Chocolates and Chicken

"Kuya, meron ba kayong sugar free chocolates dito?".... Geez.. whatever happened to Petchai who swore not to eat chocolates forever and ever? Starting late December 2010, i started nibbling on chocolate truffles. i remember, Renz and her niece, Lara O. and Andrew witnessed this. I placed the truffles in a white bowl... they were just picking it and popping 'em in their mouths. i said to myself, why not try just a little, tiniwini bite?... and so i did... IT WAS HEAVEN. While savoring its bitter-sweet goodness, i was also observing myself since i wouldn't like to unleash the monstrous transformation that i had before.... Lately, when i feel a little reaction, i'd take a pill.

Kuya said there were no available sugar free chocolates for sale. I ended up buying a Goya Dark Chocolate with Almond and Cabury Strawberry Wafer. Nyum nyum!

Petchai must have been lenient to herself, lately... i just hope she wouldn't over do it. DISCIPLINE MUST RULE!

oh, and by the way, i eat chickens now....

"Bayabas"

There are really some people who are talented in making up stories. I'm amazed by them as I am annoyed of what they do. People tend to alter and exaggerate the truth. I tend to just give them the benefit of the doubt. "Bayabas", as they call it.. Meaning, "mayabang". haha!

the bomb

The bomb threats are always in Makati. Yesterday, cherry rodeo sent me a text mentioning there was a bomb threat in Assumption?!? Geez! From what i know, that school is the safest amongst schools in Makati since it's inside San Lorenzo Village. hrmmm.. Well.. you can never tell which is safe nowadays..

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I headed to the Medical City yesterday to have my second shot of the HPV vaccine , as well as my thyroid check up. There was a loooong queue with my Endocrinologist. I wonder if she's the only one in Medical City who has that specialization. I made sure I won't miss that check up because it's pretty hard to get an appointment. I was supposed to have my checkup on December 15 but had a conflict with my schedule. I was rescheduled January 31! the 31st patient on the 31st of January. what a coincidence. LOL!

i was reading a forum regarding " what makes a photographer professional??". i just wanted to quote a line from Mr. Ralph Berrett regarding photojournalism... he shared 3 basic concepts:

(1) Be the firstest with the mostest.
(2) Shot first ask forgiveness later.
(3) When in doubt motor out.

the forum i'm reading is really a 'good read'... kinda inspired... so.. im outa here.. gotta be the firstest with the mostest!

i woke up really early today (4:00am).

I posted (and still posting) several family pictures on facebook. it's kind of frustrating to upload nowadays FB is not cooperating at times. too slow.

i wish I'm done with my duty in st. cabrini. :( hrmph

Shoulda brought the big camera with me yesterday. i wanted to take pictures in 'geothermal'.

Sorry blogger..... i don't feel like writing so much on here... i will when something nice really happens to me. :)

Heavenly Forest... awwww.

Oh my gulay! i have to blog this. i just saw this japanese movie called "heavenly forest" and it made me cry buckets of bitter-sweet tears. waaah! thank you to majo and nikko for talking about it on facebook. it was a good cry.

my favorite scenes were:

1. the first and the last kissing scene at their special place (they made it without the MUSH)

2. Makoto crying while looking at Shizuru's photographs of him. (awww...)

IT'S A MUST TO SEE THIS FILM!!!! WAAAAH!

(photo taken from: http://arwentry.wordpress.com/2010/09/08/tada-kimi-wo-aishiteru-heavenly-forest/)

It's 2011! Another year of happiness and challenges. Haha. 2010 has been kind of a whirlwind. Studied for the boards, had a mega crush on someone, joined red cross as an instrutor, got to know my camera and joined klik, passed the board exam, made a major production at school! There were a lot of happy things that happened last year!

