saturday nights' drunken dreams

The most subtle artistic photograph I can post online. Everything else is kind of too graphic if you know what I mean.
Spent a good 13 hours with 3 models who were daring, confident, and ambitious. They were helpful enough to help me create the kind of photograph I wanted. I was a bit uneasy at first since I was one of the 4 women photographers out of the 20 that were there. But nevertheless it was an experience. I have to say that I do salute these girls cause they were always smiling no matter how awkward it sometimes came to be.
This picture, however, I didn't choose for my entry to the contest, I did however give in two others which I hope were good enough.

series of events?

i finally make it to my dad's office (which is across the street).
i finally make it out of bed - last week.. I got allergies.. on my face.. allergic to the sunblock my mom gave me (thanks mom! I love you too)
i turn on the t.v. and it's the elections soon of the half bracket of senators, congressmans, councilors and everything. Manny Pacquiao (boxing dude) is running for congressman. I don't mean to diss the dude whom I'm sure is a really nice guy. But uhhh.. to be in congress don't you need to know the laws? His argument.. I want to help my people in the province.. Rrrrright. He actually didnt even finish high school so he recently took the national test to officially pass high school. All his life he's been boxing.. so now I'm cringing just thinking there is a possibility he will win. 5 minutes after.. an actor Richard Gomez too is running for Senator. Wtf? then another 5 minutes.. another actor Cesar Montano is running for Senator too. What is happening to my country!!! What really sucks is.. is that you know that are really capable smart brilliant people who you know can do a really good job. My generation has been taught that Education is the key to a better future. But what is this? I hate ranting on my blog but this is seriously too much for me to not say anything. Even my friends who wouldn't care less about politics are really concerned now. Again because we know the "masa", those people who live under the poverty line.. will vote of course for their favorite actor like in the Oscars and cheer for the boxing champ. And we're afraid that the Philippines will be once again ridiculed. oh pooey.

I've just realized I've been home for a month! Whoaaaa

oh paris hilton

I lost my voice over the weekend which makes me sound like a creepy chinky eyed girl trying to order food from Mcdonalds. True enough the girl standing behind the cash register was too busy singing along to Paris Hilton's song "Stars are Blind", I look around.. so are the other people in line unconsciously humming along. I'm busy trying to point out that I want the chicken fillet with the rice and all I get is... still the Paris Hilton song. One day I shall take pictures of the Mcdonalds menu here.. It's pretty rad.. everything except the burgers have rice. and it's open 24 hours AAAAAND it delivers too. All kinds of fast food joints and local food joints they all deliver til the wee hours of the morning.

To my luck I found not 1 but 3 shisha bars in town. Things do change in the course of a year.




This is the view from my dad's office, which is basically my parent's condo right across the street.



Makati (which is the Central Business District in Metro Manila) looks awesome at night.. which is my goal for the next couple of evenings.