I just turned 30 years old at around 1:00 am this morning. I was expecting to be awakened by some alarm from the biological clock that's ticking inside my body but nothing of that sort happened. I slept peacefully and was awakened by my cellphone alarm clock at my usual wake up time. I used to think that turning 30 would be such a big deal and that it would feel sooo old. I saw it like some huge milestone in my life where I have achieved a lot of things like being CEO,getting married, having a baby, traveled the world, swam the seven seas and so on and so forth where half of my mortal life has already happened. Now that I am here, I realized that my life and dreams are way from being over. I still have a lot of things to experience and new dreams to achieve. Life is a never ending quest after all and a new adventure has just began. So cheers!Like my cousin Mayrose told me, 30 is the new 20! :D
December 14, 2009
December 7, 2009
Volatile
Just when I thought I've reached balance in my life, I have made another life changing decision. I'm in transition right now in my career and I'm juggling two jobs at the same time..
Mon, Tue, Wed=Company A
Thu,Fri-Company B
Sat=Company A
What kind of insanity have i gotten myself into ...again? I wouldn't go into details at this point since nothing is definite yet...it's still so volatile...no liquid or gas is taking the shape of a container..yet .But soon I hope things will get stable and the dust will settle down so my heart can return to it's normal rhythm and finally I hope to achieve that most longed for...balance.
Mon, Tue, Wed=Company A
Thu,Fri-Company B
Sat=Company A
What kind of insanity have i gotten myself into ...again? I wouldn't go into details at this point since nothing is definite yet...it's still so volatile...no liquid or gas is taking the shape of a container..yet .But soon I hope things will get stable and the dust will settle down so my heart can return to it's normal rhythm and finally I hope to achieve that most longed for...balance.
October 19, 2009
Multitasking
I can't seem to get a single task done nowadays without being distracted by other things. I seem to feel this need to do two or three things simultaenously. Example right now, while at work,I'm trying to finish up a report but I feel this sudden urge to prepare a report for our business and browse the net and make this blog entry.I'm not sure if this is multitasking or just getting distracted or even procastinating ;) It's just that when I start doing something, I remember another thing that I need to do and for fear of forgetting to do it, I want to start it right away thus ending up with juggling various tasks at the same time and stressing myself out. Prioritize Floraine!
October 16, 2009
The Search for the Perfect DSLR
I've always taken an interest in photography because I love to take pictures of places I've been to and freeze moments in frames so I can look at them every now and then. I share this interest with Blow who believes that he has an artistic eye and dreams to be a professional photographer one day. Thus the search for the perfect camera began. These were the decision points that we went through:
1. Point and shoot or DSLR?
Since Blow wanted to be a pro we opted for the DSLR.
2. Canon or Nikon?
We spent several months debating this one.We asked friends and lurked on photography forum, even posted a survey. At first we chose Canon because most of our friends use it but we ended up choosing Nikon because of it's attribute that I wouldn't enumerate here :)
3. Brand New or Used?
After meeting up with sellers of used cameras, we decided that it was much safer to buy a brand new camera with the warranty and all because you can't be assured with a used camera how it was actually handled by the previous user unless if you personally know the person.
3.What Model?
If we spent months just debating over the brand can you imagine the time we spent choosing the specific model? Surprisingly we just spent over a week because of budget constraints. Our dream camera was a D80 because it is a semi-pro camera plus all it's fancy features which we also searched over the net and learned from friends but the stores are no longer selling it, I even called up Henry's at Hidalgo and contacted supppliers from different areas(Cebu, CDO and etc). The next choice was a D90 but we can't simply afford it. We can use the credit card but we don't want to be burdened with debt over the next few months plus we have to buy lenses and other stuffs. In the end we ended up buying an entry level camera which is a phase out model, Nikon D40. We almost bought D60 and D3000 but again after serious thinking we chose D40 among them. We thought that we would just have to invest in the lenses.
Whew! I'm glad that part was over. Now we're moving on to actually taking pictures and we have so much to learn.We have no fancy notions that simply owning a DSLR would make us photographers, owning a DSLR is sooo common nowadays. We just want to be true to what we truly love to do...documenting life...as we see it.
1. Point and shoot or DSLR?
Since Blow wanted to be a pro we opted for the DSLR.
2. Canon or Nikon?
We spent several months debating this one.We asked friends and lurked on photography forum, even posted a survey. At first we chose Canon because most of our friends use it but we ended up choosing Nikon because of it's attribute that I wouldn't enumerate here :)
3. Brand New or Used?
After meeting up with sellers of used cameras, we decided that it was much safer to buy a brand new camera with the warranty and all because you can't be assured with a used camera how it was actually handled by the previous user unless if you personally know the person.
