I CAME BACK AS A BURRITO
Before anything else I would like to say sorry for being MISSING IN ACTION for like half a year.
I mean I was literally stuck with my last semester in college and I felt like what I post here doesn't make sense at all since I only had a little time to post about something. And since I'm having twists and turns because of the deadlines for the last 6 months I wasn't able to update this blog from time to time.
I started this blog on MAY 2011 and when I had no time to post anything I thought of shutting this blog down bidding goodbye to my promising career as a blogger. HAHAHA. Yea. PROMISING CAREER MY FACE. HAHAHAHA (I can't stop laughing) But seriously though I wasn't one of the promising bloggers right now who worked really hard for their blog to be known I really thank my 18 followers who had been following me since 2011. HAHA. Talk about loyalty here. Though writing wasn't my gift I really appreciate you guys commenting on my posts or patiently reading the long posts I blog. Blogging is one of my ways to step out of my comfort zone. When I blog it's like I'm talking to an imaginary friend (I know, I am such a psychopath hahaha) where I could tell this friend what I did the whole day or what I wore today and how fun the day was. It's like making a connection and a trust as if the readers were just right there listening to my stories as they read my blog.
A lot of things happened after 6 months from my life as a college student to a total bummer right now. And second thing is that the long hair I've waited to grew for a year was cut up to the shoulder length and was permanently curled. Yes, that's how life is for a burrito. And lastly, after graduating from college I immediately moved here to Japan to basically be with my family and not because of work. But somehow I realized that some of my plans will not happen the same way twice, I can't eat if I won't work and what I do right now is to take every opportunity to finally work in the field where I really love to be. It must be exciting and I have a lot of things to share to you about Japan in my future posts.
Thanks for reading this and I'm glad to be back as a burrito! God bless you all =)
OUTFIT
Coat: Mom's
Top and skirt: JELLYBEAN
Wedge: Payless
Because we're almost there buddy (;
Just recently while reviewing my journal I bumped into a page where something was written that really helped me cope up with the past worst consecutive weeks in my college life. And the statement went like this...
"Have you ever felt so stressed? Then you suddenly became calm because you PRAYED"
Indeed, this is one of the worst weeks of my college life but in reality I could tell that this is the best time too to give back all the glory and praises to God. I know I'm not alone. One thing that all students have hated for the rest of their lives is the "DEADLINE". Basically I'm already dead by then if ever I would be able to get to the finish line. Teehee. I hated deadlines too but through the deadlines I learned that everything has its own time. To where when there is a beginning there's also an end and to where you cannot start again when you don't finish something.
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize."
1 Corinthians 9:24 New International Version (NIV)
Through that verse I remembered a statement from a friend that told me "Doing less than your best never glorifies God." Since deadlines from different subjects are haunting us left and right we were not able to contemplate well our ideas and give the best that we can in everything that we do and because of the pressure that we are experiencing especially with the days that college students call "hell week".
YOU ARE NOT ALONE BUDDY. This shall come to pass.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God"
Philippians 4:6 New International Version (NIV)
Indeed, all things work together for good. Hindi naman sinabing yung ALL things na yun eh good lang. These might be bad or good experiences but it all still work together for good. He will not let you experience something beyond what you can bear. (;
Let me share you one of my favorite verse from the bible I've found just the right time when I was searching for an answer.
"But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
Isaiah 40:31 New International Version (NIV)
I was really stressed these past few weeks. I was talking to some people expecting that I could find comfort from them. Indeed, they helped me uplift my spirit to not give up. But the most comforting words I've heard was the words I've read from the bible. It gave me a complete peace for a tiring week. I was really stressed and having mixed emotions before writing this post. I was very anxious of what's gonna happen tomorrow worrying if I'm gonna pass or did I do well in my final exams. Then suddenly while reading through what I've written here is like forgetting all the burdens I had and lay it at Jesus' feet. What I've written here helped me a lot to overcome my fear and doubts. This is the ME that I want to contain in all the days of my life. The ME that is tired, the ME that is weak yet recognizes that God's grace alone is sufficient. I hope it helped you guys too for it is really something for me. Since di pa ko dinadalaw ng antok I thought of writing this since what I've been reading few hours ago are about final exams and defense of my virtual friends. heehee
So there, for the last touch (teehee) I retweeted this post from @pmatthew111:
We're like: Dude, prayer totally works. But we don't pray. #SoReal
Indeed, reality bites. When we're so stressed and became frustrated with the loads of work that we have we really forgot to pray. And I'm also guilty of this. Obeying God is not really obeying Him when you don't trust Him enough.
