Distractions, distractions. Starting Skirt Week (take 2) strong, don’t you think? Will shoot portraits on Thuuuursday 
And excuse to add something to my Lookbook account. I dont know why I even bother, I dont dress that well all the time. But still, trivialities to keep one busy. Meh, caught in the hype.
Le sigh. Back to school work.
Only uses one still, but it’s still funny to me 
Go try it, have fun. Here. 
I’ve been out of it lately, that’s because I’m dancing again! Can’t emphasize the good it does to me. It helps deal with a lot of things and keeps my head clear of things I shouldn’t worry about. I get to see the end all be all clearly and it helps me get ready. And I missed my CADs family so much, it’s great to be with them too. <3 I’m doing extra choreography that I’ll clean this week and hopefully post a video of. I’m trying to obtain some sort of balance with the last few weeks of my college life and I have yet to include girl bonding sessions to the mix, I’ll get to that this week
And I just reviewed Skirt Week photos. MEH. They suck. And I believe I am actually trying to establish that I am a person that takes good quality photos so I canned them. Take 2 on skirt week this week! ) I actually didn’t make it over 3 days! On my fourth day, I had a long test at 7:30 in the morning and I woke up at 7! So of course academics trumps frou-frou as I slipped in my favorite jeans and tshirt after a quick shower.
Speaking of academics I’m pretty swamped. I have a long test and a few papers due this coming week 
At least my thesis is officially done!
Sab, my thesis partner (pretty ain’t she?) and I cam-whored to commemorate our hard work At least that’s one thing off my list.
Then there’s my Theo LT. EEPS. I’d take a million Philo orals any day.
Ego boost: my creative picture was part of our batch’s top 50
And I didn’t occur to me why I didn’t just google how to make the stupid egg in a basket 3 years ago. But I can do it now. No cheats or whatever
I have a lot that I wish to accomplish. Laziness do not interfere with me now!
Introducing my pet project, cue jazz hands!
I’m a total newbie when it comes to the technicalities of photography but I do have a preference for photos, portraits more so that have this thing. It looks nice sure, but something else. I told a friend of mine I had a theory on photos, that there’s just usually a time frame within the shooting time that gives out the best shots. I was ruling out the production, the adaptation of the model and photographer, or the person taking his or her own picture for that matter and getting set to take photos or taken photos of. 5 minutes or less you have that one shot that you keep going back to and that you can stare at it for hours because it’s exactly how you wanted it to look like and it portrays whatever message you want it to.
I decided to go around with my trusty old camera, when I have time to do so, and take photos of people. Easier said than done of course. I have to make them comfortable with me taking a picture, of course and thus cue social skills!
Here’s a couple of shots from my photo booth and my dslr of myself and friends from school
I haven’t really decided if the portraits will always be in black and white, maybe it’s just because I’m still obsessed with the monochrome setting in my camera. And it’s also not limited to DSLR type photos, I think I’m more for direction with this project Also the post processing bit, depending on the photo I guess.
I got inspired by seeing friends and people I admire who do impromptu shoots that the shoots became a regular thing (hello Mark and Papa A!) and a few movies that showcased good photography, so I’m doing something about it. Basically, it’s a project/training/practice/whatever thing. I’m hoping that some of my friends would participate and give me some tips on how to push this project further
I’m getting excited for this one, fingers crossed
Yesterday was kind of a weird day for me. For one thing I felt like an alien in a pair of shorts and a tshirt (again, was too lazy to take a picture.) Like I was an alien in my own home and in school with my friends. Weird.
Supposedly I was to do some advance reading on my Philo orals but I got distracted with my sister wanting to take a relax day with her baby and me, my friend’s suprise birthday party at school and the simple fact that it was a very very beautiful day yesterday. I wasn’t complaining, I was kind of glad to put all those things I needed to do aside for a day.
Went to Som Mall with Mae while she was getting lunch. Seriously this used to be the Bio majors’ hang out before, when it had not roof yet
I recently discovered the monochrome setting in my camera (yeah I know, amateur here). I was happy with the results especially with the portraits. Will do a project on that with a friend of mine soon so I’m very excited I visited my friends in CADs in the org room after my friend’s small party and got nice shots too. My focus is a little off. Will upload on Flickr once my internet is good.
