You know how when you were a little kid and you believed in fairy tales, that fantasy of what your life would be, white dress, prince charming who would carry you away to a castle on a hill. You would lie in bed at night and close your eyes and you had complete and utter faith. Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, Prince Charming, they were so close you could taste them, but eventually you grow up, one day you open your eyes and the fairy tale disappears. Most people turn to the things and people they can trust. But the thing is its hard to let go of that fairy tale entirely cause almost everyone has that smallest bit of hope, of faith, that one day they will open their eyes and it will come true.

Friday, July 30, 2010

I am really excited about this

your facebook profile photo

I changed my profile photo on Thursday morning. This was taken about 3 years ago at our house. This was the day we bought his 1st pair of Cortez shoes, which are absolutely gorgeous. :)

a photo of yourself a year ago

Taken at Heritage Hotel in Auckland on the morning of our 7th year anniversary. Havin' breakfast buffet! :)

a photo that makes you happy

one thing really makes me happy: it is the sight of a clean and tidy house and inviting interiors that make you wanna have a rest and lie down. oh, what a feeling!

a photo of the last place you went on holiday

At Haka Falls (which can't be seen in the photo) at Taupo. That's me, mama, Seth and Gelo.

a photo of youCollege graduation pic March 2005

a photo that makes you laugh

I let out a smile everytime I see this jump shot because I can still vividly recall the actual feeling of trying to choreograph our moves and simultaneously jump so it can be captured on film. We had to do this several times and this was the 2nd attempt, I think. Looking at the photo, I can still hear the distant laughter. See our faces?

a photo of someone you love

Oh he's my man. My other half (see the semblance?). Mine. Period.

a photo of your favourite band/musician

Who wouldn't love one of the greatest bands who ever rocked the local music scene? The ERASERHEADS meant more than a band I followed. It spelled lots of high school memories, secrets kept among friends and feeling of wanting to be independent. The band was a stage in my past.

a photo of your familyI wanted to post something more recent but I couldn't find any decent ones so I went for this 10-year old family portrait we had taken at the Sulo Hotel in Quezon City during Ate's 18th birthday party.

a photo of you as a baby

I haven't got a scanned baby photo of myself. This is the youngest me I've seen in the photos in my computer. I think I was 3 or 4 years old here. Yes, i am that big for my age. Mama took me to their company outing in Nasugbu, Batangas. Puerto Galera wasn't in the map yet at that time. So Nasugbu was the go-to place. That's me with my mom in a very 80's inspired shot with my bunot-like haircut, terno outfit and red sunglasses. Hahaha

a photo of your favourite film

Oh, the classic. I grew up watching this movie and I think I've seen it more than a dozen times already. "Let's start at the very beginning..A very good place to start..."

a photo of you

In May of 2008 at Alberton in Mt. Albert, Auckland, New Zealand as abay to Maan.

a photo of your bestfriend(s)

Alright, there's 2 here. The photo above is with Eliza. My bestfriend since 3rd grade. We practically went separate ways ehn we went to different schools and transferred to different places each time but somehow, we always know that we are each other's homebase.

This is Aris, my guy bestfriend, whom I met and instantly connected with in college. We were almost like boyfriend and girlfriend that we repel prospective partners for each one because of our chemistry and closeness. Gosh, I miss this man. :)

a photo of one of your favourite family members

this has got to be 2. It's mama and Seth. I am very very close to both of them. Being the eldest and only girl and with not much age difference with my mom, we are like barkadas. We share everything from bags, makeups, accessories, jewelries and the list goes on. Unfortunately, we don't have the same shoe size. hehehe Otherwise, we probably would have ransacked each other's closet. I'll talk more about her on the photo below. Seth comes next. I was 11 turning 12 when he was born so I practically did everything for him. Washed and ironed his lampin, fed him, bathe him, woke up in the middle of the night (during weekends) to mix him his formula milk, brought him to his pedia for immunizations and well-baby check ups, prepared his baon and so on and so forth. So yeah, I am like his 2nd mom. I am the spoiler. The true mom is the disciplinarian. hehehe

a photo of you and someone you love

My mom. I would never trade her for anything in the world. God, she's the best! Not only the best mom to us but comparing her to other moms, she really is someone. :) I love her to bits! I am lucky if I get to be half the mom she is for us.

a photo of you at the last party you went to

We tried to surprise Seth for his 13th birthday since he wouldn't be celebrating it with us (me and Gelo) here in New Zealand. So We went to his favorite asian restaurant, Momotea and we had milk teas, and noodles for long life. Simple yet very very memorable.

a drunk photo of youThat's not really drunk. That's annoyed because someone keeps on taking my picture and my eyes are getting blurry with the flash. Or maybe, yes, I was getting drunk at that stage. Ah, good times.

a photo of one of your classes

Sophomore year in high school with my little group in class. Later on though, we didn't quite make is as one whole barkada. Some left and merged with other friends. But Krit, Carmina, Lyza, Joy and me decided to stick it out...until now. :)

a photo of you on a school trip

On our way to an outreach event in Pampanga. We were in junior high, I think and we were goofing around in the jeepney because at that time, anything that means "out of school trip" is equivalent to fun, fun fun! :) Krit with the distorted face, Jaja and Lyza are with me in the photo.

a photo of something you enjoy doing

I was supposed to look for a photo where I am reading or writing. But these days, there's one single thing that makes me really happy, packing my stuff and going home to my family.


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So, that's my world in photos. A little glimpse of my childhood, my family, my past.

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