IF GOD BROUGHT YOU TO IT, HE WILL BRING YOU THROUGH IT.
Tulip dress sketch: The perks of being a frustrated artist
Hola! I've been trying to internalize if I should post my sketches here in my blog. Sadly I don't have my baby with me that's why I can't take photos with good quality. D': You may comment if this design is lame or if you liked it. Haha :)) Seriously, I kinda have a bunch of sketches in my sketch pad and I'm not confident to post any of those. I just imagined how a tulip looks like and the dress just turned out like this. I want the dress to be fit so that anyone who'd be wearing it would show her figure. I've also sketched a cupcake inspired dress of which I will be posting pretty soon after I got my camera at our home. The reason I've been in love with fashion designing is that I want my friends to wear the dress I've designed in their special day (preferably their wedding. Hihi) and I also want to make them happy on that day.
Honestly, I don't really know what I wanted to be. Being a fashion designer is one of my frustrations (not dreams). I think it's something I really wanted but not something I really needed. And I do really know that sketching is not my gift. My plans after college is to have a boutique of which will sell the dresses I've designed. And I want to use malong and kimono as a prior material to make my clothing. I want to make the business I'm planning to have to be a livelihood program for mothers who were not able to go to school and whose work is a housewife. I want them to earn and raise young blood entrepreneurs here in the Philippines. I really loved how malong and kimono's prints were designed. The materials are so comfy and the look will make you simple yet classy.
It would be like 7 months from now before I will graduate in College. There's no pressure but I'm just confused if I'm going to study again or start working. Honestly I have a list of things I really wanted to learn ever since I started my life in college. These are the things I often forgot yet I'm trying my best to study or learn it one step at a time. There's a lot of things I wanted to do like learning the piano of which I've started already last year but had to stop to meet the deadlines of our thesis )): I mean, it's really a sacrifice for me. I had to give up almost everything that I love to do in order to cope up with the lessons and finish college. Still, ALL IZZ WELL. God knows the hard work I've been doing and I simply trust Him.
So there, I hope you guys could share your frustrations/dreams too! Let's do this! ALL IZZ WELL :]
Rabu rabu, Key =)
Quick post: Candy Pop!
Outfit details: SM accesories, Mario D' Boro shoes, DIY strawberry shorts from Love PreLoved Shoppe
Top is from mom's closet :)
I'll be posting about my frustrations for my next consecutive posts :))) Hihihi. I'm having a problem what to wear for my creative shot in our grad pic. So there, if you have suggestions. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME! :"> Hihi.
Rabu rabu,
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BOLD AND CONFIDENT
Just a quick post:
This is what I wore the other day. BOW. kiddin'
I'm not used to in showing more skin in my posts but for the irony of this look I wore the top I've bought from Love PreLoved Shoppe. Umo-off shoulder ang peg, ika nga. I've changed the moodboard of my closet already to somewhat fancy princess-ish style yet I can't let go of this minimalist vibe I've always had in my heart.
BLACK & WHITE, that's where I started being a fashion enthusiast. I love how these colors describe me as a person. I can be sometimes a black or a white. What you see is what you get. When I get mad, I get really mad and when I'm happy you can't stop me from laughing so hard and I don't care anymore whether someone can see my larynx already from afar. HAHAHA. As if my larynx can be seen :p
Outfit details: Top-Love PreLoved Shoppe, JL shades, Skirt- Aunt's treasures, Bowtie that was used as a bracelet from MIA Ribbon House, Shoes- Gibi
Watch out for my DIYs! I will turn my polos into tops like I'm wearing in this photo so stay tuned!
I'm now working out my creative juices! YEY!!! I'M BACK ;)
I missed blogging :]
Stay safe ladies! Let's all #prayforthephilippines
Key and Jesus Loves you <3 p="p">
WILL YOU GIVE IT A SHOT?
Aside from making it possible to grow my hair from
this
to this
there's another favor that God has given me when the school year started. Yehessss!
But first... I'm already a senior!!! Yay! And excuse me for not dropping by and saying "Hi" for a while. But I think I could work it out this time. =)
So.. Hi :">
And I guess I'll be updating this blog every now and then.
I'm really overwhelmed how I survived the last three years. I mean, there would always be a point that I'm so close to not reach the CQPA needed to be a senior. But yeah! Thank You Lord!!! Woo! Even though it's not my forte and all I just realized what I can do best for now :)
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Another favor is this :"> Hihi. The photos I've submitted in our school (Miriam College) literary folio were featured! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY <3 This couldn't happen without God's grace!