Amoy Amerika

yesterday was one of the HAPPIEST christmases ever!!!! thanks to my brother, Biboy.
Tita Mely and the rest of the family didn't know of his return. wahahaha! you should've seen their faces! GULAT NA GULAT! wahahaha. love it!
In LP, they were expecting biboy already... "Asan si biboy?".. i thought,"huh, bat mo alam???"... ANO BA!? it was supposed to be a surprise! hahaha. My older cousins where bullying him (for endearment.. hehehe) just like the old times. He's the youngest amongst cousins so i guess he's used to it. LOL. Ipapa raffle daw ni kuya Jun yung Ipad nya. Kuya Mitch even made the stubs (with miggy's, che's and his name on them)... ang kukuleet! hahaha!

Off topic: fogi talaga ni fafa E. lol!

Puyat

Paskong pasko, hiindi ako nagising! Magenonochebuena sana ako sa kapitbahy namin. Sa sobrang lalim ng tulog ko, hindi ko narinig ang tawag ni ate rochie. Tsk.. Nagising ako ng 1:30am dahil may narinig akong cellphone na nag rring. Tsk... Anyway, ang nakuha kong regalo mula sa aking pinsan ay cookbook. Hehehe. Nice! Thanks, ate maddie! Ang ganda ganda ng balot. Sayang hindi ko napicturan. Binigyannaman ako ni bunsong kapatid ng tripod. Ayos, mas konting accessories na ang bibilinko para sa aking hobby. Akala ko nga e prime lens ang ibibigy saakin o flash.. Hehehe. Sayang. Ok narin. Thanks, biboy! Sila mommy at daddy, nagbigay ng mga hikaw at purseras. Ag gaganda! Madadagdagan nanaman ang aking "for special occassions only" collection. Dhehehe. Mukha naman pwedeng araw arawin yun. Si ate rochie, sabi nya wala pa shang regalo saakin. Hehe. Hindi pa nya ako nabibulan. Ahehehehe. Naku pu.. Sana talaga e prime lens or flash nalang. Mamantrahan ko talaga. Lol! Magapapasko kami sa sta cruz bukas tanghalian. Sa manila naman sa hapunan. (
Ayan, namention ang pagkain nagugutom na tuloy ako. Haaay.)..

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Dahil nanood ako ng BALITA

Ang jologs ng justice system talaga dito sa Pinas. ayan... parehong talo ang mga Visconde at mga Webb... tsk tsk.

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Daming walang trabaho. 2.8M katao sa pinas ang jobless... ohmygas!

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Makatulog na nga.

Chasing Cows

I went modelling for a friend the other day. (modelling... hahaha. that's funny!)... i learned that as a model you must be daring no matter what! sooo there you go! daring i was...

it was traumatizing.

Mentalist

(12:49:50 am)freshlybrewed:actually, i noticed something about you

(12:50:04 am)nanaxiu:what did you notce?

(12:50:47 am)freshlybrewed:you have this lucky face

(12:51:31 am)freshlybrewed:that's really odd nowadays

(12:51:31 am)nanaxiu:really? magdilang anghel ka sana!

(12:51:40 am)freshlybrewed:your face tells me that you are generally a happy person. people want you around them cos you make them happy. pero pag may situation na kailangan ka ng mga tao, you give your time to them. that's a good thing but minsan napapagod ka na. napapasaya mo mga tao sa paligid mo. but when you are alone you know deep inside of you that you are looking for something or someone. it's like there are only few people you trust who know you more than more people you know. sorry im talkative :D my friend i a mentalist a he reads people's minds. he taught me to read faces long time ago. :D

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Lucky face eh? how come i didn't win the lottery! I even planned how to spend it. argh. 700M... tsk tsk..

Read on that last paragraph.. the long one... i ask my self am i generally a happy person? hrmm.. right now i don't feel happiness.. nor sadness... i just feel something is missing. that's it. i have no feelings! OMG. (i'm so weird). i don't even know if people like to be around me. (haha). the third paragraph is quite right. i'm a human punching bag! (haha just kidding friends... you know who you are.). Do you make money out of being a mentalist? i think it'll be lucrative. haha!

(damn this keyboard)

Hrmph.

