Niki has posted the swimming photos here.
We used her $50 digital underwater cam so don't expect fabulous quality photos.

I suck.

I really do.

My photos are so mediocre they make me yawn.

My design style is very minimalistic simply because I can't think of anything else.

Sometimes I feel I am wasting my skills because I can't seem to express myself as beautifully as I would like.

I am not asking for any form of consolation. This is simply me admitting that I suck.

People have asked me what I plan to do when I finally move to SF.

"Uh, work?"

"What sort of work are you going to get into? Will you be a photographer there?"

*blank face*

"I dunno."

"What is it you want to do?"

*blank face*

In my head I can picture my glassy-eyed self, my mouth agape with drool dripping on the sides.

*gurgling noises*

Iiiiiii...ddddduuunnn....knoooowwwww....

If I'm 40 and still in retail I might have to kill myself.

My face and shoulders hurt. I didn't think I'd need sunblock for an hours wade in the pool. Bad call.

Worked in MOA today. It was boring but managed to sell quite a bit to the one shoot I had today. I felt sorry for the couple who walked out of the store looking like they were mugged and lost 7k for photos of their kids. At least they liked my photos enough to drop that much money on a Thursday afternoon. I didn't even get seriously great photos. Their son was not in a very good mood and would start crying once he was left infront of the lights.

My nights have been pretty dull after I finished the Deathly Hallows so I bought this.

my nose is so red

I really was after Stardust but National Bookstore didn't have it so I got this one instead. Now that most my nights are no longer spent infront of the macbook, I can finally begin my much postponed affair with Neil Gaiman.

Your mom was here when I got home from work. She was chatting with my mom and gave me my pasalubong from Dubai, chocolates and two belts. She also gave me your Mabuhay Miles credit card which I have no use for.

Tita Bax, Tito Leo and the kids are in the country. They're currently in Nueva Ecija visiting tito Leo's family. Your mom tells me Elijah has insane skin allergies. He's very sensitive to just about anything that touches him. That pretty much flushed my plans of inviting them for a portrait session down the drain. I fear the boy will break out into hives as soon he as gets into contact with the blankies and costumes. They said I am to take your place as godparent since you can't be around. I'm not sure if I will be the official replacement or just a proxy.

Currently downloading Vacancy. I heard it sucks but I'm running out of things to do when I'm home that I'd watch just about anything right now.

Shempre, umuwi nanaman ako ng busog na busog. Ang masarap lang talaga dito sa Pilipinas, eh kahit anong lamon ko eh hindi ako tumataba gaya ng paglobo ko nung nasa amerika ako.

Usual Suspects: Bea, Paul, Niki
New Inmate: Paola

water break

Met up at Mcdo in alabang at 9am where we had a quick breakfast. Headed to Orchard Golf and Country Club in Cavite for badminton and swimming. While pruning ourselves in the water, we planned the rest of our day around our all time favorite topic: FOOD. So the plan was to head back to BF to have chinese food at South Dynasty where we were to satisfy our craving for lemon chicken, hotpot and beef and broccoli in oyster sauce. We left orchard a little past noon and headed back to BF, only to discover that South Dynasty won't open till later that afternoon. We were really hungry now after a morning of supposed sports and exercise so it didn't really matter at this point what we ate as long as we had something. We ended up going to Gourmet and gorging on nachos (w/ cheese, beef, salsa, sour cream, jalapeno), french fries (wiped on the leftover toppings of the nachos). Each of us had our individual gourmet burgers while Niki had her tacos plus a couple of bbq from the stall next door. I had a fantastic bleu cheese burger. As full as we were, we drove to Conti's to score some dessert. Two slices of mango tarts, a slice of mango bravo and a slice of blueberry cheesecake later, we were supremely satisfied and paul drove us back to his place where he cranked the aircon in his room and we all had a 3-4 hour nap. Pao, niki and I shared the bed while our gracious hosts slept on the floor. Mga baboy talaga kame, alam ko. Pero hindi pa nagtatapos ang kababuyan jan. When we woke up, we wanted to watch a dvd but didn't want to do it without grub. Paul grabbed the phone and dialed for a family sized Pizza Hut Cheesy Pops pizza. We could've licked the pizza box clean as it was wiped out within minutes of its arrival.

Masarap na day off ito. Kain, tulog, swimming, badminton. Hayluveet.

I only have badminton pics here. Niki will upload the swimming ones soon.

Sometimes I wish I drank more. I always end up looking like a prude when I'm out with friends or with Paul. It doesn't take a lot to get me drunk and I really don't want to be that girl who needs to get carried out of the bar at the end of the night. How does one gain tolerance with alcohol?