I mean, after that several downfalls He still loves me and knows what can make my heart smile =))
This is the first time that my work was published and you wouldn't imagine how I end up knowing about this. I arrived at school at around 10:30 and saw that the literary folio was being distributed at our entrance where all the students are REQUIRED to get a copy of this literary folio. HAHA. So in short, they don't have a choice but to look through this literary folio. XD And as I open it I was only expecting 2 photos of which they've told me that there were only 2 photos that were chosen so I was expecting that I'm only going to see 2 of my works that they've approved. And as I browse the table of contents I saw not just 2, not 3... but 4 Paula Key Bobadilla listed in the contributor's list. So I went through the pages and saw the following
This came to the last page of the literary folio. I glorified the Lord with my first week in school and for the 2nd week thisss XD
I don't really know what kind of bird is this :p but thanks to this bird because I got attracted to its voice while it was chirping. Actually, we don't really just use our eyes to witness beautiful things around us and take a snapshot of it. In reality we use our 5 senses; sense of feeling, sight, taste, smell and hearing. And what I obviously did to take this shot is to use my sense of hearing when I heard its chirp. When I heard the bird chirping I waited with what's gonna happen next. And as I see it moving with that small branch I immediately took Nana (my Nikon D5000 which I already sold :(( ) and took several shots until I came to this one. Indeed, PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE :)) I really love taking snap shots ever since! Because I know that those moments might never happen again so it was always like a do or die situation for me or a question saying that WILL YOU GIVE IT A SHOT?
This was taken in the same place where I took the photo of the bird in Pintong Bukawe San Mateo, Rizal and it is where my grandparents live so I was able to come to this place every now and then. In this photo, I edited it and make it look like a macro shot when I just used my kit lens in this shot. When I took this shot I remembered how we were fearfully and wonderfully made by God in Psalms 139. =) Sometimes we were so focused on the big things that we cannot see anymore that the small things we ignore were really the ones who makes us happy. =)
This landscape was taken at my photography class under Trumpets Playshop and was taught by the one who became the royal photographer of Bhutan Mr. Patrick Uy =) He was teaching us how the shutter speed, aperture and ISO work together. These are the basics you should know when you're learning photography. It is not that easy but you if you can do well with painting it's just like that. You have the color palette then mix it. Photography is what they also call as PAINTING WITH LIGHT =) Poor lightning will not make your subject pop out and other fundamentals in photography will help you do the trick. Don't be afraid to experiment! You have unlimited shutter clicks right their baby! TRY AND TRY UNTIL YOU DIE...(ehem) SUCCEED XD
And last but not the least! Hihi. By the way, this is one of my favorites. Ate Tess hand washed these babies and hang them at our balcony. When I went to our balcony I just imagined a frame in this kind of scenery. I always make it sure that the photo that I will take will tell a story. I remembered a poem in this photo saying:
I have a ballpen that is blue
I have a friend that is you
Flower will die
Water will dry
But our friendship will never die
Yah, I know. It's kind of cheesy but... Hihi. So what can we do XD they look like the bestest friends that many of us are hoping to have one. It is also said that
A real friend not always about loving and caring, but also slap you in the face when they know you're about to make the biggest mistake in your life.
Nuks. Soo true. I wish I could have that one true friend I would not trade for anything ='))
I didn't actually expected that these blessings will come forth. Like what I've said, after several downfalls I'm still on my knees keeping the race and hoping to see that Man who would say "Congratulations, faithful servant! I love you" Woo :"> Blessings to everyone! Have a fruitful school year and BE THE LIGHT AND SALT OF THE EARTH! :DD
till here!!
Jesus and Key loves you!!! <3
By the way, I just want to make you smile with this photo.
Haha. I made it through the meme generator in facebook.
Have a blast :D
One thing I love in Baguio =)
Crepe Suzette at The Manor Hotel
At YWAM (Youth With A Missiom), what Vietnamese eat we eat =)
They really taste good like fresh lumpia actually :))
Home made yogurt that my Mami made. Yum yum! \:DD/
Foods that will make you fat. BOW*
I know what you did last summer :3
I look lost in this photo with a mogu-mogu in my hand*
Forgive me for being lazy posting new entries in my blog. I mean SUPER laaaazy T.Tv I had many appointments last summer and I wasn't even able to have a couple of hours to blog where I've been to and what I'm currently doing. By the way, to make it systematic I'll jot down important appointments I've done last summer. (I mean something that is very productive)
1. Last week of March: went to Baguio for 5 days to spend a whole week left before my internship class.
2. Enrolled for summer class (Internship class) Is that important? O.o
3. Client shoot: Pre-debut shoot for Danica Lagrisola (I don't really know her but thank God for facebook, it's how she knew that I'm doing photography. It's really God's grace that I earned money before going to camp and I've glad I've shared my blessings :)
4. went back to Baguio for a week to attend Bihasa 4 Creative Arts Camp. I was the instructor for basic photography workshop (for the first time. God's grace I survived!) and also I had to support Mom and Dad for they left Baguio for 3 weeks for their mission trip at Palanan, Isabela. I'M FOREVER ALONE KID.
