I’ve been with these people for the past couple of days. Although Bumpz isn’t in the photos in this particular entry.
Kristina, whose favourite past time is studying ; - )
My Aunty is candy crushin’
Jonjoe
The security
And the cups.
Smile,
A.
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Dextroscoliosis (Thoracic Spine)
Funny how a piece of paper could alter your self-concept and everything else that goes along with it.
This morning I got my x-ray result, it was saying I have normal lungs and my heart is okay, and so are the other things found in the x-ray film. Just as I thought everything is okay with me, I got across the line that said “There is dextroscoliosis of the thoracic spine.” in the end of the interpretation.
So I sent a message to Kristina who studies medicine:
Me: Dextroscoliosis of the thoracic spine. What is dis.
Kristina: Deviation of the spine to the right.
Me: That’s weird and creepy. Is this serious, something I should worry about?
Kristina: It’s okay, you have to avoid carrying heavy things.
Me: Yay! No more utos!
*On my mind: maybe I should stop doing back bends
Kristina: No more lots of back bending this time. And you’re more prone to spinal injury or spinal cord compression.
So yea. No more things like this:
Or else, and GOD FORBID, I will be like this:
(Photo from Google)
It is sad to realise that there are things you love doing but have to be stopped at best because your sense of self-preservation tells you so.
Smile,
A.
These have been in my drafts for three months now. Thought I’d publish this cos I guess I look fine. And I never really got to wear that outfit.
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A.
Hello, this has just came to my attention. Uhm, I’m quite surprised to see this account that apparently uses my name and my photo as her profile picture. Whoever is behind this account is beyond me.
This isn’t my account :)
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A.
unselfishendearment asked: Hi! I like your work of the sisters. Have you used studio lights there?
Nope, just natural lighting. Thank you! : - )
Don’t Mess With My Oldies
Today I went for an afternoon run alone, just in time before sunset. It’s sad to note that I ran alone although it’s been like that most of the time, but I actually invited my cousins over Facebook unfortunately most of them did not reply; one said that he can’t.
I was able to run a solid circle along the rotunda, and uninterrupted if I may add. It was a welcome surprise and a real nice progress because I was never able to do that before, I guess that’s what happens when you’re learning while you’re at it. I’m saying learning how to run properly. Also, I discovered that running is more fun when you get to race with a few vehicles, like this afternoon I kind of had a mini-race with a bus, the driver saw my intention so he kind of slowed his pace down just enough to keep me abreast, I couldn’t help but smile at him and gave him a hand salute when it was time to swerve. It always makes me run at a faster pace, which I really really love. Corny bang sabihin that I love the adrenaline? : - ) Identical incidences have happened before but it wasn’t as friendly as this time because there are several douchebags who would deliberately slow down right beside me with clear intentions of just being a royal jerk.
It was a good hour run before I decided to stop. And then I was eating a monstrous dinner when cousins Pamela and Katrina popped over in my house-Katrina in her running outfit. I found out later that she actually replied to my Facebook post and then I further found out that she sent me a text about it; I have a habit of leaving my phone when I run so I never got the text until I got home. Damn girls, late replies will never take you places.
So there was a plan B. Play badminton. So play we did. Time was around 8:00PM. Just a few minutes before the game was about to end, one of my cousins got a call saying we were ordered to get back home. Immediately. But since we wanted to be reasonable, we decided to just finish the game which was currently at the second set. Shortly after finishing the game, a black car pulled over just beside the car we used to get there. Aunty Emie popped and told us to get home immediately, effectively cancelling our plan to have a second game. Aunty mentioned a stranger or more correct to say a mysterious man outside the compound who’s suspicious enough to make our grandfather go as far as to being in a state of overprotectiveness.
So we all got in the car with Katrina driving, we first dropped off our playmates Regine and Badin before taking the way to my house cos I don’t live in the said compound, but just when we were about to cross the street, these crazy bitches that I happen to love very much namely cousins Pamela, Noerine, and Katrina suddenly changed their minds and were telling me or more like bullying me into coming with them so that I will also have a share of the imminent lecture courtesy of our grandfather about getting out at night and stuff like that. I yelled at them saying NO, JUST TAKE ME HOME! but they were all like NO NO, LET”S BE TOGETHER IN THIS! I attempted to get off the car but Pamela grabbed the door and closed it while Katrina was already veering away from my street. And top it all, they were LAUGHING like happy little evils. while I was begging them to turn around and just get me home.
So yea, when we got there, there were already cops coming one after another to deal with the “unpleasantness”. Hay nako. Today or tonight I learned that my oldies don’t take any kind of minor security breach lightly. It’s a hell of a big deal. So to ya’ll small town gangsta, don’t mess with mah oldies.
You can take that last line as a joke. But my advice, don’t.
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A.
Katrina & Noerine in Black & White *A/C’s favourite!
This is my favourite in the whole set. I don’t exactly know why but I have a feeling it’s because of the chemistry that these two have in the photos. It’s good enough that I personally know them and of how they are as sisters but I can’t help but be dazed by the apparent emotion that at the same time I couldn’t put a finger on. They’re not usually this demonstrative but if I were someone who haven’t known them since childhood, there’s no wondering that these two are sisters and are very showy at that. I don’t know but I’ve been repeatedly looking and scrutinising these photos long enough to still reel in the same kind of response from the visual contact.
I actually love how the shoot turned out to be, suddenly it’s not just about my ability to take photos anymore. I am beginning coming to terms with the idea that it has somehow gotten bigger than that, where real emotions of real people are coming in to the equation. Add to that is my use of black and white, I always thought B&W photos are for capturing the emotion but I never really thought it’s as powerful as it has ended up. And I would like to think that it’s more of making a photo rather than taking one. You should know that I have never been this cheesy about photography but I’d like to think this is a good progress if I want to be better at this craft. And I can’t wait to be better.
There are still relatively more photos coming in your way if you can just stick a little longer around.
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A.
Katrina & Noerine
First instalment cos I’m not yet sure about the others, I will have to re-check and re-judge but I promise the interval is forgivable.
Katrina and Noerine are my cousins from the mother side, and they are sisters if it’s not obvious enough.
It’s my first sibling/sister shoot so I’m not really sure how it works but I’m sort of fine with the outcome.
Thank you Inday and Noink-Noink for doing this for/with me. And special thanks to cousin Ronna for helping out during the shoot : - )
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A.
teenagetoast asked: Hello! I adore your shots very much. What camera are you using?
Hi, you can check my FAQ page. Thank you! :)
I’m almost done with the whole set, so it won’t be that soon : - )
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A.
