I passed my thesis!!! (You all knew that, but this is a very delayed post thanks to YouTube.) Defense went relatively well; in fact considering the circumstances I think I did a pretty good job (where circumstances = I didn't get to rehearse my defense flow, I was running on 3 hours of sleep with a headache and an empty stomach -- basically, EVERYTHING I SAID SHOULDN'T HAPPEN.) Because I was such a nervous wreck with no program flow, defense ended up being 80% word vomit (which happened to several of us, I've heard) -- srsly, I ended up saying something that dug my own grave and I said in my head "WTF INA DAFUQ DID YOU SAY THAT WE'RE SCREWED", 15% internal freak out, 2% stutter, 2% mental block and 1% of what I actually planned to say. (I was actually half-tempted to have a glass of wine or some other alcoholic substance before I left the house, just to calm my nerves, but I already had that headache to deal with and I never drink on an empty stomach.)
I didn't think my jurors would like my photographs THAT much, to be honest. I thought they'd just be of passable quality, but I got some great feedback. There were weaknesses in my book/thesis (some were what I had feared from the very beginning of my study, others were things I couldn't even comprehend) but all in all I got through it. From the start I was okay with just a 3 -- a pasang awa grade, because I was that desperate to graduate on time -- but in the end I actually got a really good grade! (Not enough for best thesis or anything, but still pretty good.) One of the jurors even showed me the grade she gave me and I was like "OH GOSH YAY" while another out of the three jurors kinda pulled down my grade, but I could understand her perspective so s'all good I'M JUST GLAD I PASSED OKAY LIKE YOU HAVE NO IDEA SDFKJLAS
When defense was over and I was cleaning up, I ended up crying. While still in the classroom. In front of my jury. HAHAHAHAHA ALL MY NAMIDA I already knew from the start that I'd be crying by the end of defense, be it a good outcome or bad a bad one. I was just SO happy and even more relieved because it was all finally, FINALLY over. All those months of sleepless nights, stress, emotional turmoil and everything in between finally paid off.
Thesis was the most toxic and stressful time of my life so far though. Besides the several mental and especially emotional meltdowns (not to mention all the weight I've gained thanks to stress eating), at some point I got so stressed that I began to see the bad and only the bad in people, especially the ones closest to me. It was horrible. I didn't even tell anyone of my plans for 2013, be it outings or personal projects because I was that scared of thesis. I barely posted thesis updates on my Facebook account (if anything, it was just an outtake or two from a shoot as a ~*~teaser~*~ or thanks to the model) because of the fear that I wouldn't pass thesis and graduate on time. What if I talk about this and that but they don't pull through because I flunked? While everyone on the first day of senior year were gushing, "I can't believe it's my last first day of school!" I on the other hand kept mum because... what if I said it was my last first day of school, but I'd be repeating anyway? Not once did I say it was my last first day of school. I hardly even thought of graduation because I had no assurance of graduating until I was through with thesis. I'm generally a very nervous and paranoid person, and thesis just increased that to the highest degree.
But I did it. I don't know how I managed to pull it off (read defense experience above) especially since a lot of my content was actually crammed. (procrastination station crammerlyf) For most of sem break I was in Hong Kong, and as much as I didn't want to go BECAUSE I HAD #THESISHIT TO DO, I had to comply because of my parents. That's why come second sem I still had not been able to shoot anything for my book, so I was panicking all throughout.
Just recalling defense and how I'm basically done with thesis still makes me teary-eyed. LIKE RIGHT NOW AS I TYPE MY EYES ARE ALREADY A LITTLE WATERY. (Then again, this post was written like two weeks ago now or smthn.) I want to cry. It's all very overwhelming, and having this much freedom and time and sleep all feels very surreal, since for most of the school year I always got weighed down by the terror of thesis and it was as if there was this permanent dread at the pit of my stomach that made my heart heavy all the time.
TL;DR: I PASSED, THESIS WAS STRESSFUL, THANKS ERRBADY (Thank You God especially)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway, this is what my photo book (my thesis category was photography - coffee table book blahblahblah) looks like, for those who were curious or were part of the book and wanted to see the outcome. You know who you are! I guess this is a teaser for what to expect in my future posts since I'll be blogging about each and every shoot I produced for thesis. Not to mention the epic backlog I've piled up because of my thesis-induced blogging hiatus. Hope you like it!
I would've had this up sooner but I encountered some problems with file output and uploading. Please note that the attachment of Folded & Hung and Summit Books is all hypothetical okay lolz.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Stars Live in Manila 2013
The first time I encountered Stars was some time in 2007. Maronne told me to listen to this song called Your Ex-Lover Is Dead. I immediately fell in love with it and consequently had it on loop for a few days (... or weeks.) Back then I never, ever dreamed that I'd ever hear this song live by the band. (Back then I never really thought about concerts anyway.) It became my favorite song. (Or one of, at least. But if anyone ever asks me for a favorite song, I always say it's this one because most people aren't familiar with the anime/Japanese/video game music I have.) It's funny because lyrics-wise, I can't even relate to the song at all. Then again, I've never listened to song lyrics since I was a kid.
When I caught wind last year that Stars would be having a concert here, I of course freaked out. This is the band that made my favorite song, OF COURSE I WAS GONNA WATCH. There were hardly any details on the concert so I was a little doubtful of the news at first. In fact, I think I only really got details on the concert sometime late in December/early January, which is really late since the concert was this month. The concert venue was even changed. The event itself was a little shrouded by obscurity, but I wasn't surprised since Stars isn't very popular here.
I got my ticket in January even if I wasn't sure if I'd be watching with anyone. I was supposed to watch with my friend, but because of #THESISIT finances, she wasn't able to go. In the end, I went to the concert by myself. I was also supposed to watch with my cousin's girlfriend, but we weren't able to meet up once inside the venue. So essentially, I was alone.
There's something about attending a concert alone. I dunno, it may or may not be better than watching with a friend, but it's an experience. The venue itself was pretty tiny for a concert, and it wasn't even filled up. I was relatively close to the stage but it was still really hard for me because I AM JUST WAY TOO SHORT FOR CONCERTS OKAY. But at least the crowd was pretty mellow (save for a few upbeat songs) compared to the TBS crowd, because hi, the TBS crowd was like... an orgy or smthn.
There's also something about hearing your favorite song being performed live by the band that created it. I teared up when they played Your Ex-Lover Is Dead, even when I had no one to hold on to while I drowned in my feels. It was the same when they played Calendar Girl and when they played their finale.
Really. When I heard Your Ex-Lover Is Dead I couldn't help but look back on that time I first heard the song and kept it on repeat. (I still remember I didn't have an iTunes and I was listening to it via Windows Media Player.) It felt so surreal just experiencing the song after so many years. It was a magical experience all on its own.
I think I was also a little emotional because I was thinking about how I was finally done with #THESISIT and how I'll be graduating next month.
