Back to school again

In just a few days, a major change is going to happen in my life. Waaaaah! This is it! I'll be starting my Masters in Korea in March. But by next week, I should already be there to attend the orientation for international students. It seems like days just passed by so quickly. I'm excited but at the same time sad and nervous. Sad because I'll be leaving my family and nervous because I'll be staying in a different country for two years and I'm not sure how things would go. But I'm hoping that I would be able to do my best as a graduate student, that my professor and fellow laboratory mates would be good and kind to me, and that I'd be able to enjoy the things Korea has in store for me. Aja!

 Here's a preview of where I'm going to study. (source of the picture is here)

Hearts all over the world

For most people, Valentine's day is a very special day but for a few (including me), it's just a typical day.I just do what I usually do. However, it became special when evening came. I had a date! Yes, a date with the very special people in my life- my family. My mom brought some food. We had spaghetti, burgers, and cake. We ate together, all of us, my grandmother, mama, papa, brother, and even my aunt. It's definitely a special, wonderful day! And it made me realize that Valentine's is not just for couples or lovers, it's also for families and friends. It's a celebration of how much we love and how we are loved by the people around us.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! 

F21 is ♥

Last week, me and my friend went to a mall and look at what we found- a Forever 21 shop in Manila! I've been looking at its facebook site for sometime now and finally I've seen it in person. It's really a haven of great girly finds! Oh, they also have items for men.

Every corner, every part of the store is filled with fashionable clothes, bags, shoes, and accessories. Time was not wasted. We looked and checked the items that caught our attention. I wanted to take pictures but I was just too busy looking at the pretty stuff. In the end, I bought a shirt dress which will surely be a staple in my wardrobe.

 

Lomography 101

Learned how to make a vignette for that lomo effect. Thanks to this tutorial!

And here is my finished product! Though it's not that good yet compared to other lomo images, I still feel proud and happy. ☺

 

Dreaming of Lomo

I am currently obssessed with lomography. There's something special about it. Whenever I looked at lomo images, they seemed magical and enchanted. Here's one.

source

And for this year, one of my goals is to have a lomo cam! I want to learn more about lomography. I am also planning to download some softwares which can put a lomo effect in a digital photo.

Stepping out of my Comfort Zone and Moving Forward

Change is inevitable. And as what people say, The only constant thing in this world is change.

Let's just say that now is the time to move forward. I need to move on and step out of my comfort zone. Everything about LB and IRRI screams the word 'comfort zone'. LB is a small town where I've been living for almost seven years now. This is where I spent my four years in college - a difficult but fulfilling ride. And IRRI is where I've been working for two and a half years now - continuing my passion for molecular research. But in just a few weeks time, I would be leaving this place. A place I also considered as my home away from home.

Surely, I'll be missing a lot.

My FRIENDS and COLLEAGUES...

My SUB GROUP...

My WORK...

My DORMMATES and ROOMMATES...

Firework

Been listening to this song over and over again. It never fails to inspire me.

♪♫ You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July ♫♪

HELLO 2011!

It's been eleven days already since 2011 started. I must say that I am really thankful for all the things that happened to me in the previous year. Going back last December, I received a gift that I've been praying for. Tarah! I was accepted in grad school! Thank you so much God! I'll be starting this Spring. I can't help but feel mixed emotions:

I'm so excited because I've been waiting for this for so long.

And nervous because I'm not sure of how things will go.

And sad because I'll be leaving my family and the country where I grew up...

And stressed out right now because of the requirements needed for visa application, plane ticket, etc.

But one thing's for sure, I need to do my best in this endeavor. Aja!

I think I'll be able to see a lot of this when I get there

But I'll be spending most of my time infront of this

But it's okay. It is what I want. It is my dream.

*It's amazing how time passes by. I am now a year older and hopefully a little bit wiser.=)