50 - wet & wild

i dont lie when i say i would do anything to get a great shot. with that said ive pretty much shot in some outrageous weather. extremely cold, extremely hot, wet, freezing - you name it. the video below is a perfect testament of it. sure the beaches of south africa are one of the best ive seen (and ive seen a whole lot), but the water is just FRIGID! i dont think i can stand with my feet in the water for more than 30 seconds. any longer than that and i'd get hypothermia. okay maybe im over exagerating a little bit (that and maybe i dont have enough bodyfat in me to stay warm long enough) because this place is also a surf haven. but the point is, this shoot required me to be IN the water for a long time. as you can see, there were times when i was actually submerged completely. man, thinking about that moment gives me shivers, but it was all worth it, as i did get real money shots !

with photographer carien kuhn and her wacko assistant.

he made my day by taking these behind the scene photos and videos !

sad to say, i did get sick after this and had put me out of commission for a couple of days.

but needless to say, my time wasnt wasted since i was able to catch up on correspondence and catch up on sleep. otherwise i'd still be up partying all day, everyday.

below are photos of the beautiful view at camps bay beach, where the water is apparently "warmer". yea right. as you may notice, ive also lost a lot of weight at this point. no rice and frequent visit to the gym does that to you. i offset it with intense amount of alcohol though, so it's all good :)

striking the badass pose

(i normally dont do sexy, so this is something new for my book)

  

[L] wardrobe check!  [R] look at this creeper! LMAO

 [R] fun in the water !  [L] tourist shot !

I LOVE YOU, CAPE TOWN!

49 - when work was fun

getting away from the norm was good, but getting away from my day job was best. i'll leave my job again in a heartbeat if it means coming to work with this as my "office" and my biggest "stressor" if you even call it that would be changing up my smile to give more variety to the photographer. like really, now.

an "office" with a view

i love these "over the edge" pools. they're awesome.

taking a break from "work"

[L] love that chair !!  // [R] waiting for my turn to shoot

my lovely office chair, feeling like BOSS !

48 - tuesdays with twins

around this time during my trip i knew my trip was coming to an end quite quickly and it was sad because i've gotten so used to everything - culture, directions, LIFE - as well as meeting and getting to know such amazing people around the world and learning to try 5 different accents at once. but i lived every single day as though it was my last, and i made sure i hung out with as many new friends as i could, and met new ones as though i was there to stay...

having recco pasta (our faves) at primi's with my girl nisreen

united colors of benetton

drinks at asoca with m'ladies

minority LOL jk

47 - GTL

who wouldnt love a life of indulgence?
tanning at the beach, drinks at the patio with friends, dancing and partying at night. it didnt get old, only better.

mmm, grenadillas! frozen real fruit grenadillas are our favourite treat while at the beach

sometimes we even use beach as an excuse just to get those - yummy!

waiting for my turn to play vball

(but enjoying every minute of it, lol)

lounging at a patio (or balcony rather)

just chillin with two of my fave people i met

*twin sandwich*

@ blakes

new club that just opened up so we showed our faces

@ trinity - yes two clubs in one night

this one had a really expensive cover because there was a concert going on

so what did we do? we used what god gave us (meaning brain)

and not only did we get in for free, we got VIP passes.  talk about awesome.

goldfish (CT's most rockin band) live on concert !

LOL sanny looks weird here

we're having street meat here

it's not hotdog.. something way more awesome

 i just dont know what it's called



46 - robben island

so i finally talked the girls into doing something touristy slash educational trip and went on a ferry ride to robben island ! i feel really blessed to have seen this in person. even more cool because i did a project on apartheid in highschool.

a big lunch before our excursion

(or at least i did)

@ ocean basket - one of my fave restaurants in CT

our ferry to robben island!

it docks at the V&A waterfront

posing before getting on the ferry,

with the CT eye right behind us.

we're here !

i made her do that :p

look how insanely short i am compare to these two !

our tourist photo, complete with the asian sign

our tour guide - totally forgot his name !

all's i remember is he kept saying, "i love asian girls" lol

risking our lives to get an awesome photo

on the horizon is table mountain

with our tour guide

us with alex

that's my 3rd roommmate's "bf" that she met on her first night in CT.

their first week was bliss and she was so in love

and of course like all "summer camp" romance,

this one was short lived. and she cried for days.

[L] - solo pic

[R] - sanny almost fell when the big wave came ! lol

doesnt even do justice AT ALL !!!

hate it when that happens :(

on the way to the loo !

i see penguins !

(and litter? shame)

this was sorta random...

someone's buried inside.

the tomb inside, and another one in the back

creepy.

prison cell and their bunk beds

you can also see their lockers where they kept their belongings

these are the original ones they had and preserved; no replicas.

nelson mandela's prison cell

you cant really tell but perched on those white rocks are a million of birds !

totally scary.

i wanted this quilt so bad, but it was semi expensive...

at the souvenier shop

totally regretting not buying the same bracelet that sanny did

i thought i could find it again elsewhere but i never did - womp !

souvenier photo

(took a pic of it because im ghetto like that)