Maybe, I am not meant to be happy in this life time.

.... i miss you, Dairy Queen.

Happy Birthday Andrew & Renz

Lara O., Renz, Wacky and Andrew

yeah!

Argentina Dream

It would be really nice to be able to go out of the country and volunteer. i know, there are a lot of people who are in need here (Phils.). but it would be different if i'd experience and learn from another culture. *sighs*.... I wish i can go and volunteer in Argentina on January... just for 4 months. it would be sooo awesome! though i doubt that mom and dad would approve of it...

#1. it's expensive

#2. i have no one with me (no other contact)

#3. they wont approve of the idea of me living with foster parents...

this is so frustrating. i like it so badly... if there's a will, there's a way!.... hrmmm ... i should think of a plan to raise money for this so i can eliminate #1. to eliminate #2, i should organize a group (friends) who are willing to join the program. I will have to bring my cousin with me since she has a friend in argentina. that way, i can get rid of #3 (for accomodations, haha)... i shall think of this everyday... it shall materialize someday. yey!

Marami kayang corned beef don? hrmmm. hihi.

I've seen this beverage in Discovery Travel and Living Channel. It's like the Argentinian Starbucks. hehe. I want to taste this! :) It's called Mate.

(photo credits to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cuias_de_chimarrao.jpg)

Why oh Why?!

Mortal sin: i ate a truffle this afternoon... oh no!!!! Lord sana hindi naman ako mamaga! baka mag mukhang allergy nanaman ako. ayoko na maging headturner.

Pero, ang sarap talaga ng truffles!!!

Mortal sin: i ate heavy dinner tonight... (happy birthday, andrew! thanks for the treat!)... good luck to my impaired glucose tolerance. tsk... WHYYYY!?! i wish i was normal...

(Photo taken from http://yoursoulsdesire.com/)

DUMBOLITO

I went to the ZOO yesterday!!! woohooo!!! i love the animals!!!... i just dislike their stink... i saw an elephant, exotic birds, a hippo(!) and a sleeping tiger. there were nocturnal bears, too... it's really interesting. i've never seen such large snakes ever! looked like they were anacondas (i know, there aren't any in the Phils)... the monkeys, by the way, reminded me of the silly furball that pulled my flowery blue skirt and won't let go when i was 7 years old. haha!

I went to the zoo primarily to take pics of the animals. unfortunately, i left my beloved gear and was not able to get satisfying shots. ohwell. next time, i shall bring the thing with me. always.

Ayaw nya ng jump shot.

Klik camera club

Klik is my new photo club family (club na nga, family pa. haha). i am really thankful to have met new and interesting people whom i share the same interest with. Tim, the organizer, was so nice. he even lent me his flash! he also shares tidbits of tips/ techniques on how to go about taking pics. there were after shoot dinners... tsk. i missed those. had to get home early to my lola's house. Cinderella mode. haay.

Hobby.

hehe. here is the list of advice that i got from different hobbyist. (not verbatim)

1. constructive criticism is good.. pero wag kang makikinig sa ibang photographers kung na achieve mo yung 'look' na gusto sa isang photograph.

2. Dapa!

3. laruin mo yung ISO, Aperture at Shutterspeed

4.

will continue this blog later.

I'm an enthusiast.

Ahh. there are a lot to learn in photography. Yes, cameras of today are made to think for us to save time and effort. but to really understand it and get the real essence of photography, you really have to study it.. hone it. so.. what are the basics? you have to learn the ISO, aperture and shutterspeed. once you get the 3 basic "pillars" (?), you can go and do your thing. By the way, i'd like to thank Tim Ignacio for organizing the photoshoot; Midge and Den for posing for us; Bobbit, Erwin, Jun and the other photogs for sharing tidbits about style and technique. Here are some of my photos. :)

Den Reyes

Midge

these are my new set of photo buddies. friendly people. :) this shot was taken by erwin. see the inscription on the lower right corner? that's his website.

I will take my time learning this. hindi ako magmamadali. :)