They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I guess a photo not taken is a chunk of story left out, maybe even an entire story never told.

I’m taking a lot of pictures lately, maybe because I started my own Project 365, and I just realized that there were a lot of things, people and moments that I should’ve preserved in a photo. This is why I’m starting this blog series called I Wish I Took A Photo. I’m going to fill in the missing pieces of the story told by a series of photographs I’ve taken. I’m going to start with my recently concluded beach trip with some UPLB MASS brothers and sisters in Tingloy, Batangas (or as I like to call it, Tingloy Awesome Escapade). I left my camera’s battery at home so I was forced to document the 3-day trip with my camera phone. I’m not used to using my phone as a camera. Hence, fewer photos. I’m a dumbass.

I took a photo of the front of the boat on our way to Tingloy from the port of Mabini.

I wish I took a photo of my open fly. The sea breeze felt great down there. I wish I took a photo of our faces while the locals were telling their wacky stories about island life and deadly boat collisions. I wish I took a photo of my sleeping friends. I envied them because I only had 2 hours of sleep. I wish I took a photo of the boat captain’s face every time he yelled at me because I was blocking his view. He was like “I can’t see, boy!” and I was like “Whatever.”

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I have entered the Project 365 fray. I’m not doing this to impress, entertain or even express. I don’t have the photography skills and the equipment to do that. Although by the end of this project, I’m hoping that I would’ve improved my photo-taking Kung Fu already.

I’m doing this to document. I’ll be documenting my entire 2010 (hopefully) with photos of things, places and people. Take one photo per day is the mission, but I don’t expect myself to post everyday. Also, don’t worry, my face and sexy body will have minimal exposure.

Speaking of documentation, photo #1 features my 2009 and 2010 This Journal Will Actually Change Your Life journals.

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