macro shots...Ü

After posting my perspective in photography as an introduction, now i'll post some of my pictures which i took from some vacations, escapades and photo trippings. So for now i'll start with the subject macro shots. I am still an amateur photographer, though i haven't been in any workshops or seminars i try to do self-study about photography through internet. Since there are free e-books and online workshop, i took advantage of this chance using my free time at home.
So, here some of my samples...Ü



*dried leaves in sepia mode



* a cracked paved floor from a grotto



*a closer look of bermuda grasses

Photography in my perspective...Ü

My fondness and love for photography actually started when my parents gave me a digital camera when i graduated from high school, and that was four years ago. Owning such gadget then was quiet a privilege to me since having one would definitely make you a stand-out since only few can afford to own a digital camera. But there's something more beyond that superficial privilege, because having that gadget earned me to have love for photography. I know that i am such a sentimental person, that's why as much as possible i'd like to capture the best moments in my life. But, there's much more than just having simple flick of a cam, and that is exploring the beauty of any thing that is worth to be captured. But for me, in a much deeper sense of photography, taking pictures would also mean as 'an act to unravel hidden and explicit emotions and meanings'.

I believe that there are things that are very significant but because of the vastness of our milliue, we tend to ignore those that are important. That's why photography will help you to value things around you. It can be a tool to find the right focus of any subjects. And with that focus, you can surely discover and eventually appreciate its existence and its significant meaning.

These thoughts my perspective of photography - something beyond the ordinary click of a camera.

I have always wanted to enroll myself in a seminar/workshop that tackles photography. However, because of academic responsibilities as a college student, i never had the chance. But now that i am a graduate, i am planning to attend weekend sessions for photography classes after i have settled myself for a job. Practicing photography is quite expensive, the gadget itself will automatically cost you thousands of bucks, and of course one should spare a part from his allowance or salary for workshop fees or payments. Taking it as a hobby is already expensive, and taking up a few steps for the professional field will definitely create a hole to one's pocket. Because it would require you to have other equipments like lights, tripod, additional lenses and etc. And this is what i have recently realized, 'money = education'. This goes to say that in order to gain impressive education, money should come first as a priority. This has been the prerequisite to anyone who would like to avail a good education. And i really admire those people who really struggles just to achieve this level of profession in photography or in any profession.

Though money has been the first mode and a first step to any goal, however, at the end of the day, 'skills, passion and perseverance' will always be the key to achieve our goals, even if they seem to be elusive at first, there is no such thing that these three can't conquer...

Photography would probably one of the oldest art, from which you can see its continuous development from the equipments itself, and most of all from the pictures where good memories and ideas were imbued and reflected. Moments are meant to be captured and to be reminisced, either they are something that draws a smile from our lips or something that pauses us from sadness and melancholy. But no matter how they were captured, the important thing is, we were able to reflect from that actions and of course, appreciate its beauty and glory unfaded by years passed.

Writing Movie and Drama Reviews..Ü

I have always been a movie buff since i was in high school. And i guess, i have become more enthusiast in watching movies when i took up AB Mass Communication. Since ours was a generalized one, i mean the curriculum, our major subjects were divided in cinema, theater, television and radio production, advertising, public relations, journalism and etc. Having a curriculum like this would mean, that we are 'Jack of all trades', having only a parcel of each of the subjects. But this didn't obstructed me to learn more. Actually, during my four year college life i have realized that i can also excel in other fields of communication, of course, aside from writing which is my hobby, i found myself challenged in creating concepts or ideas for a certain product or event. And seems like i have also developed love for research writing, and now that i am a graduate, i really miss the time wherein i didn't have any sleep at all and found myself unconsciously alighting from the jeepney (a local public transportation vehicle) because of intense drowsiness.

Aside from these, what really made me appreciate the course i took up was because of our cinema class under Sir Ting. It was definitely such an exquisite experience because thru it, i have learned to love watching films more and its different genres- drama, silent movie, action, sci-fi all are which under the categories of classical, european up to the modern or the recent types of movies nowadays.

And since i love writing, (i'm not saying that i am really good at it, though) i decided to do reviews to be posted here in my blog. And i opted to work reviews of asian dramas and movies, since i am watching more than a handful of it in a week (that's the power of internet!Ü). Doing this will also help me to improve and practice well my writing skills...Ü

So, as for a start, i did a brief review of My sassy girl, i have already posted it, but i haven't yet posted its synopsis...

