My Friend's Wedding

This past Saturday, we attended one of my long time friend's wedding. Congratulations Desiree and your hubby, Divyash. Desiree and I have known each other since junior high. Crazy when I think of how time really does fly. Well I try not to think about it coz it just reminds me of how old I am now :(

I wish you both a lifetime of happiness.

(Excuse my new, but temporary watermark. I can't find my old one. Urgh!)

Ceremony at the Calvary Assembly Church in Milpitas

My two babies goofing around while waiting for the ceremony to start

The Bride and Groom

Reception at the Sunol Valley Golf Club

The lovely MOH and sister of the bride, Arlene

Parents of the Groom

My other longtime friend, Sheryl and her husband Abdul

Tahitian dancing performance courtesy of the bride's cousins

Me and Sheryl

Tuesday Rant

Holy Bajeegeedee! (no idea how to spell it!) I can't believe my last posting was almost 3 months ago. Bad Heaven! Well, I have no special excuses but that my life has been pretty busy lately. The little one is currently playing soccer so when she's not playing, she's practicing. Work is work so there is that and that's about it. Any free time I have I just savor it and spend quality time with the hubby and family.

Hmmm...what I can I rant about today? I know! How out of the loop I've been on certain things, certain people. I feel bad sometimes how I've been so detached from my friends. Now I wonder if I can even refer to them as my friends. I know life take us all to different directions, but I still would like to maintain those relationships. Last month I went to dinner with 3 of my HS friends and it was really nice to see them and catch up on how and what they've been doing and reminisce about the good old days. As far as things I'm completely oblivious to...Facebook! I think I'm one of the last people on the planet that not only have an account, but never even seen one. Social networking sites have evolved from meat market to advertising. I guess I can promote my business on those sites, but I'm sure you know by now that I simply don't have the time.

Okay well that's my rant for the day. I'll try to post sooner than 3 months. :)

What Valentine's Day?

This coming Saturday is yet again another Valentine's Day. Countless ads of "that special gift for your loved one" are all over tv, radio, internet, stores. Before I met the love of my life, I used to get excited about Vday. I guess it's because it gave me the right to expect something nice and romantic once a year. How sad was that?! I know this is true for many women whether they admit it or not.

Well, as I mentioned, I now have the love of my life (Praise God) and since I've been with him, I stopped caring about Vday because everyday is Valentine's Day for me. Now this entry is not to insult anyone who's all about celebrating Vday nor am I trying to make anyone jealous of how happy and in love I am. I'm just thankful that I have found good, honest, unconditional, true love with my husband, daughter, family, and a handful of true friends. I hope you do, too!

Anyway, Happy Valentine's Day! May you have found true love. If not, I'm sure you will and when you do, book me as your wedding photographer! :)

New Things In Store

In between 1099 tax reporting and squeezing in workouts, I've managed to shop around for a professional photo printing store. Soon, I will be able to offer a variety of prints and album so satisfy the needs and demands of my clients. Once the details are finalized, I will update my pricelist and post them on my website.

E-session : Courtney + Montique

Here are some teasers from Courtney and Montique's engagement session. As always, it was so much fun. This was my final shoot for 2008.

Welcome Enzo Miguel C. Villanueva

Evelyn & Randy welcomed their second son, on December 26, 2008 at 1:00pm. He weighed 6.8 lbs. and measured 19 inches.
Mommy, Daddy, Polo, and Enzo are all doing well. He's such a cutie! I can't wait to take his baby portraits!

Evelyn's Baby Shower

Here are some pics from Evelyn's Surprise Baby Shower last Tuesday, 12/9/08.

In Your Face!

Photos by: HBO

I know I haven't posted in over a month, but I've been extremely busy lately with our year-end, the holidays, and everything else. I promise as soon as the holidays are over, I will post more regularly.

Anyways, this isn't really about me or photography related but I can't help but be so happy about Saturday's beating of Manny Pacquiao on Oscar Dela Hoya.

It was a night to remember regardless of who you were cheering for.

It was a star-studded event with so many A-list (and not so A-list) celebrities,
of course most of them were there for Oscar, but it was damn nice to know that they got to see up-close Pacquiao pummel on Dela Hoya.

Nothing against Dela Hoya, but it was irritating how many had predicted that he will knockout Pacquiao in as early as 4 rounds. Whatever! They obviously haven't seen Manny fight or was simply in denial. I did feel bad for Oscar, I really did. But hey, he still got at least $50M plus PPV, and more.

Manny is now the most powerful man in the Philippines. He trully deserves it. He makes me even more proud of being Filipina.

Getting out of the Slump

2008 Figure Olympia Top 6

To be completely honest with you (and to myself), I haven't been dedicated to my workouts for quite sometime now...almost 4 years to be exact (and 15 lbs later). Bench pressing, squatting 135 and leg pressing 400 lbs are now a distant memory. Long gone are the days when I used to spend 3-4 hours a day at the gym sweating until I'm ready to hurl and pass out. Where on earth did my motivation go? Of course I can justify some of the reasons like job promotion, a side career, and responsibilities with family. I guess I can keep dreaming about my old self, but that's not gonna get me back in shape so I think it's time for me to get out of the rut and draw up a plan as to how I will get there again. Obviously my number one goal is to drop the unwanted excess weight I have accumulated over time. Once I lose it....then what?! My desire to compete is still there (somewhere up there). I just feel like I need to aim for an ultimate goal and competing in figure is just that. At this point I can't quite decide yet since I have so much going on (and something always come up). I guess I'll have to give it a little more time and come up with a decision...maybe once I get past the unwanted excess weight and see what shape and mindset I'll be in then. All I know is I'm not looking forward to eating countless eggwhites, oatmeal, and chicken breast! Oh and not to mention countless hours of cardio.

E-session :: Meesha + Neill Part II

Here's the second part of Meesha & Neill's engagement session. We had such a blast at the shoot and it just so happened to be Neill's birthday.