For the past few months I’ve been trying to capture frozen moments of unsullied smiles, honest sorrows, naked fearlessness and candid yearnings. Here are a few of them that I am (finally) not shy to share.
Thinking
My grandfather locked in his thoughts. Wherever that is, the look he makes of it is somehow gripping.
Soaked
Beaches are popular during the new year (or at least from where I grew up, it is). My family have spent new years and new years (and some new years more) of good food, sands and uninhibited karaokiing on a beach house. They say the water symbolizes an act of cleansing. I’m not much of a fan on these things, but hey, there’s nothing frolicly ill with the idea of cleansing yourself as you brace yourself for another year.
This is my six-year old cousin Christian caught soaked and tanned during our new year getaway.
Hands in Love
I delight with an overwhelmed heart capturing this. Christmas day, my 83-year old lola’s hand holding my 86-year old lolo’s hand. And I hear people say love is extinct at this nameless age and time. I guess they must mean to say it is rare.
Fixed in Red
Two syllables. Tatum. She looks candidly aweless here, you wouldn’t have a single clue how this girl wrecks havoc when she starts pulling her mad strings for comedy. ^^
Blown Away
Eunice looking effortlessly fabulous even with her hair flying all over.
People tell you stories through furrowed brows, age lines, crooked smiles and fearless eyes. They don’t even have to say anything. You look at them and they speak to you through these stock-still moments.
thanks fer seeing it that way ms aileen. ^^
and, and… can i also add “beyond wild imaginings” to my blogroll? (i would really love to…) ^^
i’m still pretty much a newbie in photography. and i would really love to grow more in it. part of the reason why i stalk your blogs and ate aileen’s (of dviewfinder) is because of the photographs. ^^
Posted by coriander at January 11, 2008, 9:14 pmThose photos are very pretty, you did good. Keep it up.
Btw, I already linked your site too. Thank you for linking as well.
Posted by Summer at January 12, 2008, 12:05 amyou are a newbie in photography? your photos are wonderful! =)
yey! i’m linked again! =D i’m happy.
i linked you, too. as usual, i did not ask for your permission. haha. hope it’s ok. *shy smile*
Posted by Aileen at January 12, 2008, 12:42 amSummer, thanks. I’ll try to keep it up. 
And thanks for linking as well. ^^
Ms Aileen, thanks again. LOL. And of course I’d love to be linked, too. ^^
Posted by coriander at January 12, 2008, 8:59 amwow. nice. ever considered career in photography?
Posted by J at January 13, 2008, 11:03 pmj!! haha. the last time, i remember you asked me if i ever considered a career in literature. haha. 
thanks j. and i’m happy i have a friend who’s a diplomat!!
dingbuds! wow! love the pics! esp the ones with mama and papa. imagine, if these two people never met, we wouldn’t be here in this world.
keep it up, dingbuds!
Posted by skilty at March 2, 2008, 12:07 pmhai koya!! how is australia? i’m sure you’re doing super!! and thanks for visiting my little nook.
and yeah, i love that pic too. and i can’t imagine if they didn’t meet.
koya, naka abot na ba ang fairy godmother of all good things that i sent you? lol. live well!!! xD
Posted by coriander at March 3, 2008, 9:00 pmdingbuds! what fairy godmother? sounds interesting. =) sige, i’ll wait for it, whatever it is. hehe
yup, i’m starting to settle in here. you should come here sometime.
ayo-ayo!
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beautiful pictures and equally beautifully-written words, kim. this is why i keep coming here. =)
Posted by Aileen at January 11, 2008, 5:15 pm