When they sang the line, "Live through this and you won't look back." I got just a little bit more emotional. Just a little.
The experience was beautiful. I am so watching Stars again when they come back.
When I caught wind last year that Stars would be having a concert here, I of course freaked out. This is the band that made my favorite song, OF COURSE I WAS GONNA WATCH. There were hardly any details on the concert so I was a little doubtful of the news at first. In fact, I think I only really got details on the concert sometime late in December/early January, which is really late since the concert was this month. The concert venue was even changed. The event itself was a little shrouded by obscurity, but I wasn't surprised since Stars isn't very popular here.
I got my ticket in January even if I wasn't sure if I'd be watching with anyone. I was supposed to watch with my friend, but because of #THESISIT finances, she wasn't able to go. In the end, I went to the concert by myself. I was also supposed to watch with my cousin's girlfriend, but we weren't able to meet up once inside the venue. So essentially, I was alone.
There's something about attending a concert alone. I dunno, it may or may not be better than watching with a friend, but it's an experience. The venue itself was pretty tiny for a concert, and it wasn't even filled up. I was relatively close to the stage but it was still really hard for me because I AM JUST WAY TOO SHORT FOR CONCERTS OKAY. But at least the crowd was pretty mellow (save for a few upbeat songs) compared to the TBS crowd, because hi, the TBS crowd was like... an orgy or smthn.
There's also something about hearing your favorite song being performed live by the band that created it. I teared up when they played Your Ex-Lover Is Dead, even when I had no one to hold on to while I drowned in my feels. It was the same when they played Calendar Girl and when they played their finale.
Really. When I heard Your Ex-Lover Is Dead I couldn't help but look back on that time I first heard the song and kept it on repeat. (I still remember I didn't have an iTunes and I was listening to it via Windows Media Player.) It felt so surreal just experiencing the song after so many years. It was a magical experience all on its own.
I think I was also a little emotional because I was thinking about how I was finally done with #THESISIT and how I'll be graduating next month.
When they sang the line, "Live through this and you won't look back." I got just a little bit more emotional. Just a little.
The experience was beautiful. I am so watching Stars again when they come back.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
2012
Wow, long time no see huh blog? I've been meaning to make a post since last week and I've been meaning to get back into the ~*~blogging groove~*~ through a return post about my beloved thesis, but I've been getting some hiccups with video uploading (yes my thesis post will have a video innit, wow right?) on Youtube lately so my ~*~comeback post~*~ keeps on getting postponed. I didn't want to prolong my blogging hiatus any further so I just set aside my thesis post for now until I figure out what the hell it is I've been doing wrong with my video exporting. (On Youtube it takes me 45837495 hours to upload a minute-long video and when it's finally processing, it won't actually process. And when I export the file from iMovie into an mp4 file the quality is just NO. Will someone please tell me what I've been doing wrong because this has been driving me up the wall for over a week now.)
Well, anyway, here is my belated recap of 2012. I couldn't do this before 2012 ended because of #THESISIT, but I thought it needed to happen because a lot of things happened in 2012. (Then again, lots of things happen every year.)
January
• Started the year really bad. According to my planner, I had a bad breakdown on January 5. Only the 5th day of the year and already things were looking bleak. I took that as a sign.
• My planner also says "WEEK OF DEPRESSION </3" on the last week of January. Apparently the first month of 2012 was rather horrible for me. (I'm pretty sure a lot of it was because of Illust. -__-)
February
• Made the official move from my LJ to this blog. (For the record, my LJ's pretty defunct now, especially since my old image host is dead so my LJ has no visuals at all now. R.I.P. crayoneyeliner)
March
• Had my junior year retreat with AD2.
• Met some special people who became part of a very important chapter in my year!
• One of my grannies passed away. R.I.P. Nana.
• Finished junior year!
April
• Caved and got a PS3! Mostly because of Alice: Madness Returns, but ended up getting Final Fantasy XIII instead. NO REGRETS WOOP!
• Watched my first ever concert (with a meet and greet even) thanks to Jam! Taking Back Sunday totes popped my concert cherry y'all.
• Cut my hair short for the first time in years.
• Started my internship at Stylebible.ph
• Went to Boracay for the first time since... 1998?
May
• Started the month still in Bora.
• Ended my internship at Stylebible.
• Turned 20!
• Went to Batangas after so long.
June
• FINISHED A FINAL FANTASY GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE AND THERE WAS SO MUCH DRAMU INVOLVED LOL ILU FFXIII
• Started my final year of college. Ultimately, the start of #THESISIT.
July
• Made some goodbyes. (I make it sound so dramatic wow.)
• Started documenting the first of three gigs for MaryMoon and Tonight We Sleep!
August
• Habagat a.k.a. The Week That Got Suspended a.k.a. The week Alex and I kept on spazzing our Kingdom Hearts feels a.k.a. KINGDOM KOKORO (This was all written in my planner.)
September
• Senior year retreat with 4AD3. Last retreat for school ever.
• Pleasant surprise visit from my mom!
• Got featured in both Meg September 2012 and Chalk September 2012! Thanks again Elisa and Andrea!
October
• End of first semester a.k.a. temporary freedom!
• KH Day with Reku and Ted!
• Traveled to another country (Hong Kong) for the first time in my life.
November
• Still in Hong Kong.
• Shot my first shoot for #THESISIT. (Ikr so late right? Most of my sem break was spent in HK so I started shooting pretty late.)
• Shot for Young Star! And then got published for the first time ever.
• Had one of the worst thesis-induced meltdowns thus far.
December
• Got to document a wedding for the first time ever! WITH PAY!!! (For the record, I think I did really poorly. U__U)
• Shot for Young Star again and got published!
• (Partially) Dyed my hair blue/turquoise.
• Shot the rest of my #THESISIT content.
• The world didn't end but a new world opened up to me: I GOT A BRILLIANT CAMERA UPGRADE HUHUHU THANK YOU PARENTS :(((((( (This pressured me even more to pass thesis and graduate on time.)
• My very old tripod finally died on me so I had to get a new one.
I would put visuals per month but not all months have quality documentation (July to September especially; those months in my planner are pretty empty) so it wouldn't be consistent. To sum it all up, 2012 was a lot of opportunities for me, especially as a photographer. I mean I got published for the first time -- in the newspaper, no less -- documented my first wedding, and even got commissioned to cover gigs which was SO MUCH FUN because I was a frequent gig-attender in high school. A lot of shoots took place too, but those were mostly for thesis. (Ultimately, my thesis is actually great portfolio content.) While I might've started 2012 kind of bad, I ended it on a very, very high note! (Thesis stress aside, at least.)
