#Titas in Subic

[beingjellybeans]

#TitaAdventures Unleashed: Fun things to do in Subic

Picture this: A gathering of fabulous Titas from all over the country, armed with their signature oversized totes and killer style, converging upon the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. It’s a celebration of a dear friend’s birthday, and the stage is set for a weekend of adventure, delectable feasts, and unforgettable memories. Join me – your friendly Tita Jellybeans – as I recount my escapades outside…

[whooolaanmo]

kalhating sako!

Salamat po Tito Anic ( Daddy ni France ) sa kalhating sako na Mangosteen from Davao, tas salamat din po in advance Tita Zen ( Mommy ni France ) sa parating na pasalubong from Bacolod.

📲📞

France : gusto ka ng Parents ko, itinawag pa yan ni Daddy sa mga kamag anak namin sa Davao ganon din si Mommy sa kamag anak namin sa Bacolod intayin mo kung ano gusto ipakain sayo ni Mommy, gusto mo pasalubong from Subic o Gapo, Bisdak Illongga kami pero lumaki sa Olongapo at Manila.

Me : kung saan saan nakarating Daddy at Mommy mo si Mommy mo malambing nga magsalita kasi Illongga, pero kayo ni A.R. wala laking Manila wala tono pagka bisaya o illongga.

France : pero malambing naman ako sayo.

Me : 🤣🤣🤣.

Dec. 13, 2022 12:51 pm

[jvuhn]

Baby shower

Offered ride home - kiss on your cheeks

2 days after

Jvan are you up? Help me.

1 month car hunting

Ill go to you ill pick you up - no pick me up at starbucks mindanao at this time

Fortuner bulacan scam

Fortuner quezon city

Fortuner las pinas

Fortuner autocamp

Masil charcoal grill - your treat cause whole day with you

May 19, 2024 - Do you want to make out - i thought youd never ask

Skyway lightning with dog to ate baby doggie

Altis windshield crack - i have shop to do that

Mingyu svt karat

Pacute selfie

The ex effect

Eye rolls - baby eye rolls

Dog trainer

Jog at filinvest with sila con

Dropped by the house 1st time you driving to my place after i showed you

Vape run

Ootds for me

Bantayan island

Bantayan island accident

May 26, 2024 - raining, after your jog, vape, altis - youre different

Hair color

Vornado

Japan

Try 711 food its very good

Selfie connect the dots

Selfie before make up going to your barkadas house near you

What are you wearing? Can i see

Download strava and open it when you go out

Samba shopping

Lays truffle

Condo errands

Naks naka burbery shirt

Shuuuubawuuuu everywhere

Replica - bubble bath - your perfume for dates

Wala na akong pwet

Disneyland - i want to go to disney sea

What do you think about this interior - so minimalist walang sayang sa space - but i dont like it

Forgot my wallet ~~ taaaadaaan

Xv of your friend

Tokyo sky - core memory helipad

Condo checking

Tambay at your barkadas house

Altis gtx pro front - west ave

Gts car care plaza

Navy guy msgd you "bahay ka lang?"

Client stress

Sales invoice day

Pokemon day - i choose you ill catch you with my master ball

What is master ball? Google it.

Tokyo sky pictures when you went to tokyo

When you get back

Where to get leather seats for altis

Montero las pinas

Autonexus

Test drive - montero

Hi tita kamusta? May tinignan po kaming montero its nice

Lexus video with a rare pokemon

I dont know what to do without you

Lolo - crying in car

Magnolia

Uniqlo - run clothes for you and clothes for me

Kissy selfie peace angry and eye roll selfie in 1

Condo parking stress

Charger - aa usb - dashcam - led fog and high for altis

Ootd pictures

Look what i got obd2 screen

June 10 - montero - try mo ung remote start

Makakasakay ba ako dyan sa montero mo?

Rfid slex

Condo checking with me

Cereal polvoron

Oaktop for light dinner

Navy guy - nabastusan ako

Foreman - kausapin ka ng boyfriend ko

Subic called you

The afterpolish inquiry

Blessing the montero

Condo furniture shopping

Decided to glass coating - pick me up

Zix with you

Lays hoarding

The ordinary

Coating booster

Condo tv bracket

Pass sa lowkey

Client - nice love it - proud of you

Condo pictures

Clients home

Rfid nlex

Navy still msging

Spider

Vape and mcdo before going to ethan you look so beautiful

You going to quezon

Super dark

Weak signal

Never again going to quezon

Villa escudero

Dinner party with the koreans - why do you look so good but when youre with me...

Altis problems

Altis foglights - so bright

Mama - bakit yellow yan patayin mo yan

Run with john at up

Mcdo treat

Tris and bf - i dont like him for her - ill always listen to your rants and will never get tired

Ganda nung t2

Tadeo - ive always wanted to try this - always flexing

Oil for altis

Escobars

Harley

Teddy

Misty

Polo

Billie

Jurassic world terror evolves

S&r card for discount

Booster r pro tutorial

Ano ginagawa mo? Bat ka nagpapagas anong oras na? Need ko magpagas wala ng gas..

Cooking for the babies

You going to gab to have the tire checked

You passing by the house

House quick tour - aki

Altis interior cleaning

Canvass for montero tires

Jisulife for my taiwan trip

Jisu unboxing

You getting angry and lashing it out on me - after this you dont talk to me as regular as before not much selfies even not comforting me when im ranting about stuffs. It seems like youre not interested with me anymore.

Bia

Have you eaten? Not yet hold on - ate your cooked food - always loved what you cook

Deadpool and wolverine a day after i come back to ph

Mommys day and maxies day

Family trip no signal still updating you

Manipedi-food spa - yuan spa

Youre still following her yeah just follow shes on mute

I want a baby

This day the H

End of july aug sept oct not that good days...

Samahan moko sa cavite may kukunin lang ako then off to evia to eat then ice cream then you home.

Samahan moko clark. Waitied for an hour but its okay. Omni. Korean fil food. Moon cafe. You talking to ate for hours. Traffic going home. You wanted to go to lakeshore i want to take you somewhere in clark you would love it.

Samahan moko to batangas. Make hatid your ate. Mahiya ka naman kay jvan. No its okay ill pick you up we need to leave at this time. Qc-las pinas-batangas-prism-red doorz-araneta-home neyo day tiring day but so worth it.

Baguio strawberry treats.

Appreciate the thought but i cant accept this. Unfollow everywhere. Remember the podcast. Its different when you unfollow

I wanted us to last this time i want you to be the one that ill bend my knee to. I really do. Its been a month and im still thinking of you what are you doing hows your day and all.

Are we really done? Ill never hate you i always have a trauma towards you but Ill always always love you. Even with our history past present. You dont have to doubt me just stay with me.

I wont say goodbye.