5. went back to Manila for my internship and by God's grace I was accepted at Asian Farmers' Association
6. went back to Baguio, stayed there for 3 days and covered a one night Youth Republic event together with my students at our photography workshop at Bihasa 4 (I'm trolling myself thinking of that 8 hours bus trip)
7. 2-3 weeks left for me to finish my internship and my parents left again for their mission trip in Bicol.
I mean I had to support them. Proud missionaries' kid here beybeh :)
8. had a pre-nup shoot for our Pastor in church with my co-photographer Jayson Cruz
Lumelevel up ang peg!
SORRY FOR POSTING SOME OF MY UNNECESSARY(not really important) APPOINTMENTS THERE.
I just thought I should jot down everything so I could reminisce all the happenings one by one =)
So here's the catch! I have bulk photos to upload! Yehess!!!
I want to share all of those with you bebegels. Soo excited =)
Blessings <3
Call It Spring
Yaho~!
I'm back! :D
In a different layout and in a different aura. Hihi. I really missed blogging. I haven't blogged ever since I went from Baguio last Holy Week and now I'm all aboard to go to Baguio again tomorrow. (feeling Antipolo-Cubao lang yung layo)
God's grace that I was able to blog again. Many events have passed like Holy Week, Youth Camp, Prayer Summit and many more that I was too lazy to blog. To tell you honestly I got tons of backlogs in my laptop to upload. Huhu D:
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Anyway, I started off with my internship already. I'm working at Asian Farmers' Association (AFA) as an intern in their knowledge department. You can link them here: http://asianfarmers.org/
The internship is an answered prayer for me. Though I started off late they still accepted me and I'm glad that the office is 2 blocks away from our dorm. I was also blessed with a supervisor that is so full of creative juices in his mind. When he thinks it's like all things are possible! =) I'll post photos pretty soon because I haven't done my journal yet that is required to pass to our prof in our internship class. Imagine, we paid for a class that we've attended for only 4 times this summer. @_@v
And on the 28th I'll be presenting in front of my supervisor about what I've learned in my internship. My gaaaad. kill me now. -___________________-
Anyway, for now I'm still working out the script fpr the promotional video of AFA that will be shown in Rome (-___-) I wish I took CA rather than IS in this case. SO HELP ME GOD. :| :))
As for my outfit, I'm wearing Chicadora's baby blue croppep top and Missy Twill's yellow floral wreath. This was shot by Tricia and edited by yours truly =) What's up with my messy hair? :p I tried to curl it though it's not successful I think I need to get a better curling iron in that case. I would like to hear from you guys too!!! I'm excited to go back to school. SERIOUSLY.. It will be like 10 months or so before you can call me graduate of Development Studies/UNEMPLOYED. HAHAH. I believe GOD WILL MAKE A WAY! And He will bring me to different places =))
By the way, I'll be having a sweet comeback giveaway at the end of the month so STAY TUNED!
Kung saan may love, dun tayo!K <3
AGNES: Answered prayer :)
I took this photo on my 2nd day in Baguio while everybody else are busy with their tasks. I've been asking my elder brother Christian to buy me a 50mm f/1.8 D lens for quite some time now. The lens can really shot perfect bokehs when you use it. He told me that he will buy me the lens if I would be able to pass our thesis proposal defense. But what really made me motivated to pass my thesis proposal defense is the statement that he said few years ago. It is that not all the good things that you've done should have come with a reward
That in everything you do you should give your best whether or not you'll gonna have a reward after a job well done. A good lens could help you capture a beautiful scenery yet it will not all be the basis of how good your photography is. With the right angle, good composition, settings and most of all a passion with what you do will drive you to capture a very captivating moment. A lot of times these are times that cannot happen again or happens only once in your life so be ready to set your camera every time you travel ;)
The day I've received my 50mm f/1.8 D lens our dog Yuri became my first subject. This dog is kind of really old. He came to our house when I was 10 and I think he was 3 or 4 already that time. And now I'm not sure if he's already 12 or 13. Normally dogs die at the age of 12 but apparently with God's grace he's still alive and kicking and still becomes our gate keeper/ "bantay" in our house. Hihi. He can really smell if someone entering our house is a bad person or not because he barks like a K9 dog if he can smell that you are a bad person ;p But he's very sweet and he's hair kinda fall because of his age. (Falling hair? Use Head & Shoulders) Haha
Since I have my new baby in hand I named my lens Agnes after the cute kid Agnes in Despicable Me. Hihi.
