When The Smoke Clears

What gives you the right to send someone a tirade of stoned messages just because you got a little dose of courage after smoking, well, you know what you smoked? Can't you do that when you're normal? What is normal to you anyway?

You say that to lose control when under the influence is nothing but a sad excuse of a coward. What do you call yourself now? Don't be a hypocrite. You know you did what you couldn't do when sober. Because you're  a coward. Because you are too afraid to say it. Because you think too much of how the other person will react. You needed a little boost from the smoke because when the smoke clears, you have an excuse.

Is it always going to be like this? Are you always going to depend on the smoke to say what you truly want? Because if that is the case, then you really are a coward.

Back Into The Groove II

Before I start yammering about nonsensical things, let me just greet my favorite kid in the world a happy birthday. Monch, you are growing up to be on fine gentleman. I wish you nothing but a bright and fulfilling future. Such a cute and lovable kid!

I was able to take photos Tina this time. I'm glad that I was able to because it's not often that I get the chance. I just love how very Filipina her beauty is. As a friend of mine said when I showed her Tina's photos, "Her beauty is the kind that makes you question the definition that the media lead you to believe."

And so it is, and so it is.

Back Into The Groove

It's been a while since I last posted anything. I made a promise to myself that I will consistently post on my blog even if I have nothing good to say or post. And yet, here I am again breaking promises to myself. Such a lie I tell myself sometimes. Anyhow, I've been fanboy stalking BJ Pascual as of late and I happen to love one of the projects he did. It's called #IVPortraits. Four artists with different specialties collaborated together and made art of each other. At least, that's what I think it was. Going back to what I was saying, the project BJ did inspired me to have a photoshoot with none other than, well, Bangs   ̶ the forever Georgina Wilson to my BJ Pascual.

Oh, and I also just turned 26. Twenty-fcukin'-six! Man, I'm getting old and I'm still unaccomplished. Pssshhh! Here's to more creative moments!

Remember October

At the beginning of the year I had a goal in mind. My goal was to travel to 5 Asian countries within the year and no one was going to stop me. No one stopped me alright, but I forgot to factor in my finances. I was too caught up in my own fantasy world that I forgot I have responsibilities and it includes paying them bills, bills, bills.

But, like what they say, "Every cloud has a silver lining." Ok, so, I don't really understand what that saying meant, but I guess it means something good. I may not have been able to achieve my goal of travelling to 5 Asian countries within the year, but I was able to go to some beautiful places within the country though.

One of which is Bicol. This is what you can call an impromptu trip because I never really planned it. My friend (and muse), Bangs, invited me to her hometown because she needed to go home to vote during the Barangay elections. She just mentioned some of the places that we are going to visit and I was in.

These are just some of the photos we took during our travel. (Yes, ang lakas maka-travel!)

Caramoan

Legazpi City

It's my turn to be in front of the camera.

San Bernardino

This year may not be the year that I get to travel abroad, but, going to such beautiful places within my own country made me realize that I am missing out on things. On to the next travel!

Hashtag #ROAR

It's been quite a while since Bangs and I did an impromptu photoshoot. Now that I'm back in the night shift and we have the same schedule, it's easier for us to do so. She just got a new pair of shoes from her teammate and she wanted to show it off. We didn't know what goes well with the pair of shoes she got, so I just had her wear my baseball shirt and she matched it with short shorts.

Location was a challenge since the weather has been crazy and all lately. Good thing a friend of ours invited us over to her place and we noticed this quaint little (well not-so little really) house in front of theirs. There was a tiger statue in their front lawn and all I can think of was Katy Perry's Roar, hence, the blog title.

We did the shoot early morning and every time natural light hit Bangs's legs it would just shine and shimmer minus the Twilight effect shiz.

I found myself another model. He's the little warrior who crept his way into my heart. I remember when we first met which is more than a year ago, he was cranky and had tantrums because he wasn't feeling well. Being the anti-kid person that I am, I got annoyed by him and I kept giving him a crazy fcuk quarter-aged person stare. Now, he is my favorite kid in the world.

He is Monch. I call him the little warrior because even when he is not feeling well, he would still play a lot and never lose his love for imaginary adventure. Ah, to be a kid again.

Here he is playing with his Tita Bangs. They have a love-hate relationship. Whenever he is not feeling well, he ignores Bangs and refuses to talk to her. But, when he's in the mood, he cannot get enough of his Tita Bangs.

Bangs is such a natural when it comes to kids. I, on the hand, am a different story. I have a default dislike for kids. It's like I was never a kid before. The screaming, the tantrums, the running around and the never ending questions just annoy the shiz out of me. Not for Monch though. This kid managed to let out the paternal instinct in me.

Now, if I can only be like the kid-lover that I am to Monch to every other kids out there, then maybe I would look at life differently. Maybe, just maybe.