So Far?

Love life’s meh. Hahahah! It’s so nice and at the same time depressing when your friends start talking about love life, isn’t it? That’s because you guys are talking about something interesting but then in the end, it will have you end up “why o why?” or *sigh*.

Although it still makes me think and think of what to do next every time. Let’s say I fail on this person and such then I will end up “hmmm, what’s the next best thing to do?” The failures do let me learn a lot and at the same time inspire me to do the rest of things. It’s not an easy move on but it’s always a great, learning “move on”.

Not being so “emo”, as I think being an “emo” on the subject is totally rubbish and unnecessary. Being an emo is a waste of time. 😀 Why not reflect on why such an event happened rather than thinking so much about “am I not pushing so much effort?” Think of the best options you can take so that such bad event would not happen again. Just like what Cesar Millan of Dog Whisperer said, live in the “now” and don’t live in the “past” because the “past” brings you sad memories. Live in the Now and create happy ones.

So far? Yes, still single! Had a lot of failed attempts but no matter. 😀 No need to hurry but of course it would also be nice to have a girlfriend now. 😀 Inspiration, a friend you can easily talk to when you’re down, someone to eat with and more, those are some things you would really love to do. But if God says “not yet, hehehe” then I guess I’ll follow that. I remember when the registrar invited me to volunteer for the first time on the Graduation diploma distribution that the dinner after the graduation is at the Jesuit Residence with a very nice view of Marikina during the night. He said that when you bring the girl you’re courting there, she will definitely say “yes”. Hahahah!! Well, so far, all I got from volunteering there is good food, beer, wine and a very nice short conversation in Ilocano and a picture with Fr. Ben Nebres. 😀 Sad to say, for the place, the last graduation was the last volunteering I will attend to as I will be the one who will be getting the diploma next grad. 😀 No more epic view that will capture a girl’s heart. But it’s okay, of all the failures I got, I’m resting for now. xD focus on acads first, I guess. xD

The Shooting Week

 

Yup, one of the things I did so far this week is shooting. Not the guns, but rather the cameras. 😀 As usual, I am stuck with 50mm f1.8 prime lens but I’m starting to love it again. There was one time when I had to switch to kit lens so that I will be able to shoot wide angle shots for the Pyromusical Competition in MOA. Problem is that I got used to f1.8 setting that the kit lens made it difficult for me to capture sufficient exposure. The problem with prime lens is its fixed length so when shooting at some things, I have to take some steps backwards to be able to capture everything. I usually use the prime lens for toy photography. 😀 So what did I shoot so far? Well, another requirement for my photography class, which is the one above. It’s a simple task of looking at the pros and cons of high and low ISO’s. The one above is ISO 100, making it more crisp. 😀 Another image-shooting task was to document an event for an organization. What’s so interesting is the speaker which is:

No other than Mr. Howie Severino! 😀 It was a good documenting experience. 😀 I may not be able to capture images on par with the people documenting the event since I’m only used at shooting toys but I hope I did a satisfactory job. 😀

 

 

 

Obsession with Jazz

I started listening to Jazz music when I encountered the game “The Sims”, because that’s the music being played while building your house, not buying stuff. Then my favorite game, Gran Turismo, started putting some Jazz music on GT2. Then I went to restaurants playing Jazz instrumentals which really made me relax soooo much. This was part of my interest in instrumental music since high school. Try to fiddle with my iPod and you’ll see that most of the music there are instrumental, not necessarily Jazz.

But what is about Jazz for me? Well, the great blend of piano, light drumming, saxophone and trumpet really makes it the real deal. Also, most of the music in this category are slow so they are very relaxing to the mind, not stressful like the rock songs. Playing Jazz while cooking makes you really hungry and end up cooking your best food!

I just got my new supply of Jazz music. Where? 😀

 

Hehehe. I really love it when I discover new songs. Especially from things I really like.

My Tiny Schoolwork Buddy

I’m always fascinated by miniature hobbies. 😀 Not that I am a miniature person but things I really like and then compressed into one by two inch dimension is really quite nice. Take this Choro-Q/Q-steer Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R. When I’m bored,  I just bring out one machine and then play around until I am ready to go back to work.

 

To some, it may not be a good hobby or collection since not all people nowadays would pay attention to such things. 😀 However, these things are quite amazing. For you to pack a remote-controlled machine this small is quite remarkable. Though they are amazing hobbies, they did not last quite long and that’s why I’m taking good care of what I have now.

They have been the subject of my photography since then. I even made a small light box so that I can shoot better pictures of them. But what made me shoot this one today? Well, the room was dark when I came home and immediately opened the study lamp rather than the room’s light. The car was on top of my speakers on my bed and the light immediately lit the speakers area and then I saw the car. And I said, “Oh look, iz ma car over there”. I know it sounds retarded but isn’t it nice to look at, even if it’s a cannot-waste-my-time-on-that hobby? The blue coating matches directly the Bayside Blue of the original car. Look at the rest of the pictures below:

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I just want to show some of the shots I took other than the one I submitted for class this week. The photography class is still asfnasipdvmoapiroirhgaeraejfoiaa and the last session made me feel sick because of the dark room and bright LCD projector, making my eyes so tired and eventually got a headache. xD

The next homework is to shoot any good image but with natural lighting. xD Which means I cannot shoot these pictures again since their lighting is artificial, using a small lightbox. xD Oh well, good luck to me. xD Although I find some things in class very helpful. For example, the teacher instructed an optional homework wherein he can use the image we send as a baseline for our pictures. My image got two “least best” votes but since it’s an optional work, it is not recorded. But I got a small idea on how the people in the class think. I think I’ll be learning a lot here since I’m shooting pictures instinctively ever since.