Because This is My Happy Place.

This is my happy place.
This blog.

Whenever I look at my past entries I am reminded of how incredibly blessed I am and how thankful. I've become accustomed to thinking in blog posts - composing anecdotes and compiling pictures in entries that I almost never get to post. I just wanted to note this tonight after a long tiring day topped with a flu shot that made my arm heavy and my head spinning. But helping out today in my own little way made me feel like there's still so much more that I can do.

And tonight as I rest, I pray for everyone.
Let us never lose sight of the light.

Faith. Always.

The Traveling Fedora: Shanghai 2010, HK 2012

My dearest cousin recently borrowed my gray fedora to bring to HK for their family trip. I realized then that I also brought that same fedora to Shanghai way back in 2010 and even thought that I carried it to SG that same year. Unfortunately, it was only a guest fedora that was featured in my SG trip. Nevertheless, the traveling fedora series was born. And we promised to bring it everywhere from now on. But before that, let us document where it has been so far: (MM not counted for obvious reasons.)

*edit: I realize I have to take better photos with the traveling fedora that shows the actual location... note to self...

Dash: MTLA Candaba Field Trip

The Scavs and I went looking for something to do way back when (in 2009) other than go to class and all our work. Yeah, like we weren't already super busy that we just had to join this student contest design thing featuring the Candaba Wetlands. Needless to say, we weren't able to submit the final boards. And these photos, aside from establishing our friendship, are all we got to show for joining. Not a bad trade-off for the friendship. I don't know if I can say the same thing for my photos as they told me then that I am really lazy at taking pictures. And that I really should hold the camera upright in either portrait or landscape. (And no diagonal shots!)

But I couldn't help myself. I loved those diagonal shots. And this is the way I take pictures. Even up to now. (Photos after the break.)