Retail therapy : Forever 21, Etude House, Watsons, etc
My parents had to go to Quezon City for a meeting yesterday so Ezra and I tagged along and asked them to drop us off at Megamall on their way there. I’ve been stuck at home for most of the past weeks, writing my thesis, so this was the perfect chance for me to de-stress.
It’s been a while since I’ve done a haul post. I haven’t really had the chance to go shopping the past few months. I mean occasionally I’d go out and buy something but I usually just end up with one or two items so I don’t see the point of making an entry about it. (I’ve been meaning to post a collective haul but I got lazy…)
The first shop Ezra and I went to was Data Blitz, where Ezra bought Rune Factory : Tides of Destiny (it’s a Wii game). It was released just last week and she’s been waiting for a chance to pick up a copy. After that we stopped by Tony Moly, but I didn’t buy anything since my parents already gave me a bunch of makeup from Tony Moly for my birthday. Ezra bought some skin care products while I looked around.
Then we dropped by Watsons where I picked up another pack of oil control sheets since I used up my last one. I also decided to try the Watsons Moisturizing and Strengthening Olive Leave-On Conditioner. It was an impulsive buy because I felt that my hair felt extra dry that morning. And I also bought a new loofah (not pictured) since my old one was falling apart.
Forever 21 was located just beside Watsons so Ezra and I stopped by there next. I didn’t really plan onbuying anything but I ended up getting a ring and a pair of earrings:
I love these earrings! I have a similar one which I bought at the Toycon this year, but they’re nowhere near as nice as these. And the ring is super cute! Here’s a close up:
Medium Ash Brown
It’s been about 5 months since I last colored my hair, so you can imagine how bad the roots are:
Look, they almost reach my ears!
The reason it got this bad was because I had my hair rebonded a few months ago. It left my hair a bit dry and damaged, so I wanted to give my strands a bit of a rest before subjecting them to more chemicals. Also, the last color I used was a really dark shade of brown, so the black roots weren’t that obvious at first. But through time, the color faded to a lighter and more reddish brown which made the roots a lot more noticeable.
(EZRA) 34/52 : Eyes are windows of the soul
Ezra’s portrait last week.
Her description:
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When we were doing this shoot, our dog (Bo) followed us around and kept trying to get in the shot. He’s so cute.
One of my favorite Asian horror films is “Doll Master”. In the movie they believed that souls can enter through a doll’s eyes if you care for it enough.
Thanks to my sister for taking my picture and editing it!
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Outtakes:
Bo wanted to be in the shot too
Ezra didn’t want him there. (Can you see my reflection in the window? XD)
But he didn’t want to leave.
FILM!
It should be pretty obvious by now how muchI love photography. My dad gave me my first camera when I was 10 years old. I can’t remember what model it was, I just know he got it in Hong Kong and I loved it. I used it for 3 years I think. After that I upgraded to an Olympus (still can’t remember the model) that I had a lot of fun with since it came with a remote control. After my two film cameras, I switched to digital, which I enjoyed a lot more, especially after discovering Photoshop. I tell people I’m more of a “photoshopper” than a photographer. I don’t have the studio or the equipment that other photographers have, so I mostly rely on Photoshop to enhance my photos. I admire good photographers who work with film and get amazing results because, personally, I know I can’t live without Photoshop.
I’ve always wanted to take a photography course and see how photos are developed in a darkroom. In the past, although I used a film camera, all I had to do was take my roll of film to the shop and it’ll be ready in a few days. Nowadays its even easier, I just plug my memory card in my laptop and voila! My pictures are ready. I’ve always been curious to see the magic that happens during photo development.
Luckily, Kurt took a photography subject last semester so he had access to his school’s photo lab. On our visit to California last December, he took Ezra and me to his school and showed us how the entire process works, from loading the film to cutting the pictures. Of course I documented the whole thing 
First step was to take your film and load it in your camera (duh). Kurt uses a Nikon something that he got on eBay just for this one subject of his.
Smile for the camera~
We went out and took some photos around Kurt’s school. I also had Rebel with me so I was able to get some shots (see some of them here).
By lunchtime, we’ve used up all of the film and it was ready to be developed, so we headed off to the photo lab.
Weeee~ I was so excited at this point.
Kurt borrowed some materials he needed to get the film ready to be developed.
stuff he needed
Showing us the proper way to roll the film in the metal thingy. Kurt told us it would be too dark inside the loading room for us to actually see what he’s doing, so he gave us a demo before we went inside.
Film loading room
Inside, with the lights still on.
Getting all the stuff ready and within reach. It was pitch black in there, so its best if you memorized where everything was before turning the lights off.
