CHRISTMAS LIGHTS IN AYALA TRIANGLE

Oh look, it's the last month of 2014 :)

These were still taken from Ayala Triangle's Christmas Lights Show last year. It was my first time to see it, and what could be more endearing than to watch thousands of lights hanging from the trees, twinkling, blinking and synchronizing to the tune of Christmas carols.

I have been to this year's show twice already and it's still a delight to see. I'm hoping for another opportunity to come again so I could bring a camera next time :)

YOKI'S FARM | TWO

LIFE AFTER FILM

I am not sure if it ever was obvious enough, but I honestly feel detached from this blog for the past weeks. I have thought about it, and it is probably because of my inability to write when I want to, which practically made me months delayed with updates. Imagine, we are days away from December and I am still stuck with my photos from May (wow, a May-December affair?). It is nice to be reminded of past experiences and travels whenever I update with a 6-month delayed post, but as I do it longer, I kind of grow this feeling of irrelevance between what I am trying to re-live and with what I am currently going through in daily life.

Adding to this, I have undeniably found it so difficult to write about my thoughts. I am perfectly aware that what I think or do is not essential to anyone's consciousness; but to me, it is quite what I am clinging to, for a chance of maintaining sanity and hope in this life. I don't think I am a blogger per se, but I have learned to know myself well that no matter how mundane/sentimental it sounds, writing about things keeps me going. Probably why I feel in disorder is because I was in distress last October and did not get to express any of it out of me, the first part of November brought me a bit of calmness and surprise, and now something cradled me into a disappointment again. It is a fluctuating line, really.

But I am not here now to express forlorn. I am still in the middle of things, I guess. Some of it may have fell apart, but I can only try to pick up the morsels of this whole cookie crumble.

So here's a short list of what transpired in life lately:

• Bought a journal (it is nowhere near a creative one, but writing on it helps my brain from imploding)
• Caught up with my TV shows (aside from my usual Grey's Anatomy/Scandal/Homeland, I have reconnected with Suits and started a new show How to Get Away with Murder)
• Been emotionally affected by Downton Abbey (hahaha, I love the characters so much)
• Got an office recognition (i might have inwardly fainted from shock, but am oh so grateful)
• Traveled to Coron, Palawan (one of my most beautiful trips so far, location/experience-wise)
• Squeezed in some precious alone time in coffee shops
• Tried to draw
• Enjoying train and bus trips no matter how bad the traffic is (by daydreaming, imagining scenes like in the movies, mentally guessing each person's life story from afar haha)
• Have not read books (because I'm busy watching aforementioned TV shows, what a shame)
• Purchased a lot, and different kinds of stationery (it's a therapy)

It's a wonder how quickly November has flown.

YOKI'S FARM | ONE

It was a warm day in May when we visited Yoki's Farm in Tagaytay. The breeze was not chilly at all, which is the opposite of how Tagaytay is known for, but it had the kind of weather that day that would not drench you in sweat either. We arrived at noon, and were immediately guided by one of their staff to pick small fruits from trees, smell some fresh oregano, and learn a little bit about hydroponics.

I was at the tail of the group, as I have always been, because of the occasional stopping and clicking of the camera. I did not catch the entire tour, but it was nice to have some quiet time by myself, hovered by a beautiful sky and surrounded by all greens and browns. I am an Earth person, indeed.

KIMI LATELY x CHASING LIGHT