Mile’s Domingo and Kim G’s (not in set) birthdays were yesterday
I am really gonna miss especially the great classes and teachers I had. I was walking around school yesterday after seeing my friends to look for something else to take photos of. I noticed a lot of people were outside with their teachers. The power in school was out from 1 to something in the afternoon, I guess the teachers found it was too nice of a day to waste it. I’m sure accounting classes and other technical stuff would’ve been cancelled (I’m assuming stuff-shirt teachers with stuff-shirt courses not taking in the heat ) but classes like Writing About Culture or Feature Writing / English classes would have gone on.
See the line of people that stretches from corner to corner? Philo Orals season is here again
I remember my English teacher in my freshman year. We had a similar situation and she told us to go out in the garden because it was too hot. The lecture was enjoyable though because she made it as if we were just hanging out somewhere instead of being in class. I will certainly miss those teachers, that thinks of this work as a vocation to inspire young minds. (Ok cheese will stop here.)
I saw my Feature Writing professor and some of my old classmates sitting on the steps of Leong Hall, having a lecture. I kind of regret not taking Sir Ruel de Vera’s class on writing seminar. We’re supposed to write a book I think, I had fun in his class but I thought I’d be swamped with work this semester. *Will ask if I can sit in one time *
Ok back to work now 
So far I’ve been thinking about what I can do with my current situation. I am basically free to do anything I want with some qualifications. I’ve been thinking about getting the design classes while I’m still in school from PCCI or take driving lessons and refresher courses in photography. All those things, the desire to accomplish them, gained intensity after my school’s Job Fair last week.
I’ve sent a lot of resumes to practical and dream job options. Practicals are calling, hopefully the dream jobs are just taking their time to organize papers of something
And with that, I’m making the most of my time here. I do want to go home to the province and spend some time with my parents, but another part of me is rarin’ to go and try new things and get out there. I think it’s all part of the pre-graduation vibes + pressure + fresh grad idealism. I don’t know but that’s what I’m feeling right now.
Speaking of dreams and aspirations (HEH) I’d really like to get some lessons and foundations for graphic design. I regret that I was too lazy to build the portfolio for the BFA ID course in Ateneo and at the same time intimidated by it. I really would have wanted to do a double major on int. Hmm. I’m leaning into learning stuff outside of school because I’m catching up on things but I do wonder how it could have been like if I did do a double major. I love my course now, I thrive in it (AB Communication) but I was looking for something and now I knew what it was.
I visited the ID Seniors’ exhibit to check on my friend Dan’s and Prod Master Glen Lopez’s theses.
Dan re-dseigned the Bible. It is awesome! No wonder she was out of site more that usual. Check out her Bible, it is super thick! She did the illustrations and made a new one per book. No stealing please, this is a product of Dan Navarro’s very hard work
Other outputs were awesome too. And yeah I’m a Tricia Gosingtian fan so I checked her work too Saw my old Fil blockmates who were displaying their theses as well. Master Glen had a thesis that was qualified as MA output for Communication – I love bragging about it These guys are awesome, it’s a shame the extension until Tuesday got cancelled.
And if you’re wondering about Skirt Week, I shall post the results later on, I’m looking for one picture as proof ) I actually had a lot of things lined up this week, some awesome stuff I saw people have been doing especially for Haiti. More on that later. Haveta study.
See you!
I told my friend Tippi, that I’m using trivial things to distract me from bad jujus that I have to deal with but can’t yet. Hence I proclaim this week skirt week. If you know me, I live in jeans. I thrive in them. I wear the occasional shorts and dress but it’s not usual for me to all dolled up and stuff. Honestly, it’s time consuming. And that’s what I need right now, things to consume my time. So I shall think of ways on how to wear a skirt tomorrow in such a way that I can still fidget and stuff. Dry run today when I wore my poofy black skirt with my grey and salmon dorothy Perkins top.
I have proof! I was too lazy to take a picture in the morning and when I got home my niece wanted to play, so… so much for that. I have witnesses ready to give testimony though! I drew myself instead. Note disheveled hair, yep, that’s me.
As for spending the whole day in a skirt, it kinda went ok, I went to the job fair, brought 2 bags along with me with my stuff and I was ok for being composed the whole day. I cheated though, went home for a few hours to babysit my niece so I changed into comfy sweats until it was time to go back to school. But still. Will do this everyday for this week, hopefully I dont’ turn into some girly girl after this.