[benefits1986]

Since I’ve recovered a clean calendar in time for the really long break, I’ve gotten a list of really, really good roadtrip+foodtrip invites which include the following: -Boracay -Bicol x Calaguas x Freedive x Bike (HUHUHUHUHUHU. You will be mine soon!!!) -Baguio x La Union x Atok -Tokyo, Japan Sagad FOMO ko basta travel na solid ang ganaps. As my basher dad tells me: Alis ka ng alis. Napakalayas mo talaga. Kung maka-alis, akala mo ‘di na babalik. Paano mga aso mo? LOLOLLOLL. Been eyeing Negros, Camiguin and Zamboanga on solo trip, too, however, dad has been low-key missing Holy Week visits to ina’s sleepy hometown. I asked him if sure ba siyang gusto niya ba talagang umuwi or bored lang siya or wala ba siyang gala. LOL. Sabi naman niya, all of the above. Sobrang gusto ko talagang mapag-isa or with a group na outside my past months’ routine because I really need to recharge because Taurus szn on triple steroids is coming soon. May dagdag na namang plot twist na sana naman, last na. Saka I easily get bored talaga kaya para bumalik ‘yung pake ko sa daily grind, I need to pull damong ligaw self out of my usual, inescapable scene. And sooooo, saan ba tayo napunta this really long Holy Week break? Yes, sabi ko, pagkatapos ng burial ng lola ko, ako naman. Pero, I also can’t just leave my dad and my fave tita na ere. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Even boomers and Gen X sila, ‘di sila gaslighters and ‘di rin sila feeling pa-victim which I like. Inaasar pa nga ako ng dad ko na sana all, maraming invites. HAHAHAHAHA. Sabi ko sa kanya, keep up. LOL. Pero ending, as an empath (FUCK) and sabi ko naman, marami pang long weekends pero ‘di na muli a long weekend like this, samahan ko na siya umuwi. Apaka basic ng Laguna. Ugh. South na naman!!! WHYYYYY? But, as I came home this time around with dad to ina’s sleepy hometown. Why not nga ba, Laguna? Why not? Actually, the past years ko lang din narealize that Laguna is underrated. Madali puntahan if you’re near SLEX tapos recently, ‘di na lang buko pie, Pansol saka Pagsanjan Falls ‘yung puwede mong i-look forward, too. Also, since for a time, naging Baler ang fave place ko, sobrang similar din silang 2 places tapos less traffic and iwas Sierra Madre zigag pa. May OK na peanut butter na homemade, pako salad, decent food, surf spots in the nearby Real, may spelunking sa Cavinti, camp out sa Caliraya, hiking sa big ass waterfalls na nilampasan pa Mother Falls ng Baler. Also, may spelunking (Cavinti), art scene (Paete/San Pablo),local fashion scene (Lumban/Liliw na puwede tumapat sa Vinta Gallery fashion) and syempreee, biking sa kung anong trip mong ride –pabebe sa gedli ng bundok hanggang Elbi; or yung basagan ng tuhod at pagka-broken inside na shit naman sa life sa ahon sa Caliraya hanggang Pililia. Dad tried pa ‘yung Pingas at nag-compare notes pa sa rides ni IanHow and company. LOLOLOL. So, Laguna, why not? -Tipid gas and toll lalo ngayon men, sobrang hassle na punta sa Liwa x Subic x Iba lagalag kasi sobrang mahal ng toll kahit malaki sahod mo HAHAHAHHA -Daming kakainan sa daanan -Mura buko and super fresh ng malauhog -May masarap na bibingka na freshly made cooked sa uling below and above it; may free unli buko juice pa saka sustainable bayong estetik packaging -Sobrang daming falls na iba’t ibang vibe na kaya mong hatawin in 1 day kung hapit sa sched -Food is not as good as Visayan cuisine (as a gata x spicy food fan), but lumalaban lalo sa Aurora’s na heirloom recipes ng family na tubong Laguna -Hiking spots ‘di super duper ganda pero puwede na rin basta gandahan mo lang ‘yung timing para solid sunset ka or may clouds na pakk -Coffee spots medyo hassle lang pero so far, okay naman Muni pero solid ang Gerk’s (Pakil’s secret gem) kasi ‘yung owner is talagang sineseryoso niya ‘yung craft niya; sana ‘yung logo niya and brand storytelling mag-come after LOL -May super love pizza din na for me na I eat only the toppings ‘pag wala ako sa BGC or formal shit, ‘yung crust niya kahit thicc, may sapi (Check out Kato’s or Katos pizza) -Lato + Ensaladang PAKO —actually, eto lang solb na ako. -Carpa dish na hassle hanapin pero ‘pag nahanap mo, kanin is lifeessttt ka, mhie -complete din ang Senakulo (?) ganaps dito sa sleepy town ng lola ko so I grew up with nightmares featuring penitensiya, literal pako sa cross ‘yung tao, badass prusisyon ng saints line up; then may malayong lola pa kami na meron lifesize dead Jesus sa house. Shet. Kidding aside, kung fan ka nito, you don’t need to go so far from Manila to have your fix -masarap pa rin hangin; may moss pa rin mga puno; may tutubi pa rin; may fireflies minsan -plantita and plantito’s heaven on earth as in!!! Mura and maganda tapos maraming rare na basic lang sa Laguna (LOL) -sarap din ng hot spring (meron isang shabby place sa Lumban na puwede mong pitstop ‘pag gusto mong maiba pero solid talaga siya basta ‘di ka maarte) plus may cold spring for all (Pakil) na napakalamig kahit summer tirik ang araw, again, basta ‘di ka maarte -’yung mga ilog malinaw pa; I remember nung bata kami, inom-inom pa kami sa bukal which is still my water of choice kasi matamis siya; kabog Fiji saka Evian, mhie as in kaya sobrang inis na inis ako ‘pag wala ng mabiling ibang water as an uhaw sa tubig to the point na dami kong water weight but I don’t care na rin talaga -gaganda rin ng mga hidden accoms dito pero syempre long way to go pa tayo pero andyan na sila. Example, dati sa Caliraya as in onti lang meron dun na food choices pero ngayon, opak, kahit sa tabing daan puwede na mag-set up ng camp HAHAAHAHHAH -Cavinti is the newest destination pero need mo ng malakasang car at driving skills kasi nga ‘yung daan ginagawa pa :D. Speaking of which, sure ako, may mala-Mapanuepe dito sa Laguna as in. Or baka gine-gate keep na naman ng mga nagdadamot sa madlang peeps because, ganun talaga mga mhie. HAHAHHAA. NakakaLL vs nakakaLL (Nakakaluwag vs Nakalalayan ng lipunan). So, taradits na ba sa Laguna? All these travel check na check checklist na ‘to na naggawa na namin mostly, Laguna is where my Aries dad’s heart is. Dito siya most alive and at home. When we go biking, dami niyang kwento at hugot sa life. Andito rin first love niya before mom na balo na. HAHAHAHAHA. Sabi ko nga, ituloy na niya ‘yun kasi confident naman akong si mom pa rin ang no. 1 niya kahit magkabalikan sila nung babaeng ‘yun. Or, baka naman, it’s also the universe’s sign na meant to be talaga sila. Syempre, as gaguhan na as old as time, dad said naman na: Takot siya sa mom ko kasi dun pinaka selos ‘yun. HAHAHAHAH. Saka, ayaw na raw niya mag-alaga ng matanda. Dun daw siya sa bente uno para tuloy-tuloy ang happ vibes. Mhie, I kennat. LOL. Also, dad’s chapter is something na for him to really face and process. Nasa sidelines lang ako, ready to be with him and let him go as well. Nagkataon kasi na birthday week niya nga ito so may hall pass na naman si gago. Hahahahahaha. LOL. So far, this weekend has been a good one. Bagal signal, bagal oras, non-stop kain so nabawi na lahat ng no meal or 1x/day meals ko sa Manila, and sobrang nakaka-recalibrate talaga especially come Tuesday onward. Mhie, lasog na ako, iniisip ko pa lang, but, fightttt tayo! Excited na rin ako bumalik sa BGC (eewwww) kasi I will be getting back to one thing na pang-release ko ng frustrations ko and also, my pang-sedate para ‘pag sabak ko sa mga ganaps, mas kalmado na ako. Need ko talagang mas maging kalmado para iwas-mistaken identity kasi… bakit ba ako nageexplain na naman? Stop. Long weekend muna. Cancel BGC and BGC and beyond muna. Will share soon!!! Sidenote: I don’t hate BGC because of my work ha. I just abhor BGC na sinubukan ko siyang iwasan and muntik na akong mag NO sa job offer because that’s how much I abhor BGC, but sabi nung best friend ko, ‘wag daw akong tanga. HAHAHAHAHA. Second the motion naman si P na tumigil-tigil daw ako sa walang sense kong logic. HAHAHAHAHA. Puwede naman daw akong sumabay sa kanila papasok and pauwi pero sila masusunod sa oras… so, no. Bye. LOL. Kwento ko ‘tong BGShit na ‘to some other time. Kakanood kasi ng Parasite saka Snowpiercer saka Samurai X. LOL.

