Sister in Greenbelt

I just uploaded pictures from mom's birthday celebration last year, and doing so made me see this picture of my sister, which I took while the family were strolling around Greenbelt after a very sumptuous lunch at Mr. Jones.

My sister isn't sexy sexy to many people's standards... she is actually a chubby young lady weighing 150+lbs (the time this was shot), but ever since I have always admired how my sister carried herself. I admire how she can dress up and go out wearing short shorts despite her frame.

I so want to be just like her. I always tell her once I get the same body frame as hers, we'd shop together because between the two of us my sister is more into fashion and other kikay stuff than I am.

From Two Festivals

Another two-in-one post for me this week... I guess I will be putting these two memes together from here on out, and if my last week's pictures were taken from one location, this week's pictures were taken from two festivals here in the Philippines.


This was taken from the Panagbenga Festival in Baguio City last February. These girls were waiting for their turn to perform. For three years now, I have been watching the festival's grand street parade, and next year, I hope to watch the float parade, too.

This, on the other hand was taken from the Pahiyas Festival in Quezon last May. It was one of the most colorful festivals I have seen, but because there were so many people packing the narrow streets of Lucban, it was quite difficult to take pictures, too. Even if we walked around for two hours, I wasn't able to take much pictures because of the clutters brought about by the people's heads. :)

Fabulous Friday | Wanted

Last night, my sister and I attended the first ever Bloggers' Buffet at Carol's Texan 5, and one of the coolest things at the restaurant was this wall where diners can have their pictures taken. There were different props to be used - cowboy hats, scarves, as well as toy guns (Western style). At first my sister was a bit hesitant to have her picture taken, but when other bloggers started trying out the hats, my sister went to have her pictures taken, too.

I really like it that despite her chubby figure, my sister really looked confident. She's not afraid to wear clothes she likes, and she doesn't really mind what other people will say about her. I am glad she can now have her pictures taken without really having to smile.

*** Jenn ***

Fabulous Friday | The Newlyweds

Last Tuesday, my mom and I attended the wedding of our neighbor Cindy. It was a celebration that came as a surprise as we really didn't know she was about to tie the knot. They were together for such a short time, but of course we are all happy for her, as she has been hoping to meet her Mr. Right. The wedding was a small gathering - only attended by close friends and families.

When I took this picture, I was actually fighting for a space as there were also a few people who wanted to take pictures of the newlyweds. The spot I found was blocked by the flower vase and I could see from my camera's LCD that the focus was on the flowers. I tried to turn the cam on and off, yet the camera was still focusing on the flowers, probably because the light was quite bright on that side. The newlyweds might be out of focus, but somehow I liked the effect, and this has been one of my favorite pictures from that day.

*** Jenn ***

Quotography | Photography

Every Mondays here on this blog, I do Happy Monday, but I haven't participated in a while, so I decided to join Quotography, and here is my share:


This picture was taken April 2009, when us Litratong Pinoy bloggers met up for the 2009 Aliwan Fiesta. We decided to meet lunch time so we could eat together while chit-chatting, then after, we walked to the CCP grounds to take pictures.

It was still quite early when we finished eating, and since it's rare for us to personally meet, we went to Harbour Square to take group pictures and the signature "1, 2, talon" (1, 2, jump) pictures. While Lino was setting up his camera for the group shots, we took our own moments to take pictures of the harbour.

The woman in the picture is Iana, whom I personally met for the first time that day. She is one awesome photographer, and her photographs are really great!

About the quote, I chose this one particular quote about photography because it is something I agree with 100%. Whenever I take pictures of places and things, it doesn't matter if the subject is good or not (in anybody's opinion), it's just a matter of perspective, I believe.

This picture was processed just today - using GIMP, Kim Klassen's portrait texture (one set to overlay 100% and another layer set to multiply at 50%), and Pea Zobrist font. The quote was taken from Think Exist.

*** Jenn ***

ps - linking this picture to Color Splash Sunday, too.

Happy Monday | Siblings

I still am not done re-uploading the photo files I burned in DVDs, so there wasn't much pictures I could check for certain memes I am joining. This week on Happy Monday Challenge, the prompt is "siblings," and from the few pictures I had in Facebook and in Flickr, this was the first sibling picture I found:




Early this year, my sister and I found ourselves a little "addicted" to the soft ice cream being sold at a corner store near the entrance of the neighborhood. Every day, we would walk there to buy a cone of ice cream each, but we didn't want to walk back home with a cone of ice cream in our hands, so we would always stay at the store and eat our cold treat.

Anyway, I found a table for us, and while sister was lining up, I saw these two siblings (their father was with them, so even if I don't know who they were, I knew they were brothers) who were also eating ice cream. The younger brother wanted to tell something, but he felt a little shy to say so because their father was there, so the older brother just leaned over to listen.

This may not be captured wonderfully (I used my cell phone here by the way), but I did like that I was able to capture a nice candid moment.

*** Jenn ***

Day 28 - Future

So here it is.... the last day of Joy of Love. It has been a great month of recognizing the love and joys of loving, but yeah, before I close up, my last picture first:


Day 28 - Future.

My sister is currently unemployed, so definitely, one of her primary goals is to get a new job. I know my sister is hoping to get a job overseas, but currently she is trying to get more knowledge and training here. I know my sister has high hopes about things, and I am praying that she will be able to fulfill it all.

Whatever's in store in the future, all I can say to my sister is to keep moving forward. Somewhere along her way around life she will stumble, she will fail... but the true measurement of man is how he gets up after a stumble, so to you my sister... don't be afraid to fail, don't be afraid to try something new, don't be afraid to risk. Should you fail, get up and use the lessons to make you a better person.

Your family will be here to back you up with any decision you will make. I love you.

Twenty eight days of lovin'. I am so happy I took part of the Joy of Love classes - aside from learning different camera tips, the biggest lesson which I am happy to learn is recognizing the different facets of my family, and be reminded how much they love me as much as I love them.

Cheers to everyone who joined the Joy of Love classes!

*** Jenn ***