I also met a lot of people this year. As if the first Young Star shoot wasn't enough of an opportunity to make new friends, I also encountered several people in the fashion and photography industries thanks to my internship. I GOT TO SEE A KERMIT TESORO SHOW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE FINALLY! I made new friends, really. 2012 was filled to the brim with blessings, and looking back I'm still at awe with everything that has happened. (Thank You Lord! U da best \m/)
I ALSO GAINED A LOT OF WEIGHT IN 2012 THANKS STRESS-EATING THANKS THESIS UGH.
At the end of 2012 I also realized just how much of a paranoid and nervous person I am. I mean I've always said that I get paranoid a lot, but I never really, truly labeled myself as a paranoid person until the end of the year. I also know I've always been a worry-wart, but I never called myself a nervous/anxious person until 2012. Somehow I feel like #THESISIT played a big role in these labels.
For 2013 though, I once again started the year a little wobbly, but only because of #THESISIT. There was catching up to endorsement week, and even shooting Kevin again because I had to scrap our first shoot. Come February was of course D-Day a.k.a. Defense which was one of the most nerve-wracking days in my life. (I will extensively discuss this in my #THESISIT post but in any case: I passed!)
I don't know where the universe will take me this year. (Loljk, I know at least that I'll be in HK again in May.) I now know for sure (WAIT INA DON'T FORGET YOU STILL HAFTA PASS YOUR MINORS OKAY!!!) that I'll be graduating and will be entering the real world and become a member of the Unemployed Club (hopefully not for too long.) I'm going to be internationally legal this year. For this year I've considered studying again, but I've also considered interning again. Who knows.
Thanks God and thanks everyone in my life for a wonderful, magical 2012. I know we're well into 2013 already (I mean c'mon February's ending next week) but I hope it's not THAT late to wish you all a blessed (rest of the) year ahead! I haven't made any resolutions yet because thesis consumed me, but I'll be working on a list soon enough.
2013 excites me now. (I say 'now' because everything in the near future had the terror of thesis looming over it.) I'm so excited for everyone's lives, and of course for mine. Welcome to 2013, Ina.
Well, anyway, here is my belated recap of 2012. I couldn't do this before 2012 ended because of #THESISIT, but I thought it needed to happen because a lot of things happened in 2012. (Then again, lots of things happen every year.)
January
• Started the year really bad. According to my planner, I had a bad breakdown on January 5. Only the 5th day of the year and already things were looking bleak. I took that as a sign.
• My planner also says "WEEK OF DEPRESSION </3" on the last week of January. Apparently the first month of 2012 was rather horrible for me. (I'm pretty sure a lot of it was because of Illust. -__-)
February
• Made the official move from my LJ to this blog. (For the record, my LJ's pretty defunct now, especially since my old image host is dead so my LJ has no visuals at all now. R.I.P. crayoneyeliner)
March
• Had my junior year retreat with AD2.
• Met some special people who became part of a very important chapter in my year!
• One of my grannies passed away. R.I.P. Nana.
• Finished junior year!
April
• Caved and got a PS3! Mostly because of Alice: Madness Returns, but ended up getting Final Fantasy XIII instead. NO REGRETS WOOP!
• Watched my first ever concert (with a meet and greet even) thanks to Jam! Taking Back Sunday totes popped my concert cherry y'all.
• Cut my hair short for the first time in years.
• Started my internship at Stylebible.ph
• Went to Boracay for the first time since... 1998?
May
• Started the month still in Bora.
• Ended my internship at Stylebible.
• Turned 20!
• Went to Batangas after so long.
June
• FINISHED A FINAL FANTASY GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE AND THERE WAS SO MUCH DRAMU INVOLVED LOL ILU FFXIII
• Started my final year of college. Ultimately, the start of #THESISIT.
July
• Made some goodbyes. (I make it sound so dramatic wow.)
• Started documenting the first of three gigs for MaryMoon and Tonight We Sleep!
August
• Habagat a.k.a. The Week That Got Suspended a.k.a. The week Alex and I kept on spazzing our Kingdom Hearts feels a.k.a. KINGDOM KOKORO (This was all written in my planner.)
September
• Senior year retreat with 4AD3. Last retreat for school ever.
• Pleasant surprise visit from my mom!
• Got featured in both Meg September 2012 and Chalk September 2012! Thanks again Elisa and Andrea!
October
• End of first semester a.k.a. temporary freedom!
• KH Day with Reku and Ted!
• Traveled to another country (Hong Kong) for the first time in my life.
November
• Still in Hong Kong.
• Shot my first shoot for #THESISIT. (Ikr so late right? Most of my sem break was spent in HK so I started shooting pretty late.)
• Shot for Young Star! And then got published for the first time ever.
• Had one of the worst thesis-induced meltdowns thus far.
December
• Got to document a wedding for the first time ever! WITH PAY!!! (For the record, I think I did really poorly. U__U)
• Shot for Young Star again and got published!
• (Partially) Dyed my hair blue/turquoise.
• Shot the rest of my #THESISIT content.
• The world didn't end but a new world opened up to me: I GOT A BRILLIANT CAMERA UPGRADE HUHUHU THANK YOU PARENTS :(((((( (This pressured me even more to pass thesis and graduate on time.)
• My very old tripod finally died on me so I had to get a new one.
I would put visuals per month but not all months have quality documentation (July to September especially; those months in my planner are pretty empty) so it wouldn't be consistent. To sum it all up, 2012 was a lot of opportunities for me, especially as a photographer. I mean I got published for the first time -- in the newspaper, no less -- documented my first wedding, and even got commissioned to cover gigs which was SO MUCH FUN because I was a frequent gig-attender in high school. A lot of shoots took place too, but those were mostly for thesis. (Ultimately, my thesis is actually great portfolio content.) While I might've started 2012 kind of bad, I ended it on a very, very high note! (Thesis stress aside, at least.)
I also met a lot of people this year. As if the first Young Star shoot wasn't enough of an opportunity to make new friends, I also encountered several people in the fashion and photography industries thanks to my internship. I GOT TO SEE A KERMIT TESORO SHOW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE FINALLY! I made new friends, really. 2012 was filled to the brim with blessings, and looking back I'm still at awe with everything that has happened. (Thank You Lord! U da best \m/)
I ALSO GAINED A LOT OF WEIGHT IN 2012 THANKS STRESS-EATING THANKS THESIS UGH.
At the end of 2012 I also realized just how much of a paranoid and nervous person I am. I mean I've always said that I get paranoid a lot, but I never really, truly labeled myself as a paranoid person until the end of the year. I also know I've always been a worry-wart, but I never called myself a nervous/anxious person until 2012. Somehow I feel like #THESISIT played a big role in these labels.
For 2013 though, I once again started the year a little wobbly, but only because of #THESISIT. There was catching up to endorsement week, and even shooting Kevin again because I had to scrap our first shoot. Come February was of course D-Day a.k.a. Defense which was one of the most nerve-wracking days in my life. (I will extensively discuss this in my #THESISIT post but in any case: I passed!)