My dad’s birthday suprise 01 is a heartfelt one. Chunchaba mode kasi kami nung fave tita ko na ka-tag team namin sa lola ko na kunwari nasa roadtrip na sila. Sabi ni dad: Ay, wala talaga sila? Me: Yes. Ano? Hintayin ka nila? Importante ka? Hahahaha. Sabi ni dad: Okaaaayyy. Then si fave tita ko naman, niloko ko na ‘di kami uuwi. Hahahaha. Na-sad daw siya kasi sanay siyang abala sa Holy Week lalo bday ni dad. LOL. Sabi ko, tita, Nuvali x Tags x Bats kami. Syempre, since ‘di naman ako sanay mag-sinungaling talaga, buking agad me. :D Eto yata ang bad side ‘pag masyado kang unfiltered. Hassle mag-roll out ng surprise and need ng may accomplice. So, binigla ko na lang si fave tita na nasa Bay na kami. Hahahaha. Stress siya kasi wala siyang handa. Sinadya ko talaga para ‘di na siya mag-abala at para makarest din. Sabi ko, mocha cake na lang ng Goldilocks. Sabi niya okay. Then, punta kami ni dad sa bahay nila fave tita para ibagsak mga summer ootds ng kids and siya na rin. HAHAHAHAH. O di ba? Gagalit pa si dad kasi dami ko raw pa rin damit sa house kahit dami kong pinamimigay. LOL. E hello, most of those binili ko not for me but for the kids and my tita so shut up siya. Pag-open ng gate, kanta kids ng happy birthday. HAHAHAHHAHA. Naluha. Walang palag. Sabi ni dad, shaky voice: Akala ko wala na kayo. Hahahahaha. Naiyak din fave tita ko: Hinintay ka namin, aba. Hahahaha. Me: Bayaaann. Clingy? Hahaha. Kakakita nyo lang a. ‘Di kayo nagsasawa sa isa’t isa? LOL. But, so far, food coma x Tamagochi baby is slaying. Jusq. Pero, gusto ko pa rin ‘yung luto ko saka nung lola ko sa mom side na walang habas sa linamnam. Can’t wait to go back to Manila to have my grand grocery time and cooking time. Another little bday surprise for my dad is coming this Easter Sunday! Naghanda na siya kasi, nakabukas daw phone ko tapos nakita niya. Then nacurious siya and binasa message ko. FUCK. Napaka chizmozo neto pero ‘di naman siya nagbabasa ng phone ko kaya nastress ako na alam niya na sino invited. Magaling kasi siya mag-memorize. Sabi niya, alam ko na saan tayo punta. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Naiiyak na ako sa galit kasi invasion of privacy saka ang dami kong ni-adjust para sa attendance check nung small party niya as an introvert dad. Sabi niya, ewan daw ba niya bakit nga niya ni-open. Sabi ko, sana ‘yung mga landian messages na lang ni-open niya. Sabi niya: Che. Sungit mo pa rin kahit landian. Hahahahahaha. Soooo, ayun na nga. Sulit na sulit ‘yung leave granted ng boss ko sa akin. As in. Alam ko may be too long itong break na ‘to pero kung puwede ko lang sabihin lahat ng behind the scenes and plot twists na dumating last week and this week, mhie. LOL. And those plot twists are not just pabebe ones a. ‘Yung talagang dibdibang prayer na: May my shoulders be able to bear the heavy gone heaviest load kinda thing. Pero, fight tayo. Let’s heal together. Ganerrnnn. Sana rin, pagbalik ko sa Tuesday, ‘di ko naman gusto ng easy, but sana, worthwhile lahat-lahat kasi I really need a distraction para makawala sa mga plot twist ng Taurus szn. :D Hype kang Taurus szn ka. Mag-out of Manila na lang talaga ako all weekends of May para makalma ako. And also, this Taurus szn, sana mag-pass with flying colors na ako na ‘di na ako mag-spiral ng malala. ‘Yun lang naman talaga need and want ko sa May-June e. As in, apaka simpleng please, ayoko na magkasakit, ayoko na magspiral, ayoko ng mapunta na naman ako sa deep, dark, rabbit hole. Ganernnnn. Kbye.

[clandestineloki]

alapaap pleasee

i deadass only found out today that this song was about drugs, let's just pretend it's about a roadtrip or something lmao

[bataan and iba road trip ahead!! and filipino swear words!!! also do not ever try off-the-road driving ever. unless you're pinoy lol]

Loki never had the privilege of living in the moment.

That's something he envied mortals for- not that he would ever admit it. The feeling of carpe diem, living every day like it was the last, he didn't particulary want that feeling, he rather wished he knew what it felt like.

And one day, you drove him all the way to Subic Bay.

"I could always teleport us there," he says as he watches you get your Corolla gassed up at Petron.

"It's part of the experience," you explain. "It's not a road trip if you're not on the road, tanga."

"Hey!" he gasped, and you laughed loudly.

"Since when did you learn Tagalog?"

"Since that day when I realized you weren't actually saying I looked nice-"

"Pssh, balakajan. Get in the damn car."

"But what did that mean? Putangina-"

"GET IN THE CAR!"

=

This leads to you driving along SCTEx, blasting EHeads while Loki watches as the trees zoom by.

"You used to live in a place like this?" He asks, looking around at the farmlands and tiny houses with yero as the only roof.

