In case you don't know it yet, i have a new site.

youngcampbell.net

see you there! :)

Oh, Why, Hello there.

Dear readers,

We meet again! my sincerest apologies for my sudden absence without prior notice. It has been months since I was away and I have been through a lot of adventures which I will unfold day by day. I would rather not to unroll my scroll of tedious excuses why I was not able to get in touch by a single post. To make up for it and get things back to where they once were, I’ll come back to you all bigger and greater!

Formerly youngcampbell.blogspot.com, I shall bring you a revolutionized version. Sit back and relax, it's going to be an awesome bumpy ride. xx

coming this MAY.

Filthy Forty #16

Crossing my fingers,

Until a wish will come true,

Frosty breeze, yuletide cheers,

Let the nightingale sing,

Say I can uncross them now,

Make my wish come true

meet naph

Meet Simeon Naphtali, my 6-month old camera. Yes! it has a name. According to Jessica Zafra, a thing will live long if it has a name, so I was persuaded. My mother taught me not to give too much value on material things, but photography has always interested me. If it's a sin to get too attached on material things, when it comes to Naph (its nickname), then I am guilty. At first, i thought that naming a material sounds crazy, but in the long run I have come to realize that materials such as camera increase its value when we name them. Maybe that is why Zafra said things will last longer when we name them, it is because we treat them with special care.

I received an early christmas gift from my sister this yuletide season, naph's tripod! I could vividly remember when I spent my vacation in the island of Boracay. I was drooling to take a shot of the seashore during night. The boracay island is full of lights giving me an impression that it never sleeps. Tripod could be very helpful for long exposure captures such as the scene I have mentioned. Anyway, on another note, I am so happy that there is a member from my family that appreciate photography. Anyone can easily appreciate a photograph, but not to its frenzy side. Frenzy side means the technicalities of understanding the mixture of aperture, shutter and ISO. I'm blessed to have a sister who is as crazy (though in a subtle way) as me.

I often take photos and people see me
as either totally stupid or absolutely genius.
-youngcampbell

Filthy Forty #15

under the surreal starry sky
when candle building lights
dance like evening daffodils
waiting for us to make a wish
a dream will come true tonight

Langit

"Tumingin ka sa mga ulap, kay ganda ng langit"
"Hindi yan langit, hangganan lang yan ng natatanaw ng ating mga mata...

ang langit ay nasa puso ng tao"

Merit

I had a crazy and busy week and I'll share to you a part of it.

I was finally able to work as examiner. It was four months ago when I had orientation for this job, but I was not able to pursue due to the so called super hero training. After a session as an observer, I had again performed return demonstration to my superior to asses if I' am ready for the job. Then yesterday, at last I became an examiner. I am very grateful to the students assigned to me by the reason of they are very well mannered. They made my task easier.

First Job
If i will write an autobiography, I would be very confuse on what my first job is. When I was grade school, I engaged into selling product... I could remember that my minimum weekly profit was P30. Anyways, I also experience working for my mother by computing expenses (related to work) . Of course, I can never forget my high school days that I sold my assignments and do projects for other people. My high school teacher won't be proud of that, I know.

Now that I'm off from school and trying to fit in in this world ruled by adults, I guess being an examiner is my first job.

First Pay
Technically, the income that I receive from the said part-time job is called honorarium not salary. Anyhow, I can't explain the difference between the two. ekkkk! All i want to say is, it's an amazing feeling that you receive a reward of something that you work hard for.

Not to take anything away from examiners, this job is way far easier than being a superhero. Being a super hero, I mean working as part of the medical team who save lives. In Philippines, the reality is, examiners are far better financially compensated than superheroes. When you're the latter, you have one of the most important jobs in the world because it's all about handling lives, yet you are unfairly compensated. That my friends, is what i can't really understand.

This is not about money, this is about MERIT.