Dancing with the waves of Alona beach, Bohol

Last year, I was able to visit Alona beach for the first time with mom and a few of my relatives. It's quite a buzzy place now and it also serves as a huge tourist spot among Bohol's beaches. Here are a few photographs I took using my film camera, Exon, using Fujicolor 100.

Senior year

It's my 3rd month on being a senior student in college. And to be honest, it's not an easy deal. HAHA. It's been 2 months yet it feels like I've been through a lot because most of my time was either doing something or doing another thing. In short, we were all to busy to pay attention to time.

We're using all the time we have left to gather data for our thesis, which is due first week of September and we still have 2 chapters to finish! Then here comes our never-ending duties, which gets tougher then suddenly laid back by the second. We have lesser classes to attend to compared to last year's, but they're nowhere as  hectic. Plus there's our Competency Appraisal where we have to spend our whole Saturday reviewing for a major subject that we already studied during our earlier years. AND the professors are talking non-stop - not the classroom conventional type of speed which takes minutes to finish one slide, but the "whoa-what-did-he/she-just-said" speed. (It's a bit pressure though, because of where it all boils down = the overrated boards exams.)

But one's not supposed to be hanging on the negative side of things. Pressure is stress. Stress is a potent killer. So what to do? Make lemonades! Haha, okay I meant Positivism :)). I don't wanna be the pessimist that I was before, and I should start looking on the bright side. Hey, sooner when all the first sem school stuff is finished, I get to have a week or two-long vacation, and maybe even travel. Or I get watch a theatre play I've always dreamed of watching. And when 2nd sem starts, we have lesser classes and more duties but that's okay, I'll have more time studying the Bible to deepen my understanding.

Did I mention that I actually had to let go of some things that are actually important to me? Yes I did. To have my mind work with time, I had to go on break with my piano lessons. I also had to be on hiatus with my craft-making. Lastly, my camera is out of sight most of the time. But I still managed to use them when I have the time.

>Using my new micro step up filter :)

xoxo,
Flowie :)

The clutterhead

 The workstation, finally fixed and cleaned.

I'm actually a huge clutterhead. 

But don't get me wrong, I love fixing things, when I'm into it.

I tend to leave things here and there whenever I'm stressed or when the day has gone too fast. I know that's not a good sign which is why I'm trying to fix my things and keep them in order. I really dedicate my time to fixing when I'm into it. But then again, fixing things, when done for too long in a hot day, tends to be boring and unproductive. Am I the only one feeling this way? T^T haha. So, I fix a portion of the room during the weekend when I can - that's the least I can do. Yes, I have to do this for two rooms T^T.

My friend Abby visited the other day and I taught her how to do one of my favorite hobbies: Plushie Making! We're planning on opening a joint business soon, alongside my already-running business ;)).

01.23.'11

Was able to accomplish meaningful things today :D

• became a driver for a day. 
• drove myself to the bookstore to buy some pens and sticker decorations for my planner :D I plan to doodle more often. 
• parked the car... without damaging anything, and without mom *-* 
• new prints ;D some of which will be used for photoswapping. 
• I finally bought some new clothespin for my photowall. 
• positive vibes told me to review, even without exams/quizzes for tomorrow. 
• I was able to combat drowsiness! (my number 1 enemy) 

...and because I can't concentrate when I'm at home (I tend to get sleepy there), and because the school library was closed due to the holiday, mom allowed me to review in their Biochem office with her. Yay thank you :D