Counting Down The Days

I start the Fall Semester at San Francisco State on August 28. I am on campus Tuesday and Thursday. I only have two classes register. I plan to get four classes this semester. I worry about not getting all my classes. My final registration is on August 2. Most of the classes that I want to register for are full and I am going to be on the waitlist. Sometime I am first on the waitlist, which does mean I get the class.

My summer is going good with the volunteer service that I been doing at Manilatown Center. It is amazing how many of my photos have been posted up. I am counting down the day until the 35^th Anniversary Commemoration of the I-Hotel eviction. I am going to be a part of history. I hope I get a good picture of the event.

I am counting the days until I turn 32. I have been debating if I want to do something big on my birthday. All I got planned is to celebrate it in the city but I have no idea what to do yet. I got two months away until that day happen. When I turn 30 I celebrate it in the city by walking across the Golden Gate Bridge and spending it in Pier 39. It was fun and I want to plan something bigger. 

I Am Ready!

I am going to be busy for two Saturday straight on July. I will be attending Labor Fest (Tribute to Filipino American Trade Unionists) on July 14 and We Won’t Move Panel Discussion on July 21. Both are being held at the Manilatown Center. Good point is that I am in San Francisco, which the bad part is the traffic getting there.

I love being a photographer for Manilatown Center. It keeps me busy and I really want to get my name out in the public. My photos are posted on their Facebook and the video that I create is also on their YouTube page.

Manilatown Heritage is planning very hard to promote the 35^th Anniversary of the I-Hotel eviction on August 3. The plan is to hold a vigil, open mic, reenactment of the event that occur on August 4, 1977. The event is being held on August 3 from 8pm until 2am. They really want to go all the way until 8am on August 4.  They want to get news media involve with the celebration. I already put my name down to attend the event (who else will be photographing the event?). 

Summer Time

My summer vacation away from San Francisco State University has been alright. I finally get the well deserve rest that I needed to take. I don’t have to wake up 5:30am and hit traffic in the morning. I can sleep in and not worry about being late.

I am still at Sam’s Club. I have not been getting much hours but I do not know. I really need to focus on other priority. I want the others that I work with to do the work. I feel like I am doing a lot of the work and I don’t feel like I am allowing others to do it. I am very dedicated on what I do. I go the extra mile to do a very great job. I want to step down on the hard work that I do and allow the others to break a sweat.

Volunteering at the I-Hotel Manilaltown Center has been going good. I attended the event We Won’t Move! last Saturday. A lot of people show up for the event. I got to meet Ira Nowinski, the photographer of I-Hotel: We Won’t Move! and Mayor of Oakland Jean Quan. The pictures that I have been taking are coming out good. All of my photos are posted on the Manilatown Facebook page and on YouTube.

4^th of July was alright. I was at Sam’s Club working. Afterward I just ate at BJ’s Brewhouse Restaurant and went home. I don’t celebrate 4^th of July as I use to. I just find holiday just the same as any other day.

I been preparing for the Costco International Photo Contest. I have been looking through the photos that I have taken. The photos are good but I don’t know which ones are my best shot. I want to be careful on the picture that I turn in. I am only allowed one photo. It is too bad I cannot submit plenty of my photos. All of my photos are my best shot.

More blog from me next Friday.