Weekly Fest: Now & Then

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I hope I'm not too late girls! I've finally found and scanned a few of my old photos. Now, I know I have a few old photos with me because they're back in the Philippines tucked away in a box somewhere.

That first photo was taken for my preschool yearbook [read Portal 1991]. I don't have vivid memories of that photo shoot but I can recall my reluctance in posing for the camera. I was a total shy child years ago. Unfortunately, that's not the case today (wink*).

The second photo was taken during my awkward years in high school [Sophomore year]. Please note the braces; I hated them and yet, I'm all smiles!

The third photo was taken for my high school yearbook a few weeks after the Miss High School Pageant in 2000 which explains how thin I was! I lost a lot of weight back then - and gained them all back and then some a few years down the road!

The fourth photo was taken in Dipolog after our high school graduation. My barkada and I went to Dapitan and Dipolog to spend a week at Mami 'Pril and Ate 'Pril's (yes, both of them are named April) place. We wrecked havoc on the places where Jose Rizal once walked and toured his old abode. I thought it was quite appropriate for us to visit his shrine because our section was named Rizal.

In the fifth photo, I enthusiastically posed for the camera on my 18th birthday. This would mark my love for posing in front of the camera [read narcissism]. Hey, there's nothing wrong with loving myself!

The last shot was just taken yesterday when we went to Griffith Observatory just above the Los Feliz neighborhood in California (more photos later).

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Weekly Fest: Lucky Me! Wacky Me!

It's another week guys and I finally found a wacky photo of me somewhere in my computer. I'm not usually one for posing wacky, that's my hubby's forte but fortunately, I found one.

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Unfortunately there no amusing stories that accompany this photo. I took this photo three years ago when I was discovering my own Narcissism. So sue me, it's a free world after all! Oh yeah, and I had curly hair.

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Weekly Fest: The Good 'Ole Days

A new month is here and PMC is opening the month with a new hosting service and a new Weekly Fest.

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We didn't have a lot of snaps when we were still dating. Well, blame it on the fact that we were sneaking around for the better part of it and... you get the drift. hehehehe Not only that, but my lappy went haywire on me twice and I only managed to save a few old photos of us. It's sad, I know. I hate it when we are totally dependent on technology! Fortunately, pyertubs and I managed to produce a few memorable snaps to add to our, albeit thin, photo album.

A few occasions marked our photo opp moments. The main snap was done during my 21st birthday last 2005, before I left for the States. It was a bittersweet party for me because it was the first time I would be leaving him and embark on our short long distance relationship, which turned out to be what we really needed.

The other two snaps where taken around November of 2004, the year we were officially accepted to the family. The sneaking around had ended a few months prior to those shots, see how happy we were? The topmost snap was snagged when both of us went to the local fair (Carnabal in Bisaya) and rode the Octopus with a few members of my family. This was before he stole a kiss or two or three... I should say that this one was pretty memorable because we ended up at the SMC Emergency Room because my cousin's GF collapsed after the ride. In the bottom snap, we posed in front of the camera at Tejeros in Valencia. Nothing exciting happened there, though.

Ah, those where the days. I guess we should start posing more, eh?








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Weekly Fest: Wacky Pics by Pyer & Z

I am one person who admits that wacky pictures are not my forte at all! In fact, it took me quite a few hours to find wacky pics with ME in it. Oh, pyertubs has no problem with the wacky stuff because he loves to make wacky, not to mention weird, faces at me. Unfortunately for me, he loathes getting his wacky shots taken which explains my lack of goods on the said topic.

There were a few times where I managed to catch a few "wackiness" on cam and here they are. All of these pics where taken a last year except the pic where I kissed him; that was three years ago.

Pyertubs surprises me sometimes. He's one of those guys who is always a class clown and is always ready with a few jokes and a few tricks up his sleeve. This makes us total opposites. I am what you call, a homebody and one who usually stays in one corner. I know my friends would raise their shaped eyebrows at me but that is the truth. I only let loose when I am with my close friends or with pyertubs.

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Weekly Fest: Memorable Kisses

I wouldn't call this kiss our most memorable kiss. True, this was taken on our wedding day and we were all smiles in spite of a few technical difficulties (the black out); but when I recall a memorable kiss, our first kiss comes to mind. I know it sounds corny and I know pyertubs would agree that it is corny but I just want to share that memorable experience.

I don't know if pyertubs planned it or not but that moment was like a scene out of a movie. It was dark, the full moon was at its peak and we were alone on a deserted beach. I don't remember the date exactly but I remember the place which I will be keeping a secret...for now.

We sat on one of the water breakers and started to talk quietly. I could hear the lapping of the waves and smell the salty breeze. It was perfect. I couldn't ask for a better moment.

It was at that moment when he stole a kiss from me! I was speechless! It seemed that the kiss turned my mind into mush. He just looked at me and then stole another kiss, and another, and another....

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Weekly Fest: Mother and Child?

This weeks fest is centered on the theme "Mother and Child." Unfortunately, due to circumstances that cannot be controlled, we still don't have kids yet (give us a break, we're still 5 months into our marriage!) so I grabbed (literally) my hubby's nephew and posed for a photo op. When this pic was taken, Baby Johngee was about 15 months old (now he's 2) and we where hanging around my room playing with Stitch. He was pretty occupied with the stuffed Stitch and I immediately grabbed my camphone and took the shot (he's normally fussy when it comes to photos). Lucky for us, this snap was a keeper! Today, Baby Johngee can now pose like the rest of us but I can still remember the time when he was fussy!

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This is my entry for this weeks Weekly Fest. Cute, isn't he? He's my hubby's nephew, which technically makes him mine! Since I don't have any nephews and/or nieces romping about, as I am the first unknocked-up female in our family to get married; I borrowed him.

I know it's not that wacky but he's cute, and we love him!

Enjoy!

PMC's Weekly Fest theme is centered on your kids (well, in my case nephew) wackiest photos. This is sponsored by Pinay Wife Speaks.

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