I don't know where the universe will take me this year. (Loljk, I know at least that I'll be in HK again in May.) I now know for sure (WAIT INA DON'T FORGET YOU STILL HAFTA PASS YOUR MINORS OKAY!!!) that I'll be graduating and will be entering the real world and become a member of the Unemployed Club (hopefully not for too long.) I'm going to be internationally legal this year. For this year I've considered studying again, but I've also considered interning again. Who knows.
Thanks God and thanks everyone in my life for a wonderful, magical 2012. I know we're well into 2013 already (I mean c'mon February's ending next week) but I hope it's not THAT late to wish you all a blessed (rest of the) year ahead! I haven't made any resolutions yet because thesis consumed me, but I'll be working on a list soon enough.
2013 excites me now. (I say 'now' because everything in the near future had the terror of thesis looming over it.) I'm so excited for everyone's lives, and of course for mine. Welcome to 2013, Ina.
Monday, December 31, 2012
2013 Tomorrow
I promise I'm not dead. I promise I'll blog properly once #THESISIT is settled (fingers crossed that I get endorsed!) I promise to make an ~*~emotional~*~ summary of 2012 because a LOT happened this year: met several people over the summer (one of which... hahaha no), got to go to my first concert, interning, several opportunities popped up towards the end of the year, etc. I promise to go into full detail about those accounts SOMEDAYONEDAY AFTER #THESISIT but for now I would just like to thank God and the universe and all the mighty powers above for the past year and all events that followed.
So many blessings came one by one this year, but not without its fair share of challenges. Regardless, I am eternally grateful for all that has happened this past year. A lot happened, and I will share that for some other post.
Anyway, since my previous post, I've been able to shoot a few more people for #THESISIT, said people being Ana, Janelle, and a new friend (one whom I've always wanted to shoot since I first saw her, and that was back in frosh year or smthn) named Mica who was a joy to photograph and I hope I get to work with her again soon enough.
Above are 'sneak peeks' of said shoots that I posted on my Instagram. Yes, blog, I have an IG account now. Mostly prompted by my new phone, handed down to me by my mom. I always said that I'd prolly end up making an IG account if I had an iPhone, and alas, it happened.
If anything I've been more active on IG and on CS. I have a LOT of life happenings to blog about (not to mention that Hong Kong trip from semestral break), but that will follow later on.
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all have a safe and fun celebration later, and I wish you all the best in the coming year. GOODLUCKBATTE!
So many blessings came one by one this year, but not without its fair share of challenges. Regardless, I am eternally grateful for all that has happened this past year. A lot happened, and I will share that for some other post.
Anyway, since my previous post, I've been able to shoot a few more people for #THESISIT, said people being Ana, Janelle, and a new friend (one whom I've always wanted to shoot since I first saw her, and that was back in frosh year or smthn) named Mica who was a joy to photograph and I hope I get to work with her again soon enough.
Above are 'sneak peeks' of said shoots that I posted on my Instagram. Yes, blog, I have an IG account now. Mostly prompted by my new phone, handed down to me by my mom. I always said that I'd prolly end up making an IG account if I had an iPhone, and alas, it happened.
If anything I've been more active on IG and on CS. I have a LOT of life happenings to blog about (not to mention that Hong Kong trip from semestral break), but that will follow later on.
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all have a safe and fun celebration later, and I wish you all the best in the coming year. GOODLUCKBATTE!
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Natsu Bad 2012
The Animax Carnival 2012 and everything related to it will be referred to as Natsu Bad 2012, because... that's natsu bad a title, right?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA okay I'm done. Natsu Bad is an obvious inside joke, but if you were part of the audience during the carnival and were there during one of the games, then you must've heard the host pull a Natsu Dragneel pun in reference to Fairy Tail. (If you don't get it: 'natsu bad' = 'not so bad') It was awful yet hilarious, and my friends and I (or maybe just myself) kept on repeating it any chance we got. (Okay, looking back, it was definitely just me who got hooked on the Natsu pun.)
It was pretty much a given that I'd be attending the carnival because, as I've mentioned elsewhere, Maronne's a finalist so of course I was going to come and support her! Because I have perpetual transportation dilemmas, I hitched with her so I got there relatively early.
A couple of the finalists backstage. From left: Kat, Rae, Maronne, Rhianna. Let's just get it out of the way that Rhianna won and is officially the next Animax Ani-Mate! CONGRATURATIONZZZ I'm totes glad Maronne went for this though. If anything she gained some experiences and friends and I am most certain she is destined for bigger and brighter things in the future.
I also saw Charlie and promptly freaked out because WATER U DOIN HERE WHEN DID U GET BACK WTFFFFFFFFFF. If you didn't know, Charlie's a part of Team Orz. She was our Death the Kid during the Soul Eater cosplay! (I say that as if I was a part of that cosplay, but when am I ever? HAH)
After I saw her though and she seated herself (along with her sister Cookie, hi!) amongst us, I couldn't stop taking pictures of her face.
Whuddup, Maronne support team. Speaking of support teams, I saw my cousin's cousin (basically the dad side!cousin of my cousin from my mom's side LOL DID THAT MAKE SENSE) with the Rhianna support team, decked in the Rhianna shirt even! I called out to him and... because he was wearing shades, I couldn't tell if the hand gesture he did was a form of acknowledgement or "SHRUG OFF I DON'T KNOW YOU TALK2U LATER" I didn't bother catching his attention after that. Awkwerrd.......................................
Being the original Ani-Mate, of course Alodia was going to be there. Since I was in the front row, I was right behind the judges, with Alodia sitting right in front of me. You know what that meant, right? LOTSA KIDS CROUCHING NEXT TO ME TRYING TO GET A PICTURE/AUTOGRAPH AND A LOT OF BUTT SHOTS C/O THE BODYGUARDS LOLOLOL
Maronne as Maka Albarn from Soul Eater and Rachelle as Vanilla H from Galaxy Angels. CAN YOU SAY PERFECT?!?!?!? It's already established that Maronne is pretty much the human form of Maka, but will you take a look at Rachelle o m g. She is so presh and perf and SHE EVEN HAD A NORMAD OHMYGOD.
Okay, so there was this cosplay competition right? And in the videogames category, there was this. Charlie and I saw these massive headdress thingies from the side of the stage, and we were like, "Is that... Shiva...?" But there was two of them so we were like, "Shiva sisters...?" And then I spot a Snow Villiers cosplayer and I go, "OHHH IT'S THE SHIVA SISTERS FROM FINAL FANTASY XIII!!!" Charlie and I freaked out and we were screaming our heads off. (Also, I will support and cheer for anyone that cosplays or does something I really love, regardless as to whether or not I know them personally.)
So Charlie and I were just really happy there was a Shiva sisters cosplay that was epic right? And I go tell Charlie, "I wonder if they're gonna do the motorcycle version. That's kinda suggestive though lol, but that would be really epic."
