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First time to join Photo Friday. Had a hard time finding a picture for this theme, so I am going to breach the "photos by me" thing and post in a picture from my sister's files.

This is Christian, one of my sister's classmates. As students of Hotel and Restaurant Management, part of their duties as students is to cook / prepare foods, prepare the banquet, and lots and lots more. According to sister, once in a while, their professors will hold a "talent night," and his picture was taken from one of those nights.

Actually, this one's just a test drive, for if this will be the real talent night, students will have to wear proper attire and all that stuffs that comes with it. This technique is called, "flambeing" (?) - a process of firing the food with wine to burn out all the alcohol content. If you ask me, I might be having a hard time doing that, for I might be afraid my hand might caught fire.

*** Jenn ***

Ang tema ngayong gabi ay "umaapoy." Ito lang ang makita kong litratong may apoy. Medyo sariwa pa itong litratong ito dahil kuha lamang ito noong Martes, nung ako'y magdiwang ng aking ika-28 na kaarawan. Maraming salamat sa aming kapitbahay na nagpahiram ng kandila sa amin.

>>> This week's theme is "firey." This is the only picture with fire in my files, and is still fresh for this one was taken last Tuesday, when I celebrated my 28th birthday. Big thanks to our next door neighbor who lent us the candle for this pictorial.

*** Jenn ***

I celebrated my birthday yesterday, 13 May. These foods were from our dinner celebration. More about this tomorrow.

*** Jenn ***

First time to join Camera Critters. I am happy to know this meme - I don't really take pictures of animals, so with this meme, I hope to take notice of the animals around me.

This photo was taken 16 April 2008 in Greenbelt Park, Makati City. I was scheduled to meet my friend Rhodz later that afternoon, and since my sister and I were in the area a few hours before the meeting time, we decided to roam around and take pictures of things that would interest us. Originally, I wanted to take a picture of the the dome chapel in Greenbelt, and while walking around, I saw this kid chasing some ducks!

It's a new thing for me to see ducks walking freely around the park. And to think that this is the Central Business District of the whole country! Anyway, after the kid stopped chasing the ducks, it was my turn to chase them! Hehehehe... they took me to the nearby lagoon, and here's my shot:

So cute, eh? They were lining! Thanks for checking my post. Do come back again next week!

*** Jenn ***

It's an open topic for all Photo Hunters, so I will share this very unique scuplture I saw in Quezon City Hall on the day of my cousin's wedding - 28 March 2008.

Taking a shot of this one was a bit difficult to do because not only do cars pass by the road (you have to be standing in the middle of the road to take a full shot of this), but on that day, there was a little occassion going that was attended by some of the top politicians, so the guards and usherettes were a bit keen on people who might do something bad.

Taking pictures of buildings and other public establishments is really tough as people are always paranoid about bombings and terrorists. I was lucky though, that even with the tight security, I was able to take this shot. The only mistake I committed was that I didn't get to read what the sculpture was all about. But it was really interesting, right?

*** Jenn ***

Dahil sa darating ng Linggo ay araw na ng mga ina, dapat lamang na bigyang parangal ang ating mga ina. Ang larawang ito ay kinunan noong ika-29 ng Marso, 2007 sa Coconut Pavillon ng Villa Escudero, habang kami ay naghihintay sa ipapalabas na Cultural Show. Maraming salamat kay Tita Merlyn para sa litratong ito.

Pinili kong ibahagi ang litratong ito sapagkat ito ang kasalukuyang paborito kong larawan kasama ang aking pinakamamahal na ina. Masaya akong kami ay sobrang malapit na sa isa't-isa, inaamin kong noong ako ay bata pa lamang hanggang sa tumanda ako ay hindi kami gaanong malapit, ngunit kami ay may respeto sa isa't-isa kahit na hindi kami gaanong nag-uusap ng masinsinan.

Ako ay isang "daddy's girl," kaya bihira ko lang talaga kausapin ang aking ina noon. Ang pagpanaw ng aking ama noong isang taon ang nagbukas ng pintuan para maging malapit kami ng aking ina. Sa ngayon, itinuturing naming matalik na magkaibigan ang isa't-isa. Madalas na kaming mag-usap ngayon tungkol sa kahit anong bagay, at malaya ko ng naipapahayag ang mga saloobin ko, at kahit may mga pagkakataong hindi kami nagkakasundo sa mga ilang bagay, kami ay may malawak ng isipan upang tanggapin ang kanya-kanyang pagkakaiba.

Mahal kita, mommy! Maligayang araw ng mga ina. Nagpapasalamat akong ikaw ang aking ina.


English Translation:
Since it's going to be Mother's Day this Sunday, it's just good for us to give tribute for our mothers. This picture was taken 29 March 2008, at the Coconut Pavillon of Villa Escudero, while waiting for the Cultural Show to start. Big thanks to Tita Merlyn for this photo.

I chose to share this picture because this is my current favorite picture of me and my mom. I am happy that we are very close to each other now, I admit she and I didn't really have a good relationship back then, but of course the respect was there, it's just that, we don't really talk heart to heart.

I am a certified Daddy's Girl, that's why I rarely talk to my mom before. My dad's death last year opened doors for us to be close. Now, mom and I consider each other as best friends. We now talk about anything under the sun and I can now freely express myself. Even though there were times that our ideas don't meet, we are broadminded enough to accept each other's differences.

I love you, mom! Happy Mothers' Day. I am really thankful that you're my mom.

*** Jenn ***