3.What Model?
If we spent months just debating over the brand can you imagine the time we spent choosing the specific model? Surprisingly we just spent over a week because of budget constraints. Our dream camera was a D80 because it is a semi-pro camera plus all it's fancy features which we also searched over the net and learned from friends but the stores are no longer selling it, I even called up Henry's at Hidalgo and contacted supppliers from different areas(Cebu, CDO and etc). The next choice was a D90 but we can't simply afford it. We can use the credit card but we don't want to be burdened with debt over the next few months plus we have to buy lenses and other stuffs. In the end we ended up buying an entry level camera which is a phase out model, Nikon D40. We almost bought D60 and D3000 but again after serious thinking we chose D40 among them. We thought that we would just have to invest in the lenses.
Whew! I'm glad that part was over. Now we're moving on to actually taking pictures and we have so much to learn.We have no fancy notions that simply owning a DSLR would make us photographers, owning a DSLR is sooo common nowadays. We just want to be true to what we truly love to do...documenting life...as we see it.
September 16, 2009
Imburnal
I watched my first Davao made indie move last Saturday at the Crocodile Park (near the Gallery of Davao).So how did I find the movie? What movie? hehehe Seriously, it was visually entertaining and the music which accompanied the scenes were pretty captivating but I didn't totally get what the movie was all about. I did not understand the message that the movie was trying to convey. Maybe because it was not told in the usual "linear" way and the movie was experimental and unconventional in its approach. I was a bit surprised to know that the movie won a lot of awards not only in the Philippines but in Korea also among others. I found this review of the film which achieved to put into words the things that i wanted to say. Despite not understanding the film, I still salute the people behind it including the viewing I attended and it shows that there's a lot of home grown talent in Davao and we have a lot to expect from the film industry and should be open to "new" things.
September 11, 2009
Simple Pleasures # 2
Yesterday I was on a meeting during the most part of the day and when I got back at my desk I found this personalized slipper shaped keychain with my name on it(pix to follow). It came with a note that said "For you..ala lang". It was from Shanelle,my officemate and I was deeply touched by the gesture and it completely took me by surprise. I love receiving gifts of all kinds. I'll be happy just to receive a paper clip. What I love the most about receiving gifts is the thoughtful act behind it. When it's given without any reason except for the pleasure of making somebody happy...of just wanting to paint a smile on somebody's face.
September 4, 2009
Holding Sand
Relationships of all kinds are like holding sand in your handHold it loosely
with an open hand, the sand remains where it isThe tighter you grasp it, the
faster it trickles through your fingers
I know this quote by heart and lots of others about love and relationships. But only now do I understand the full meaning of the quote. Blow and I have been together for 2 years and 3 months. He is my first serious relationship. I believe we’re good and happy together. It's not a perfect relationship but we're both striving to make it work.We come from different backgrounds but we have the same values and enjoy the same things. I have nothing to complain about him. He’s a saint and that’s no overstatement because only a saint or somebody insane (ahem) could put with me and my moods. We never broke up though I’ve told him countless times before that “we’re over” after a few petty quarrels. I usually start our fights because of my insecurities, past issues, expectations and jealousy then he gets mad because he thinks I don’t trust him. Our fights don’t last for more than a day, we usually settle it before the day ends when we’ve both calmed down. Lately the fights have been frequent and he’s getting fed up with me…his patience is almost running out that’s why I need to change fast. I was thinking things over and the "sand" quote came to mind. I realized that after meeting Blow, I got too carried away with being “us “that I forgot about “me”. I made him the center of my universe and got used to always having him around and doing things together. My friends became his friends. I became clingy and dependent. I made him the source of my happiness and I can’t understand why he can stand on his own and be happy without me. Now I realized that I need to find myself again and recall how to be happy by myself and not depend on other people for it. I need to realize that there’s more to life than having a relationship. Now I’m learning to loosen my grip slowly on the sand before it’ll trickle down.
August 9, 2009
Tech Savvy...not
As much as i'd like to believe that i'm a tech savvy person...i'm clearly not. There are a lot of features on my cellphone and laptop that I don't know of but I managed to discover a few that I am proud of myself *pats herself* First I discovered that I don't need to buy the smart or globe broad band connection thingy that looks like a flash disk because my trusty SE K770i can be used for internet connection with the same rate (P30 per hour I guess). And next is that I don't need to buy an LCD projector to ahmmm project/enlarge my bootleg series/movies from torrent because all i needed was a cable since my laptop is Svideo ready so voila! I can now watch Leverage on our TV set :)
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