AND THEN THEY DID. OHMYFREAKINGGOD THEY STEPPED OUT OF THEIR STILTS OR WTVR AND FORMED THE MOTORCYLCE VERSION AND I WAS SHRIEKING IN DELIGHT I WANTED TO CRY. It was so perfect, and I was so kilig. I kept on telling Charlie that they HAD to win. THEY HAD TO.
LOOK AT THEM HOW CAN THEY NOT WIN THEY'RE SO PERFECT LOOK AT THOSE DETAILS. The costumes alone were incredible, but forming the motorbike version was the icing on top of every kind of confectionary. EPIC.
One of the cosplay categories was 'original creation' or something. I think there were only two or three contestants under this category, and this chick's one of them. I will call her Skeleton Lady. I think she looks really cool, and she sent of these eerie vibes true to her character. Her costume design reminded me of Bleach's Arrancars.
(I promise I took photos of other cosplayers, but a lot of them had shots with heads innem, or some other kind of blockage. It was annoying.)
Naturally, the Shiva sisters bagged the win in their category. BIG CONGRATULATIONS Y'ALL BECAUSE THEY ARE SO DESERVING. I kept on screaming, "I LOVE YOU SHIVA di ko alam pangalan niyo..." HAHAHA
Later on when the program was over, I accompanied Maronne backstage to bid her farewells and spotted one half of the Shiva sisters (the one on the left, if you're wondering). I approached her, shook her hand, and gushed, "Hiiii I really liked (psh wtvr Ina, more like WORSHIPPED) your Shiva cosplay! Congrats!" I really hope I get to see this cosplay again. They made my heart race in the best way ever. (I wish I could have a shoot with them hahahahahahashtagphotographerproblems)
Rae onstage as Vanilla! SO PERF OKAY SHE WAS IN CHARACTER THE ENTIRE TIME SHE WAS ONSTAGE. Oh my heartstrings.
Kat went as a version of Ranka Lee from Macross Frontier. Sorry I'm not very familiar with the series hoho. Kat's like this ball of energy that never runs out. She's so bubbly and hyper and just SO energetic!
And Maronne went as Black Blood!Maka. Her scythe was EPIC and was notably heavier than the original one. That's saying something, considering how the first one was relatively heavy already. This cosplay was something Maronne had often aspired to achieve, especially when her Maka cosplay with Terry had just kicked off. AND IT HAS FINALLY COME TO BE! Now if only we could get Terry to start on her costume...
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU MARONNE!!! I've already told you just how much and everything in between, and I'm sure this isn't the last that Animax will see of her. So she didn't win. It's...
NATSU BAD.
AAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I am done ferrealz now.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA okay I'm done. Natsu Bad is an obvious inside joke, but if you were part of the audience during the carnival and were there during one of the games, then you must've heard the host pull a Natsu Dragneel pun in reference to Fairy Tail. (If you don't get it: 'natsu bad' = 'not so bad') It was awful yet hilarious, and my friends and I (or maybe just myself) kept on repeating it any chance we got. (Okay, looking back, it was definitely just me who got hooked on the Natsu pun.)
It was pretty much a given that I'd be attending the carnival because, as I've mentioned elsewhere, Maronne's a finalist so of course I was going to come and support her! Because I have perpetual transportation dilemmas, I hitched with her so I got there relatively early.
A couple of the finalists backstage. From left: Kat, Rae, Maronne, Rhianna. Let's just get it out of the way that Rhianna won and is officially the next Animax Ani-Mate! CONGRATURATIONZZZ I'm totes glad Maronne went for this though. If anything she gained some experiences and friends and I am most certain she is destined for bigger and brighter things in the future.
I also saw Charlie and promptly freaked out because WATER U DOIN HERE WHEN DID U GET BACK WTFFFFFFFFFF. If you didn't know, Charlie's a part of Team Orz. She was our Death the Kid during the Soul Eater cosplay! (I say that as if I was a part of that cosplay, but when am I ever? HAH)
After I saw her though and she seated herself (along with her sister Cookie, hi!) amongst us, I couldn't stop taking pictures of her face.
Whuddup, Maronne support team. Speaking of support teams, I saw my cousin's cousin (basically the dad side!cousin of my cousin from my mom's side LOL DID THAT MAKE SENSE) with the Rhianna support team, decked in the Rhianna shirt even! I called out to him and... because he was wearing shades, I couldn't tell if the hand gesture he did was a form of acknowledgement or "SHRUG OFF I DON'T KNOW YOU TALK2U LATER" I didn't bother catching his attention after that. Awkwerrd.......................................
Being the original Ani-Mate, of course Alodia was going to be there. Since I was in the front row, I was right behind the judges, with Alodia sitting right in front of me. You know what that meant, right? LOTSA KIDS CROUCHING NEXT TO ME TRYING TO GET A PICTURE/AUTOGRAPH AND A LOT OF BUTT SHOTS C/O THE BODYGUARDS LOLOLOL
Maronne as Maka Albarn from Soul Eater and Rachelle as Vanilla H from Galaxy Angels. CAN YOU SAY PERFECT?!?!?!? It's already established that Maronne is pretty much the human form of Maka, but will you take a look at Rachelle o m g. She is so presh and perf and SHE EVEN HAD A NORMAD OHMYGOD.
Okay, so there was this cosplay competition right? And in the videogames category, there was this. Charlie and I saw these massive headdress thingies from the side of the stage, and we were like, "Is that... Shiva...?" But there was two of them so we were like, "Shiva sisters...?" And then I spot a Snow Villiers cosplayer and I go, "OHHH IT'S THE SHIVA SISTERS FROM FINAL FANTASY XIII!!!" Charlie and I freaked out and we were screaming our heads off. (Also, I will support and cheer for anyone that cosplays or does something I really love, regardless as to whether or not I know them personally.)
So Charlie and I were just really happy there was a Shiva sisters cosplay that was epic right? And I go tell Charlie, "I wonder if they're gonna do the motorcycle version. That's kinda suggestive though lol, but that would be really epic."
AND THEN THEY DID. OHMYFREAKINGGOD THEY STEPPED OUT OF THEIR STILTS OR WTVR AND FORMED THE MOTORCYLCE VERSION AND I WAS SHRIEKING IN DELIGHT I WANTED TO CRY. It was so perfect, and I was so kilig. I kept on telling Charlie that they HAD to win. THEY HAD TO.
LOOK AT THEM HOW CAN THEY NOT WIN THEY'RE SO PERFECT LOOK AT THOSE DETAILS. The costumes alone were incredible, but forming the motorbike version was the icing on top of every kind of confectionary. EPIC.