The point? Well basically is to distract myself and use all my skirts. So there
I was done with all the things I had to do in the main land. That’s what we call the center of the campus, where everything’s at, btw. I went ahead and walked to Bel, the building I usually have my last class for the day in. I was more than an hour early so I took a seat in my favorite bench and fixed my things and what I had to do tonight.
I always liked this corner. I usually arrive at a state of poignancy every time I sat here. Can’t tell why though. Me and my secrets
I had a little time for myself today, to think and stuff. I liked that very much. Usually I can just air my thoughts with someone and along the way I’ll pick at my own statements and get to the point eventually. I can also do that by myself, just thinking of it of course. It just feels different. And weird. Kinda sucks.
Anyway, more triviality:
Here’s a picture of my planner before I wrote the new things I had to do for this week.
I swear it’s not that clean after. Will take a picture tom (Wearing a skirt, see?!)
Now to research on how to wear a skirt another way Excuse my skirt ineptitude. :p
*Weird, unorganized post. Just think of it as me telling you about my week and what’s up with me today
Today has been one of the fun days since I got back, what with all the dark cloud hovering above my head. Sun was out, had time to spend with Biology blockmates and had a chance to practice my very very very rusty photography skills and have a late celebration of my birthday (w/c was on January 3) with them. My blockmate, Nic, celebrated her birthday (which was originally on the 8th) too! So yey, nomnom four 18” pizzas! HAD to skip dinner because of that but I ate 3 pieces of chocolate tho. *Urp*
Photo taken late mid-December 2009, right before CADs Christmas party. I just photoshopped the candle. ) It was nice to hang out with my Bio friends, haven’t seen them that much since I got back.
We ate at Yellowcab after the Biolympics held in our campus soccer fields. It was one of my old blockmates’ projects for their org. I’m technically a memeber but i didn’t join in on the games, I took pictures instead to show my support. Heee.
I’m still cleaning the pictures from today’s set, hopefully I’ll be able to upload them in my Flickr account soon. Yup, I made a Flickr account already because I might as well anyway. With that, I’m taking refresher courses in photography on the 23rd to help out with my brother’s business plans and well reinforce my set of skills as for career prospect as well. I am investing time and (wah!) money for myself in a very mature, grown up, going-in-to-the-real-world way. My sister’s sponsoring my classes so that a little weight of my wallet’s eensieweensie shoulders, but I’m reading up and getting tutorials aside from practicing so yeah. Eeeyipe.
Buying this magazine (even the back issues!) cost me A LOT. I scan through the content first though, on the stuff that I need to work on, before I even think of buying because it’s so expensive. Yeah it comes with a CD of tutorials but still, my wallet is dying from anorexia
My olive green and purple Keds as a result of the lack of restraint in my part 
) Practiced on lighting too. I think the top photo’s rather nice.
And well of course, err I had another trip to the mall the other with my sisters. Wouldn’t you now it, I found the perfect sandals but there wasn’t any left in my size! My attention got easily diverted because of these sneakers of course hihi :3 My sister’s getting me yellow mid-cuts tomorrow. HEEE :3 Ok, yeah focus. NO MORE SPENDING! Bring lunch to schoooooool I’m screwed. I have to have my thesis printed and bound for the archives too. GRARARA.
I’m hoping your weekend gave you a lift for the coming week ahead
*Sheens
Screenshot on what I’m working/worked on tonight. Been adjusting to sketching in the tablet, still feels artificial (well it is!), not that I do any better in paper anyway. I drew a lot the past few months all in this state of pre-coloring. Somehow I don’t wanna touch it anymore.
Over the years of doodling, I think I’ve improved. Now if I just made the practice consistent, might be able to draw more realistic images than a mix between manga and some unnamed style. Eyes were my obsession before, now drawing lips are tricky for me. Can’t seem to be satisfied with anything I come up with, I am stopping the twitch in my hand to change this one again. I believe it sets the whole thing off, but I guess that’s just me. Must take chill pill, this is just a doodle after all.
Hope your night’s been more productive than mine.
*Sheens
I usually take photos with a wonky IXUS, but I do take hi-res photos if I successfully swipe my brother's camera for the day. Most of the photos are mine, if not they will be credited properly. :)
