I Leica You

It seems as if photography's been the rage for the last couple of years (?) or so and I've never really joined the bandwagon (sure, I take vanity-induced self-portraits and the occasional group photos using your everyday point-and-shoot digicam) of wannabe photographers with their D-SLRs perpetually set to automatic. I've never seen myself as a heavy camera-touting person (besides, my hands are too small to carry something so bulky) and I couldn't imagine myself taking pictures of rocks, flies, or whatever it is that photographers take pictures of. I wasn't just interested. Period.

But all that changed when I saw (and bought) this:

I'm a fan of anything vintage and this rangefinder sure looks gorgeous! I like its clean lines and the fact that it doesn't look as complicated to use as a D-SLR camera. It's not bulky and is as light as a digicam so I can take it anywhere with me. In fact, I've been carrying it in my bag from the moment I bought it. In terms of picture quality, it can have a D-SLR-ish effect to it which is perfect because it means I can take great pictures without having to fiddle with too many manual settings. Yes, I'm guilty of taking pictures of inanimate, random objects at the moment. I hate to admit it, but I'm now your average shutterbug!

Saturday Special

Seeing  the poster on Facebook made me a bit curious to watch the play. I mean, Legally Blonde, The Musical? Seriously? I liked the movie but I never imagined that it would be possible to turn into a play, let alone a musical. Still, being a fan of plays, I decided to give it a chance. After all, it's not everyday that you can get good theatre seats for 1,200 pesos.

Surprisingly, it didn't disappoint.  Although it was a bit awkward to see Nikki Gil don a blonde wig (but we can't do anything about that, it's called Legally Blonde after all), the play had its moments. It was definitely a fresh take on the movie, and was funny and entertaining too. The songs were catchy, the dance moves were highly choreographed and the actors were actually good.

So yeah, it was worth the money, time, and braving heavy rains AND Manila traffic (which was migraine-inducing, by the way) on a Saturday night. 

So I'm Back!

Hello, hello! I'm back (for the time being, or until when I have something else to take up my time :P)!  

I missed blogging (damn you, real world!). I thought I'd resurrect this blog (and give it a whole new look), my twitter, and sign up for formspring and tumblr too! Was contemplating on whether I'd move to tumblr completely but looking back at previous posts made me feel a bit nostalgic  so I decided against it. I just need to figure out where I'm going to find the time to post to both (and my other social networking accounts for that matter). 

As for updates on my life, the past few months were pretty much uneventful and were spent catching up with friends and family, meeting new people, job hunting (and finally getting a job), and working through the hustle and bustle of life. It's not to say I don't like being back home; in fact, I love it! I love the weather, driving to places and not taking public transport, the people, the shopping, the fact that I can eat and still not get fat because I can easily burn off the calories in this hot, hot weather, and being able to do pretty much whatever I want because I'm in my own country and I don't care who I offend (just kidding) :)

Even though I won't get to blog about London, British people, or Europe in general, at the moment (cause you never know, I might decide to fly off when I've decided I've had enough of good food), I will still blog about random things that catch my fancy. I might even blog about the upcoming trips I'll have (but maybe I'll save that for a much later post..all I can say is, I LOVE YOU CEBU PACIFIC SEAT SALE!). 

So stay tuned because for now, I'm not going anywhere ;)