Adventure is out there

Hola! I'm Martina & this is my blog for all things personal. 22. Interior designer, occasional stylist, explorer of the universe. This is basically how I see the world.

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Tokyo Photo Diary

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One of the goals I set for myself this year was to go on more adventures, and take more leaps. Now that it’s mid-june, I’ve been going over the past 6 months and i’ve realized that another goal i should’ve set for myself was to properly document my adventures! Feeling a little bit like an idiot for not taking the time to share on mart-inabox what i’ve been up to. So, in an attempt to make up for lost time, i’m here to chronicle my trips in retrospect! 

My sister goes on alot of trips for work, and one of the places she frequents is Singapore. I’ve only been there once before, so on a whim of sorts, my brother in law and I decided to book a trip to spend the weekend with her on one of her longer stays. Honestly, my schedule didn’t allow for a long trip, so in between deadlines and events, I managed to squeeze in 4 days of not so relaxing Singapore sunshine. 

Things I love about Singapore: 1. Mobility! We spent the entire first day walking from Orchard to the Marina Bay Sands, and what would normally feel like a stroll through hell and back again, it was actually quite pleasant despite the overwhelming heat and humidity. 

2. Daisies on the train. I love Gerber daisies, and I suppose Singapore wanted to show off by making old couples hand out free daisies at the Dhoby Ghaut station.

3. Sentosa. I’ll admit, the whole man-made beach concept kind of turned me off, but when I started to look at Sentosa as a theme park, it all seemed to make more sense. 

After getting my fill of Singapore beach culture, the rest of the trip was spent shopping along orchard and catching up with an old friend from grade school. 

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A couple of months ago, I decided to take my personal branding seriously. Without knowing the first thing about branding, I called Joe and he helped me sort out (and re-mess up) the organized chaos I like to call martinabautista.com

So, drop by, say hi, and take a peek into my tiny corner of the internet. 

Note: Not leaving mart-inabox.tumblr.com! in fact, got a few posts lined up, so stay tuned I guess! 

Photo by: Artu Nepomuceno

Logo by: Joe Josue

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Singapore, March 2014

Film: Ilford xp2 400

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Currently: day dreaming about Singapore

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What drawing tablet do you use? :)

Hi! I use a wacom/bamboo tablet :)

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Singapore, March 2014.

Film: Ilford xp2 400

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bohol 2013

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hi, i just want to know where you buy your films and have it developed? thanks! :)

I buy and have it developed at either fuji or kodak :) Fuji takes about a week to develop while kodak takes less time but costs more. I hear the Fuji in MOA is faster, but I havent tried it out yet. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

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Martina

140222. Tali Beach.

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ART: Daylight Comes Sideways by Daniel Rybakken

Daniel Rybakken is a designer with a singular mission. He wants to trick us into thinking it’s sunny outside when it’s not, so he creates artificial windows, false patches of sunlight – whatever he can – to do so.

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Most Definitely! 

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Hi, my name is Adine and I'm from the Philippines as well :) First off - your blog is gives off the most calm and ease of atmospheres. I could scroll forever. Second, I was wondering if you could tell me where you buy your film? I'm new with the whole film camera thing and I order film online and I'm starting to think its bogus.

Hi Adine! Thanks for stopping by! I usually just buy my film at Fuji stores or kodak stores. Lately though, i've been trying to use up some expired Fuji Superia that my friend Tak got me, I think he bought it online actually, so don't lose hope! :)