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Friday night @ CBTL
Had a very creative and productive night with Lloyd + Vanessa.
I’m pointing at a page of a storyboard for a future project! ♥
Farmville. More fun in the Philippines.
Just joining the Department of Tourism in their lastest campaign, It’s more fun in the Philippines!
Concept credit goes to JL Acosta (Thank you!).
T’boli farmers harvesting crops in the morning. Photo taken last September 2011 when I visited Lake Sebu, South Cotabato for a video project with Filip+Inna.
Crimson Snapper Head Sour Soup with Miso
Locally, we call this Sinigang na Ulo ng Maya-maya sa Miso.
From 9 Rounds
Bruised knuckles from 9 rounds of boxing. My right knuckles were damaged. I’ve been trained to use an Orthodox stance even if I’m left handed.
My knuckles were already red and sore from yesterday’s session. I knew that further training will hurt them, but I didn’t expect my knuckles to bleed. I bruised them from training at a boxing gym with Vanessa this morning.
I started boxing last October with my fitness trainer but I knew that if I wanted to take the sport seriously, I have to eventually train with a real boxer. So when Vanessa told me that she enrolled at a boxing gym, I said that I would love to tag along.
It was my first time today to train inside a boxing ring and with a professional boxer. My trainer was a dark-skinned bald man who is probably in his 30s. I call him Kuya Jeff. The first round was quite intimidating because he was very stern and I felt that he was pretty disappointed with what I previously learned. Kuya Jeff hit my arms whenever they made a wrong move — like a piano teacher hitting her student’s fingers with a ruler. I appreciated that he kept on pointing out my mistakes and I was happy that he was able to correct them and teach me proper boxing footwork in the following rounds. He even offered an extra round (they usually do eight for beginners) where he surprised me by dancing Tango (literally) on the ring while we were sparring! Kuya Jeff stomped on the mat and clapped his mitts as we moved along.
The ring defined the experience for me. Being on a platform surrounded by ropes helped me focus on my punches. In every round I felt like I was locked in a different world, only to be reminded of reality whenever the buzzer goes off. I wish we had boxing rings and punching bags at my gym too.
I had so much fun and I’m happy I learned a lot of new things in one hour (Thanks Vanessa!). I’m definitely going back next Saturday for another session. This time we’ll be bringing some friends with us and I hope that my knuckles are already healed by then.
Post-Holiday Shopping
I spent the first day of the year sleeping. Yesterday I just stayed in bed the whole day thinking that I need to save up on energy before my holiday leave ends (I’ll be going back to work tomorrow). I also rested my calves which I strained from jumping the other day.
I started the year slow but I went out today to check out some cross trainers because my purple Nike running shoes are getting old and worn out. They’re still okay to use but I’ve been experiencing some pain at the soles during boxing and circuit training. My trainer has been telling me to switch to cross trainers because I think I’ll stop justifying. I’m a girl. Shoes are kryptonite.
I’m a loyal and confused Nike-Adidas fan.
I liked both so I got both. They are very nice and comfortable to wear. I thought it wouldn’t hurt much if these will last for another 3 or 4 years. I also got myself a new hoodie and some new shirts to use for the office. I never thought I’d be spending my Christmas bonus on a Post-Holiday Shopping spree but I’ve been very frugal last year and I think I’m due for some pampering.
These new shoesies should help to get me back on track. My week-long break just added a couple of fat-pounds to my weight. This year will be exciting. I shouldn’t be sleeping around. I should be out there running and moving around some weights!
Leaving 2011
I don’t really believe in astrology but in late 2010 I read that 2011 wouldn’t be a good year for me. The prediction was true at some point. 2011 was not as great as the previous years but I got by. 2011 was a roller coaster ride with extreme ups and downs.
I am lucky I was able to get up during the countless times that I’ve been let down this year. Some great and life-changing things happened to me. I had new projects, a lot of learnings and a career shift. People were coming in and out of my life. There was a promising multimedia partnership that I started then left. I battled hard with my roller coaster weight. There were first rendezvouses that weren’t followed up. I had some realizations that hit me hard in my head. There was a saturation point I never thought I’d reach. I traveled extensively down south to Mindanao and had the best adventures, but I have traveled down emotionally as well. I am glad to have taken risks and I cannot regret anything because I have learned from my misfortunes.
I never thought that I’d be able to handle that much shit in just 12 months. And I never thought leaving the year would be this memorable that I had to write about it. I am excited in leaving my downs behind and I am looking forward to a fresh start.
I’d like to think that all of my experiences this year just happened to prepare me for an exciting 2012. A bad so-so year cannot stop me from keeping my hopes up for the new year.
Hello, 2012. I’ve been waiting for you!
Lens bracelets
I’ve never worn any Photography-related accessories except for these neat lens bracelets. I fell in love with the design after stumbling upon them on Photojojo. I was lucky to find a local seller who shipped them from Hong Kong. I got the plain ones from him and the one with the red ring is a present from my uncle who bought it from SG.
