My other personality is not entirely dark and repressive. This other one is light, shiny, an advocate of all things bright and wonderful.

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There. If you checked the link, you know I've done another blog. I am still struggling with the direction. Blogs can be tough to maintain, but I'll try to keep it consistent and will make sure to get updates every now and then.

I will not abandon Tortured Squid, though I may not be able to upload photos anytime soon. There hasn't been any time to do some shooting lately, and with a lot of stuff going on in the office I feel really guilty taking some time away. (That's also saying my camera is getting rusty, but hell. One day soon, I shall rise again, fawks!)

So take care, amigos. See you.

And this is the song of one summer
among many beautiful summers,
when the dust rises and dances
and the sky is a blue, distant foliage.

And then she came with the breezes
that rose from the streams and its shells,
she that sang the song of the summer,
the song of dry and aromatic herbs
that rustled, when at my side
I felt her like a land that breathes
and like a dream of pollen and stars
that slide lukewarm on the skin and the hands.

Then she came leaping
amid the breezes and the afternoon, together,
and the first thing I saw was her waving dress
in the distance, in the distance against the pure sky.
But from then on I never again had eyes for her dress.
And I heard nothing else, but the song of the summer.


--Arturo Aurelio, Colombia

:: The photo above was taken just this morning. It took me around an hour to get it done, including makeup and other preparation. There was a bit of discomfort because (1) I didn't have my tripod with me, and (2) the paint smelled really bad. Good thing though the model was very patient, made it easier for me. There are four other photos from this series in my gallery.

Introducing the better, more organized, refreshed: my gallery!

There are some new ones which you might not have seen yet, and ones from old entries which I posted in my mac site. I'm moving everything here so I don't have to maintain two sites. The photos are now categorized into albums for easier navigation. You can click here if you want to see.

:::This one and the other new stuff in this series are inspired by the works of Steve Chong , Malaysian surrealist and multi-awarded photographer.

::Above and two of my other photos were featured in an art exhibition held at Marriot Hotel in Cebu City last March, 2007. The exhibition was part of a series of activities for 2007 International Women's Day by organizers of Artcebu and Maharlikha.

My special thanks and congratulations to King, Jagat, Yatu, Michelle, and all of the wonderful organizers of the event.

Once there was a way to get back homeward...






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Once there was a way to get back home


Sleep pretty darling do not cry
And I will sing a lullabye

Golden slumbers fill your eyes
Smiles awake you when you rise
Sleep pretty darling do not cry
And I will sing a lullabye

Once there was a way to get back homeward
Once there was a way to get back home
Sleep pretty darling do not cry
And I will sing a lullabye

(Golden Slumbers, Beatles.)

::Golden Slumbers is the first part of a three-song cycle on the album Abbey Road, recorded by the Beatles in the summer of 1969. For Golden Slumbers, Paul McCartney borrowed some words from "Lullabye", an original by 17th-century songwriter Thomas Decker. The cycle acts as a parting message from the group before they split up.

Thanks to ALK, V_angst, Kei, V, J, and the rest of the people of Boknuts for such an emotional session last Feb 14. Thanks to Jags too for spending time with us. The week before that, ALK, over another deconstruction-over-RH session, asked me to tell him 2 of my most favorite Beatles songs. I replied in my most sober voice, "Across the universe" and "Golden Slumbers". I didn't know what difference it made, but he laughed and told me that revealed someone with some longing to be mothered (or did he mean, cared?). I became defensive over the rest of the discussion. So what if "Golden Slumbers" is a lullabye and "Across the Universe" is kinda lulling? Lol. But I guess there isn't any point arguing with people over topics they're used to chewing in the morning. These are psych/sociology teachers, after all. You just have to be careful not to be in the hot seat the next time. heh--

like an elusive form she haunts me at night
invading me, like a dream that wouldn't go away
i feel choked by the many questions
that come to me.
why?
why she?

--- Maydz



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::This entry is for Gem and Maydz, nga nanginvite nako for a lively feast of kinilaw and sinugba the other weekend. Bitaw, we should do it more often gyud. Too bad I was driving that time and couldn't get any RH. Anyways.

The photo is one in the series I made of Shiela B. and Choo Saturday morning. I used poster paint to get the texture of the hand, and some plastic fruit I got from our kitchen for props. It took me around 2 hours all in all to do the entire shoot, including "set" preparation.

You may check out the rest of the photos in my gallery.