Filed under: 100 strangers, Laugh.Learn.Love.Live, Photography | Tags: 007, 100 strangers, 365days, flickr, Mariann, Maryann, Nikon D40, Photography, project365, yourawesome
#007 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100Strangers.com
I introduce you to Maryann or Mariann. I’m not sure how you spell her name because honestly I didn’t ask her how to spell her name. She is 52 years old, happily married and has lived on Guam all her life. She used to live in Agat but now resides in Dededo.
There were three other people with her. Her auntie Priscilliana who is in a wheelchair and was basically asking for donation because she is trying to go to the Philippines to have heart surgery. Maryann’s husband, Jerome was in the center island asking for money as well. They told me that every other day they go to this specific spot to ask for donations. I took a look at Maryann’s auntie, Priscilliana and her feet are swollen and I could see that there is a sore on her right foot. I automatically asked her if she was diabetic and she said yes. Priscilliana also bakes and has been selling donuts at the Flea Market. Boñelos is what it’s called. I hope I got that right. Priscilliana didn’t want her picture taken and I understood that. She was thankful to God for having Maryann and Jerome there because they have been helping her. She said that one day God will award them. There was a little boy there too but I forgot to ask his name. He was preoccupied playing with his toy. I gave a dollar and they appreciated it. They were telling me any kind of donation counts.
I was at mobil gas station when I noticed several people sitting on the curb. I was thinking whether I should ask them for almost five minutes when I finally did. Honestly, I was afraid to and I was walking back and forth telling myself..”No, just go back…there’s always next time. ” I was fighting with myself basically. I’m happy that I faced my fear and DID it.
Filed under: 100 strangers | Tags: 006, 100 strangers, flickr, guam, Jun B. Cabanayan, Photography
#006 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100Strangers.com
This is Jun B. Cabanayan. He is originally from the Philippines and if I remember correctly he is specifically from Visaya. He has been living on Guam for 30 years and volunteers a lot because he is currently unemployeed. He is not married and has no children.
I gave Jun a nickname and that is the “Filipino Cowboy”. I mean he had the hat, shoes and well you name it he looked like a cowboy. I was parking at Kings restaurant when I saw him standing next to the pay phone. I was kind of hesitant to ask but then I convinced myself to ask if I could take his picture. He was very kind and didn’t mind that I took several pictures of him. He even asked me “don’t you remember me?” but he thought I was someone else. Thank you JUN! Afterwards I headed inside King’s to meet up with my study group.
What’s so funny is that my play has a character that dresses up like a cowboy. Well not really but similar. LOL. Anyways, I finally got my sixth stranger after how long…..i believe a year. I need to be more assertive/aggressive when asking people if I could take their picture. I mean I see people that I find interesting and I want to ask to take their picture but then I stall and don’t do it. Ohh this is all a learning process.
#005 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100Strangers.com
These awesome people are Jovie, Kayama(middle) and Fred. All of them were going around the island, taking pictures and enjoying the scenery. What I will probably remember the most was Jovie asking me was about some road on Guam, that if you put your car on neutral it will go up by itself. I have heard of that but I did not know what the road was called or where it was at. Jovie, Kayama and Fred are all from Palau. Jovie who has been residing on Guam for 11 years was taking Kayama and Fred around the island. Kayama and Fred are actually visiting Guam because their cousin is graduating. Jovie told me that their cousin took a test in Palau and received a full scholarship to go to St. John’s and now is graduating.
CONGRATULATIONS!
So, Adrian and I decided to drive to the south to take some photos. We stopped at a look out down south. I totally forgot where we were at. Possibly Yona, because i know we were passing Windward hills. Anyways, so we were taking pictures of the look out and I spotted Jovie, Kayama and Fred taking pictures as well so I decided to ask them if i could take their pictures. I said “excuse me, is it alright if i could take your picture….” and we just started talking after that.
Live.love.listen.learn 