Two

It's my 2nd blogsary!

I started this blog in the Philippines. Had my 1st blogsary in Thailand. And on its 2nd birthday, I'm in Japan. Now I am wondering, where am I when my blog hit its 3rd year in blogosphere. I can only guess.

For the past two years, through this blog, I met some celebrities in their own rights, and it was a rewarding experience meeting them. Haha! You know who you are. This blog was brought to life because of a challenge. And I have to thank 'bumhood' for inspiring me to write about my experiences and personal stuffs.

I have established some online friends, and slowly becoming good buddies. Thanks to blogging!

With almost 150 entries, essays, journals, photos and poems, I believe I was able to share my frustrations, achievements, adventures and misadventures to every reader who know me and who doesn't know me personally.

I have other online accounts, and with the demand of my work for the time being, I can't religiously update them. I do find time to manage them but I often lose the battle. Excuses, haha.

At some point, I thought of abandoning this blog, as well as my flickr account. That's when I thought I hit the saturation point. I guess each one of us pass through that stage. One time, I got a chance to talk to one of my friends who said that if taking photos and writing blogs are turning as liabilities on my part, then I better stop. But if these passions are helping me to divert stress and develop my craft, then, I must continue. And I continued.

Distilling Thoughts

i blog my life's breath
its unceasing caravan
refillable ink

i shoot the commons
framed against passing moments
chorus of shutters

i distill thoughts too
haikus, poems and essays
a trustworthy muse

a frozen stylus
webbed camera on the chair
a negative space

illumination
a duet of clicks and quills
rebirth of ideas

/totomai

This blog may not be updated as much as I want to, but it will still continue to exist. As for the coming year, I am looking forward of writing about my brother's wedding, my friends' wedding, my month-long assignment in South Korea, a coming photo exhibit here in Japan, an encounter with celebrity bloggers, photo shoots and sessions, my visit to Italy (hopefully), reunion with friends, movie reviews and other coming adventures.

Happy 2nd Birthday, Distilling Thoughts!

/totomai
03/08/09