Three Little Birds

One Ramadhan morning I was walking home from the market with my mom, bags full of fresh vegetables and raw ingredients in hands, when she pointed at something. It was a bird's nest on the asphalt. It fell from a tree. One of them thrown out of the nest, clearly dead. My mom asked me to remove them to the side to they won't be harm by vehicles or other human that pass the street. I never hold a little bird, let alone a dead one, in my hand before. But I had to because my mom definitely won't do it. I checked the nest and there were three other birds inside. I wasn't sure about one of them. It looks pretty dead, but the other two was alive. And somehow I came up with this crazy idea that we should bring this nest with birds inside it home and take care of them until they can fly. Mom agreed.

Soon the birds were my responsibility. At mom's suggestion, I gave them papaya which they refused. I don't know what else we should give them. But then I was sure that one of them is dead. I left for awhile and when I came back, two of them changed position and not long after that, I found those two not moving. Dead. So it was just this one that made it, then. I used a toothpick to give it water and it pecked angrily but sips the water anyway. We have a bird cage because we used to have birds as pets. But we haven't used it for years and it's just hanging there. I'm afraid of what I might find at the bottom of it if I decided to take it down. So I intended to momentarily put the bird and its nest inside this pot. The plant in that pot have died, it was half empty with soil, I'm just sure it was a safe place for it.

I left it there. Maybe for an hour. When I checked back, I found an empty nest. The bird was gone. It's funny how I feel horrified. It was not mine and I only have it for far less than a day. I checked all around in case it fell, but I didn't find a dead body. The pot was high on the wall so I would have known if a cat ambush the nest, but I'm sure no cat was approaching. So I tried to make myself sure that the bird somehow has flee to its freedom, back into the wild. Alive, unlike its three dead siblings.
I didn't see it taking off... but that's okay.
In my head it is alive and well.

A Camera Affair

My uncle help documented my graduation day using a camera he borrowed from his older brother, a.k.a another uncle of mine. My cousin also came to lend a hand so we have two photographers that day, which make me feel important hahaha. I didn't even bother bringing my own camera because it's almost impossible, given the formality of the occasion. But I did snap a photo of my friends with this camera before the ceremony started. I need to bring it back home so I can transfer the photos and my uncle said I could keep it for awhile, because he's not using it. I'm pretty sure his camera is a Canon 660D or maybe it's a 600D, I kind of forget. The kit lens is no different than mine, so while his camera stayed for a few days, I thought I'll try taking some photos with his 50-250mm lens.


Soon I was spying on my neighborhood from our terrace. It was too hot outside and I'm too shy to shoot around with a DSLR camera, even with my own camera. I feel like people or at least my neighbors would roll their eyes at me and thinking, 'Look at that silly girl. What is she photographing anyway?? Pfft...' I didn't go too far, I was just taking these photos of their trees that are bearing some fruits across the street, their empty balcony, and more trees and clouds... though I still think that me + telephoto lens = a creep.




It's a bummer that the blood moon couldn't be seen from my part of the world and the peak of the eclipse was happening during afternoon on my timezone. Nevertheless, the full moon that night was so beautiful. It's like the universe know my disappointment. 'Sorry you can't see the blood moon. So here, enjoy this pretty full moon.' My uncle asked me to take some photos of the full moon because obviously, I have his camera on my possession. I failed to capture the beautiful colors of the halo around the moon. I still need to figure out to shoot in manual mode with minimum and maximum light, during night and daytime.


This moon talk makes me think of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. Do you guys watch this TV series? If not, then you definitely should! There are a lot to learn in each episode and they're only making 13 episode of this great series! And the next time we can watch new episodes of Cosmos is probably in the next 30 years. Seriously, watch it. I'm being really demanding here. Hahaha
Be back soon but before I leave... can you see the dragonfly in this picture? See you later! :)

Book Fair & Affairs

Currently listening to: Muse - Madness

Oh hey, I'm back. Alright. I've got some photos left, they're also from about two weeks ago. I went to the book fair with the girls, it's been like our regular schedule for every few months whenever the book fair was held at a venue nearby our campus. This time I wasn't sure sure what books I want to get (novels, usually) and I was also trying to save up. So as predicted, I end up with two copies of old National Geographic magazine to bring home.

