ALL GIRLS SATURDAY PARTY

Last September 7 and 8 I spent my days with my College friends. The name of our group is TRUE FRIENDS TFs for short. We make time to meet but it's impossible now to be complete because of work and family. 

We celebrated Aby and Gera's 23rd birthday that night and had a blast at MO2 Club and slept at Crown Regency :)

making funny faces for the camera

 Junie

 Karen

 Dinel, Junie and Karen

 Singing Happy Birthday :)

 Chocolate cakes

 They want me to be on the picture so Karen wrote my name on her phone hehe.. funny!!

 Nikita, Mitch, Gera and Aby

 getting ready to party

 up for a party

That weekend was a blast!!!
(photo grabbed from Mitch)

WHAT I LEARN IN CREATING AWESOME VIDEOS

I used the word awesome because I got good feedbacks on my first ever video. I thought my video will be a disaster and just another plain youtube birthday dedication video but whenever people tell me "Oh I see so much effort on your video" then it means they can tell I put a lot of time, dedication and creativity. I really worked hard on my first video mainly because the person I was dedicating it was a hard-to-please kind of guy, We love to take photos together and when I let to see him my photos before he was honest enough to tell me the areas I have to work on and sometimes his words challenged me to do it better and as time flies by and I got to learn more photography techniques and spent more time learning the craft his words of appreciation on my photos were already cheering me up and inspiring me to shoot more.

I never tried editing a video before, the reasons are first I don't have an editor as great as the videographers are using in creating fabulous videos. second my only editor is Imovie and honestly I am uneducated to use it, at first look on Imovie I was already confused how to run the thing. third I don't have a project to start with.

So I gave video making a try. I searched in Youtube on how to operate the only editor I have, I also experimented the editor and lucky enough it was easy as A-B-C and the process of creating videos was fun and I'm loving every single of it. I worked on my videos for 3 days every after work and just polishing every details.

To summarize everything the things I learn in creating videos are

1.) Gather all videos you need
2.) make sure to capture videos that create memories
3.) videos should show the subject's personality
4.) Pick the right song for the video make a research
5.) Have a master plan, before everything you should already have a vision on what the output will be.

Like photography I consider videography an art that creates lifetime memories in motion

Here's my first youtube video

WHY I LOVE SURPRISING MY FRIENDS

I love surprising my friends on their birthdays. If time and availability permits I wish I could do it to all of them but sadly I am quite busy lately yet I never missed greeting a close friend on their birthday. I make it sure to save it on my phone and write it down on my planner in case my phone will be stolen. I remember when I was in college and had limited financial resources I organized surprises to my girlfriends on their birthday and buy small cakes for them. There was even an instance we asked permission from our teacher to spare a little time on his class so we can throw a little surprise on our friend and he gave us a go signal and even participated on our surprise. 2 years after that surprise a teacher asked us to share to the class something that you will never forget in your life? and my friend shared to the class the surprise we gave her on our birthday and I was happy that she treasured that day. There was another surprise I organized on my friend's birthday that was almost ruined by the rain, It was June and I was out with my another friend looking for a chocolate cake and we didn't bring umbrellas that afternoon and we had a hard time looking for taxis and I ended up crying for the misfortune we encountered but in the end we still surprised my friend with our uniforms super wet.

A friend asked me these questions :

why do I love surprising friends on their birthday?

First because I grew up doing that. When I was in Highschool birthdays were really a big thing. Whenever someone will celebrate her birthday our teacher will always makes sure that there will be a little classroom celebration. I spent my highschool in an all girls school so it was a norm to give letters, balloons, hugs and kisses to the celebrant and when I reached college I had all the luxury of time organizing surprises because my time was not divided by friends and a boyfriend it was all for my friends LUCKY THEM HAHAHA...

Is it my custom to greet my friends at 12 midnight on their birthday?

Yes. Until now my bestfriend with different time zone makes sure to greet me at12 midnight (GMT+8) on my birthday. There was even a time that all my girlfriends will have a game on who can greet first on the celebrant but if it's before 12 a.m. you are disqualified. So girly and immature doings right?? hehehe... You can't blame me I grew up doing that but one thing I will never forget was the time I drunk too much alcohol and wasn't able to greet my friend at 12 midnight and greeted her the next morning and she really reacted so much like I missed her birthday and to think I still greeted her on her birthday but not at 12 midnight so I said sorry and from that time on I never missed any birthday without greeting at 12 midnight.

What do I usually give on birthdays?

I give cakes. Its the sweetest thing ever on a birthday and a little message.

What do I get on surprising my friends?

I don't get anything but I gain friendship and loyalty. A simple greeting will make their day so why not greet? It doesn't cost anything yet it means so much to someone.

Do they surprise you in return on your birthday?

Every birthday I don't expect a surprise because I might be surprised that there's no surprise HAHAHA but yes my friends surprise me and never fails to greet me on my birthday.

Leslie's 23rd birthday. I love her so much that on her day I went out looking for a chocolate cake and a letter for her birthday. She inspires me to love life.

 Salie's 23rd birthday.

I cut 23 papers and handed out to 23 of Salie's close friends and let them wrote down what they like about Salie and Their wish for her. Secretly we asked her friend from Manila to answer questions about what he likes about Salie and it was all fun!!! and our friend also suggested to print the man's face and do a mascot.

And for my 23rd birthday my friends gave me 23 messages and 23 cupcakes.

BEFORE JULY BIDS GOODBYE

Its been centuries since my last blog, well I'm just metaphorically speaking though, It's been 18 months to be exact. I've been reading blogs there and there and that made me come up with blogging again. I left tumblr for good and back here in blogger. 

I've been so blessed this month first my first blog entry for Accenture's BP2B was considered one of the top 10 blogs, there were around 60+ entries and to be included as one of the top bloggers for Quarter 4 made me happy. Though I was not the best blogger for Quarter 4  but to be part of it was enough for first timers like me. second was my birthday celebration I shared with my friend Leslie third I watched Nikki Minaj's concert in Manila with Normel Go Tan :)

JULY 5, 2012

I turned 22 last July 5. Its been a good year for me in return I celebrated my birthday with the people who made me laugh harder and smile brighter.. Leslie and I combined the celebration since her birthday was not far away from mine, her birthday falls every July 4. It was just a simple celebration that took place in our office pantry. (all photos stolen from Poyetch) hihihihi..

my good friend and neighbor Leslie Zafra

Ms Ven's (our manager) Gift :) 

with ellen and leslie don't you just love our view at the back?? 

My fellow travellers in Accenture

with our team leader Yul :)

Laughing with Leslie Girl :)

I love the jacket..That's a customize jacket with Team Yul written at the back 

one line please

TEAM YUL :)

Team Pembroke :)

JULY 10-12 2012

NIKKI MINAJ PINK FRIDAY CONCERT

SM MALL OF ASIA ARENA

Flew to Manila with Normel and watched Nikki Minaj's Pink Friday concert. That trip was full of adventure.

I've been to Manila many times but that was the very first time I was not accompanied by my parents or teachers. 

Nikki Minaj's concert was not just about grooving and rapping but there are souvenirs sold around but too bad it was so expensive. It costs around P1000 each shirt.

Nikki Minaj - lucky to be near the stage 

Half of SM Arena..Imagine how big the venue was :0

with Normel Go Tan

Wearing the free id slings from GLOBE

@ Starbucks SM MOA before the concert

FUN FUN FUN CONCERT

GOODBYE JULY TILL NEXT TIME... 

marianjoortiz