So, for know, i wish for myself to update this blog frequently...

and hope this could be a help for others who seeks for a good, (take note, good daw!) movie reviews, and of course! i wish my works to be like one(good)!

My Sassy Girl

My Sassy Girl/Yeopgijeogin geunyeo (2001)

starring:
Tae-hyun Cha as Kyun-woo
Gianna Jun / Ji-hyun Jun as The Girl


My Sassy Girl is one of the movies that paved way to the stardom of Korean movies and series. In fact, MSG's fame have reached the US that they produced an english remake of the said movie. In Asia alone, if you will ask some movie buffers about MSG, everyone will surely recognize and will probably recall how the movie went out. And i am not an exemption! Nonetheless, my brain will instantly blink once the title of this movie is mentioned.
Moreover, the plot was definitely good and the portrayal of the characters. Characters alone, or perhaps the actors have their own distinct image which made their difference suit their love team, as protagonists of the movie.
Soundtrack. I guess, everyone can recognize the melody of the song "Pachelbel Canon" (actually, i even downloaded the whole soundtrackÜ). This classical song of Johann Pachelbel blended the whole motion picture. And despite of being a classic song, still, it had managed to reach the hearts of the audience, especially the part wherein the lead actress played this song in an auditorium. Well, aside from this track, 'I Believe' by Shin Seung Hun is among the favorites of many soundtrack holders of this movie. In fact, there is another filipino/tagalog version of this song which was sung by Jimmy Bondoc.
I guess, one of the significant reasons why this movie was well loved by the audience was because of the cinematography accompanied by the captivating melodies of the musics used in the movie. And of course, the actors delivered the characters excellently, even if the protagonist guy was quiet an idiot there (heheÜ). To sum it all, the movie was a refreshing offer of the korean movie makers to the avid movie goers...Ü

*credits: Hancinema.net (picture)

a fairytale dream... (part 1)

This story was taken from a journal, written anonymously. The characters were unnamed to provide privacy to the involved individuals since i am uncertain whether this is a fiction or not. The language used is in Filipino and English, but i am trying to provide an English translation of this, if i could find time. The story are in parts for the purpose of convenient posting and reading. Hope that you may enjoy reading the story, as much as i DID... ÜÜÜ

*disclaimer

-the story was posted for the purpose of sharing a slice of life and to make people inspired of whatever may come in our lives, we can surely find ways to deal with it.

Part 1

Minsan, may mga bagy tayong ginagawa beyond what we think, assuming it was a already our limitations. Pero, yung mga pabugso-bugsong desisyon ang nagpapa-alala na kung SINO tayo, na yung kinakatakutan nating gawin is actually the greatest thing we would have done, that we have done; that’s it if we really put that into actions.

Fairytales are said to be for kids only, to somehow feed their imaginations at a young age. But actually, fairytales tend to be the foundation of every girls’ imagination, na kahit sa pag-tanda natin we still have the same fantasy to be like Cinderella or perhaps, be like Snow White, kahit hindi na uso ang mga castles and princesses. But the mere fact that we are looking for our own prince either in dreams or while awake, it is indeed that fairytales have penetrated in every girls hope and desire.

Sabi nila, there’s an exception in every rule. But I was not included to be an exemption. Dahil kagaya din ako ng mga babaeng naniniwala, na may prinsepe din na intended for me. May nakilala ako minsan, akala ko yun na nga, pero hindi pala. My desire to be with him went out beyond the usual imagination of a fairytale, na kahit sa mga pinanonod kong mga pelikula, hinihiling ko na sana ganun din yung ending ng love story ko. Nakakatawang isipin na sa edad ko eh nangangarap parin ako ng fairytale like story, o kahit pang romantic movies, kahit nga ala My Sassy Girl eh sobra na ang magiging tuwa ko, syempre mas realistic na yun kesa sa isang literal na fairytale.

Its been months already since that fairytale and romantic-movie- like-fantasy has ended. Kahit sabi nila na faitytales is a happily- ever –after- thing, hindi ganun ang nangyari. Pero, may natutunan ako, may ginive-up ako. Pero, kagaya ng sinabi sa isang c0mmercial, ‘see, I learned’.

Maaaring hindi na kakaiba yung kwento ko sa iba, pero gusto kong i-share sa inyo kung panu nangyari ang lahat. Hindi man ito yung talagang pang fairytale, pero it will bring you a lesson that everyone should not let every chance pass by. It’s either you will lose or you will regret it forever… Minsan lang ang pagkakataon, ba’t sasayangin mo pa?