Cool stuff! ♥
Lying in the grass, under a tree.
I received a holiday leave break from work and I’ve been bumming around for more than a week now. I could’ve gone to the gym, but I’ve been pretty asthmatic since Christmas eve. I refused to use my inhaler until today.
Bumming (and eating) around made me a little guilty about my weight loss plan so I got myself a jumping rope the other day. I could have run around the village today for cardio, but I read that jump rope training is a must for boxers. I’ve been wanting to take boxing more seriously and I thought playing with the rope was a start.
I started jumping in our backyard early this afternoon. After minutes of jumping, my feet hurt and I learned that running shoes aren’t made for jumping around. I took my shoes off and jumped in my socks. Landing on the cool grass underneath my feet felt good. It felt better than landing on a shock-absorbing gym floor.
I jumped for almost an hour and I was really exhausted. The breeze was pretty cool so I decided to lie down in the grass, under a tree. It was only then when I realized that the sky was a pretty shade of blue. The breeze + blue sky combo was perfect. I lay there and appreciated the beauty.
I cannot remember the last time I was this intimate with nature. Being in front of the computer at least 10 hours a day, 7 days a week has kept me from appreciating the beauty around me.
[Canal+] The Bear
More explosions…BOOM!
I love this bear!!!
Christmas 2011
Little of you know that I don’t have siblings, nor do I have first-degree cousins (mother side). Christmas is always an intimate celebration with the “oldies”. Here are a couple of snapshots from our little celebration at my Uncle & Aunt’s house. Merry Christmas everyone!
If you’ve been looking at my previous posts, you should know by now that I love taking photos of food.
Paella. I’m not sure if it’s somebody’s favorite. It’s just there. Always.
Same goes for the SyCip ham. They switched brands this year and I heard that the firm was raging about it. But it’s still good. Not as good as the old one though.
Goat Paprika. Better alternative to Queso de Bola.
YouTube’s snowflake seeker
I am bothered by the snowflake underneath the seeker of YouTube’s playback controller.
I know it’s for the holiday season but I squirm every time I move it. I get goosebumps as if it’s scraping my screen — like fingernails on a chalkboard.
Yes, I’m weird like that.
Video screenshot is from the cool Meme Proposal.
I can still taste the cheese on the Mt. Fuji Roll.
Just came home from holiday dinner with Angelo & Camo!
Breakfast after a good workout ♥
As Life Found You
Simple, but it works!
Hand-mixed Cookies for the Holidays
I’ve been making cookies for Christmas during the past couple of years and 2011 won’t be complete if I don’t make some for friends and family. If you get one from me, it means that you are special and that I’m so thankful that I have you in my life. =)
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been keeping crackers in the car for knocking beggars. I figured that feeding them with real food is better than feeding their drug habits with spare change.
Salmon in Olive Oil
I had to come up with something using only the available ingredients in the kitchen. Say hello to Salmon in Olive oil.
Great with Fusilli and Parmesan cheese. Yum!
Holiday presents from Z
My earliest Holiday present this year is a doll pen from my officemate, Z. This doll kicked out one of my pens from its base. She will be guiding my desk from now on. =)
We’ve got a whole army! Everybody else received doll pens too.
Thank you for being so thoughtful, Z!
When I’m ready
I’m sorry if I stood you up earlier.
I didn’t want you so see me like this.
We’ll see each other when I’m ready.
You are the fire in my life
Keeping me burning deep inside
You give me something
You give me something
To live forYou are the air I breathe
Keeping my heart beating for me
You give me something
You give me something
To live forYou’re my escape
I told myself that I will only cut my hair when I reach my ideal weight. I have 25lbs to lose. It looks like I have to grow my hair up to my waist!
Fondness
I never thought that it would come this point wherein I would wish that I am with you at the theater tonight. It isn’t just because I wanted to know your opinion of that clever film, but because I’ve been longing for your presence.
Jägermeister & Underberg
My 2nd (out of 3) Jägermeister with a slice of Apple Pie during our company business (also Christmas) dinner.
“Prove that you work for a German company.
Jägermeister for everyone!”Ralph
I think I have proven myself after three shots of Jäger followed by a bottle and a half (shared with Andy of SAP) of Underberg (44% Alcohol) and some Irish coffee.
Meh. May pinagmanahan nga talaga ako (Hi, Dad!). I have to start programming myself to be sober for the next couple of months.
Why, hello there.
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show with Maroon 5
I love you, Adam Levine.
You make me feel so warm and fuzzy inside.
Kyokushin Philippines Photographer?
Touching words from Sensei Steven :’-)
Filipino Breakfast
Tuyo & garlic rice topped with raw egg. Yum ♥
Dear Doubt
A film by Out There Productions in cooperation with Progeny Multimedia. Short film entry for the 23rd CCP Independent Film & Video Competition & Festival (Asia’s longest-running indie filmfestival!)
