This is a digiscrap masterpiece of my photos with Dad over the years. He has worked in Singapore for the past 48 months. Since March 2008, Dad returns to the Philippines for a vacation every 6-8 months. So far, he went back to the Philippines for four times already with the most recent being on February 2010. Want me to tell you what lies beneath these four photos? I’ll narrate to all of you the history behind every snapshot, every reminiscence.
First photo (above left) - It was taken in Vigan back when I was a about a year or two.
Second photo (above right) - Mom snapped a photo of my dad and me during our dinner in Pizza Hut back in August 2009. It was that night the three of us watched GI Joe: Rise of Cobra which I fell asleep on for 75% of the movie. Haha!
Third photo (below left) - His most recent visit in the Philippines was definitely enjoyable. We got to bond a lot that time. Again my mom captured a photo of us in Cajun restaurant located in Retiro.
She thought it was a great shot.
Fourth photo (below right) - See how cute and cuddly my dad can be? It was after my first Field Demonstration with the pompoms and the hype of a Cheerio.
I told about my masterpiece for him last night during our weekly chats. Before he logged off, he said he couldn’t wait to see what’s in store for him. Now to Dad, this is for you! It was also his birthday on the 16th so this is a two-in-one gift for him even without the birthday greeting in it. I give credit to Shabby Princess for the digital scrapbooking materials.
I’ve been very busy with school lately. Good riddance, it’s just the second week of senior year! I never felt like a drill sergeant before. Everyday I have to study for discussions, do some researching, analyze my homeworks, and review for the UPCAT (which I’ve started since Wednesday). I am listening very well to all of my teachers because I don’t want to be stricken with the procrastination bug anymore. So readers, I hope you understand why I blog only on the weekends. Visitors, I hope you leave a tag and ask how am I doing.
Moving on to Tumblr! Once again, I changed my URL to @shutupandsaycaution. I decided @ohowowlovelysuperstarr is too juvenile for a Tumblelog with sophisticated content. Why did I choose Shut Up and Say Caution? I was thinking of The Ting Tings’ song Shut Up and Let Me Go while changing my site title to “caution”. Then a lightbulb flashed. There. You’ve got it: the formula of a cautionary measure. It’s like, keep calm and be quiet. Oh, wait! I’ll present to you a Tumblr-related screenshot captured back in January when I was Lil’ Miss Drama.
Looking back, I remembered how hard it is for me to attain a hundred followers. A week after I signed up for Tumblr, I only had about two followers. Imagine? I followed about 10 people but my number of followers was almost zilch. I didn’t mind about it as first. So I tracked more people in the hope of getting a favor back. By the end of November, I attained 50. What did I do? Follow more. The number kept on increasing until I reached the three-digit number six months ago.
Ask me how many followers I have now. Here’s a clue: more than what I’ve expected. I thought it was impossible for me to have more than a hundred in that state. I have to confess I’m kind of envious with Tumblr users who have 500+ followers and a number of likes and reblogs on their posts. I don’t know how did they earn their fans. I browsed examples of those kind of blogs but sad to say, some don’t deserve it. I don’t have a friggin’ clue why a lot of fresh and more detailed Tumblrs aren’t getting much citation from users. Some become a pain from their unstoppable pride. I’ve asked one girl in Formspring how many followers does she have. X replied to me:
“I have 200+ awesome followers. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA kid.”
Five months later, I now have more followers than her. Lesson of the story? Don’t brag about your success. You may never know, one day you’ll be on the bottom of the mountain.
But as a lot of people say, Tumblr is NOT a social networking site like Facebook and Friendster but a place mainly to free your mind from all curiosity and euphoria. In addition, no one’s famous there but David Karp, the brainchild of this blogging juggernaut. There will always be lesser and greater number of followers than your Tumblelog. Nevertheless, I hope one day I’ll be able to realize that popularity is just a blip on the radar to your artistry and uniqueness.
I’ll follow back as long as I see on your Tumblelog that we have a lot of things in common. But I stopped following a Tumblr user several weeks back because she was a fan of two Pinoy loveteams I can’t stand at all. Wanna know who? Comment on this post!
