photo of the day: 30

today is my parents' 29th wedding anniversary. some people really get it lucky! and I'm glad it's my mom! i mean, i wouldn't be here today if they hadn't gotten married, right?

you have to give it to my mom. she got her first boyfriend, got married, got two perfect kids (that's obviously biased) and 29 years later, she's still happy with the same perfect man! sometimes some women really get all the luck! i haven't been that lucky on the first boyfriend part but I'm sure i will get my perfect man also!

photo of the day: 21 - 29

i just came back from my longest solo trip. two words: LIFE CHANGING

my goodness, Siem Reap is B E A U T I F U L ! ! !

my friends have been saying the same thing but you have to feel (not just see, you have to feel it with your heart!) to prove them right.

i was a bit discouraged by the poipet, the border city (i went inland and did a full day travel from bangkok to siem reap) but when you see siem reap, it's definitely worth all the fatigue!

the orange brownish soil, the humble people, the incredible temple ruins... it's like taking you back in time and you say to yourself, what the heck, asia has gotten much more civilized than the western world. we should be the superpower!! what the hell happened?!?

oh the people. they are the nicest people on earth and even though they're the poorest people on earth they seem to be living an honest and dignified life. im taken back to my childhood days with all the farmlands and no gigantic billboards.



ill show you the photos of mundane life first, ok? the temples ill post in my next entries.

when i get my heart broken...

I travel solo.

I'm now boarding for my Bangkok and Siem Reap.

Aaah, dream destinations!

I'll catch up on my photos of the day when I get back.

Xoxo,
Blsm

photo of the day: 18 - 20

on our europe trip i really fought for cordoba to be one of our destinations. it's a little out of the way but i won and we finally got to see the cathedral. it's a fight worth fighting for. just first step on the cathedral lets you know on the luxury that it could offer. i swear i almost cried. i couldn't get over the red striped arched columns even after we went to our next destination. we were only there for 24 hrs but i have to say (although my travel mates wouldn't agree) it's one of the best stops we did.

photo of the day: 17

my first Apple purchase. I know I've said it before that I dont get why some people venerate their products. this is not veneration, ok? hehe.

i just bought one because i really wanted a good computer that i can use for my photos. and my netbook is really slow most of the time. im planning on 2012 to be the year to get back to photography. i havent opened it yet! im too busy today. i guess im the first person to not open her macbook pro. so not veneration, ok? although a new ipod wouldnt hurt. hahahaha

photo of the day: 16

part of our palawan underground package is a visit to the ugong rock. it's called 'ugong' because of the hollow stalactites and they produce a sound when tapped. it' s a little challenge to go through the whole cave but i really liked it. then to cap the experience we went on a zip line, it's about 21 second ride and you go through a normal rice farm. i grew up in this type of landscape in our province. i've ridden buffalos, i've gone hide and seek with my playmates, we've stolen some corn and sugar cane harvest and teased the owner's dogs so they could chase us. aaahhh, those were the days. such normal (and fun) childhood. :)

a door closes, a window opens

i have always been an optimistic person. you know why? because when things get really shitty and i hit rock bottom, a very good thing happens and all the misfortunes just seem like heavy rain and at the end of it you see a magical rainbow.

just this morning i was just writing how i've been in a few relationships and after a decade i still end up alone. but let me change that: i've been in a few relationships and after a decade i still end up alone... and rich! today i learned that i got a really big bonus! really big, as in 1.5 times of the savings that i had for the last 5.5 years i've been in hk. woaaaahhhh! and im getting a salary increase! my boss is happy with my work, and he got good things to say about me. all those hard work in 2011 has finally paid off.

thank you universe! thank you!