"No, I lived in Manila for most of my life. But I'd always come home to Iba during summer."

Suddenly, you turn up the volume and hummed along to a song on your Spotify "roadtrips ganern" playlist.

"Do you wanna take a shortcut?" You turn to him, grin reaching your eyes.

"There's no other roads, what do you mea- Christ!" His eyes widen as you drive off the main road and into a forest.

He holds on as the car shook with every bump, while you squeal with joy and let out a laugh as you drive deeper into the trees.

"Are you out of your mind?!"

"Don't worry, Loki, I know this place like the back of my hand. I used to play- OH GOD THE POOR TREE- langit lupa here all the time with my cousins. And there should be a really high bump right about..."

He yelps and curses in surprise as the car jolts harder, and you laugh at the horrified look on Loki's face as he tries to catch his breath.

"There's the beach!" you grin, pointing to the waters in the distance. "Hay, I missed this so much. I can smell the inihaw that Tita Luz made!"

"Y/N, never do that again," he chuckles.

The two of you burst into laughs.

"No promises, though, I like seeing you shitscared," you wink. "Besides, it was kinda fun wasn't it?"

Loki rolls his eyes.

It was.

[thesecoldfeet]

1-50 lang po ATI AHAHAHA PARA DI KA TAMARIN

alam mo sana nagchat nalang tayo!!!!!!!!! anw, i’ll delete the boring and “too” personal one HAHAHAHA!

3: 3 Fears - heights, needles, death

4: 3 things I love - coffee, noodles, voicing out my opinion HAHAHA

5: 4 turns on - smart, may substance kausap, hindi mahina compre HAHAAHAHA and knows how to freakin’ cook, I guess?

6: 4 turns off -  DDS (lol), bugok mga reasoning HAHAHA saka di marunong tumanggap ng pagkakamali and... wala na akong maisip HAHA

7: My best friend - @sirangutakk <3

9: My best first date - tamang tour lang sa manila while eating street food!!! so cheap yet simple!! 

11: What do I miss - having no responsibilities at all

13: Favourite color - blue

14: Do I have a crush - none :)

16: Favourite place - Paco Park! :) always there when I just want to breathe and Subic!

17: Favourite food- Noodles & Fried Chicken (thigh part only pls HAHA)

18: Do I use sarcasm - ALL THE TIME. 

19: What am I listening to right now - Wish you were here - Neckdeep

20: First thing I notice in new person - the way they talk. malalaman mo talaga agad kung may substance ba o MEMA lang :)

25: Ever done a prank call? - YES HAHAHA

27: Meaning behind my URL - nothing special LOL la lang maisip

28: Favourite movie - Serendipity! :)

29: Favourite song  - Win by Brian Mcknight :) (tita vibes!)

30: Favourite band - current ha : foreign : Marianas Trench local: ben&ben

31: How I feel right now- Saks lang. Hahahahahahaha

32: Someone I love - friends & fam HAHAHAHA

33: My current relationship status - SINGLE MAMI OK HAHAHAHA

35: Favourite holiday -wala hahaahaha

36: Tattoos and piercing i have - 0 tatt; 2 piercing

37: Tattoos and piercing i want- 2 tatts (for Mimi and I) then 2 other piercing #MAMAPAYAGANMONAAKO

38: The reason I joined Tumblr - to improve my social and writing skills LOL

39: Do I and my last ex hate each other? - Di ako sure sa kanya but me, yes HAHAHAAHHAAHA

40: Do I ever get “good morning” or “good night ” texts? - yup!

41: Have I ever kissed the last person you texted? - Yup LOL

42: When did I last hold hands? - last year. may ex na nagsurprise visit sa office LOLERZ

43: How long does it take me to get ready in the morning? - 5 minutes hahahahha

45: Where am I right now? - Cavite! :)

46: If I were drunk & can’t stand, who’s taking care of me? - Wala! Tagal ako malasing so????? always taga-alaga, never inalagaan AY HAHAHAHA

47: Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level? - LOUD~

48: Do I live with my Mom and Dad? - nope but i live with my siblings! independent affff since college. i just had to make adjustments now bec of well, my siblings!

49: Am I excited for anything? - yes! graduate studies and healing hahahahahah!

50: Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to? - yes! high school bff named Oli :)

THANKS KUYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[graveofm]

October 22, 2022

It’s been two weeks since we want back to Manila from La Union to stay by Daddy’s side. A lot had happened since then and I didn’t expect that I’d be this involved. I’ll summarized everything below:

October 7 - Jonas, Alfred, and I have decided to drive back to Manila to show emotional support to Daddy. We left La Union at around lunch time and arrived in Manila at around 7pm. The trip would have been shorter if we didn’t get lost for 2 hours. Jonas and I found ourselves exiting in Subic and we didn’t know why. To be fair, the view was really nice and the sunset was good. 

October 8 - Nanay visited Daddy. We drove to Retiro in hopes of attending a healing mass at 12pm. We arrived in an empty church. I went out to pee and found one of the church staff. I found out that the healing masses on Saturdays at Retiro are scheduled at 6am and 7am. The healing mass in Tagaytay is 12pm. Instead, we prayed. I prayed hard. I was trying my best not to cry, not even when we were walking towards the exit and daddy couldn’t take it anymore so he had to sit on the ground. Mind you, it was less than a 2-minute walk. 

October 9 - Sunday. What happened that Sunday? I can’t remember. All I know is Jonas and I went to pick up Tita Mended. That night, we also brought her home. It was so simple yet I can’t fathom why Baldo couldn’t do that for her -- even when Tita Mended would visit Paltok just to take care of Sofia. 

October 10 - I remember this day. I timed in hopes that I could work, but I couldn’t so I filed an emergency leave. My itinerary then was NKTI - Tita Mended’s house (sundo) - Market - Tita Mended’s house (hatid). Funny because amidst this adversity, Garry is still messaging me about things that I don’t give a shit about. I couldn’t care less about anything else except those that concerns daddy. 

October 11 - This is the time when daddy vomitted blood -- a lot. His stool is also black. I know it means that he has an internal bleeding. At 6PM, Jonas and I drove to PGH with them. It was at 9PM when Kuya Zeth advised us to proceed to the ER. Only two companions are allowed but as an overthinker, I stayed. Ninja style. I stayed until 8AM the next morning. I couldn’t believe that I’d have the strength (physically and mentally) to take care of daddy. Again, I tried my best not to cry. Even when I felt how thin he was that time, even when I saw him shaking because it was too cold, even when I wiped the tears on his cheeks because the medicine injected to him was too painful, even when I saw how uncomfortable he was, trying to sleep while sitting from 9pm up to the next morning. I left at 8AM because the guards are getting more strict. (P.S. I know those guards are just doing their jobs but I thought maybe they could lose the attitude? They are getting paid by OUR taxes and the least they could do is be nice.) 

October 12 - Did not get proper sleep. We had to pick up Mama Lenie at the airport. On the way to Paltok, I got reminded of how wonderful and brave she was when she was battling cancer. 

