Day 21: No, not vanity. Just happiness.

Day 21: Favorite photo of yourself of ALL TIME. Why?

September 2008

Voices in Harmony

There's always a story behind everything, and the story of this photo is one of my favorites.

Back in high school, I was part of my school's first ever chorale. In my second and last year as part of the chorale, I was made president. It was so stressful but very worth it. There wasn't a lot of responsibilities except to remind people of their responsibilities and all, but it was very fulfilling to be part of the chorale that year. It was the first time we ever really called each other family. We were actually High School Musical 'cause the some of the boys were part of the basketball varsity and the some of the girls (including myself) were part of the volleyball varsity. Half our afternoon would be for the chorale and the other half for varsity training.

That year, like the year before, we joined the chorale competition called Voices in Harmony, it's where a lot of schools join to show who's the best. The year before, we weren't even close to the next level of the competition. That year though, with all our love and hard work, our conductor (Mrs. May Bernabe) exited the stage and into the lobby of the venue, crying after our performance. We all knew why instantly - our performance was so beautiful. We all cried and hugged each other 'cause we really felt that all our hard work finally paid off. We still didn't get to the next level although most of the judges gave us high scores (I think. I don't remember.) It's okay though, because it was really a great day nonetheless.

I took this photo with my conductor before the performance, while we were still in the waiting area. Sorry for the crop! I love this photo 'cause it reminds me of how HAPPY I was... I had problems and I had so many thoughts going through my mind but at that moment, I was just happy to be with the people around me.

Here's the un-cropped photo!

I'm not totally photogenic, they say I was more photogenic when I was younger. I don't think I can be one of those model/photographer people like a lot of people are now. I'm more of a behind the camera person, I guess.