One of the cosplay categories was 'original creation' or something. I think there were only two or three contestants under this category, and this chick's one of them. I will call her Skeleton Lady. I think she looks really cool, and she sent of these eerie vibes true to her character. Her costume design reminded me of Bleach's Arrancars.
(I promise I took photos of other cosplayers, but a lot of them had shots with heads innem, or some other kind of blockage. It was annoying.)
Naturally, the Shiva sisters bagged the win in their category. BIG CONGRATULATIONS Y'ALL BECAUSE THEY ARE SO DESERVING. I kept on screaming, "I LOVE YOU SHIVA di ko alam pangalan niyo..." HAHAHA
Later on when the program was over, I accompanied Maronne backstage to bid her farewells and spotted one half of the Shiva sisters (the one on the left, if you're wondering). I approached her, shook her hand, and gushed, "Hiiii I really liked (psh wtvr Ina, more like WORSHIPPED) your Shiva cosplay! Congrats!" I really hope I get to see this cosplay again. They made my heart race in the best way ever. (I wish I could have a shoot with them hahahahahahashtagphotographerproblems)
Rae onstage as Vanilla! SO PERF OKAY SHE WAS IN CHARACTER THE ENTIRE TIME SHE WAS ONSTAGE. Oh my heartstrings.
LOOK AT HER. kashfkjsfhasfkj
Kat went as a version of Ranka Lee from Macross Frontier. Sorry I'm not very familiar with the series hoho. Kat's like this ball of energy that never runs out. She's so bubbly and hyper and just SO energetic!
And Maronne went as Black Blood!Maka. Her scythe was EPIC and was notably heavier than the original one. That's saying something, considering how the first one was relatively heavy already. This cosplay was something Maronne had often aspired to achieve, especially when her Maka cosplay with Terry had just kicked off. AND IT HAS FINALLY COME TO BE! Now if only we could get Terry to start on her costume...
Also, the edges of her scythe light up. So. Cool.
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU MARONNE!!! I've already told you just how much and everything in between, and I'm sure this isn't the last that Animax will see of her. So she didn't win. It's...
NATSU BAD.
AAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I am done ferrealz now.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Bluebell
LOOK GUYS I'VE GOT SOME BLUE IN MY HAIR! I went to the salon with my mom today; originally I was going for some dip dye, originally I was going for green. In the end what I got was a turquoise shade on the inside layers of my hair and I couldn't be happier.
(I promise my hair isn't actually that red in real life.) My hair's also back to red again because my roots were showing from my last dye job, and the color turned out pretty well. Better than the first time, actually. I think it's because my hair had lightened from the last dye job so the red was able to latch on better this time 'round.
I also got my bangs trimmed today and they're reeeaaally short. Even shorter than in the picture above since I was pushing my bangs down in that photo. Extremely short but that's what I totes wanted. I remember back in high school I always thought short bangs were so awkward and weird; back then my fringe was always long and oftentimes reached my eyelids. Come college I usually have my fringe above my brows, something my younger self would never have done. Wow am I growing up lol no.
ANYWAY LOOK AT THE BLUE ISN'T IT SO PRETTY (not my lips they look pretty... PRETTY DOUCHEY) As I mentioned before I was going for a greener color, but I was really happy with this end result regardless. The salon bleached an inch away from my roots so it didn't hurt at all and it was SO interesting seeing myself as a half-blonde for a few minutes.
I've been coloring my hair for years but this is the first time I've gotten anything this drastic, and the only reason I've withheld from doing so is school restrictions. 'Wild' hair just wasn't allowed in my old school, and my university just won't have it either. It's very frustrating having to restrict my ~*~creativity~*~ like that all the time, but whenever I do take the plunge I always make sure it's something that can still be hidden on campus. (Like that one time I had an undercut, I could still easily hide it so long as I kept my hair down.) Hiding this is still pretty do-able... or at least I hope so HAHA /shot
Monday, December 3, 2012
On Getting Published and the Longest Day/Week Ever
But before I get to talking about The Longest Day Ever, let me talk about last week. SO many things happened last week, but the most important of them all was the 4 shoots that took place. Now, that isn't that big of a deal (I mean I remember squeezing in maybe 3 shoots in a week around 3 years ago) BUT the big deal about this is that half of those shoots were for work.
Work. YES WORK. ~*~WORK~*~ I KNOW RIGHT? I mean I never really get booked for those kind of things (yet it happened twice in a week, wtf right), mostly because... I don't even know why. Usually I point that to the fact that maybe my work truly does suck so nobody wants to hire me. A minuscule part of me at the back of my mind thinks it's because I don't market myself to the world. (Okay world, here you go: MY NAME IS REGINA INONOG. I TAKE PICTURES. YOU MAY REFER TO ME AS A PHOTOGRAPHER. PLEASE HIRE ME. Bow.) WELL ANYWAY, last Monday I did a shoot for an article in a local newspaper. For Young Star. Which is under Philippine Star.
I KNOW RIGHT? I MEAN NO BIG DEAL FOR OTHERS BUT THIS IS LIKE A HIGHLIGHT OF 2012 AND MY ENTIRE LIFETIME!!!!!!! The article was out last Friday (only getting around blogging about this because I was so busy last week); when I woke up that morning I actually completely forgot that I had photos of mine published in the paper. When my dad woke me up that morning I didn't even get up at first; in fact I just rolled over to my other side, picked up my PSP, and played a round of Bust a Groove 2 in bed. And then my dad comes back up and says, "The newspapers there na ha." and I was like OH RIGHT so I run downstairs with a stupid grin on my face and TA-DAAAA!!! I see the shots I took from the Monday of that week.
It felt so surreal. I mean this was the first time I had ever gotten published. Ever. (By that I don't mean getting featured in print; I mean my actual WORK getting published.) Okay maybe there was that one time during Preview's anniversary ish of this year where I snapped photos of the It Girls in their outfits pre-shoot, but those were just regular snapshots and there was no recognition due for that since I was just an intern for StyleBible. This time it was legitimate, with my name in the paper. Ohmygozaimasu.
Here are some shots from the article. If you weren't able to grab a copy of last Friday's Young Star, there's an online counterpart for your viewing pleasure. Anyway, clockwise from top left (this isn't everyone I shot by the way, I'm just sharing a couple of them): Ana Zamora (WHOM THIS BLOG IS PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH I MEAN HOW LONG HAS ANINA BEEN TOGETHER AGAIN?), Bruce Venida (who has the best style mantra ever I mean c'mon), Miah Legaspi (a schoolmate of mine and omg why are you prettier than me I'm the one with the estrogen here plz share some beauty), Kristine Dabbay (associate editor at Status and has the most amazing pair of pants ever), Mara Coson (whom I first met at the Preview Best Dressed shoot back in the summer when I was still an intern SHE IS SO ADORABLE AND PRESHUS AND HER AWKWARDNESS IS SO ENDEARING and man I wish I could write like her), and Mav Bernardo (the last one we shot that day and possibly one of the quickest but his shot was one of my favorites and also HIS SHIRT).
