Saturday, May 27, 2006
LISTENING TO: Yuki, Up Dharma Down
MOOD: Tired
I just finished sorting things from my school locker. That would be 4 years worth of junk. I decided to give up my locker since I will be taking only (and hopefully) three subjects next semester. I love my locker but 1,250PHP is pretty expensive for a 1-year rental.
I found interesting things from all that junk. Pictures (a handful of polaroids), Old issues of Time and the Asian Wall Street Journal, Newspaper clippings, Old test booklets (3/50 in DAQT... good job), One black broken leather tote, Starbucks Coffee mug and disgusting items of clothing (Black socks and Lab apron anyone?).
Now I know why I dread cleaning up my room. Every minute I have to make a decision whether to trash something or not and also face embarassing bits and pieces of my life.
I still have a plastic bag full of locker junk and old school bags to go through, not to mention my room full of boxes...I am determined to declutter my room as a step in decluttering my life (Oh yes thank you Dr. Phil) I need a big shredder and somebody to tell me "JUST THROW IT!"
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Today marks the seventh year anniversary of my "writing" career. Sadly I don't think I have one despite getting published countless of times aand even doing some work for magazines. I just finished doing a review on the iPod video and iPod Hi-Fi (BTW thanks to Alexei) and I am very disappointed with it. My skills are so rusty I need to be bitchslapped back to English 101. It's a good thing my former teacher in Business Writing Ms. Janet agreed to proofread it. I have to start from scratch and practice everyday. Blogging everyday should help.
Oh this Thursday also marks my one year as an Agence France-Presse Intern and sadly, I don't think I have progressed much. People still have to twist my arm to look at my photos, I still don't get the hang of CORRECT EXPOSURE (and not to mention timing) and I haven't been published. Well actually I did once in NEWSBREAK last January but I don't really count that.
However, like I mentioned in an interview, June 1, 2005 was the turning point of my dull life.
A handful of rallies and presscons on the side; Dozens of mooched Football wallpapers from the archives; numerous nights and bottles of (light) beer at the Oar House; Many new friends, mentors, acquaintances and a photojournalist for a boyfriend; Three workshops and two foreign mentors plus a botched student projection to boot and lastly, a pseudo backpacking trip around Asia. Truly quite an interesting year it has been.
Anyway, as always, ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY.
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I wish I was in London next week. I want to heck out this one. I hope they have the photos online.
From The Guardian...
Goal! World Cup Photography
(May 31 to June 16, 2006)
A selection of photographs of previous World Cup tournaments from the Guardian and Observer to mark the World Cup Finals in Germany.
From The exhibition features pictures taken from 1966 onwards by award winning photographers such as Tom Jenkins, Neil Libbert, Mike King, Frank Baron and Eamonn McCabe, as well as memorabilia from reporters such as David Lacey and Frank Keating.
This exhibition runs from May 31 to June 16, at The Newsroom, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA. Tel: 020 7886 9898.
Admission is free.
***
I just got a ticket to COLDPLAY in Singapore. YES!
Good thing I can get the money to pay for it ($168 Sing oh my!) from some stale checks.
Now where do I get the money to fund my plane ticket? God Bless Tiger Jet
MOOD: Tired
I just finished sorting things from my school locker. That would be 4 years worth of junk. I decided to give up my locker since I will be taking only (and hopefully) three subjects next semester. I love my locker but 1,250PHP is pretty expensive for a 1-year rental.
I found interesting things from all that junk. Pictures (a handful of polaroids), Old issues of Time and the Asian Wall Street Journal, Newspaper clippings, Old test booklets (3/50 in DAQT... good job), One black broken leather tote, Starbucks Coffee mug and disgusting items of clothing (Black socks and Lab apron anyone?).
Now I know why I dread cleaning up my room. Every minute I have to make a decision whether to trash something or not and also face embarassing bits and pieces of my life.
I still have a plastic bag full of locker junk and old school bags to go through, not to mention my room full of boxes...I am determined to declutter my room as a step in decluttering my life (Oh yes thank you Dr. Phil) I need a big shredder and somebody to tell me "JUST THROW IT!"
***
Today marks the seventh year anniversary of my "writing" career. Sadly I don't think I have one despite getting published countless of times aand even doing some work for magazines. I just finished doing a review on the iPod video and iPod Hi-Fi (BTW thanks to Alexei) and I am very disappointed with it. My skills are so rusty I need to be bitchslapped back to English 101. It's a good thing my former teacher in Business Writing Ms. Janet agreed to proofread it. I have to start from scratch and practice everyday. Blogging everyday should help.
Oh this Thursday also marks my one year as an Agence France-Presse Intern and sadly, I don't think I have progressed much. People still have to twist my arm to look at my photos, I still don't get the hang of CORRECT EXPOSURE (and not to mention timing) and I haven't been published. Well actually I did once in NEWSBREAK last January but I don't really count that.
However, like I mentioned in an interview, June 1, 2005 was the turning point of my dull life.
A handful of rallies and presscons on the side; Dozens of mooched Football wallpapers from the archives; numerous nights and bottles of (light) beer at the Oar House; Many new friends, mentors, acquaintances and a photojournalist for a boyfriend; Three workshops and two foreign mentors plus a botched student projection to boot and lastly, a pseudo backpacking trip around Asia. Truly quite an interesting year it has been.
Anyway, as always, ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY.
***
I wish I was in London next week. I want to heck out this one. I hope they have the photos online.
From The Guardian...
Goal! World Cup Photography
(May 31 to June 16, 2006)
A selection of photographs of previous World Cup tournaments from the Guardian and Observer to mark the World Cup Finals in Germany.
From The exhibition features pictures taken from 1966 onwards by award winning photographers such as Tom Jenkins, Neil Libbert, Mike King, Frank Baron and Eamonn McCabe, as well as memorabilia from reporters such as David Lacey and Frank Keating.
This exhibition runs from May 31 to June 16, at The Newsroom, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA. Tel: 020 7886 9898.
Admission is free.
***
I just got a ticket to COLDPLAY in Singapore. YES!
Good thing I can get the money to pay for it ($168 Sing oh my!) from some stale checks.
Now where do I get the money to fund my plane ticket? God Bless Tiger Jet