At eto na yung kwento ko…

Once upon a time… (syempre joke ko lang yun..)

(2 days after graduation)

Nakareceive ako ng message, dalawang message from him. Yung una, ang sabi “You amazed me”, ang pangalawa naman “Thank you, (name ko)”. Hindi ko alam nung una kung kanino galing yun, because the message appeared unregistered sa phone ko. But later I realized it was from him… and that was his last message. Nothing… wala na akong narinig sa kanya after nun….

Bakit ganun ang nangyari? I think its better to start from where it all started…

(1^st year college)

College ako nun nang ma-meet ko yung ideal guy ko. I met him during my freshman year, second semester to be exact. Ewan ko ba, basta ang alam ko nun may crush ako sa kanya. One time, sa sobrang katamaran kong pumasok eh na-late ako. Kaya haggard akong tumakbo papunta sa Science Building namin para maabutan yung class ko. That was the time na habang nag-aantay ako sa elevator eh may lumbas na magbabarkada sa classroom malapit sa elevator. He was laughing then, yung tawa na pag-narinig mo mas magandang pakinggan kesa sa lecture ng mga professor. Kaya habang nag aantay ako nun sa elevator, pasimple kong tinitigan features ng mukha nya. He was a boy-next-door type. Pero naka-attract saken ang pagka tsinito nya, kahit later nalaman kong hindi naman pala talaga sya Chinese. Pero ang alam ko lang nung time na yun eh yung smile nya.

The next day after tomorrow, I saw him once again and eventually I found myself passing the same corridor extending my neck to look for this familiar face. At naging habit ko na yung pag-daan sa corridor na yun. I wanted to know him, to be his friend. Kaso hindi pwede, parang hindi ako bagay sa kanya. Kaya this so-called crush eh nagtiyaga sa pag-titig sa kanya sa malayuan, ang dahilan ko eh crush lang naman eh, because what I only knew then was just a feeling of pure and simple admiration, which I will soon get over. So, my freshman year ended without me knowing him, even just his name.

(summer before 2^nd year)

Summer na. Kasabay ng pag-pasok ng summer ang pagta-tapos ng pantasya ko sa lalaking yun. Sayang, hindi ko man lang nalaman yung pangalan nya. Mahiyain kasi ako, hindi ako yung tipo na lalapit para magpakilala, kung sa mga bagong kaklase ko nga nahiya na ako magpakilala eh sa kanya pa kaya na hindi ko talaga nakakasama?

Dahil bilang summer na, mas nag-concentrate akong mag-self review dahil required kaming mag-summer class. Pinaghandaan ko ang lahat, since I will be in a new environment. Dahil halo-halo ang course sa isang block kapag first year ka, ibig sabihin sa summer ko pa lang makakasama yung talagang ka kapwa course ko. Kaya pati yun eh pinaghandaan ko, ang bagong paghahanap ulit ng mga kaibigan.

But I was wrong. Hindi lang pala dapat yun ang paghandaan ko. Kasi pareho pala kami ng course. Pero mas may malala pa dun….

Kung iniisip mong mag kaklase kami…, well… mali ka! Dahil magkaiba kami ng block. Yun nga lang, pareho kami ng schedule, pati professors, kaya kung anung room ang ginagamit nila, kami naman ang pangalawang gagamit. Ibig sabihin, laging isang pader lang ang nakapagitan samen.

That’s it! I spent the whole summer of having just a wall in between of us. And life was so teasing; we have the same common friends. Yun nga lang, nahihiya akong sabihin sa kanila na crush ko yung friend nila. Ni hindi ko nga matanong kung ano name nya, kasi syempre they will instantly assume that I like the guy.

I guess, it was this summer where it all started, where I started to stare at him from afar, to wait from him outside the classroom when their class was about to end na. Kung may improvement man, yun yung natapos yung summer na nalaman ko ang name nya… it’s a 5 letter name (hindi ko na sasabihin baka kilala mo pa eh…Ü)

(2^nd Year)

Second year na. At wala paring pinag-bago, lahat eh kagaya parin ng dati. Nakokontento na tingnan sya sa malayo. Pero I learned something, a friend of mine told me his story, he was two-timed by his girlfriend. I felt so sad for him, pero syempre ilang minuto lang yun, because deep within me, I was in joy! Sino ba naming hindi matutuwa pag-nalamang single sya? Pero hindi lang ako ang natuwa nun, knowing maraming nagkakagusto sa kanya, I guess isang fans club kaming nagbunyi na isa pala syang single.