That Monday was a bit of a woozy too since we started shooting in the morning and ended midday, but I was late for an engagement I had with a blockmate (which was technically a shoot too, except I was the one in front of the lens this time OMG SO AWK RIGHT?) but it was all good. I had SO much fun shooting, you have no idea. I didn't even realize I had skipped lunch (this is worth mentioning because I hate skipping meals HAHAHA stfu) until we were done but I didn't even mind at all because I was just SO HAPPY. If I could do this everyday, I would. MY PASSION IS SHOWING WHOOPS
Anyway, the day after that I had a shoot again, this time for #THESISIT. I went to Alex's place to shoot; we started at around 11.30ish and ended at maybe 5pm? Not bad since we had three sets which meant three outfit and makeup and hair changes with just the two of us. Times like those are when I wish I had a team (all of my shoots are always just me and the model) to make things easier (i.e. MAKEUP AND HAIR RETOUCHES UGH I JUST CAN'T BE BOTHERED ONCE I'VE STARTED SHOOTING) but like I said before, it's nice having creative control over everything. It's just... there's a lot of struggling involved sometimes LOL.
Here's a shot from one of the sets we had. THANK YOU AGAIN ALEX!!! Especially with what I had you do to get the shots I wanted HAHAHA love you. And don't get me started on your face. Your beauty is insulting, I love it.
And then Wednesday night happened a.k.a. #THESISIT MELTDOWN NUMBER 94857349857305783087259353958. I met up with Terry the next day just to let off some steam and work on more #THESISHIT. Thank you so much for always taking care of me and making time despite your busy life, Terry. I love you.
And then Friday morning came around (and then I freaked out at seeing my photos in Young Star) and I got up early since I had to pick up a CF card from Ana's place for a photography gig the next day. Except something happened and I never actually got to see Ana at all that day, but I was able to get the CF card and give her my birthday gifts as well. That incident and everything related to it shall be known as "Kirara" for reasons known only to the Anina tandem.
And then Saturday came along a.k.a. The Longest Day Ever. I borrowed Ana's CF card for a shooting gig right? Well it was for a wedding. A wedding. A FREAKING WEDDING. OHMYGOD it was kinda scary having to document an important day for a couple you don't even know and I'VE NEVER PHOTOGRAPHED A WEDDING BEFORE! I mean I shot my sister's pre-nup a few months ago but that's my sister and it was an actual shoot, not documentation. I MEAN THE PRESSURE RIGHT? But I was really thankful for the opportunity and it was such a learning experience.
I sucked really bad though UGH. I remember going to sleep at around midnight the night/a few hours before call time, then got up at 3am because of the 5am call time. Then went to the hotel where the groom was (because that was where I was assigned, along with Kimpoi whom, might I add, was the one who got me for the gig so THANK YOU VERY MUCH KIMPS!!! And a special thanks to Ana, too.) We were done by around 1ish.
The lack of sleep knocked me out though and I had to take a nap by the time I got home. That same day I had a movie date with my favorite people (Rise of the Guardians a.k.a. JACK FROST BE THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN MY BODY IS READY), but Billie and I were planning to meet earlier as I was going to help her with something school-related. The only reason I got up from my nap was because I had to meet Billie, except that fell through so I was like NOOOOOOh well.
The day didn't end there though. After the movie I met up with Terry and Kevin to hang at Gitara Grill (forever so much patronage to them especially after this incident) in Ewud for some drinks and to meet a couple of friends. Alex and Jam were with us and omg it was so much fun!!! I love just chilling with drinks with my friends. And we just talk and have fun and Jam even sang with the acoustic jammer that night! Seriously whenever Kevin's in town there's usually a spontaneous text from Terry asking if I'm available for a night out, and we usually end up at Ewud.
So after that whole drinking and chilling thing we got home at around 4am. SO BASICALLY THAT SATURDAY STARTED AT 3AM AND ENDED AT 4AM THE NEXT DAY. Longest day ever riiiiight.
AND THEN THE NEXT DAY OMG the reason why I even met up with Terry and Kevin, besides their magical company of course, was because I was going to shoot the latter for #THESISIT. This was also why I slept over at the Domondon residence. Originally the plan was to shoot in the morning, but we ended up shooting from 3.30pm to 5pm. Kiiiiindov quick but I was a little pressed for time, but woah despite the brief session I nearly used up the entire memory of my CF card. Good job. Here's one shot from that shoot:
Yo blog, this is Kevin Wilkerson a.k.a. my fiance (we got engaged in March but we've known each other since 2007) a.k.a. YOU BETTER GET ACQUAINTED WITH HIM SINCE THIS WON'T BE THE LAST TIME YOU'LL SEE HIS FACE ON THIS BLOG. Speaking of his face, it's just as insulting as Alex's. This might've been the first time I've ever shot a male, come to think of it. As in on my own accord/not related to 'work'/my own initiative/etc. This was also Kevin's first shoot, I think! AND THERE WAS SO MUCH SHIAWASE IN MY KOKORO WHEN HE TOLD ME HE ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH. Namida in my eyes. I suki you, my ai. You are in my kokoro zutto.
And there you go. That's my post on my first ever published work ever, and the longest day slash week as well. It was such a busy week, not to mention a bit of an emotional rollercoaster, but I am so happy and content.
Also excuse the mixing of Japanese words. It's a new thing my favorite people and I are doing and I cannot get enough. It's so subarashii.
Work. YES WORK. ~*~WORK~*~ I KNOW RIGHT? I mean I never really get booked for those kind of things (yet it happened twice in a week, wtf right), mostly because... I don't even know why. Usually I point that to the fact that maybe my work truly does suck so nobody wants to hire me. A minuscule part of me at the back of my mind thinks it's because I don't market myself to the world. (Okay world, here you go: MY NAME IS REGINA INONOG. I TAKE PICTURES. YOU MAY REFER TO ME AS A PHOTOGRAPHER. PLEASE HIRE ME. Bow.) WELL ANYWAY, last Monday I did a shoot for an article in a local newspaper. For Young Star. Which is under Philippine Star.
I KNOW RIGHT? I MEAN NO BIG DEAL FOR OTHERS BUT THIS IS LIKE A HIGHLIGHT OF 2012 AND MY ENTIRE LIFETIME!!!!!!! The article was out last Friday (only getting around blogging about this because I was so busy last week); when I woke up that morning I actually completely forgot that I had photos of mine published in the paper. When my dad woke me up that morning I didn't even get up at first; in fact I just rolled over to my other side, picked up my PSP, and played a round of Bust a Groove 2 in bed. And then my dad comes back up and says, "The newspapers there na ha." and I was like OH RIGHT so I run downstairs with a stupid grin on my face and TA-DAAAA!!! I see the shots I took from the Monday of that week.
