• Life is like photography. You use the negatives to develop. - Unknown
• Photography is the beauty of life, captured. - Tara Chisholm
• A good snapshot stops a moment from running away. -Eudora Welty
• You don’t take a photograph, you make it. -Ansel Adams
• We try to grab pieces of our lives as they speed past us. Photographs freeze those pieces and help us remember how we were. We don’t know these lost people but if you look around, you’ll find someone just like them. - Gene McSweeney
• Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - Henri Cartier Bresson
• The virtue of the camera is not the power it has to transform the photographer into an artist, but the impulse it gives him to keep on looking. - Brooks Anderson
• After a few years, a photograph becomes the illusion of a moment in time.
• Photography is one of the most universal languages around, and you do not have to say a word.
• I always thought good photos were like good jokes. If you have to explain it, it just isn’t that good.
• A picture is worth a thousand words, but a thousand words cant describe a good picture.
• And if these pictures have anything important to say to future generations, it’s this: I was here. I existed. I was young, I was happy, and someone cared enough about me in this world to take my picture. - Sy Parrish, “One Hour Photo” (2002)
• The camera captures light, our minds capture images.
• If I could have put it into words I would have written it down. But I couldn’t, so I took a picture.

I have two baby birthday parties to attend this coming weekend. It’s the 1st birthday of the son of my best friend on Saturday, and on Sunday, it’s gonna be the birthday of my godson, the baby of my cousin. So now, I have to shop for baby gifts! I’m thinking I could give my godson a baby jogger stroller since he’s already 2 years old. It’s a perfect gift for him. And for my best friend’s son, I think I’m gonna give him a walker toy or push toy to tickle his fancy. I love kid birthday parties. It’s fun. Now if only I have my own kid to carry to these kids parties, that would be great too. Hehe.

I’ve written a post before about Mesothelioma, a form of cancer caused by repeated exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma treatment involves a series of steps, but the disease is still difficult to treat. After years of treatment, there’s still no known cure for this type of cancer. But with recent technological advances, we can hope to bring about a cure for this disease finally. Although, prevention is always better than the cure.

I love you for so many reasons
Big and small
And all of them are wonderful

I love you for all the special qualities
That makes you one of a kind…
The only one in the world for me.

I love you for the things you do
That bring such special meaning to my life
I love you for the silent times
When your eyes and arms tell me all I want to know

I love you
Just because I do

Because now
In the deepest part of my heart…
A place where there was nothing before
There is love.

Among the different states in the US, I’m particularly interested in California. I don’t why, really. But it seems like a really great place to live in. San Diego is the second largest city in California and the 8th largest city in the United States. If I were to go on a vacation there, I would probably stay in a posh San Diego hotel, roam the city for a day or two, then visit the tourist spots and take pictures of all its wonders. I would definitely have the time of my life even if I just had a week long vacation there. What about you, which state do you want to visit?

When it comes to our health, we can never be too careful. There are so many tips and advices out there that say a lot of things… this or that is good for the health, etc. There are all these types of cleanses, like colon cleansing, which they say is really good for our body. A lot of people are into it, some aren’t. But what do these cleanses really do to our body? Personally, I have no idea, since I haven’t tried any of it. But to those who have tried, and were satisfied by the results, they stand by what they’ve tried and tested to be effective. Hey, if it works for you, it works for you, right?

Acne has always been a struggle for a lot of people. If only there’s a treatment for acne that’s so effective and affordable that no one in this world will ever have to endure the negative effects of acne. To some, it may just be a shallow disease and unimportant compared to the other diseases in the world, but to those who are afflicted by it, they know all too well the negative impact of acne in one’s life. It doesn’t just affect the physical, it also affects the mental, emotional, and most importantly, the social.

My friends moved to their new apartment yesterday. The move went smoothly. They hired moving services, so they wouldn’t have any problem with their things. They only had a few things but it still was good that they had nice people there to help them out. The place was really great, it has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen and receiving area, and a nice little laundry area in the back. I probably would hang out there all the time. Hahaha. Welcome to your new place, guys!

My first course in college was Software Engineering, but after two years, I decided to shift to another course… something that has nothing to do with computers. I love computers, but I just don’t have the patience for programming. Besides, jobs in programming usually entail long, endless hours of coding and countless trial and errors, which I’m not looking forward to, honestly. I realized, programming really isn’t for me, that’s not where my passion lies. I’m just glad that I didn’t force myself to finish the course. I wouldn’t be happy with it anyway. Hehehe.

1. You don’t have to call them every day, just to let them know you’re not fighting

2. You don’t have an anniversary–you just sort of “became” best friends.

3. When someone calls your girlfriend/boyfriend your “partner” it makes you think of marriage. When they call your best friend your partner, it’s more like cops.

4. You never have to touch your best friend when it’s hot outside, but you can still huddle close when it’s freezing.

5. Your parents usually like your best friend.

6. Your best friend doesn’t care if you get fat, you’re ugly, or if you get a bard haircut.

7. You don’t have to get jealous of “girls only” night or “guys only” night — You’re part of it!

8. You can laugh at your best friend with no consequences.

9. You can burp/fart in front of your best friend on any occasion.

10. You can plan on still having a relationship with your best friend in 20 years.

11. Never in your life will you need “space” from your best friend.

12. Your best friend won’t be mad if you want some time alone, and will only ask you “what’s wrong?” once.

13. Your best friend is someone you get in trouble with; your boyfriend/girlfriend is someone you get in trouble with if you get in trouble.

14. You don’t have to get dressed up to go anywhere with your best friend.

15. You’re allowed to have multiple best friends.

16. No one ever spreads rumors or talks about you and your best friend’s relationship.

17. Borrowing any amount of money from your best friend is okay, no questions asked.

18. Your best friend will never refer to you as “the ball and chain,” “the old lady/man,” or “the whip.”

19. No one is ever trying to fix you up on blind dates for a new best friend.

20. It doesn’t matter what your “other” friends think about your best friend.

21. Your best frined is the first person you call when you get a new boyfriend/girlfriend, and when you break up with them.