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Twinkle

-Yenki Bless S. Mancio, 11-HUMSS 3

They say, "Do what you love" and they're right..

I've always enjoyed singing since I was a child. I always enjoy performing in my own space. Throughout elementary school, I was always volunteering whenever a teacher needed a dancer that was the case at New Era University back then, but now it's different because the clubs are more organized. In my 11 years at New Era, I'm still not at ease, or I believe I'm still shy.

I was nominated as a muse in Grade 6 since that helped me grow; years passed and I was the muse until Grade 10. Sometimes I got out of it, but most of the time I had to face it. 

As I previously stated, I enjoyed singing and performing, which is why if I couldn't take HUMSS, I would take ADT. However, being a muse in grade 10 required talent, but I was unprepared, and I lost my voice. I was disappointed that I couldn't even demonstrate my ability to sing, but I was also soothed because it was the last time I did so before the pandemic hits.

I used to sing on YouTube and Twitter. I also enjoyed vlogging, makeup, and photoshoots. I uploaded seven videos in YouTube, half of which were vlogs and the others were of me singing. I'd like to continue doing YouTube videos, but I'm afraid I'm too busy right now.

I started vlogging when I was in grade 9 and continued through the summer until grade 10 arrived and I was so busy spending time with my friends that I didn't have time to vlog. My phone broke just as I was about to resume vlogging, and it no longer had any volume. Throughout my journey, my friends have always been encouraging. I was only posting videos because they convinced me that I could be good at it.

I did a photo shoot during the 2020 Pandemic time because I couldn't do anything else and was bored, and it gave me a lot of confidence when people asked me what my workout routine was or how pretty I was. As soon as the 2021 Quarantine began, I decided there was nothing else for me to do but study, and that's when I realized I was good at online games.

I still play online games, but it's less frequent now that because it's finals season and I'm in the qualifiers. I don't want to lose my concentration while studying. I play whenever I'm stressed or have some free time. Within a few weeks, I was at the top of the COD rankings, and my sister realized how crazy I was playing the game and supported me in purchasing skins.

I would advise you to be brave and allow yourself to shine. I stopped myself at the moment, but it's not too late to shimmer now.

[yashights]

A moment suspended in time

Photo: Pinterest

               “Photographs are believed more than words; thus they can be used persuasively to show people who have never taken the trouble to look what is there.” quoted by Eliot Porter. He was an American photographer best known for his color photographs of nature. Porter began to photograph birds and landscapes with a Kodak box camera as a child at his family's summer home in Maine.

                Photography is an amazing way to document every moment of our lives so we will have that memory forever. You can look back on the photograph and remember what was special during the time frame it was taken. Photography allows you to show others the unique perspective that is hidden inside your head.

                Ever since I stepped foot in high school. I would always take a picture of random things. Photography has always been one of my favorite hobbies. When I take pictures, it’s like seeing things in a new perspective literally and figuratively. My high school years circled around taking photos of my friends, and appreciating the beauty of our school. 

                However, despite my penchant for taking pictures of different things, my friends, or perhaps scenes that are bewitching to my eyesight. I always dislike the idea of taking a photo of myself, or when my friends wants to include me whenever they would take a group photo. Maybe because I appreciate every moment of my life, or I don’t want to miss every smile or every expression of their faces every time they would pose to the camera. 

               I really love those moments in High School, where my friends would approach me to take a picture of them. Despite of not having a DSLR camera, I still enjoy taking photos using my phone’s camera. I can always find something in a photograph that I missed while I took the picture. Sometimes it is someone in the background making a funny face which provides me with plenty of laughs. Other times it is the smiling faces which remind me about what that moment meant to them.

Photo by me

             Sometimes my friends get annoyed with me because I often take pictures of them while they are laughing. They will ask me to delete the photo I took because their faces are not pleasant in the photo. But they don’t see it from my perspective as someone who’s taking the photo of them. They don’t realize that they have a beaming smile that should be treasured.

              Sadly, this was the last happy memories I had since the pandemic happened. I took this photo from my friend’s camera that I borrowed when we were resting from our hip-hop practice. Fortunately, I was able to take photo because having snapshots of the memories keeps them vivid in my minds.