October 13 - Another sleepless and super tiring day. Daddy needed blood. I was thankful for Ate Imelda, Romel, Kuya Rico, and of course, my Jonas for willing to donate blood even on short notice. They were only informed last night but they were still okay with that. Ate Imelda, Romel, and Kuya Rico arrived there at 6am. Jonas and I arrived at 8am -- we got lucky that Jonas was able to secure the third to the last slot for the day. It wasn’t a good day because they all got hungry, got rained on, got home late. We were able to drive them home at around 8pm. Our lunch dinner was at around 4PM at Mang Inasal. Again, I am super thankful to them. We were able to complete the required bags in just a day all because of them.

October 14 - This was supposed to be my rest day. But Paopao was too makulit. Baldo is really selfish. He borrowed Jonas’ car and said that he’d be back early. He came back at around 5pm. In short, I wasn’t able to help in the hospital because of him. We were able to meet Ava, too. She’s a small kid but it looks like she has a big heart. Too early to say. 

October 15 - 16 - I still can’t remember what happened here. One thing to note, Summer died. I hope she brought Daddy’s illness with her. 

October 17 - 21 - Went back to work. I’m annoyed with everyone in RT except for Pat, Roy, and Dom. Having two jobs, I can’t help but compare the two. In RT, I can’t really feel the sympathy from them except for Roy and Pat. I don’t know why but I feel like Garry is expecting that things would get back to normal. This is one of the many reasons why I can’t really see RT as a place I’d love to stay at. Unlike in Reveel, I can feel the sympathy from Ailene. She’s really curious about what happened and expressed that the team is willing to help in any way possible. Hay. Avoiding the bad vibes so anyway, during the week, PGH have decided to do another biopsy to daddy. Doctors can’t rule out the result. Some are saying that he has cancer, some say that he’s negative. I am still praying that it’s not cancer. I hope Summer was able to save him from that illness.

Then back to the present. Daddy and Mama was supposed to go home but they were still processing the documents. If it were for me, I’d really like them to stay in the hospital while waiting for the biopsy. I just can’t figure why Daddy is too eager to go home when there’s nothing he can do there. Is it because of Baldo, that selfish bastard? I don’t know. 

[dalakwatsero]

Swimming sa Subic

14.8968° N, 120.2366° E | Subic, Zambales

Taon-taon ay naging isang tradisyon sa aming pamilya na magplano ng isang outing tuwing bakasyon. Kadalasan ay sinasabay namin ang petsa ng pagsasalo tuwing uuwi ang aking tatay mula sa kanyang trabaho sa ibang bansa. Isang buwan kada-taon lamang siya nakakauwi sa Pilipinas kaya naman sinusulit namin ang isang buwan na ito. Nagsasama at nagsasalo kaming mga kamag-anak at magkakaibigan na minsan ay umabot sa dalawampung-katao ang magkakasama. Dahil nga sa dami nang mga pumupunta, madalas ay nagrerenta na lang ng isang resting house na may swimming pool, videoke, bilyaran, at maraming kwarto na mapagtutulugan. Ngunit napagisipan naman na sa isang resort sa Subic naman ang puntahan upang maiba naman ang tanawin. Sa Anvaya Cove Club And Resort sa Subic, Zambales kami nagtungo at sa unang sulyap pa lamang ng lugar ay nakakabighani at masasabi sa sarili na ang summer vacation ay narito na.

Unang mapapansin ang kulay berdeng tanawin na yumayakap sa kapaligiran, kasabay ang asul na kalangitan at malamig na simoy ng hangin na kay sarap sa pakiramdam. Ang aming pinagtutuluyan ay malayo sa mismong resort kung saan naroon ang mga swimming pool, clubhouse, at ang mismong dalampasigan na kapag hindi nakasakay sa kotse ay kinakailangan na magrenta ng isang golf cart upang makapunta sa destinasyon. Habang nasa daan papunta sa resort, makikita ang ibang pasilidad na mayroon tulad ng isang propesyonal basketball complex kung saan nag eensayo ang mga kilalang atleta, ang clubhouse, at iba pang gusali na pinagtutuluyan ng mga bisita. Pagdating na namin sa resort ay makikita ang pag prestihiyoso ng resort. Umaabot ng hanggang lima ang uri ng mga swimming pool doon na may iba’t ibag lalim, laki, at init ng tubig. Ako’y nasabik na languyin ang mga ito kaya naman akin itong inisa-isa. Naisip ko naman sunod ay ang mamasyal sa dalampasigan na kung saan matatagpuan ang mapuputing buhangin at malinaw na katubigan, akin ring natagpuan ang isang basketball ring at beach volleyball court sa gitna ng dalampasigan kaya aking hinikayat na makipaglaro pagkatapos namin maligo at magsaya sa baybayin. Pagkatapos ng masya at nakakapagod na paglilibot, paglalaro, at paglalangoy ay bumalik na kami sa pinagtutuluyan namin na Airbnb. Ang aking mga magulang at tito’t tita ay nagsimulang magluto ng masasarap na putaheng nakakapag tanggal pagod at gutom. Ang karanasan na ito ay masabi kong sulit at magandang subukan rin ng mga pamilya tuwing bakasyon. Sa mga naggagandahang dalampasigan kilala ang Zambales kayo naman ito’y madalas puntahan ng mga turista. Ang mga beach resort, diving spots, mga talon, at hayupan ay naririto kaya maraming opsyon na pagpipilian kapag nagbabalak magbakasyon sa Subic. Basta’t huwag kalimutang magsaya at isama ang mga kaibiga’t pamilya, ang magiging karanasan mo dito ay hindi kalimot-limot.

Juan Gabriel Perez

[onseparaiso]

Pagtuklas

Julian Velasco

Isa sa pinakahilig gawin ng aming pamilya tuwing bakasyon ay ang pumunta sa dalampasigan. Maituturing na itong isang tradisyon sapagkat hinding-hindi mabubuo ang aming taon ng walang litrato sa harap ng baybayin. Ang pinaka hindi ko makakalimutang layag namin ay sa “All Hands Beach” sa Subic. Masasabi kong maganda ang dalampasigan dito. Ito ay malawak, ang tubig ay malinaw, at ang buhangin ay talagang malambot sa haplos. Hindi ito ang pinakamagandang dalampasigan na maaaring mapuntahan ngunit ang payak na uri nito ay ang tunay niyang regalo. Walang internet sa lugar na iyon kaya ako’y napilitang makisalamuha. Angkop na magsama ng taong masarap kasama rito dahil lagi mo silang makakausap. Sa aking swerte, kasama ko noong panahong iyon ang aking mas malawak na pamilya. Habang lumalangoy sa tubig-dagat, mas nakilala ko ang aking ama at kung paano siya nakikisama sa ibang tao. Mas nakilala ko rin ang aking mga pinsan na talaga namang mababaw ang kaligayahan. Mas nakilala ko rin ang aking mga tito at tita na hinding-hindi titigil sa pagbigay ng kasiyahan. Ito ang tunay na biyaya ng “All Hands Beach”. Tumakas na sa ingay at bilis ng Maynila. Kilalanin pa ang sarili at ang iba.

