Day 38: This Time

Sometimes, I find myself focusing a lot on the future.  At some point, I have also dwelled a lot on the past.  The thing is, in all this foci, I fail to pay attention on the present.  I feel like that right now.  Like I'm not focusing enough on what's happening here, right now.  It makes me feel that I'm missing something I should pay attention to, and that I should act on it.  Otherwise, I miss that opportunity.  Because this time, right now, will not come back.  And you can't really turn back the hands of time.

Day 37: In Color

When I said I should look into taking more pictures in color, the first subject that came to mind were really my colored pens.  You cannot possibly get more colorful than this.  Twenty-four colors to be exact.  Such images just gives you happy thoughts. 

I've always loved the mystery of grayscale.  I think more with black and white images because it leaves the colors to the imagination.  It probably tells you how grayscale my imagination is.  Maybe because I equate colorful to optimist, and I wasn't always exactly a silver-lining kind of girl.  During the last couple of years, though, I have moved towards being more optimistic.  Ive learned that if you want life to give you gray and melancholic images, it will give you that.  And as much as I love the classic black and white, I think I would prefer to look back and get lost in the technicolor phase.  In twenty-four colors, if you may.

Day 36: Never Gonna Leave This Bed

This came out as a semi-self portrait of sorts.  I was so sleepy, I took it lying down.  I liked the output, though.  It reminds me of the Murakami story, After Dark, and the portrait that goes with it.

I had planned to do a lot of things this weekend.  I ended up changing a whole lot of them because I spent most of Saturday sleeping.  I didn't even realize that I slept through the entire day until I woke up hungry.  I'm beginning to realize my partiality to black and white, though.  I need to take pictures of more colorful things.  A fascinating thing about this is that I've been listening to Maroon 5's Never Gonna Leave This Bed the entire week and had thought about having it as a theme for a photo.  I never had anything accurate in mind until this.

Day 35: Table for Three

Good food paired with good company is always a welcome end of day activity.  It allows you to have mundane to intelligent conversations while ingesting delightful food.  Food for the body, food for the brain and food for the soul.  What better way to enjoy life, right?  After all, life is a feast.

Day 34: Condiments

noun \ˈkän-də-mənt\ : something used to enhance the flavor of food;especially : a pungent seasoning.


Had a late lunch at Tapa King.  Squeezed it in between all the documenting, printing, signing, coaching, collaborating and regular running around I sometimes call an exercise that pays.  Literally. :D  This was about the only thing I got to take a picture of today. 


Now, exactly what kind of music goes with vinegar?  No idea.

Day 33: Walk On

Walking home is one of my favorite habits.  After a long day, I put my headphones on while I take about fifteen to twenty minutes to walk off the stress of the day.  It helps that my city is made for walking.  Due to this project, I have also become more observant with the things I pass by. 

Sometimes, I try to think of a different way to see what I always see so it'll translate better in frame.  I realize that even the littlest things can tell a story.  A street sign can tell you where you're going.  A piece of wood can express how you feel.  This street I cross can make me Walk On.  That's the beauty of pictures.  In the absence of words, your vision will suffice.

Day 32: Brave

After a long day, I needed something to perk me up.  Incidentally, I saw this stuffed turtle I "swiped" from my previous colleague.  I turned over the laundry basket and threw it on the corner.  It turned out to be just so cute.  He looks so Brave. :D