Nine

Nine years. 

Yes, my blog turns nine today. For almost a decade, I have written 335 posts, an average of 3 blogs per month. I always see to it that at least, no matter how busy my schedule is, I have one entry per month. That would mean, I have been continuously blogging without skipping a month! But I guess if not for photography, I would have not been able to maintain this blog.

behind the bushes 

 a shutterbug naps, misses

 sakura season

I may run out of words any time soon but I will never run out of photos. I have to thank the digital age for giving us easier access in capturing life. Take a rest for a while but not for too long or else you will be missing precious moments. But don’t feel any regret as there are some instances that need to be embraced rather than captured by cameras. If I have no DSLR or point and shoot camera in hand, I have the ever-reliable iphone5s. There are times that I prefer to be an audience though and it feels good too. 

As a tribute to my blog’s 9th birthday, here are the nine most read entries. Let’s go back in time. And please have a look at them in case you have missed them before. 

 Bloomsville, 2014 - Where to go in Japan during spring season 

 Spellbind, 2013 - A musing about the spring season 

 Spectacle, 2012 - Brazilian dance and sounds invade Tokyo 

 Santa, 2013 - Birthday celebration covered in snow 

Kybele, 2011 - Model shoot in Denmark 

Badminton, 2012 - Things expat do to beat homesickness 

Fit, 2015 - How I lose 20 kgs in 6 months 

 Summit, 2012 - I climbed Mt. Fuji 

Remnant, 2009 - Our hometown’s version of Taj Mahal 

 Here’s to more another 9 years – more photos, more haiku and more blogs to come. 

 /totomai 2016/03/18 

 Photos taken with Nikon D7000 

      lens used : Nikor 18-300 mm