OAWSP: Halloween

I hope you all enjoyed your sweet treats. Enjoy the Halloween lovely people!
I wasn\’t ready with my make-up and costume but, I\’m eager for the candy haul. 
Have a good night!

It\’s Never Too Late For Resolutions

I decided to lay-out my plans for the year, three months too late (LOL). Well, it\’s never too late for some change and improvement.

My photo-taking skills has not improved. Well for starters, I haven\’t really practiced at all! Though I\’ve read some lessons on the basics but I have difficulty understanding it. I cringe, every time I see it in Facebook. I\’ve decided to delete most of it. I won\’t be posting much on Facebook because it urges me to edit in a hurry. Results were \”blah\” and unimpressive. I\’ll just post photos in the blog and Flickr.
I don\’t plan to become a professional photographer but, as a blogger my photograph has to have \”oomph.\” It needs to stand-out, evoke emotions and  awe.

Travel more…
This year will most probably cater to local travel. Me and my husband has yet to stabilize our finances to afford it. Hopefully, at least one to two locations. I\’m looking forward to travel via the Amtrak.
  
I love arts and crafts! 
I\’m fascinated with it especially when I was younger. My mind might have been brainwashed with \”pressing issues\” before. But now, there\’s no holding back. I am exploring creative opportunities. If the internet was developed earlier, I should have known that there are lots of people who share my passion. 
I\’ve been in crocheting hiatus since I became a nurse. I hate the fact that I\’ve neglected it for many years. Despite the time, I\’m still glad that re-orientation with the hook and yarn were like the old times. I\’m now half way through a scarf and finished a plastic container (you heard me right, I used a plastic bag).
I decided to document my art/craft journey by blogging. I will be using Tumblr this time around. 

I want to add painting (water-color), lino-cutting, sewing and calligraphy.I\’ll try my best to learn patiently. I\’m excited!
I know I can\’t accomplish everything, all at the same time. I made my list to keep me focused. I might discover something better along the way. At least, I can say to myself that I\’ve tried and lead me to a  certain
direction. A path of self-improvement and reinvention.
XOXO

I\’m a Video Noob

I\’ve been doing some video editing with the use of some apps. It\’s new to me because, all this time I\’m more of a photo-taking enthusiast. Making a story look and sound coherent is tedious as compared to photo-editing. What I didn\’t expect was, I liked doing it. It makes me happy that I can tell stories through another medium. I foresee making vlog for a change. I have to work on my stutter (my greatest enemy in oral recitations during Nursing school). I want to try my hands on editing with a software using a computer (of course I have to do some research on this). Well for now I need to maximize my resources.
I\’m using apps like Lightt, Cameo, Flipagram, StopMotion and Magisto. Among the five, I like Cameo the best because it\’s easy to use. Next is Flipagram because you can use your photos to turn it into videos with music. I highly suggest to experiment with the 5 apps or other editing apps and you\’re likely to end up with unique results.

The Seaworld video was my first edit ever! It was taken during my birthday, that makes it extra special. While the PETCO park video was during my Downtown San Diego outing with my sis-in-law Ate Marilou.

Enjoy!

300+

I will forever be grateful to friends, colleagues and frequent visitors who come to read about my kababawan sa buhay. If you learn a thing or two in my blog, congratulations. For I will be in learning journey as I go on with my life. This second blog of mine is my renewed view of life…
XOXO