224/365 - Blurry

12 August 2010

My cat Oreo is certainly the sweetest cat we have, and in the morning of Day 224, he woke me up by walking near me. It was a pleasant surprise, and because he was there already, I just took my cellphone and took a picture of us. The flash was making him uncomfortable, and sadly, of all the pictures I took, this blurry one turned out the best looking. :)

*** Jenn ***

216/365 - I Gave In

04 August 2010

Day 216 was sister's day off and she decided to stay at home. It's rare for the family to be complete, so mom said we will all eat out. I was worried about my food intake, but sadly, I was still a weakling. I gave in to temptation, and not only did I eat quite a lot for dinner, I also had a Cappuchoco crepe at Crepes and Cream. It was delicious, but there was a hint of guilt.

My sister said I should forget my diet for today because the family dinner should be something good. Well, setting aside my guilt, I did have a great time with my family - sharing stories, sharing views about the foods we ate, sharing hearty laughs, sharing time together. I think nothing could top that feeling - the great feeling that I am with my family, and that we are united.

*** Jenn ***

214/365 - In Flip Flops

02 August 2010

Doing what came to mind the night before, I walked from the house to the market just to add more into what I am doing every morning. Of course, documenting my road to fitness was a bit difficult picture wise, because I am doing this alone and there's no one taking my pictures, so I can only take pictures like this. :)

Walking to the market, I turned on my camera to take pictures of my environment and as I put my camera down I just liked how my feet looked in the road, so I took a snap.

*** Jenn ***

209/365 - Stretching

28 July 2010

I am now on my way to the new me, and aside from changing my diet and doing the morning walk/jog... I decided to do some exercises in the house as well. Currently, I am using some exercise poses I saw at an old Redbook magazine, followed by a 30-minute cardio dance routine. This was a picture of me doing the cooling down stretches, a good way of gradually slowing down the heart rate.

I only pray to be able to keep up with this program. I just have to - take a look, I really am very, very big already.

*** Jenn ***

202/365 - What Could it Be?

21 July 2010

With me okay now, I can go back to my Internet "duties." Hehehe. Late afternoon on Day 202, I heard of a photography contest, and with winners getting adventures in either Davao, Puerto Princesa (Palawan) or Cebu, it really made me eager to join. I wanted to try my luck on this contest because I still haven't set foot in Davao and Puerto Princesa... and although I already had nearly a week stay in Cebu last year, it's also one of the places I want to visit again.

I spend my night browsing my files for a picture I wanted to submit as an entry. I have about 5 pictures to choose from... and with maximum of 3 pictures to be submitted, I was having difficulty choosing which 3 pictures I will submit.

Regardless of what I end up choosing, I do hope it could be a passport to have a free out of town trip. I so wanted to fly again.

*** Jenn ***

195/365 - Angus Maximus Overload

14 July 2010

We slept with no electricity the night before, and we woke up still with no electricity. It was sister's day off so we just chit-chatted in bed, and our conversation led to me asking her if we could go out and just eat out. She will be meeting up with friends, so she said we can just eat early lunch and she will just meet up with her friends after we eat.

We were supposed to eat at Jollibee, but while in the jeep, she asked me if I wanted to eat at Greenwich (a pizza pasta food place) instead. I told her we just ate at Jollibee last Saturday, so okay, we can eat at Greenwich since I still haven't blogged about the place yet.

I have been craving for pizza for a week now, so when she asked me what I wanted, I told her I wanted to eat their overload pizza as it has more toppings than the regular pizza. New on the overload menu are the Angus Maximus and 5 Star Bacon... and since I will be eating carbonara pasta, too, I decided to just go for the Angus Maximus.

For an overload pizza, I wasn't really satisfied. Flavor wise, it was good, although it didn't have that pizza feeling that I was craving. I guess I was really used to eating Supreme pizza that I didn't really enjoy this one. However, it's not everyday that my cravings were satisfied, and it's not everyday that my sister treats out... so for this, I am thankful.

*** Jenn ***

188/365 - Money Money

Been a while since I last posted for Shoot Me. I still take self portraits once a week, but because I had problems with PC, it was just now that I was able to catch up with the project 365 pictures.

I am a person who can really handle her finances wisely. Last week, I had a hefty amount to buy a netbook, and although there were a lot of choices, I still went for something that was below my allotted budget, so I would still have some money left.

I took this picture because a blog meme I joined asked bloggers to talk about how they love themselves in the financial aspect (you can read that HERE). I wanted to actually use these oh so big fake US dollar bills that my late dad used to received in one of the seminars he attended (it was a set of play money, 10 inches each), but I cannot find it anymore, so I just used the real Philippine money. This money will no longer in my hands in the days to come, so might as well take a picture of it already. Hahaha.

*** 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."