[chonniedavid]

Twinning with Tita @mhel_kkkk (at Subic Bay, Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJBPoDEAUHV/?igshid=19n7cdg5ny2gg

[she-venturess-blog]

First weekend of the year: Forest View + Mount Samat

It’s like an annual thing everytime my Tita Lei is in the Philippines, we’ll go to Subic, Zambales for a weekend. Last year, we stayed in Vista Marina Hotel & Resort, it’s beside The Lighthouse and behind Subic Bay. For this year..

Saturday. We stayed in Forest View Leisure Residences. We first roam around the area then indulge ourselves in the swimming pool area around 5 pm (didn’t wanna burn our skin). There’s also a basketball court and trampoline. We tried jumping in the trampoline, guess who’s unlucky and got her head hit? Me. After the outside activities, we played games, exchanged gifts and ate a lot in our place. 

Sunday. Before we all comeback to Manila, we trekked Pilar, Bataan to Mount Samat. Going up to see the Mount Samat National Shrine and Mount Samat Cross is a challenge as the place is really steep but you can choose to walk using the trails or ride a car. We, younger ones, chose to use the trail and our titas rode the car. To reach Mount Samat Cross’ top, there’s a allotted elevator but it’s not working the time we came so we just picnicked around the area.

[sunny-kimmy]

{ Tropical beach resort, Botolan, Zambales : 1st AND 11th of May, 2017 }

Why 1st AND 11th? Well its because I visited this beach twice this summer vacation. I first visited this beach on the year 2015, and since then, my family (along with my cousins and everyone in between) always visit whenever we’re free. The owner of this beach is a workmate of my cousin so that’s why we have contact. It was a private beach before, and they’ve officially opened this year. The kubo in the picture above is where we always sleep, and of course the beach itself. Its beautiful and yes, this is my favorite. 

{ 1st of May, 2017 }

We visited Anawangin island just this January and there are other islands along the place so, we decided to visit them, unfortunately, there were lots of people (because it was labor day) and were not allowed to camp on the island so we decided to visit ate Hannah’s beach. I was gleaming with joy because its my favorite beach, I contacted ate Hannah along the way and we were lucky for her guests just moved out. We arrived late and decided to swim the next day. The moment I woke up, I literally jumped to the water and swam ‘till my legs hurt. And also, we enjoyed a company of a huge “salbabida.” The waves were crashing the shoreline and it felt like its washing away my thoughts, yeah it comes back but at least at some point, I knew my heart was happy. I didn’t want to go home. Home is where the ocean is.

Us with the lifebuoy.

We built a sand castle, a mountain, and a mini beach.

Some of the shots of my brother, Kyros. Yes, he’s great. And yes again, I gained weight.

We ate dinner on our way home in my ever favorite restaurant, Texas Joe’s in Subic.

{ 11th of May, 2017 }

This was an impulsive trip, we didn’t even planned it out, we all just agreed on a 6am meeting time on a regular Thursday then we were on our way to Zambales. I didn’t even expected my mom would allow me, especially my dad, actually I told him that we were going on a hike and on our way to Zambales, I texted him with an excuse that we changed plans. He was okay with that, so deep thanks to my parents for allowing me to this crazy day tour travel with my high school friends, Billi, John, Randy, and her girlfriend, Vanessa.

John and I arrived at Billi’s house around 6:30, Randy and Vanessa were there around 6, and we got off around 7am. Yes, we call it the “Filipino time.” Billi was driving, and I was riding shotgun, and the rest were seating at the back. Anyway, we call this squad “Dau” because we got fucked up for exiting the wrong toll gate, we laughed the moment we realized that we exited Dau instead of SCTEX, hence the name. We ate our lunch at Mcdonald’s and I bought two bottles of alcohol at 7/11 for me. Along the way, the car over heated for three times so we had to stop and put water and it takes minutes for it to cool down anyway it was fine, the road trips are always more fun. As soon as we arrived, we immediately ran to the ocean and swam. We stayed for five solid hours and then it was time to go home.

Ate Hannah insisted that our stay there was free and that we could always go back, but we were shy so we tried to pay her mother but she didn’t took it so yeah, I told her I’ll make up to them on my next visit (deep thanks to ate Hannah and her family, we were so broke and they saved the day). The thing about riding shotgun is you do not let the driver fall asleep, so on our way, everyone at the back were asleep, and that was the time Billi and I were awake because we were reminiscing. We talked about Jasmine, how young she died and our fun times with her and everything. We talked about Iyeo, the jeepney trips, the KFC after class, his’ despedida in Pancake house and Starbucks, our almost jogging at QC cirlce and eating tita Rosalie’s sinigang right after, the guitar jams, and of course how much we misses him, and that he should have been with us but he’s living in New York. We basically talked about high school memories and everything in between for us to stay awake. And then we had to take a coffee because we were half asleep.

Our driver, and the view on our way to Zambales.

My favorite shots from John. I sent this to the people I love and they told me I turned into a real negra, anyway that was goal and I’m really happy in the skin I’m wearing.

John, Randy, Billi and me. We were Spartans before that our group consisted of 10 or more people, I think, but then the messages stops coming and other priorities so, we were down to four.

Dau squad with Vanessa, the trip was supposed to be the four of us only so we were surprised that she came along but anyway it was fun, she’s easy to get along with, its obvious in the picture actually lol.

And of course, the view. The breathtaking view, if I’m allowed to stay here forever, I would. Home is where the ocean is.

[mildlyasocial-blog]

April 16, 2017

The last day of my unjust summer vacation went like not any typical Easter Sunday. We prepared extra early to avoid traffic. Gladly, the road was still calm in am, but due to Mudra's sudden instinct of "naiwan atang nakasaksak yung plantsa" we argued for minutes if it was or wasn't until I was urged to commute back, together with my sister, for this kind of paranoia is impossible to handle. Ayun, tanggal naman pala. Still, it could've bugged us all day if no one came back to check. (instincts like these always get me wonder its reasons hayyy) 

So, we arrived at Subic around lunch, just in time for the clan reunion event. It was held at a rooftop of a hotel nearby in Ilwas, filled with my mother side relatives. Thank heavens for it rained that afternoon yet the venue was crowded so it didn't make a difference. Mudra told me she's going to pay me as the event photographer. Yet all I did was be my introvert self, stay in one spot, zoom in to steal shots and act busy with the camera. Huhuhu. I only knew one fourth of the people in the place, through faces mostly, and I feel bad for being too shy to bond with my own relatives. Compare to Mama na favorite pamangkin/tita/apo sa kanila, bakit hindi ko namana sa kaniya ang pagiging bibo/easy to be around with personality niya huhu. I don’t know if it’s because we didn’t grow up with our relatives or I’m just too shy. Meh. 