[Puddle Of Mudd]
THIS POST WAS EDITED TODAY AT 5:40 PM. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE AMBIGUOUS REFERENCE IN THE SECOND TO THE LAST PARAGRAPH.
First photo (above left) - It was taken in Vigan back when I was a about a year or two.
Second photo (above right) - Mom snapped a photo of my dad and me during our dinner in Pizza Hut back in August 2009. It was that night the three of us watched GI Joe: Rise of Cobra which I fell asleep on for 75% of the movie. Haha!
Third photo (below left) - His most recent visit in the Philippines was definitely enjoyable. We got to bond a lot that time. Again my mom captured a photo of us in Cajun restaurant located in Retiro.
She thought it was a great shot.
Fourth photo (below right) - See how cute and cuddly my dad can be? It was after my first Field Demonstration with the pompoms and the hype of a Cheerio.
I told about my masterpiece for him last night during our weekly chats. Before he logged off, he said he couldn’t wait to see what’s in store for him. Now to Dad, this is for you! It was also his birthday on the 16th so this is a two-in-one gift for him even without the birthday greeting in it. I give credit to Shabby Princess for the digital scrapbooking materials.
I’ve been very busy with school lately. Good riddance, it’s just the second week of senior year! I never felt like a drill sergeant before. Everyday I have to study for discussions, do some researching, analyze my homeworks, and review for the UPCAT (which I’ve started since Wednesday). I am listening very well to all of my teachers because I don’t want to be stricken with the procrastination bug anymore. So readers, I hope you understand why I blog only on the weekends. Visitors, I hope you leave a tag and ask how am I doing.
Moving on to Tumblr! Once again, I changed my URL to @shutupandsaycaution. I decided @ohowowlovelysuperstarr is too juvenile for a Tumblelog with sophisticated content. Why did I choose Shut Up and Say Caution? I was thinking of The Ting Tings’ song Shut Up and Let Me Go while changing my site title to “caution”. Then a lightbulb flashed. There. You’ve got it: the formula of a cautionary measure. It’s like, keep calm and be quiet. Oh, wait! I’ll present to you a Tumblr-related screenshot captured back in January when I was Lil’ Miss Drama.
Looking back, I remembered how hard it is for me to attain a hundred followers. A week after I signed up for Tumblr, I only had about two followers. Imagine? I followed about 10 people but my number of followers was almost zilch. I didn’t mind about it as first. So I tracked more people in the hope of getting a favor back. By the end of November, I attained 50. What did I do? Follow more. The number kept on increasing until I reached the three-digit number six months ago.
Ask me how many followers I have now. Here’s a clue: more than what I’ve expected. I thought it was impossible for me to have more than a hundred in that state. I have to confess I’m kind of envious with Tumblr users who have 500+ followers and a number of likes and reblogs on their posts. I don’t know how did they earn their fans. I browsed examples of those kind of blogs but sad to say, some don’t deserve it. I don’t have a friggin’ clue why a lot of fresh and more detailed Tumblrs aren’t getting much citation from users. Some become a pain from their unstoppable pride. I’ve asked one girl in Formspring how many followers does she have. X replied to me:
“I have 200+ awesome followers. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA kid.”
Five months later, I now have more followers than her. Lesson of the story? Don’t brag about your success. You may never know, one day you’ll be on the bottom of the mountain.
But as a lot of people say, Tumblr is NOT a social networking site like Facebook and Friendster but a place mainly to free your mind from all curiosity and euphoria. In addition, no one’s famous there but David Karp, the brainchild of this blogging juggernaut. There will always be lesser and greater number of followers than your Tumblelog. Nevertheless, I hope one day I’ll be able to realize that popularity is just a blip on the radar to your artistry and uniqueness.
I’ll follow back as long as I see on your Tumblelog that we have a lot of things in common. But I stopped following a Tumblr user several weeks back because she was a fan of two Pinoy loveteams I can’t stand at all. Wanna know who? Comment on this post!
[Puddle Of Mudd]
THIS POST WAS EDITED TODAY AT 5:40 PM. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE AMBIGUOUS REFERENCE IN THE SECOND TO THE LAST PARAGRAPH.
