180/365 - A Little Bird's Egg

29 June 2010

When I went out of the house first thing in the morning of Day 180, I was surprised to see some bird's feathers scattered in our terrace. The cats might have feasted on a poor bird again, but that's nature (even if they're house cats, they are still hunters) and I cannot really prevent them from killing birds. I took the broom and started sweeping, and this very little egg caught my eye. It was in the rug, and at first I thought it was a lizard's egg, until I showed it to my mom.

She told me it's not a lizard's egg for this one had designs, but the size of this egg made us question if it was really a bird's egg. We suspect that the bird was about to lay an egg when the cats caught the poor bird, and maybe out of fear the mother bird just laid an egg. The rug prevented it to crack, and after I found it, I just placed it in a plate of glass pebbles and other stones as part of the collection.

*** Jenn ***

179/365 - Dad's Dog Tag

28 June 2010

Two days left for the photo hunt, so I started listing down the items and think of how to picture the ones I haven't hunted yet.

One of the items I still don't have was "something old." I first thought of taking a picture of University of Santo Tomas' facade, but time just didn't allow me to, so I just took out my dad's dog tag during his ROTC days in college - also in UST. This was one of my dad's possession that I personally took in for myself as his inheritance to me. I thought that I lost it (I couldn't find it after a few months following his death), but I was just happy to be able to see it again.

*** Jenn ***

178/365 - Dinuguan

27 June 2010

One of the things I love about my brother and my mom was that they seem to buy the foods I crave for (most of the time, that is). A day before, I was just thinking aloud when I said, "I sure hope to eat dinuguan," and on Day 178, mom came home from the market with some pork and pig's blood. Dinuguan is one of the easiest dishes one can cook, so I volunteered to cook this one.

It wasn't the creamy consistency that I loved about dinuguan (it probably uses coconut milk that's why it was creamy), but then I was proud of this little kitchen experiment. Cravings satisfied.. and I just love it!

*** Jenn ***

177/365 - Orchidia

26 June 2010

I went to the mall (the nearest in our place) to check for netbooks I could choose for. As I exit the mall, I saw a kiosk selling plants and orchids, and taking to mind the June 2010 Photo Hunt, I don't know why my eyes are pinned on purple objects.. like this orchid. When I saw it, I told myself, "I gotta have something purple."

I do love taking pictures of flowers, and I could also say I am good at it, but when it comes to taking pictures of orchids, I am always lost. I just don't know how to frame them.

*** Jenn ***

176/365 - Tanglaw

25 June 2010

I have been exchanging e-mails with K regarding my situation and on Day 176, I was really surprised that my friend did something to make me smile. I was happy to be going to the Internet Cafe to check my mails, but I was happier to know that something good is happening in the next few days.

I was walking home when one of the houses had their dog out in the street. I am a person who fears dogs in the street (I was bitten by one of my puppies in the face when I was around 6 or 7), so I stopped for a while and pretended to be texting (someone might be watching me). I looked up and saw the light in the post, and took a picture of it - just so I could have something to do while waiting for the dog to flee away or to go back into his home. Luckily the dog flee after a few minutes, and I got home safely.

*** Jenn ***

175/365 - Guinataang Sitaw at Kalabasa

24 June 2010

Although I could say that chicken, sinigang, and spaghetti are my top three foods, I also could say that I love eating dishes with coconut milk. I find these dishes really delicious and rich in flavor.

Aside from doing exercises, I have also started not to eat rice come dinner and just eat the viands. Then again, I have also asked brother to cook mostly veggies / fish dishes so I could minimize my meat intake especially at night. For Day 175, he cooked squash and string beans in coconut milk... and for mom to eat it as well, he added some shrimps to be the dish's meat. Even if I loved eating coconut milk dishes with rice, I stick to my personal rule of not eating rice and just ate a bowlful of the viand. Along with the two pieces of shrimps, I was satisfied.

*** Jenn ***

174/365 - Glowing

23 June 2010

Having no PC to use gave me the chance to go back exercising. My weight has been increasing, and I am suddenly alarmed with how fast I am gaining weight. I really want to have a transformation, but I do know change won't happen overnight. Still, I decided to go for it, for I cannot just sit and wait until I blow up.

I was able to learn about the Hip Hop Abs through the infomercials on TV in 2007. I was able to see a copy of it in a mall and immediately bought it and started doing it. After a while I stopped and now that I want to make myself better, I went back to doing it. This was how I looked after 15 minutes of doing the cardio routine. I took some time to rest because I needed to tie my hair. My cell phone was just nearby, and realizing that Day 174 was a Wednesday (the day I do self portraits), I took a picture of myself before going back to the routine.

May this effort reap success in the days, weeks, and months to come.

*** Jenn ***

ps - Why "Glowing?" During my holiday with my friend K, I spoke something like, "I'm sweating all over" (after walking around La Loma Cemetery). K told me, "Horses sweat, men perspire, women glow." For K, the term "sweat" or "sweating" isn't appropriate for women, so I'd take K's words for it, "I'm glowing."

173/365 - Purple Socks

22 June 2010

I am heavy and I love to walk. I know my feet always take a beating whenever I go out, and after my week-long stay in Pangasinan, the soles of my feet became dry and thick - probably because of too much walking on the dirt roads. When I got home, I started to take care of my feet by washing, applying some lotion and cover it with socks.

This pair of socks were something I bought in Market One - the weekend market located at the grounds of Lung Center of the Philippines, purple is my favorite color, and seeing some monkeys in the design, I didn't hesitate to buy it in an instant (I was born in the year of the monkey). For 20 pesos, I can cover my feet while sleeping, and it was a good use of lotions I don't use anymore.

*** Jenn ***

172/365 - A Burst of Starlight

21 June 2010

Only a few days left 'til the end of the month, and only a few days to go for me to finish off the June photo hunt I joined. I still don't have a definite image for the Black and White with Selective Coloring item, and I did tell my friend Halie that I might recycle some images in the past, and this image was one of those.

In my last Project 365, I already used these paper stars as my subject, but in that image, I had the stars lined up, mostly black stars with one red star. For the re-take of the subject, I decided to include the bottle and some more of the stars, just to give it a depth. I intend to make this whole image in black and white with only one star in color, but I guess the stars were too small that even if I successfully edit the image, the colored star wouldn't be recognizable. I just kept the image as is, and used it as my photo for Day 172.

*** Jenn ***