I notice, it's almost become a pattern. Whenever we send the kid to my parent's, Keith and I would nurse our misery with books. Last night was no difference. Manila has again asked our nanny to come to her arms. For the nth time, my love-hate relationship with Manila was reborn. I hate you, Manila.
We don't know anything better than to nurse our heartbreaks and the missed feelings with trips to bookstores. I remember leaving a then 33-month old kid to Keith for a conference in a lonely, sugarcane-farming, laid-back, rustic city. I ended up hoarding the architecture books in the only mall (and amazingly with a bookstore) of that place. It didn't surprise me when he asked to come by bookstore while i was preparing to leave the office just as the dusk settled. He wanted to see if the book Transparent Plastics was still available. He was set on buying it, expensive as it is (to our second-hand book standard). As the locks latched, he wondered aloud if the kid and his grandparents have reached home.
we bought the book.
and had dinner at a local pizza shop.
since we were in no hurry to go home, "We should take a few shots of General Luna at night," Keith suggested, excited. Exciting.
and so, the General Luna walkathon stretched to Forbes Bridge. Forbes Bridge stretched to Luna St., near the St. Clement's church because Keith wanted to shoot an architect's house. Then St. Clement's stretched all the way to West Visayas State University, and i so badly wanted to pee, so we decided to drop by McDonald's so I could use the toilet and because i am a good girl, I bought drinks in exchange for toilet use. Slurping the coke float, we agreed towalk the rest of the way home since we are already in Jaro (as McDonald's lies near the district boundary of Lapaz and Jaro).
"In our usual pace, I'm estimating about 30 minutes walk," Keith said. And slurped the rest of the choco sundae and vanilla ice cream floating in P20.00 worth of ice and watery coke.
And he was almost right. in more or less 30 minutes, minus the pauses to take pictures, we reached our house. He finished his roll of 36 frames in less than 24 hours. we made plans to have them processed the next day, but where to? We agreed on the friendly service of Charms (along Iznart Street), and the 36 shots Kodak ProImage 100 free films.
"But we will have everything printed."
"Everything, including underexposed ones?" I asked.
"Including underexposed ones."
"Even if they're all black?"
"Even if they're all black," he nodded.
The walk was energizing.
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My father shakes his head and laughs at us. The way he shook his head and mocked me when I told him i wanted a degree in Arts. Film is a waste of money, and you will never get rich that way. All photographers now have converted to digital, and then wedding photography. that's the way to do it, he says.
I will never do wedding photography because weddings are against my religion.
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"She drifts from one job to another. That's what she always does," an overheard description of me. But I am a Sagittarius and you're a bored coward. Big difference.
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MY armpits sweat inside the humid air of Charms. The developing lady told me i will get 1 free roll of Kodak ProImage for every roll of film i send for processing. Kodak ProImage has been phased out. The free rolls they are giving me will expire in 2012. 2013 will be the year to shoot expired films, then.
We're thinking of building a dark room when we get a permanent place.
It's gonna be good. It will make us feel better. We're going to have a good time.
and then.
and then?
and then, that's it. You don't have to explain good time.
Fin.
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| Rooftops. (Kodak ProImage 100 and Minolta srt-101, 58mm) |
We don't know anything better than to nurse our heartbreaks and the missed feelings with trips to bookstores. I remember leaving a then 33-month old kid to Keith for a conference in a lonely, sugarcane-farming, laid-back, rustic city. I ended up hoarding the architecture books in the only mall (and amazingly with a bookstore) of that place. It didn't surprise me when he asked to come by bookstore while i was preparing to leave the office just as the dusk settled. He wanted to see if the book Transparent Plastics was still available. He was set on buying it, expensive as it is (to our second-hand book standard). As the locks latched, he wondered aloud if the kid and his grandparents have reached home.
we bought the book.
and had dinner at a local pizza shop.
since we were in no hurry to go home, "We should take a few shots of General Luna at night," Keith suggested, excited. Exciting.
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| empty skywalk. (Kodak ProImage 100 and Minolta srt-101, 58mm) |
and so, the General Luna walkathon stretched to Forbes Bridge. Forbes Bridge stretched to Luna St., near the St. Clement's church because Keith wanted to shoot an architect's house. Then St. Clement's stretched all the way to West Visayas State University, and i so badly wanted to pee, so we decided to drop by McDonald's so I could use the toilet and because i am a good girl, I bought drinks in exchange for toilet use. Slurping the coke float, we agreed towalk the rest of the way home since we are already in Jaro (as McDonald's lies near the district boundary of Lapaz and Jaro).
"In our usual pace, I'm estimating about 30 minutes walk," Keith said. And slurped the rest of the choco sundae and vanilla ice cream floating in P20.00 worth of ice and watery coke.
And he was almost right. in more or less 30 minutes, minus the pauses to take pictures, we reached our house. He finished his roll of 36 frames in less than 24 hours. we made plans to have them processed the next day, but where to? We agreed on the friendly service of Charms (along Iznart Street), and the 36 shots Kodak ProImage 100 free films.
"But we will have everything printed."
"Everything, including underexposed ones?" I asked.
"Including underexposed ones."
"Even if they're all black?"
"Even if they're all black," he nodded.
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| Skywalk near DOT, Iloilo City (Kodak ProImage, minolt srt-101, 58mm) |
The walk was energizing.
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My father shakes his head and laughs at us. The way he shook his head and mocked me when I told him i wanted a degree in Arts. Film is a waste of money, and you will never get rich that way. All photographers now have converted to digital, and then wedding photography. that's the way to do it, he says.
I will never do wedding photography because weddings are against my religion.
 |
| Cinema Exmundo. (Kodak ProImage 100, minolta srt 101, 58mm) |
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"She drifts from one job to another. That's what she always does," an overheard description of me. But I am a Sagittarius and you're a bored coward. Big difference.
 |
| Lozano Hall, University of the Philippines Visayas (Kodak ProImage 100, minolta srt-101, 58mm) |
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MY armpits sweat inside the humid air of Charms. The developing lady told me i will get 1 free roll of Kodak ProImage for every roll of film i send for processing. Kodak ProImage has been phased out. The free rolls they are giving me will expire in 2012. 2013 will be the year to shoot expired films, then.
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| Demolition near Jaro Plaza (Kodak ProImage 100 and Minolta srt-101, 58mm) |
It's gonna be good. It will make us feel better. We're going to have a good time.
and then.
and then?
and then, that's it. You don't have to explain good time.
Fin.
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