Anyways, it was still all entertaining to be in the party and grateful to belong in this cool clan. We left around 5pm, only to be greeted by a fully packed road. On the usual route, it only takes half an hour to drive from Subic to Olongapo. But since it was the last day of holy week, we were on the road for five freaking hours. It was a first time, here in Subic, on an Easter Sunday. Still, we survived it and got home around 9pm. So, here I am, spending the last minutes of my summer to the fullest and still not grasping the thought we have a summer term this year. :/

[bmstudents]

Walang Tamad sa Olongapo(SUBIC) ni Alfredo Bayoy

Ang tag- araw ng bawat tao sa bansang pilipinas ay may iba’t ibang mukha mula sa iba’t- ibang kultura na naranasan sa lugar na kanilang pinuntahan. Masasabi kong parte na ng tag- araw na ito ay ang paglibot sa mga tinatagong magandang lugar ng pilipinas.

A’koy nagagalak at aking dinanas at pinuntahan ang isa sa mga ipinagmamalaking dagat sa bayan ng olongapo probinsya ng subic.

 Ika 15 araw buwan ng abril taong kasalukuyan ay tinahak ko ang anim na oras ng paglalakbay papunta sa probinsya ng subic. Madaling araw ng ako ay umalis ng bahay, lulan ng isang pangpasadang bus.Sa biyahe pa lamang ay busog na ang aking mata sa ganda ng mga tanawin. Hindi man ito ang dinayo ko, masasabi ko ng sulit ang aking pag alis dahil sa mga taong kasabay ko sa paglalakbay na kakakakitaan mo ng ngiti sa kanilang labi dala ng galak at tuwa. Ganap na 9 ng umaga ng marating ko ang bahay ng aking tita. Napakalinis ng lugar dahil ito’y pinagpapanatili na nagsasalamin sa kasabihan ng mga tao duon na walang tamad sa olongapo. Makalipas ang isang oras tumulak na kame papunta sa Dagat na kasamaang palad ay hindi ko nakuha ang pangalan.

Ang humigit kumulang limang daang piso at haba ng biyahe ay hindi na alintana ng aking nasaksihan ang paghampas ng alon sa dalampasigan, ang ganda ng tunog na nailalabas nito sa bawat pag alon.Hindi ko maramdaman ang dalang init ng araw sa lamig ng hanging dumadampi sa aking balat, ang pagihip nito kasabay ang buhanging nagkalat sa lugar. Busog na sa tanawin busog din naman sa pagkain lalo na kung makakasama mo ang iyong pamilya sa pagdayo dito. Masasabi kong hindi ganun kadami ang tao dun ngunit ang mga gusali at estruktura ay talaga naming magpapamangha sa mga taong  pupunta dito.

Nakakapagod man ang araw na ito nasuklian naman ito at magpapanatili ng ngiti sa akin sa tuwina na aking maalala ang lugar na ito dahil ito ang nagpatunay na tunay ngang napakaganda ng pilipinas . Kaya’t tara ho biyahe tayo!

[myfishiedonghae]

Yung balak at plinano namin ni Tita na Ilocos Getaway naging Subic Getaway.😂

[danielbayta]

Paglalakbay, Kinahihiligan at Movie Review

Paglalakbay

Subic Beach, Matnog, Sorsogon

               Ang pinuntahan ko sa litrato na makikita sa taas ay Subic Beach sa Matnog, Sorsogon kasama ko ang aking mga pinsan. Iba ang Subic na ito sa mas sikat na Subic Bay na matatagpuan sa Zambales, ang Subic na pinuntahan naming ay dulo na ng Luzon at makikita na ang pulo ng Samar mula dito. Ito’y pinuntahan naming noong nakaraang bakasyon. Pangalawang beses na namin ito napuntahan noon, bihira lamang kami umulit na puntahan ang isang tanawin ngunit dahil sa bukod tanging ganda ng Subic ay napabisita kami muli. Mahilig ang pamilya naming bumisita sa mga dagat na hindi pa nagagawang pangnegosyo at di sikat, hindi tulad ng Boracay at Puerto Galera, mas gusto naming pinupuntahan ang mga tanawing purong kalikasan pa lamang, ito’y tinatawag sa ingles na Virgin Beaches.

Sa malayo pa lang ay kita na ang clarong tubig at kulay ng buhangin.

Hindi pa sikat ang Subic noong nabisita namin ito, kaya halos kami lang ang mga taong naroon noong panahong iyon.

Kasama ko rito ang ilan sa aking mga pinsan at mga tita.

               Mahaba ang biyahe papunta dito, mula sa Manila ay umaabot ang biyahe papuntang Matnog ng labing dalawa hanggang labing apat na oras, mula doon ay sasakay pa ng motorboat papuntang Subic ngunit sandal na lamang, hindi na ito aabot ng isang oras mula sa Matnog. Pagdating sa Subic ay marami pang ibang isla na puwedeng puntahan at bisitahin, mayroong Breeding Area para kung saan inaalagaan ang mga isda at kung saan maaari ka ring makilangoy at magpakain ng isda. Mrami ring mga katabing isla ang Subic tulad ng Tikling na binisita rin naming, dito makakakita ka nang napakagandang mga rock formations at maliliit na kuweba. Sa Subic ang tubig ay napaka linaw, kahit sa malalim na lugar ay kitang-kita ang kalaliman, punong-puno ang mga tubig nito ng buhay at ang buhangin ay kulay rosas, higit na mas maganda sa pangkaraniwang putting buhangin. Ang nagiisa lamang na pinagnenegoysohan ng mga lokal sa isla ay ang Jet ski, tamang tama lang na Jet ski pa na isa sa aking mga paboritong panlabas na aktibidad.

Ayun ako nakasakay sa Jet Ski.

Kinailangan namin sumisid sa kuweba sa ilalim ng tubig para makapunta sa tagong lugar na ito sa kabilang isla.

Kung magiging mangingisda man ako, ito’y dahil poging mangingisda ang bida na kailangan sa isang pelikula.

          Sa tolda lamang kami natulog at sa kubo kumakain, napakagandang maranasan paminsan-minsan ang mga tulad nito sapagkat naramdaman kong mawala sa mga modernong pamumuhay at mamuhay lamang ng simple, lalo na sa ganitong lugar ay nakakapawala talaga ng mga pansamantalang alala. Napakabait pa ng mga lokal na ninirahan dito, minsan nga ay nakasabay naming silang kumain at kahit sa simple nilang buhay ay nagagawa panilang alokin kami sa kanilang mga abang bahay. Isa ang Subic sa mga pinaka paborito kong dagat na mapagbakasyonan. Sa katunayan, isa ang Subic sa mga nakikita kong maaari kong pagtirahan sa hinaharap, yun ay kung patuloy itong hindi masira ng industriya at negosyo. Siguradong mabibisita ko ulit ang Subic sa mga susunod na taon, sapagkat ito ay ang pinakamagandang baybayin na aking napuntahan.

Ako’y nasa tuktok ng isa sa mga rock formation sa Tikling, kinailangan kong akyatin ang matirik at bato-batong daanan para makaabot sa taas habang dala ang aking kamera.

Muka lamang kasing lebel ng aming kinatatayuan ang dagat ngunit talagang malakas lang ang hampas ng alon sa Tikling at kami ay halos nasa dalawang palapag ng taas noon.