Actually, hindi lang naman mga student ang nag-aadmire sa kanya. Even professors admire him because of his attitude, napaka karinyoso daw. Matalino na, mabait pa. I even heard he’s an athlete and at the same time a scholar. So tell me, who wouldn’t fall for these kind of guy?

Akala ko nung una, walang magiging developments sa pag-admire ko sa lalaking yun. But thank god! Or should I say thank you na rin sa volleyball professor namin na nag conduct ng match between his block and mine! Sobra ang saya ko nun, kahit pati tuhod ko nanginginig. Aaminin ko, I’m not good in playing that sport, lagi ngang outside court mga services ko, pero knowing na sila ang ka-match namin, aba! Nagmaganda na ako! Pa-impress effect, kaso baket ilbis tamaan ko yung bola, yung bola ang tumatama saken? Nakakahiya, pero may point na tumama sa mukha ko yung bola. Pero kahit masakit, nigiti parin ako ng todo! Ayun… ang ending eh talo kami. Pero nkangiti parin ako… Bakeet? Kasi may shakehands sa dulo ng laro kaya ayun,,, naka-shake hands ko sya… mukha man akong baliw at tanga, aaminin ko na, masaya ako nun! Ni hindi ko yata pinahawakan s mga friends ko yung kamay ko, sa takot kong mawala yung moment na hinawakan nya hands ko! (nakakaloka noh?)

Simula nun, I cared for him. I nurtured him inside my heart. I know that I would really like to end up with him. Knowing the fact that he’s single, I just can’t help to ignore the idea that I still have the chance…. Assuming I have the chance….

....to be continued...Ü

a night of tranquility

i wrote this poem for a quite sometime already. just fond of writing anything that comes up in my mind in every night. more often than not, i am more stimulated to write during late nights that's why i have often panda eyes, having dark circles around my eyes. huhu. this kind of poem makes me reminisce of the sleepless nights of writing under the moonlight. but i'm already through with it.Ü

May my tears fall,
fall into the unfathomed abyssof thyself.
I could cry,
the least thing that my eyes can do
without shuttering any thoughts from you.
I could,
but that man will never know
that there was a handful night spent sleepless,
with lingering sentiments of an unknown love.
And never will that man know that i once cried,
as he may never know
that I,

once loved him...

ended with fireworks...

My last year of being a student in feu was ended with amazing fireworks during the 80th celebration of the university's foundation. The event was so great, that i really took advantage of the events by having fun with my friends and took up some pictures as memorabilia. Aside from the fireworks, it was the first time that the school invited a handful of artists to perform for the said occasion. I remember, previously, only one artist is invited to perform in every foundation week. But the last was a massive success considering that the concert was attended and performed by known artists like Hale, that made women swoon over their songs. There was also the sugarfree that eventhough I'm not into their kind of songs yet i found myself getting up with the beat because of the massive crowd. And also, there's up dharma down that made me awed to their vocalist who has an impressive vocal power....

The artists were just a part why i really enjoyed this event. Primarily, it was the company of my friends who really made me treasured this moment. We were like rockers banging our heads and jumping up with the fast beat of the songs... This was the first and the last time i really enjoyed a concert that was held in school, compared to the previous concert it had from the past three years.... And yes, just like the title, the event ended with fascinating fireworks.

Because of the event, i went home late. However, it made my most stay in feu as a great one. I happen to capture some moments of the fireworks, that's why i posted the video here....Ü

starting up my BLOG! Ü

It's been a while since i created a blog site. I guess I've been pretty much occupied by my academic works then. And now that i am a graduate, i think its time for me to do my blogs. And i am planning to make a category in every posts that i will make. On the otherhand, posting stuffs here like poems and journals would be very beneficial to me, that even if my computer will crash, i would still have a spare copy of my works and thoughts in this site. Unlike the most painful experience i had before where i lost my laptop, to be exact, it was stolen. So i just woke up one day learning that my most precious things (poems, journals, pictures) were lost, even I, myself was lost for a couple of weeks, crying and sobbing endlessly...

So, i think i am definitely sparing my time to update my posts here. For now, i am just going to finish the episode 18 of the taiwanese drama i am currently hooked in watching, the FATED TO LOVE YOU...

so, its a 'bye' for now...Ü