinanong ako nu'ng katabi ko. "Magkano mo nakuha?" Nagi-inquire kasi siya sa mga presyo ng cams doon. Nasa listahan niya ang latest mowdels ng Canon, Nikon, at ang matagal ko nang pinagnanasahan, ang Lumix LX3. Nasa 23thousands up up up ang nasa listahan niya. "Uh, ____ lang," sabi ko. Di ko kinayang sabihin na sa totoo lang, kalahating buwang suweldo ko 'yung halaga ng bago kong camera, na di na talaga bago ang mowdel. "Aaah," sabi niya, parang naaawa pa na hindi man lang umabot sa 5 digits ang presyo.

"Ate, wala na bang tawad 'yan, maski 'yung memory card lang, imbes na 440, 400 na lang, sige na..." ang pagmamakaawa ko. "Nagmahal kasi ang memory eh," sagot ni Ate. Gusto ko sanang sabihin, oo nga ate, ganyan talaga ang memory...minsan may gusto kang kalimutan pero... hindi ko na tinuloy kasi baka taasan pa ang presyo. Ayun. Di ko na pinabalot sa plastik dahil nagkasya naman 'yung buong box niya sa bag ko.

Bago umuwi, dinaanan ko na 'yung pinadevelop at scan to CD kong pics. Ganito mag-paint ang aking labidabs:


hindi mawawala ang kape

di naman gaanong malaki 'yung work niya 'no?

yun.

And dat's it from reddd my blackbird, fly TLR + Lucky BW film. Di masyadong oks 'yung galing sa 120mm (Holga). Kaya eto na lang, oki? Hennyway ulit. Sa susunod na post ko na may pics, siguradong 'yung bagong cam na ang pinangkuha sa mga 'yun. Naks.

Friday, December 4, 2009

yay!

The Twitter Spelling Test

Created by Oatmeal

I'm very proud to say I know my grammar.

And I know the rules before I break 'em.

I get peeved whenever I see an ad or a label that's grammatically incorrect: "savor it's rich taste" or something like that. I saw a boo-boo on a product label of a popular ice cream. Tsk. Sayang. What are proofreaders for? I want a job like that on the side, taga-check lang ng it's vs. its, your vs. you're. Hahaha.