Ako / Parte Ko (Me / Part of Me)

Noong makita ko ang tema ngayong linggo, naisip ko madali lang ito kasi madami naman akong litrato ng aking sarili (sobrang hilig kong kumuha ng litrato ko), ngunit habang tinitignan ko ang aking mga litrato, nahirapan na akong pumili kung ano ang ilalahok ko.Ganoon pala 'yun talaga... kapag sobrang dami kang pagpipiliian, mas lalong mahirap pumili!

Naisip ko, tutal ang ilan naman sa kasali sa Litratong Pinoy ay magakikita-kita sa Sabado at parte ng pagkikita-kita ang magkaroon ng "Heritage Photoshoot" sa Intramuros, naisip kong ilahok ang litratong ito na kuha noong Hunyo sa loob ng San Agustin Church, isa sa mga simbahan na pupuntahan sa Linggo. Napili ko ang litratong ito dahil noon ko lang nalaman na si Juan Luna pala ay dito nakalibing. Ang bunso kong kapatid ang nakakita sa kanyang lapida at noong makita namin iyon, talagang pinakiusapan ko siyang kunan ako ng litrato, kahit pa ang "tour guide" na si Carlos ay nasa kalagitnaan ng kanyang tour.

Hindi naman siguro halatang excited na ako sa pagkikita-kita sa Sabado. Masaya akong ang haring araw ay unti-unti ng nagpapakita, at dalawang araw nang hindi umuulan. Mukhang umaayon ang panahon sa pagkikita-kitang ito. Excited ako kasi bukod sa makikilala ko ang ilan sa mga kasali sa komunidad na ito, mababalikan kong muli ang aking paboritong simbahan at paniguradong makakakuha na ako ng maraming litrato, noong nakaraang Hunyo kasi, ipinahiram ng aking kapatid ang aming digital camera at ang aking cell phone ay naubusan na ng baterya matapos naming pumunta sa Manila Ocean Park. Ipinahiram ni Uncle Pete ang kanilang digital camera ngunit napaka-konti na lang ng natitirang espasyo sa memory ng camera, kaya limitado lamang ang nakuhanan ko. Sa Sabado, talaga namang magsasawa ako! =)

Kita kits sa Sabado mga kapatid!

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English Translation:
When I found out about this week's topic, I said to myself this must be an easy topic since I have so many pictures (I love taking self-portraits). However, as I flip folder after folder, I realized it wasn't easy as it seem. I guess it really was hard to choose when you have so many choices!

Since some of the members of Litratong Pinoy will be meeting up this Saturday and that part of that get-together is to do a Heritage Shoot in Intramuros, I decided to post this picture, which was taken last June by my sister inside the museum of San Agustin Church, one of the places to be visited on Saturday. I chose this one because I just found out on that day that the hero and painter Juan Luna was "buried" there. It was my sister who saw the epitaph, and when she showed it to me, I immediately asked her to take my picture, even if the tour guide Carlos was in the middle of his explanation about the gloomy time when World War 2 happened.

I guess it wasn't really obvious that I am excited about the get-together on Saturday. Well, I actually am excited for not only will I get to meet some of my fellow LP members, I will also get to see my favorite church again. Last June, I wasn't able to fully enjoy my visit because we didn't have a digital camera (sister lent our camera and my cell phone's battery died on me just after our visit at the Manila Ocean Park. Uncle Pete lent me their digital camera, but the camera's memory is very low already so I wasn't able to take that much pictures. On Saturday, I will surely take lots!

Glad that the sun is peeking now and it hasn't rained for two days. Looks like the weather is going on our side. See you guys on Saturday!

*** Jenn ***