Dear doubt follows the story of Ivan as he grapples with paranoia that the love of his life is seeing someone else. The film focuses on the most basic of emotions present in almost all grown up relationships — doubt. The humanity of being paranoid and the humor embedded in these potent emotions if one were to handle it recklessly.
Screened last November 22 at the CCP Dream Theater (Tanghalang Manuel Conde).
Cinematography and co-Direction by Daphne Oliveros (with Vanessa Balagapo & BJ Hernandez)
I’ve
been
meaning
to say
Thank You
for
that
lovely
evening.
Pushing Limits
Still alive after 3hrs of sleep, 30mins of boxing, 40mins of cardio, 8hrs of work & a 30-min jog with friends.
Dearest brown-thing-in-my-mug,
Please help in keeping me awake for the next 8 hours.
Love,
Daphne
2 mocha oatmeal cereal drinks + 3in1 coffee + creamer
My face suddenly turned red.
Uhr
Uhr (clock). My work (advertisements underneath) is posted somewhere around Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Not too proud of the design (usually the works of designers get changed by clients to the point that the output is not “ours” anymore). I actually hate it! Haha but at least my work is on the other side of the globe. =)
Solo
I gave up. I just lost the game fighting for someone whom I thought would fill a certain gap in me and make me feel complete. It took me almost three years to realize that I am already making a fool of myself trying to make things work (we were never together). I shed tears that I never thought I had (for him) and I feel like I just have to use this as an outlet. One last time.
A dirty and leaking car cooling coil. This is why I have been driving with the windows down. I just had it replaced.
I am now a licensed ninja. #SamuraiUmbrella
Afghanistan
As each of us has his own impression of Afghanistan that is predominantly marked with pictures of foreign forces, explosions and terror, we were privileged to have access to capture daily life and portrait some people of Afghanistan.
We hope the pictures you know will merge with the pictures you see and will enrich your view on the country in the Hindu Kush.
Beautiful work from Lukas & Salome Augustin!
Just a feeling.
When I look into your eyes
You’re not even there
It’s just a feeling
Just a feeling
Just a feeling that I have
Never let you down
I’m getting to like this feeling I’ve found.
I’m getting to love
The thought of having you around.
And I will never let you down.
Daphne at 4
I thought I lost all of my baby photos to Typhoon Ketsana in 2009. But I found this together with some old photos in a box at my lola’s house.
Nicest Thing
I wish you couldn’t figure me out
But you’d always wanna know what I was about
I wish you’d hold my hand
When I was upset
I wish you’d never forget
The look on my face when we first met
This reminds me of a story of a friend and her guy.
I love Kate Nash’s voice — light and soothing.
03 August 2010
I’d like to say I’m sorry. Sorry to all the women out there who have gotten their hearts trampled on. Sorry to the women who feel as though the only way to get men’s attention is to act in ways that are not very you. Sorry to the ones that suffered through the pain of dealing with your cowardly love finding ‘love’ somewhere else. I’m sorry for the way you’ve been treated, the way you’ve been used, and the way you’ve been thrown away like you don’t mean much.
Truth is, you do mean much. You mean a lot. Not just to me, but to the whole world. Look at yourself. Your smile, the way you’re so focused on this right now. You are so beautiful. You really are. And you have a big, warm heart that deserves only the finest of men.
Open that heart to only those who deserve it, and learn to protect your heart from those who don’t. I know you’re beauty, and I know your strength. Keep hanging on, okay? Some of us really are good. You just have to sift through the pain, keep believing and find your way.
We’ll be waiting for you.
Thanks, whoever you are.
Case closed.
He’s just not that into you if he’s disappeared on you. Sometimes you have to get closure all by yourself.
He’s gone. Poof. Vanished into thin air. Well, there’s no mixed message here. He’s made it clear that he’s so not into you that he couldn’t even bother to leave you a Post-it. This time you may not be so quick to make excuses for his behavior. It’s so painful, it’s impossible not to be hurt or angry. But because of that, you might be tempted to make some excuses for yourself. You have good reason to want to spend a lot of energy solving the Mystery of the Disappearing Man. But all those excuses, however valid they are, will not help you in the long run. Because the only part of that story that’s important to remember is that he didn’t want to be with you anymore. And he didn’t have the guts to tell you that to your face. Case closed.
Greg Behrendt
He’s Just Not That Into You
Men Know How to Use the Phone
Oh sure, they say they’re busy. They say that they didn’t have even a moment in their insanely busy day to pick up the phone. It was just that crazy. Bullshit. With the advent of cell phones and speed dialing it is almost impossible not to call you. Sometimes I call people from my pants pocket when I don’t even mean to. We may try to make you think differently, but we men are just like you. We like taking a break from our generally mundane day to talk to someone we like. It makes us happy. And we like to be happy. Just like you. If I were into you, you would be the bright spot in my horribly busy day. Which would be a day that I would never be too busy to call you.
Greg Behrendt
He’s Just Not That Into You