See you chicas! Happy Easter :*
From Baguio with LOVE
Hola chicas! I'm back and fresh from Baguio! Heehee. I had my 4 days vacation with my sister-in-law and niece. We came to visit my parents because they are currently students of YWAM (Youth With A Mission) Baguio. My lovely parents entering bible school makes me very very proud of them! At last! My sister-in -law Kerlyn is also planning to study YWAM some time next January. I hope I can enter too after I graduated! :)) Well, there's a lot of amazing things that happened in that 4 days of staying in Baguio.
All praises to the Lord! He always makes me pa-KILIG. <3 Will tell you more about God's provision in my next posts!
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By the way, my sister-in-law Kerlyn and I had 6 hours for our ukay-ukay escapades last Monday. It was all worth it! We're like entering a labyrinth. We enter an ukay-ukay shop and comes out from another street and ask each other like "Where are we?" or "Are we still in Baguio?" HAHA. P.S. We brought our niece in our ukay-ukay escapade -__- But we bought her something. I'll show it in my next posts!
By the way, here are some sweet finds that we got from Baguio. All lacy and classy =))
You can check out my sister-in-law's online shop here only at Ukay Corner for this collection.
By the way, we've done our shoot right after I woke up and have these photos shoot in the house where we've stayed for 4 days. HAHA :P And look who came to visit! A lacy inspired butterfly =))
Will see you in a bit! SHALOM! :D
Happy Mondays
These are sweet finds I haven't posted for a long time. I got these lovely finds from Love-PreLoved Shoppe
Anyway, I've been busy for months and now I got a chance to share these sweet finds with you :)
Their new collection is still up for grabs! So fab yet very affordable prices :)))
By the way, I'll be in Baguio again this Thursday and hope I'd get lovely finds from my Baguio's ukay escapades.
Will see you in a bit! ;) God bless and I really miss blogging :)
Featured online shop for February (The Love Month): Love PreLoved Shoppe
After a month of waiting we finally came up having a collaboration shoot with Love- PreLoved Shoppe, one of my blog's partners. :)
I had my high school friend to come over specially because she has that androgynous look that gave a spice in our shoot for Love Pre- Loved Shoppe's 12th Collection. A lot of nautical tops, skirts and jumpsuits to love!
We start shooting from 1:00 p.m. and ended almost 3:30 p.m. already. But this shoot is quite faster than the other fashion shoots that I've done probably because I'm already comfortable with the model and I guess the way she practiced her pose in front of the mirror the night before the photo shoot really worked out well. Heehee :p
Anyway, I really loved this shop since I've met it's co-owner Chris who's also a frustrated artist like me.
He has a very good taste in terms of choosing the colors and the combinations that will really make you have that classic chic vibe. These photos were shot in their apartment at Makati last February 11. 2012. ;)
I'm sure you want to purchase one of these lovely babies too!
Click HERE to visit their online shop :))
For collaboration inquiries fill up the form here: http://kbobadillaphotography.blogspot.com/p/hire-me.html
Collaboration shoot with online shops are for FREE :))
Missed my first collaboration shoot with an online shop called Chicadora? You may link it HERE!
Say "hello" to my FAIL ash blonde hair
Oye! After 10 decades I finally had a chance to blog again. (sniffs*) I just came from my Baguio trip for 2 days and 2 nights. (will tell you more about my trip in my next post)
I've been eyeing girls with an ash blonde hair for a long time and wanted to have my hair colored with ash blonde too. So there, I called it a fail ash blonde because it colored the roots of my hair only, but having this kind of color in my hair made my hair looked longer :p
And now I want it curled permanently but maybe some other time... T.T
The reason I haven't been blogging for weeks is because I'm working on with my thesis. Just so you know, I'm still a Development Studies junior student and it happens that my zombie nights aren't over yet until our defense is over. So there, pray for me and my thesis partner! :)) I LABS you all!
how it looks like (outdoor)
how it looks like (indoor)
P.S. My header image was made by Ms. Anna Li. If you happened to like what she did in my header image you can ask her to customize one for you too. Here's her deviant art account: http://annali-03.deviantart.com/
By the way, the girl in the header image is me! I just forgot where I've put the unedited one. Heehee :)))
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