Photobombs!

I simply just pick up some with issues that interest me and pay, though there are indeed a lot of options. Back at home, I look closer and found out that one of them is older than myself! On February 1989 my parent were not even married yet.

I think unless you're looking for the latest information about these things, these old magazines are still useful because the knowledge is still there and you just have to read on. Plus, what I like most about this magazine is the b-e-a-utiful photos! I'm thinking about making a collage from these photos after I'm done reading them. Hmm...

Beautiful disaster.

This oldie has a raggy brown envelope with a map of Yellowstone National Park inside of it. It was such a treasure for me. It might not be useful because I won't be there anytime soon and not to mention I'm gonna need a newer version of the map. But still... a map! Of world's first national park! Hopefully I'll be there someday.

My camera's predecessors? Haha

And after reading the other one, I have more respect for the emperor penguins. Not just cute, but they're also really really tough. Now take a closer look at the bottom right corner here...





I've been watching movies on DVDs and somehow I'm avoiding 'heavy' movies. I'm usually also into that kind of movie. But lately I really just want to watch silly romantic comedies and animations. Animations always have special place in my heart. It just makes my heart... warm. You know? Watching those animated characters trying to get their dreams and prove themselves to those doubting them. Maybe I see myself in those characters. They lift up my mood and make me feel more optimistic. Which is good. Which is why I need more of good animation movies in my life. Ahem, Pixar, Dreamworks, and basically any other animation movie studios... you heard me?


Sometimes I get inspired after watching a movie and so I doodle about it with my low drawing capability. I finally watched ParaNorman. A blogger I follow on Tumblr makes me really curious about it since she started to collect all things ParaNorman after she watched it. And I have to say that I love this movie, too! It's funny, sad at some part, and sweet. I tried to doodle Aggie because I really like that quote of her. Well, she's a lot cooler in the movie so you have to see it yourself. Haha. As you probably know already, I have such fondness on some things some people may find creepy like skulls and graves. But they even get cuter that they're animated so this movie is kind of like... my thing.

Then I watched Brave. I've been anticipating this movie. I mean, it's from Pixar! The animation is really wonderful and the characters are fascinating. And not to mention the animated landscape of Scotland which is equally breath-taking. So you may want to kiss your mother after you see this movie..... I paint using acrylics on paper for the first time here. I usually just leave my doodle black and white. I think I should paint more, it's nice to see and play with a lot of colors. 

And last Monday I watched Rise of the Guardians. I love it! The characters... the animations... the cast... it's just so good. So as usual, I like the villain as much as I like the heroes. Pitch reminds me to Loki so much. And I like how he sometimes act so dramatic. And I watched it in 3D so it was just so good! There I said it again. I saw the movie alone, something I usually do but haven't done again in a while, get some donuts because I'm craving it, and then back to reality, finishing an essay and another assignment.

Last night I had a really long silly conversations on Skype with the girls. I think we agree that me and one of my friends have a sick obsession to our favorite musician, but no, they're not the same person. Isn't it crazy how you can love some actor or musician so much? I mean, it's just so devastating for me to have this huge admiration for her, my idol, but she probably doesn't even know that I'm exist in this world. So, Tegan if you read this....

In other news, today's been balance. Met some annoying people on the way to and back from campus. But it's been pretty fun at the campus today. Especially because we only watched a movie in the morning class, the following class was dismissed, and so I sneak to an earlier class rather than wait for my regular schedule for that class at 2.30 PM. But I ended up discussing Breaking Dawn: Part Two with my seat's neighbor. What even....... Alright, it's late here so I guess I'll see you later, mate! Have a nice midweek! Whatever!