that would be my dad there. i call him "pa". we were looking for a portable sewing machine and he came back with this. fathers *rolls eyes*. i found it cute, him sitting like that and looking like a kid. _{sometimes i don't like him at all,} and this would be one occasion where he's adorable.

my workstation. it has recently been cleaned by my dad, so i guess it's now photogenic? so some photoshoot for the workstation.

( aaand go: )

beyond where the sun rises, away
away.

_{old photo, randomly edited. i love it when randomly editing old photos work.}

i'm thankful for my relatives and friends who didn't stop contacting me last saturday, when i got stuck in traffic due to Typhoon Ondoy (int'l name Ketsana). it was a horrific experience, and yet i felt very much alive while walking in the rain/strong winds/flood.

i was stuck in traffic inside a bus for 6 hours. when the flood subsided, i went to my relatives' house, which was the closest house where i got stranded. i was hoping for electricity and warm water for a bath but i guess that was for another day. they had experienced worse things than me.


GAH HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE I KID YOU NOT



what i can't express in words, i hope these following pictures can say.



my relatives' house in Quezon City. the flood reached up to that red line above my cousin's head. she's 4'11".


( under this cut are more pictures )


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[random insert]
a normal conversation between fu-fu and me:
_{*eating that croissant from Bread Talk (the one coated with chocolate and almonds)*}
fu-fu: hazelnuts yan 'di ba? [those are hazelnuts, right?] _{*pointing to the nuts on the croissant*}
me: ha? ano ka ba, almonds yan. [what? those are almonds.]
fu-fu: ah almonds ba yun? eh ano yung nasa crepe na kinain natin dati? [those are almonds? then what was that stuff on the crepe we had before?] _{*in a squeaky mousy fucktard voice*}
me: almonds yun ano ka ba~ ung hazelnut masyadong matigas kaya dinudurog yun; yung almonds makunat kaya nahihiwa. [those were almonds. hazelnuts are crushed because they are hard; almonds are tough that's why they can be sliced]
fu-fu: APPARENTLY I KNOW SHIT ABOUT MY NUTS
me: i know more about your nuts than you do =w=



we code switch all the time :D

it's rare to see the sun out these past few days. and it's supposed to be summer. =___=;;

love me?

a friend returns to japan. _{balik ka ha :)}

he's not stealing from anybody for food. he works for his meals.


_{i followed that old man... until he peed on a tree =____=;;}

passed me by like any other day. fridays are more exciting 8D