Posted on Instagram earlier:

Right now, I'm sitting on this bench right under a cherry tree. Petals of cherry blossoms on my feet. I can hear birds chirping. I feel the soft breeze. I can kids playing. 3 years ago, I told myself that I will find time to do something like this. And now, I'm writing this, along with the photo, so I can look back & remember how happy & content I'm feeling right now. It's so beautiful I feel like my heart's gonna burst. I'm grateful for the chance to experience this. I'm savoring it. Because right now, some silly dream of mine back then has finally come true.

I'm sure the Universe can hear me...

So much happened yesterday that I literally was waving my white flag. I was to the point of giving everything up. I want to do so much, achieve so much but there's nowhere for me to start and I feel like there's no way I could move further.

Then, I realized that I have to make it happen. I have to pave my way. There's going to be a lot of elbow grease. But I know the effort will be worth it.

Interwebs, I'm putting this out there. Someday, in the near future, I will be a great photographer. I will be known as an artist with a heart and my images will captivate the subject's story and personality.

I believe it's going to happen in its own time. In my heart, I know this is what I want to do.

Hopefully, a year from now, when I look back and read this post, I'll smile and pat myself on the back for not giving up, as daunting as it is right now...

This is my dream. I will make it happen. So help me God and the Universe.

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I wish I was kidding when I say I spent 6 hours, 6 bloody hours, editing my website! I kept undoing, redoing, accidentally deleting things!

Well, I'm happy with the result, for now. :)

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Yep, I'm alive!

It's been a while and I know I keep saying that. So much going on with my life that I feel like I'm gonna need bullets. No, not the fatal kind, just the list kind. ^_^

• I've decided to chase my dream as a photographer! For real. It took a while for me to realize that it's what I really want to do. I've dabbled into some crafty phase, I mean I'm still crafty and all, but I was thinking of doing stuff on Etsy. Then I realized that I make things for myself and I like to keep it that way. Although I keep praying that somehow I'd find my calling. I keep getting stuff from my "Notes from the Universe" saying that I'm close to realizing my dreams. I'm going, "what dreams? I don't even know what I want!". And all of a sudden, it was like an epiphany. I have a DSLR and two sets of lens that have been sitting in my closet collecting dust. I've given photography a rest for months because I felt unmotivated. Well, I thought, I know I can do that. I know that it'd come to me naturally and I know that once I get myself back on track, I'd be having a real good time with it. So I called my best friend and ask her if she can model for some test shots. She said yes and the rest is history.  ^_~

• We moved, again! This is our 2nd move for this year and it's only August! Well, we had to and the bank offered us a sweet deal, we couldn't resist. Now, the unpacking and putting things away is driving me crazy. Our house is a MESS. I'm not even thinking of taking a photo because it's THAT embarrassing!

• Allergies will be the death of me. Lately, I've been a mess! It started with my nose being like a waterfall one second and then would suffocate me the next. It's like a bi-polar syndrome, extreme dripping and next thing you know, it's all plugged and I have to breathe through my mouth! Now, my eyes have been SO ITCHY that I'm tempted to put drops of vinegar in them! I was *thisclose* to considering it but I still have a bit of sanity to think twice. Then here comes asthma! Hacking and wheezing and not being able to breathe.

That's it for now. I'm hoping I survive this health issues I'm dealing with right now. It's not easy. =(

Snapshots

It's been a while now since the last time I tried taking photographs. I mean, I've taken quite a few, out of vanity-sake or just for giggles. But I haven't taken it to heart, like I used to. 

After the subtle change in my life, I stopped taking photos. Photos of the beautiful things I see day by day. I can still spot angles and such but I've never even thought of taking snapshots of it. Why? Well, I felt like I'm too unmotivated.

It's always been at the back of my head to "one of these days, give it another try". Today, I finally did it.

I and the husbandry went for a drive towards the reservation and out on the countryside and took photos with my point and shoot cam. It's not so good as I expect it to be, it was windy and I missed the natural light period, you know, that glow close to sunset? yeah, that one.

Anyway, I have been into Polaroid effects lately so I've decided to turn these into Polaroids since they look better that way.

 This shot reminds me of the movie "Time Traveler's Wife".

I feel like a time traveler will soon appear from behind those trees.

 

I like this shot =)

 

Twigs and trees around the reservation.

I'll carry my point and shoot my camera in my purse and my DSLR in my car. Hopefully, I can keep up with this from now on.