Remember the Day 7 photo of the fruit? Well, the banana is now ripe. :)
Day 11: Something blue
Did you have arts and crafts when you were in high school? We had some in mine, and one project is to make stars.
I made these stars to complete that project. I still can’t believe it’s still here. My mother made it part of the decorations of our living room. I think it’s sweet.
I don’t think she remembers I made them though. Oh well. :)
I would like to thank my fantastic S95 for having the color accent feature. I absolutely love this photo.
2011 Filipiniana Day
I have to admit today is the day I missed the NCR Circle the most. Last year’s Filipiniana portrait looked like this:
This year, we had to have someone else take it. And it turned out to be blurred beyond aesthetics that I do not have the heart to post it here. But this year proved to be our most creative yet. I mean, of course, the men wore the usual barong and us girls went wardrobe hunting for our costumes.
Ranna had the most interesting accessories: the fan earrings and the noisiest headpiece ever made by man.
Moks made sure that his lapel is fasyon too.
I would like to thank the Salazars for sponsoring my Filipiniana this year. FARFOL!
Anj, having too many things to do in the day, decided to put a modern twist to her Filipiniana (and her curls are ever present).
And who would have thought Jerome has smeyes!?
Though we are not as complete as we were last year, I believe we managed to make it memorable enough.
Especially when Allan shied away from us just to escape this photo shoot.
Happy Independence Day, everyone.
Day 10: Childhood memory
I chose these subjects because they bring me back to the early 1990s, when these things were my ultimate comfort foods.
Chocolate Crinkles
I loved these things because of the powdered sugar. I love that the outside is tough but the inside is moist and soft. I get to lick my sweet fingers as a finisher. They don’t make them as good anymore.
Dunkin Donuts Choco Honey Dipped
What I am most thankful for the last year is the invention of Big Dunk here in the Philippines. This snack never changed its taste. I still love this, though I have to admit I haven’t eaten this as much. I guess when you grow older, you can’t help but keep track at the amount of sugar you consume in a day.
Lala Chocolate Snack
I remember the old lady that sells this thing for 25c a piece. The wrapper has changed and now, it has an ube (purple yam) variant. That one doesn’t taste as good; it’s predominantly artificial flavoring. But this…. still the same after all these years.
KitKat Snack Bar
I remember this the most because while Pringles Cheese has lesser flavoring and M&Ms had oilier shell coating, this is just the same. Have a break, have a KitKat. Still the same. I remember my lola getting me this after work, with a heavy heart of course. She’d much rather get me the banana cue from the hamlet. She gets me both. :)
For some reason, I remember my lolo. And I miss him so much. I never stopped.
Crossing the bridge
I think this should make a really good goal. Really. I have not crossed a bridge of this height before and I think this is a good place to start.
This is the Bridge of the Immortals in Huang Shan, China. I am quite embarrassed to say that for a person my age, I have not traveled enough. A few friends of mine are planning to go to China next year; I just might tag along with Dylan. I wonder how it would feel like to walk this bridge.
Maybe we all need a little more adventure in our lives.
the salt of your skin 