A LIFELESS ORDINARY

Blogging from the streets of Lanzarote ☺, Arrecife

I’ve been meaning to blog for a very long time but my mind is way pre-occupied of so many things.☺ After months of telling to myself that I want to sign off and just go back again to the life I left behind, I decided to stick to this decision and just make the most out of it.

A lot of things happened since I worked for Costa Serena. Definitely I’m earning because that’s why I’m here in the first place. I no longer have the worries of someone who is unemployed and I have good vision of my life now. I started saving for my future and my plans almost have direction.

Applying for this job wasn’t an easy task. After all the interviews, document completion, money and all the time spent just to get the contract. I cannot really say that this is a dream job because photojournalism will always have a big place in my heart but being wise and practical, maybe my time now will be in cruise photography.

One of the perks of the job is the frequent travel and that it is one thing that I enjoy most other than learning Italian and selling photos in the gallery. ☺ Anyway, I’ve met a lot of people and made friendships with them so that’s also a good thing. Most of the stuff I learned  is the business side of photography, meeting targets and up selling. To sum up the whole experience, all is well and I’m still going to face more challenge in my remaining months.

My life made a big turn since I left and maybe it’s for the best. I don’t know, I can never tell.  I lost a relationship. I’m far from the people dear to me. I’m still figuring how my passion in photography will lead me. And I’m still counting months before I can finally say that I’ve made it.

I’m 28 and still in the process of self discovery….. argghhhh

Just so you wouldn't think that I abandoned this blog, I'm posting one photo that somehow I look happy. Cruise life is sometimes fun but full of crap. Most of the time I want to give up but then there really is no reason for me to quit. I miss everyone back home and I'm still adjusting on our new route. I'm still learning the language and trying to figure out personalities of different people. There is so much to learn, to experience and to explore.

I'll be back next year and I still have a long way to go.....

Napoli, Italy

I'm currently in Puerto Prinsesa Palawan to document the Pacific Rim Friendship Park Project. 30 students from different parts of the world come all together to create a park that will foster friendship and what it means to live across the Pacific. This is like the "Survivor Meets Habitat for Humanity" kind of project. The site is situated near the sea and the students will design and build the park, all in one month.

This is quite a challenge but for the people who are involve, eventhough the language barrier maybe a hindrance for them to communicate, binded by the language of architecture and design, each one has this vision to change the world.

The Pacific Rim Parks act as a way of bridging cultures, establishing new connections, and helping define what it means to be a member of the emergent Pacific Rim community.

I'm very much privilege to document this important project and to share with the students  their vision. Each day is full of passion and creativity. I learn so much eventhough most of the time I'm just listening and observing. I've never seen such people who has so much enthusiam to what they are doing.