Nail Decals x Oral Communication

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    Our Oral Com teacher gave us interesting homework this week. We had to make a How To video. Now, the reason I had a weird iPad shot (Which was really unnecessary.) is because my prof told me to use our iPads to record ourselves. I had a perfectly working High Definition camera at my disposal, why would I want to use my 5mpx iPad to record my How To??? But I didn't want to completely disregard her rule. So, I still used my iPad just incase she brings it up.

    If you get bored during the middle, don't worry, it gets better. Also I'm so sorry for the over cut-ins. I wanted to make it as short and as funny as I could muster!

Excuse my weirdness.

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Perspectives

     And we have a winner! Okay, remember that post I did about Something special? Well just a recap, that whole photo-set got scrapped because those were too easy. But moving on, I was challenged to do something artistically challenging. Capturing a different side of my subjects in black and white. I know, it's so easy to take an annoyingly self proclaimed dramatic or deep photo by just changing the mode of your camera. I say that with the utmost sarcasm I have in every bone of my body. But let me just say: It is unbelievably hard to capture true emotion and the heart of a person in a black and white photo because it there is no color to work with. Color can do so much to add to the feel, and depth of a photo.

    This collection is called Perspective, because the idea is to give the viewers a different perspective of the people on the photographs. 

    Essentially I asked each subject a bunch of questions, until we all got a little bit more comfortable for me to ask about their life story etc. Although they knew that I was taking pictures, I gave them at least 30 minutes each to get comfortable infront of the camera and the blinding light. With that said, those photos up there are all candid shots.

    This next set wasn't supposed to be with the first set. I took an accidental one of Charles and I really liked the effect of it. Also it fit into my concept of Perspective. The photo looked dramatically better when I rotated it to the right, also we got a high grade for our finals. - Happy Dance! -

    These are also all raw photos in terms of facial photoshopping. The only photoshopping involved was to sharpen the photo, and that's it. I'm really proud of this set. 

   With this set came a photo collage of almost all our pictures and a few videos compiled into one whole video. Enjoy!

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Teorya ng Pinagmulan ng Wika

My friends Lean, Maicah, and I, made a video for our prelims in Filipino. 

*CAUTION, VIDEO IS IN FULL FILIPINO!*

They came over to shoot this video with me and we had the most funneriffic time of all times.

BTS DUDE BTS!

Taking a lil break. My roots have grown and it looks really sad.

Maicah got creative with the camera lol.

Clapper!!

We went to McDonald's for dinner!

So sexayyy

Stare down with the bald man for his table... He didn't leave.

Love these guys.

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Random iPhone Photos

iD iPAD iHAPPY

My school requires our ID's to be creative shots of ourselves. I had a certain idea in mind, sort of like my old picture of me holding an iPhone in an iPad i'm holding.... Well, here:

Anyway, I showed the photographer this shot for reference. She said that she liked it and that I should just make that exact photo my ID. I was so happy!! I'm the first ever student that took her own ID photo. But then I figured my face isn't really seen in that shot. I mean, its supposed to be an ID after all. So I decided to take another clearer shot with the same concept minus the iPhone photo. And I came up with the picture above. Pretty nice if I do say so myself. Everyone liked it as well so I'm really happy about the result!!

Here's the final ID:

Yes, it really does look like that.

In other news: I got a new iPhone case!!!

I've been wanting it since I saw it!!! <3 (As you can see i'm really into that whole phone-ception thing.)

Also, my friend Jodi got me these really pretty specs and I had them graded! I feel so naked when I don't wear them now...

I also got my iPad from school!! *Happy dance*

And this is me being happy about it.

I have completely adjusted to the sleep-early-wake-up-early thing that I must do for school. To the point where I wake up at 5am everyday even on days without school. It sucks. But alas, it's better than being late.

School hasn't been treating me bad, I mean I got a freaking iPad. Hello.

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School 101

The first few days of school was as awkward as any other first days of school. But since my school was super chill, it occurred to me that this shall be a blast. And I met a few good friends along the way. That BYUTIPUL PEYS up there is my amazeballs friend Lean. He's from Hong Kong!! (my 2nd country.) I met him on the 3rd day of school I think... And we've been inseparable since. I LOVE HIM TO MY BONES.

Here are a few shots of new friends and random stuff :>

Nick & Gino

Lean trying to figure out a steel puzzle.

Perks of my school: PANCAKE HOUSE IS JUST WALKING DISTANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kia & Lean. They've been friends for 3 years. Kia introduced me to Lean. :D I LOVE HUR <3

Adam, J-Rod & Steve

Karl!

Aint she pretty? :) She's from the south too like me. Hoho

Justin

Lea (MY BABYBOO <3) & Steve

My life has lately been composed of papers and homework and the sort. Its actually fun to have something to do for a change. So yeah... I just hate that I haven't been blogging a lot!!! Cuz tons of things have been happening. 

I will spend the rest of my christmas break blogging. Promise.

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Random iPhone Photos

Mint!

I haven't told you guys this, but I'm finally going to school!!!

I'm going to Mint, short for Meridian International. It's a Business, Arts, & Technology College.

They were on the news one day and my Mum looked them up, turns out they had an online test and I took it. The next day, they e-mailed me saying I passed the test. Its insane! I'm sooo happy!!

I looked through their site probably a thousand times, soaking it all in. It wasn't until I went to the school itself that I finally believed it. It was then that I applied for a scholarship. I would've given them my credentials if I had them, but since I was home schooled it was a little complicated. So I gave them my art. 

I showed them my magazine articles, and my cover pages. They were very impressed with my work, and they said that it was my edge. My selling point. And that they'd fight for me infront of the board. I felt so warm and fuzzy inside. And a few weeks ago, I got the call and they said they granted my scholarship application. I'm so stoked! (yii naks scholar)

The facilities were amazing, its so brilliant, and bright, and modern. And I love the fact that the classrooms are all well lit by huge clear windows. I'm in awe, and inspired. And just can't wait to go.

I'm taking New Media Arts, if you're wondering. Its basically a mix of Photography, 3D Animation, Digital Art, Digital Entertainment, Web design etc. 

And to top this all off: Each student gets a standard issue iPad 2.

Droooling yet? heh.

I'm just so thankful to God for giving me this opportunity. I basically skimmed through that test all panicked and scared and yet I passed. I believe this is His will for me and I'm willingly choosing this path. And when I got the call for the scholarship, right before the call I was so down and crying and just really sad (don't ask), and just praying I'd get that scholarship soon, I got the call and my tears of sadness turned into tears of joy. I was so ecstatic and God just gives the best "its okay" hugs ever. Its just such an answered prayer, and in a matter of minutes!

Now all I have to do is enroll and school starts November. I'm so excited!!!

Photos all taken from http://mintcollege.com