Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

On to the promised Baguio visit post...

One of the things I appreciate when I come home is that for some reason people and the place in general is accommodating [More on this later.] Convenient and efficient? Yes-ish. Accommodating? Yes. Anyway, the reason I went up to Baguio last weekend was to tell the truth. The dim, dismal truth of it all.

The truth is all about what I had gone through all my life. It is now officially known by the Philippine public, what abuse I went through all those years.

To be honest, it was not easy. I have never officially been under investigation or spoken in court. This would be the first time and the topic at hand is something that hits a sore spot. [Yes, I did not cry on that stand. That was hard to do.] 

In the least, I appreciate that the people that took the stand had spoken in truth and I am very much proud of them. [I <3 my sibs]. I hope that this would all end swiftly and justice be dealt. I understand that this is hard for everyone but for the record as much as I wanted to bring this out this way. I didn't start this, but I will not take this lying down either. I've been there and done that. It doesn't do anyone any good.

What peeves me now is that a response was recently sent to me is still full of lies. It's actually quite amazing the way she can lie like that. It scares me how different reality is in her head and what the truth really is. I guess the photos and recordings help bend things to the side of truth. [Hurrah for my incessant need to document things.]

I hope that the government would really decide on the side of justice and truth. If this screws up, I swear to raise hell and high water.

I don't really know why it has to come to this. We are definitely not rich and we are working for what we have. I don't understand how other people can think that they don't have to do the same. I also do not appreciate those who think that saving face is more important than the truth. I also do not know why people think that they can just come in and act like they were always there to seem like heroes [If people really cared, I do believe they would have acted on it if words were not enough]. I also would like to understand why help is not accepted when it's freely given, I hope my special people would want to change the status quo.

At the end of the day, I hope that things would go smoothly and that the truth is heard and learned by many. I hope at the end of this all, she would accept truth.

I got to see my siblings in the least and got to hang out with them a little. This part made me smile despite the reason we were able see each other is not even close to ideal.

Not a very happy post about Baguio, but not to worry, updates about the rest of the trip will be up soon. I just needed to unload all this, guys.

Already Diffused

Howdy, y'all. I really have been meaning to post about what's been going on in my life lately but time [and oh so many distractions] would not permit. I want to get the ball rolling by starting with getting my Pop-up Flash Diffuser. [Which was there to kick off the very colorful weekend.]

Anyway, one of the things that I immediately planned to get when I got Dimitri [Nikon D3100] was a pop-up flash diffuser. I am not really into flash photography but I thought it would be a good thing to have just in case I would need to do some fill-in flash photography. [Lots of jargons? Forgive me.] 

Let me clarify a few things to make things so that we're on  the same page. Remember those red-eyes we get on photos when we use the flash? Or those unsightly oily/glaring spots on our faces when we use the flash? Well what a diffuser does is that it diffuses the light that is made by the flash, giving us nearly the same brightness but with a softer feel. Yes, it helps eliminate red-eyes and glares.

So back to the diffuser I got. I started browsing the web a week before my target date [which just happened to be one hectic week which will be explained in another post]. I found The Photo Shop in Multiply that sold camera accessories. Initially I was actually looking for the Gary Fong Diffusser which basically looks like this:

And I was really excited when I saw the picture online. I immediately called them up and placed in an order. A few days later, I paid via bank transaction [since, it would be rather expensive to go to Cebu to pick up the item :P]. The item was set to arrive the next day but it didn't. I called up the courier and found out it was on its way. So instead of stressing myself out about the item possibly being lost, I decided to distract myself with DC Universe Online and packing for my trip to Baguio for the last weekend.

The next day while I was preparing to leave for work with all the things I needed. [Plan was to head to the bus straight after the office.] Just before I was about to leave, LBC rang my doorbell and hurrah! It has arrived. I ripped it open and lo and behold this is what I got:

So, yes you can say I was slightly disappointed. There is an obvious difference. I gave it the benefit of the doubt and tried out a few shots and it seemed to be working just as well. Hence, I decided to keep the item.

Anyway, that the story of the diffuser. The Photo Shop was quick with the transactions. I know for a fact that it was shipped within the same day cause I got the tracking number a few minutes after the deposit was made. I guess I should have expected that there would be a delay since couriers do encounter problems. I guess my only main feedback about the The Photo Shop is that to try as much as possible to make sure the items on the site would match the ones sent to the customer. I mean this is just a diffuser but what if it was a battery grip? *dan dan dan daaaaan*

All-in-all, I liked what I have mainly is because it does the job and at was really affordable which gives The Photo Shop plus points on my book. My advise is to make sure and clarify with the seller that you both have the same item in mind.

Anyway, it's 2 AM and I have work in a few hours. I'll start sharing my Baguio trip later today. Ciao!