Sometimes mistakes are meant to be made.


The oxford dictionary defines a mistake as:

An act or judgement that is misguided or wrong.

Sometimes, we do things we know are wrong, or at the time think are right and end up wrong. But who are we to know that these things happen for a reason. To find ourselves a bit more, to discover something that we did not know existed, either in ourselves or the world. A mistake is only an act or judgement we look at negatively. An unintended outcome.

But, have you ever wondered to look at it in a positive way. Something to learn from, to stir us in a different direction than what we otherwise intended.

Mistakes are bound to happen. We never fully know all the information and outcomes of any decision we make. But isn't that the blissfulness of life?? We do not know what will happen. If we did, wouldn't it be boring?

I heard this quote and it got me thinking...

"Clouds never make mistakes, have you ever seen a cloud that was mishapen,..have you ever seen a badly designed wave?"

"If you treat yourself as a cloud or wave, you cannot make a mistake whatever you do... through this capacity you will develop a kind of confidence"



"Each of these lives is the right one! Every path is the right path. Everything could have been anything else and it would have just as much meaning"

 I hope this reaches you well xx

Angela

Madrid Part 2

Hi,

Madrid is such a beautiful and cultural city. On my second day in Madrid, we explored wonderful shops Madrid had to offer. I bagged myself this jacket! My first white (or cream, I still can't decide) coat! As soon I tried it on I was in love!


After a long day of exploring, we decided to go for a walk in the park, upon which we discovered a fun fair! I didn't go on any rides as I was too tired but it was great photo opportunity!









We later met up with Liliana friends and their daughter. She was the most cutest, smartest and wittiest two year old I've ever! She loved every bit of the fun fair!



Stay tuned for part 3!

Angela x

Madrid Part 1

Hi! So I went to Madrid, now, what seems like ages ago. I had a really fun time and I enjoyed every minute of it. I stayed with a friend (Liliana) in Parla, who lives just outside Madrid. She was an amazing host, and treated me just like family.

 So on the first day, we headed to Sol, the centre of Madrid for a quick tour of the city. As soon as we got out the Metro, into the lovely streets of Madrid, I was greeted by a man who shooed me towards a band to take a picture with the lead singer! He gave me his sombrero too!

A lovely start to a wonderful city.






Jammon, this is what every one eats here!




Liliana!



Angela x

F.E.A.R

Isn't this amazing? I love Les Brown, he just motivates me!


I hope this helps

Angela xx

Look what I found!

"The trick is to appreciate the mindgames, understanding that they are just games. In fact, all of life and society is just a game, it's for entertainment. There are many ways to pass time, to dance to the music of life, but I personally think that mindgames are the most fun. You say your thoughts are killing you. I felt like that once as well, but then I realised what I've just told you, and I couldn't stop laughing from relief. It's all just a game!

This is a rule that I'm following, it's my motto, I hope it will serve you well: Don't believe in your own bullshit!

I cannot stress that rule enough! If your thoughts are depressing you, then it's bullshit, no doubt. There are no real mental problems, only mental confusion: If you close your eyes to all of that which depresses you, a lack of money, a lack of social interaction, status, whatever it might be... aren't you the same as you've always been? Can't you just... Drop it? Read a book? Play a game?

Society teaches us values that are horribly wrong, such as that we cannot possibly be happy without having a spouse, a lot of money and a job that saves the world or some shit. Understand that you are what makes you happy, and only you. That is how you win the game.

There's a difference between doing the cognitive action of accepting something you've read or heard, and truly understanding it"

Absinthe

   (Photo cred, Juan Carlos)

Hello, lovelies

A few weeks back, a few friends and I went to go watch Gabrielle Ducomble. 

It was an absolutely fabulous night. The sweet sound of the accordion mixed with the acoustic guitar and Ducomble singing French lyrics with her amazing voice made me feel like I was in Paris.  

Persuaded by the alcohol percentage, we ordered the drink Absinthe, unbeknownst to us it was spirit mixed with caramelised sugar and water. I've tried absinthe before (of which the memories makes me cringe a little #unimemories) but because it was under the cocktail menu we assumed that it would be an exotic cocktail.

It came with this contraption...





The sugar was lit on fire, so that it melts and is mixed into the absinthe.



It was left for a few minutes to be infused


The water slowly drips into the absinthe to create a solution like this




After waiting long time, and super eager to drink our drinks, We took a sip and I have to say it is definitely is an acquired taste. I was very tempted to knock it back and shot it (oh, it took a lot of will power not to).  Although it was definitely a lovely experience, I won't be ordering this again. Give me a shot of tequila and I'm a happy woman!

Angela xx

Panic!































Camera at the ready. I press the button and I wait to hear the sweet crisp noise of the shutter. Instead, I get nothing, but the camera telling me it's finding it hard to focus. Suddenly a feeling of disappointment, anger and nerves hit  me. For a brief second, I have no idea what to do, and think of calling it a night, packing my things and going home.

It's my first time photographing an event like this, and my worst fears has come true at the very beginning. I take a deep breath, and try again, and press the shutter button as hard as I can. Yet again, my camera does nothing. I check my settings, and I've made my aperture as low as it can go, and my shutter speed slow enough to let the ambient light in, but quick enough to prevent motion blur.  My ISO is at 800. I crank it up to 1600 the highest my ISO can go on my camera, then I press the shutter button again.

It clicks. I check the back of my camera to see the picture, not great, but not too bad either. I refocus, and lock my focus using manual focus and change position slightly, taking as many photos as I can before the subjects moves and I'm out of focus again. I check my images and I'm happy with them. Immediately after DJ drops a heavy beat, the crowd goes wild and hands are in the air, I quickly get my camera to capture the moment. I look at the crowd and their excited energy has me shuffling my feet to the beat. The brief panic at the beginning has all gone away.

(All photos can be viewed on Ohana Magazine's Facebook Page)

Angela xx
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