Kay ganda nga naman ng paglubog ng araw noong araw na iyon.

Kinahihiligan

Photography

               Mula pa noong aking pagkabata ay mahilig na ako sa larangan ng sining, lalo na sa potograpiya. Alam ko sa aking sarili na ikinatutuwa ko ang libangan ko na ito, ngunit hindi ko namna ito gaanong pinursige na kaagad. Nasusubukan ko lamang ito sa tuwing ako’y nakahahawak ng kamera ng iba. Noong ako’y nasa ika-siyam na baytang, mayroon kaming isang asignaturang Journalism at ang huling proyekto naming para sa taon an iyon ay magkaron ng Photography Portfolio. Ang unang portfolyo na pinagawa sa amin ay para sa eskwelahan lang naming, pinapagkuha kami ng mga litrato sa loob ng kampus ng aming paaralanm maliit lamang an gaming paaralan kaya mahirpa makakuha at makagawa ng litratong bukod tangi sa iba. Ako ang nakakuha ng pinakamataas na marka sa aming pangkat at labis na ikinatuwa ng aming guro ang aking gawa, pati ang aking magulang at lalo na ako ay mapagmalaki sa aking gawa.

Itong litratong ito ay kinuha ko gamit ang aking cell phone sa hardin ng dati kong paaralan. 

Ito naman ay kinuha ko gamit ang isang Digicam sa Sky Park sa SM Aura, isa ito sa mga litratong natampok sa mga ilang accounts sa Instagram

   Ito naman ay sa foot bridge sa Greenbelt papuntang Landmark, digicam lamang din ang ginamit ko sa pagkuha nito.

            Doon ko naisipang seryosohin ng kaunti ang aking libangan na potograpiya at bigyan pansin ito para mahasa ako sa larangan na ito. Nagkaroon pa kami ng sumunod at huli na portfolyo, ito naman ay wala kaming limitasyon sa aming ipapakita, ang ginamit ko naman dito ay isang dijicam na hiniram ko lamang sa aking pinsan. Ang aking piniling tema ay mga kulay ng iba’t-ibang kulay ng ilaw at ito’y pinamagatan kong “Slow Lights”. Dito ipinakikita ko ang iba’t-ibang mga paraan ng pagkukuha ng litrato ng ilaw sa iba’t-ibang bilang ng oras o shutter speed, kung tawagin sa ingles. Ako muli ang nakakuha ng pinakamataas ng marka at lalo natuwa sakin ang aking magulang.

Mga alimango na napakaliit, kasyang kasya sa iyong kamay.

Ito naman ay sa likod lamang ng aming bahay, isa ito sa mga una kong istilo ng potograpiya noong bago pa lamang ang aking DLSR.

  Itong litratong ito ay isa kong pangbato sa sinalihan kong paligsahan sa Instagram, hindi ako nanalo ngunit natampok nanaman ako sa isang account.

             Nang dumating ang ika-labing anim na kaarawan, sinorpresa ako ng aking magulang sa pagreregalo saakin ng isang DLSR na kamera, ito ang pinakabago sa mula sa Nikon noong taon na iyon at ako’y sobrang nagpasalamat sa binigay sa akin. Mula noon ay patuloy lamang ang pagbubuti ko sa potograpiya at paganda ng paganda nag mga kinukuha kong litrato. Ako’y natampok na sa ilang mga account na nagtatampok ng mga magagandang litrato at panlakbay sa Instagram. Magisa lang ako natuto sa potograpiya at ako lang nag nagturo sa sarili ko na gumamit ng kamera ngunit ngayon napagtanto ko rin na napakadami ko pang maaaring matutunan. Lagi kong naaalala kung paano ako nagsimula sa simpleng pagkuha-kuha lamang ng mga litrato sa tuwing gusto ko lalo gumaling sa aking kinahihiligan.

Malipas ng onting panahon, natuto na din ako ng iba pang istilo ng potograpiya tulad ng pagkukulay.

Natuto rin akong bigyan ng makalumang epekto ang aking mga litrato. Nakakatuwa dahil di naman sadya ang pagkuha ng litratong ito ngunit ang angas ng kinalabasan para sa akin, lalo na noong nilagyan ko na lang ito ng kulay.

Kinuha ko ito mula sa bahay ng aking kaibigan at napagtripan ko lang na kulayan.

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Movie review

 100 Tula Para Kay Stella

Ang 100 Tula Para Kay Stella ay isa sa mga sumikat na palabas ngayong 2017. Ito’y patungkol sa isang mhiyanging may pagkautal na si Fidel na nagsulat ng 100 na tula para sa isang rakistang iniibig niya na si Stella, sa pag-asang mapalanun niya ang puso ng kaniyang minamahal. Para saakin, masasabi kong maganda ang istorya at pagkakakuwento nito kahit hindi ko nagustuhan ang mismong kwento nito. Hindi ko nagustuhan ang kwento nito, sapagkat hindi ko inaakala na hindi pala masaya ang kinatapusan nito. Siguro dahil nasanay nalang ako sa mga Tagalog na pelikula na lagging nareresolba at masaya ang huli nito ay ikinasuya ko ang kinatapusan ng storya.

Kaya ko naman nasabi na maganda ang pagkakawaga ng pelikula dahil sa sa kabila ng medyo pagtakda ng pelikula sa mas maagang panahon, ay nakuha parin nito ang nasabing tema at kapaligiran. Kasunod nito, ay isa pang kagandahan ng pelikula na bukod naman sa nakuha nila ang makaluma na tema ng storya ay nagawa ng mga may gawa ng pelikula na madali maugnay ito sa mga pagsasalita at buhay ngayon para sa mga manonood. Maganda rin ang pagkakakwento nito dahil epektibo ang paraan nilang ginamit na (para sa akin) na hindi ko inakala ang kakalabasan ng kwento. Hindi gumamit ang pelikula ng mga klisey na elemento, kaya mas madaling madama ng mga manonood ang mga pangyayari sa pelikula. Ito ay nagging napakamakatotohanan at masasabi mong “parang tunay na buhay” talaga.

Sa mga hindi pa nakanonood ng pelikula, hinihikayat kong ito’y inyong mapanood. Sa pelikulang ito ay masasabayan mo talaga ang mga kasiyahan at kalungkutan sa buhay ng bida na si Fidel, napakadaling madama ang kanyang mga karanasan sa pelikula. Ang isa pang hindi ko nagustuhan sa storya ay na walang nakatuluyan si Danica sa huli. Minalas lang talaga siya na nagkagusto siya kay Fidel noong mahal pa ni Fidel si Stella, syempre ako’y pabor kay Fidel at Stella pero sana ay may nakatuluyan nalang din si Danica sa huli, siguro hindi naman talaga nakakapanghinayang at dahil lang talaga na crush ko ang actor ni Danica kaya nakapanghihinayang, subalit para sa akin ay nakalulungkot na ang kanyang karakter ay isa sa mga pinakanabalewala sa pelikula. Ganun pa man, masasabi ko parin maganda ang pelikula at mahihikayat ko ang iba na panoorin ito.