It felt so surreal. I mean this was the first time I had ever gotten published. Ever. (By that I don't mean getting featured in print; I mean my actual WORK getting published.) Okay maybe there was that one time during Preview's anniversary ish of this year where I snapped photos of the It Girls in their outfits pre-shoot, but those were just regular snapshots and there was no recognition due for that since I was just an intern for StyleBible. This time it was legitimate, with my name in the paper. Ohmygozaimasu.
Here are some shots from the article. If you weren't able to grab a copy of last Friday's Young Star, there's an online counterpart for your viewing pleasure. Anyway, clockwise from top left (this isn't everyone I shot by the way, I'm just sharing a couple of them): Ana Zamora (WHOM THIS BLOG IS PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH I MEAN HOW LONG HAS ANINA BEEN TOGETHER AGAIN?), Bruce Venida (who has the best style mantra ever I mean c'mon), Miah Legaspi (a schoolmate of mine and omg why are you prettier than me I'm the one with the estrogen here plz share some beauty), Kristine Dabbay (associate editor at Status and has the most amazing pair of pants ever), Mara Coson (whom I first met at the Preview Best Dressed shoot back in the summer when I was still an intern SHE IS SO ADORABLE AND PRESHUS AND HER AWKWARDNESS IS SO ENDEARING and man I wish I could write like her), and Mav Bernardo (the last one we shot that day and possibly one of the quickest but his shot was one of my favorites and also HIS SHIRT).
That Monday was a bit of a woozy too since we started shooting in the morning and ended midday, but I was late for an engagement I had with a blockmate (which was technically a shoot too, except I was the one in front of the lens this time OMG SO AWK RIGHT?) but it was all good. I had SO much fun shooting, you have no idea. I didn't even realize I had skipped lunch (this is worth mentioning because I hate skipping meals HAHAHA stfu) until we were done but I didn't even mind at all because I was just SO HAPPY. If I could do this everyday, I would. MY PASSION IS SHOWING WHOOPS
Anyway, the day after that I had a shoot again, this time for #THESISIT. I went to Alex's place to shoot; we started at around 11.30ish and ended at maybe 5pm? Not bad since we had three sets which meant three outfit and makeup and hair changes with just the two of us. Times like those are when I wish I had a team (all of my shoots are always just me and the model) to make things easier (i.e. MAKEUP AND HAIR RETOUCHES UGH I JUST CAN'T BE BOTHERED ONCE I'VE STARTED SHOOTING) but like I said before, it's nice having creative control over everything. It's just... there's a lot of struggling involved sometimes LOL.
Here's a shot from one of the sets we had. THANK YOU AGAIN ALEX!!! Especially with what I had you do to get the shots I wanted HAHAHA love you. And don't get me started on your face. Your beauty is insulting, I love it.
And then Wednesday night happened a.k.a. #THESISIT MELTDOWN NUMBER 94857349857305783087259353958. I met up with Terry the next day just to let off some steam and work on more #THESISHIT. Thank you so much for always taking care of me and making time despite your busy life, Terry. I love you.
And then Friday morning came around (and then I freaked out at seeing my photos in Young Star) and I got up early since I had to pick up a CF card from Ana's place for a photography gig the next day. Except something happened and I never actually got to see Ana at all that day, but I was able to get the CF card and give her my birthday gifts as well. That incident and everything related to it shall be known as "Kirara" for reasons known only to the Anina tandem.
And then Saturday came along a.k.a. The Longest Day Ever. I borrowed Ana's CF card for a shooting gig right? Well it was for a wedding. A wedding. A FREAKING WEDDING. OHMYGOD it was kinda scary having to document an important day for a couple you don't even know and I'VE NEVER PHOTOGRAPHED A WEDDING BEFORE! I mean I shot my sister's pre-nup a few months ago but that's my sister and it was an actual shoot, not documentation. I MEAN THE PRESSURE RIGHT? But I was really thankful for the opportunity and it was such a learning experience.
I sucked really bad though UGH. I remember going to sleep at around midnight the night/a few hours before call time, then got up at 3am because of the 5am call time. Then went to the hotel where the groom was (because that was where I was assigned, along with Kimpoi whom, might I add, was the one who got me for the gig so THANK YOU VERY MUCH KIMPS!!! And a special thanks to Ana, too.) We were done by around 1ish.
The lack of sleep knocked me out though and I had to take a nap by the time I got home. That same day I had a movie date with my favorite people (Rise of the Guardians a.k.a. JACK FROST BE THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN MY BODY IS READY), but Billie and I were planning to meet earlier as I was going to help her with something school-related. The only reason I got up from my nap was because I had to meet Billie, except that fell through so I was like NOOOOOOh well.
The day didn't end there though. After the movie I met up with Terry and Kevin to hang at Gitara Grill (forever so much patronage to them especially after this incident) in Ewud for some drinks and to meet a couple of friends. Alex and Jam were with us and omg it was so much fun!!! I love just chilling with drinks with my friends. And we just talk and have fun and Jam even sang with the acoustic jammer that night! Seriously whenever Kevin's in town there's usually a spontaneous text from Terry asking if I'm available for a night out, and we usually end up at Ewud.
So after that whole drinking and chilling thing we got home at around 4am. SO BASICALLY THAT SATURDAY STARTED AT 3AM AND ENDED AT 4AM THE NEXT DAY. Longest day ever riiiiight.
AND THEN THE NEXT DAY OMG the reason why I even met up with Terry and Kevin, besides their magical company of course, was because I was going to shoot the latter for #THESISIT. This was also why I slept over at the Domondon residence. Originally the plan was to shoot in the morning, but we ended up shooting from 3.30pm to 5pm. Kiiiiindov quick but I was a little pressed for time, but woah despite the brief session I nearly used up the entire memory of my CF card. Good job. Here's one shot from that shoot:
Yo blog, this is Kevin Wilkerson a.k.a. my fiance (we got engaged in March but we've known each other since 2007) a.k.a. YOU BETTER GET ACQUAINTED WITH HIM SINCE THIS WON'T BE THE LAST TIME YOU'LL SEE HIS FACE ON THIS BLOG. Speaking of his face, it's just as insulting as Alex's. This might've been the first time I've ever shot a male, come to think of it. As in on my own accord/not related to 'work'/my own initiative/etc. This was also Kevin's first shoot, I think! AND THERE WAS SO MUCH SHIAWASE IN MY KOKORO WHEN HE TOLD ME HE ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH. Namida in my eyes. I suki you, my ai. You are in my kokoro zutto.
And there you go. That's my post on my first ever published work ever, and the longest day slash week as well. It was such a busy week, not to mention a bit of an emotional rollercoaster, but I am so happy and content.
Also excuse the mixing of Japanese words. It's a new thing my favorite people and I are doing and I cannot get enough. It's so subarashii.
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