I was excited and nervous at the same time because this was my first black and white film, and I'm not going back to using them very soon because I didn't like the way they turned out. Enjoy the odd film dump and see you on the next one.
These photos were taken on the same date last year, 2020 pre-pandemic.
Blog, lol, something that might seem alien give it 2 years. I actually feel bad as to why people stopped blogging. I used to read entries from content creators I only follow on Instagram. Going through people’s blogs felt intimate, looking past one liner captions and phrases.
I am also not as active as I used to be, I must admit. I have found no motivation to write and I am in no way going to push myself to do it just to tick off something from the to do list (though I am guilty.) I’ve been busy reading and watching films, day drinking and spiraling down to the abyss we call Tiktok (learning a lot from the app too).
The last week of 2020 I’ve been trying to drastically bring down my screen time because I’ve been spending 9 hours on my phone? It’s crazy! I can’t blame myself, I work using this device, I research, I learn, I list, but man that’s 9 hours of being on your phone, what does that sound to you?
I picked up a book gifted to me after I washed the dishes for a week during ecq. 🥴 I’ve been reading Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo. The terminologies will drown you, that’s for sure. There’s so much magic here, there is hope.
Have you seen 'What I Eat in a Week' videos on Youtube? They are my current obsession that it drove me to make one. it dawned on me that this will not work out the way I want it to because sometimes I eat the same food for an entire week. I am not a fan of roasted pig we serve on special occasions, I’ve been stuffing my mouth with pica pica, mainly hummus, shrimp roe cream cheese dip, Turrón and sometimes lasagna and cold cuts but that’s about it!
I’m super excited for two things, first is my film scans, I have a bad habit of forgetting the photos I took so they always come as a surprise. The next one would be the collaboration with Xiaomi, they gifted me a phone, which I will be giving my dad as a Christmas gift, and a security camera for the house! Thinking of how to position products sometimes can be a little bit overwhelming most especially when it’s time bound, but yes I am not complaining, blessings are blessings.
People who’ve read my blog have always pointed out how I write the way I speak, so when they read my entries, it feels like they could hear my voice.
I don’t know how to end this, I’ve been watching period films to make up for all the thrillers I’ve read this December. I’m actually in the middle of one, let me just press play, see you in my next blog.
Top: Shein
Bottom: Zara
Belt: Forever21
All I did today was put this makeup, made a couple of Tiktok videos, took it out and worked. I was so close to tears because I wanted to just sit back and binge watch horror films, yet I ended up working the whole night. I don't even remember what it was for.
I found this thing online called The Isolation Journals by Suleika Jaouad, something that I’ve been subscribed to for a long time but never had the energy and headspace to actually follow what’s written in the prompt.
I am not fond of rereading books that I’ve finished but somehow this quarantine has got me spiraling down to picking up We Were Liars by E. Lockhart.
And man, after reading the first few pages, all the memories came rushing back. I remember having so many photo captions referencing back to this book. Now here I am, in the most Cadence Sinclair get up I could think of, giving you a rundown of the best lines taken from the book.
If you’re fortunate or let’s say lucky enough to stay in (please do so), here’s a 50 item list of things you can do to keep you sane — accompanied by stock photos of when I was back home, during the break because the urge to go home's unstoppable. Before reading the list, please take time to pray for our countrymen, frontliners, for the people who are most affected, for the fellow Filipinos who have to go out, exposing themselves because of work since they have mouths to feed. Also if there is any way you can help others, kindly do so. If anything, I hope we all step out of this quarantine being the bigger person.
