2/22/10

Simba-simbahan

Sa wakas, sa tinagal-tagal ng nilalagi ko sa Manila ay na-Kodakan ko na ang napaka-kontrobersyal na San Sebastian Church sa San Miguel. Actually sinamahan ko lang magsimba si Megs dito dahil gusto nya rin makita ang loob. Ang masasabi ko lang-- wow. Walang katulad sa buong Pilipinas ang all-steel Neo-Gothic architectural style ng simbahang 'to. Nagkaroon naman ako ng pagkakataong retratuhan ang loob ng simbahan kaso boloks naman kaya hindi ko nalang ipo-post LOL. At nag-attempt din akong kunan ang simbahan ng San Agustin dahil sa dinami-dami ng beses ko nang napuntahan 'yun, wala parin akong matinong picture. Resulta? Wala paren hahaha. Hindi talaga photogenic ang lola ng lahat ng simbahan sa Pinas-- pero masasabi kong ito so far ang pinakamaganda sa lahat (lalo na ang Baroque style neto sa loob) ng simbahang nakita ko.

It's such a shame na nagawa ko ngang HDR ang picture ko ng San Sebastian sa taas pero yung "pseudo" effect naman. Hindi ko parin matantsa ang conversion gamit ang multi-bracketed photos. Aaaarrrggh somebody help me!

Sana may furnace yun tutuluyan namin sa Baguio this coming weekend. Parang trip ko yung fireside kwentuhan at inuman with matching lutuan ng DIY smores. Yumm!

2/21/10

Random Thoughts: February

My God. I haven't been updating my other blogs for quite some time now. Yung ECCLESIOPHILIA blog ko tungkol sa different churches around the metro and GROCERY GOURMET about food experiments. Isang indikasyon lang na medyo busy ako sa ibang bagay ngayon. In short, I'm kinda not enjoying my life as of the moment. Or am I not? Medyo. I need a breather. Buti nalang nalalapit na ang trip namin to Baguio for the Panagbenga. Yay! I'm so excited!

2/18/10

Yup, May Something

Today officially magsisimula ang College Week namin. Ang loser diba? College week pero halfway thru the week magsisimula LOL. Well I think that's better than no College Week at all right? So eto ako ngayon, nasa bahay, nagpapakasarap at ninanamnam ang buhay ng estudyanteng walang pasok bwahahahahaha!

Anyway, bukas pala ay magke-cater kami for the Alumni Homecoming. Kung sisipagin ako eh pupunta ako para tumulong, anyway ike-credit naman yun sa number of hours kong pagtatrabaho (FYI: yung coffee shop operations namin dinaig pa ang practicum sa number of hours. San ka). Hindi rin kasi ako nae-excite, nahihiya pa kamo dahil baka makita ako ng mga original batchmates ko (2003).

So just to be sure na walang pasok, nag-text ako sa friend ko na prof.

"Dah (Daryll), may pasok ba ang mga major subjects ngayon?"

"Wala. Pati next week wala."

"Bakit daw? You mean the whole week next week?"

"Yup, may something."


LOLLLLL. What an answer!

2/3/10

Quarter Life Crisis

There's something about February, the early morning crowd, the dawn moon, the pedestrian crossing and EDSA that made me feel so lonely today.

It was still dark, and I am amongst the sea of people waiting for the traffic lights to turn red so we can cross the other side of the street. Although it is already a common sight, the swarm sort of astounded me-- what on earth are these people doing in the streets at this ungodly hour? It was already 5 AM; I really don't know what has gotten into my head that made me ask myself this obviously stupid question.

The stoplight already signaled the crowd to pass through. While I was walking amidst these faceless strangers, a surge of black bile rushed into my heart-- suddenly, I felt alone.

Everything was in slow-mo while the moon, veiled with thick haze, smiled at me sarcastically. A torrent of memories in black and white flashed on my mind like a sixpence cinema. I remembered my childhood, my carefree and simple life as a little boy. I remembered all the friends I've gained and lost along the way. I remembered how I spent my summer afternoons at home, with the whole family, all together watching an infamous noontime show.

Everything has changed.