Thus, what I am sharing here are some pictures from my "yesteryears" back when I was still in the Philippines. The photos were not scanned, I just simply took pictures of my old pictures using my camera.
Simple Happiness, Forever a Beach Bum :)
Just modeling my newly cut hair :)
Enjoying Life
year 2001- my last full year in Philippines
An how am I now in this new land?
year 2011
Well, I aged, but aside from that, I believe I still am enjoying the same "Joys of Simple Life". 
Hiking and Geocaching: two of My Simple Life's Pleasures in San Diego
Boogieboarding and Snorkeling are the other two of my simple life's pleasures, because of life's simple pleasures at the great outdoors, I HAVE NO TIME FOR SHOPPING!!
I have grown to love photography, for photos of me, thankfully, I have a hubby who does not complain each time I ask him to take me a picture :)
"Through the years", life always was and is something to celebrate.
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Hi Bets, you look like a model, not only for the hair but for the outfit and the pose! And you have not changed a bit from your photos! You have that smile that tells us you are really enjoying life!
ReplyDeleteRYC: The Burbank Metrolink Station is just a couple of blocks from the Macy's Store and that restaurant where I took the photos.
The hairstyle might look different, but your signature smile remain the same :) Blessed weekend Betchai :)
ReplyDeleteYeah! So many pose wit nature huh! :)So seems to making enjoying every moment of it! :D
ReplyDeleteThe flood had taken the pictures, but it wouldn't sweep away your memory.
ReplyDelete(I can imagine you were "cute')..lol.. and the word verification is "fun-ters".
I like the idea of "Fun Friday." I will have to search for some of my "yesteryear" photos and they are oh, so, different! Yours are fabulous and you looked wonderful then = and now!
ReplyDeletei like the first three photos most! there is so much happiness to share with those innocent care-free smiles! TGIF! (it's TGIS here) it's a day i now look forward to catch up with your joys of simple life! nevertheless, the rest of the days you are always in my thoughts and prayers. :)
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Betchai, you're so cute! Looking at you smile, I smile too..
ReplyDeleteOh wow, Beth, I love the photos! Your smile is contagious, just looking at it made me smile too! You look so cute on picture 1 and 3. But 2 is the gorgeous Beth! I love your red outfit, it matched your hair so well!
ReplyDeleteKhai really loves taking photos of his sweetheart -teehee
You took photos of your photos...hahaha... are so creative, Beth! What a good idea! In fact it looks sharper and really clear.
Wonderful pictures of you enjoying nature. This post brightens my day!
ReplyDeleteVery sweet! Sorry for the loss in the Typhoon, when I lived in Houston, Texas, I knew Hurricanes, up in Ct, they are all very mild.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty pictures of you and the areas you visited, theone in Arizona(?) is beautiful.
The "yesteryears" photos showed a pretty you :)
ReplyDeleteYou are so beautiful ;)
ReplyDeleteoh! girlash,you look gorgeous!
ReplyDeletelove the smile and the pose and you!i love the first photo most, you have the innocence and joy of a child, lovely!
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betchai we always see you dressed in your hiking clothes, the picture with you all dressed up is lovely. I am sorry you lost all your mementos in a Typhoon. I love pictures, and the memories they hold. Thank you for sharing a little of yourself, with all of us.
ReplyDeleteI like looking at the past and think you look happy in all your photos.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely husband that doesn't complain when you ask him to take your photo:)
Your photos are gorgeous, even if they aren't of your childhood. You look beautiful then and now.
ReplyDeleteYou could be a model the way you look... i can imagine you popping out of the sea with the water flowing down yr tresses while the refrains of the theme song sounds like ...bla bla welcome to the Philippines :) bla bla bla
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What fun to look at old pictures and that is exactly what I did a few days ago searching for pictures to display on our new digital frame. I am sorry you lost some precious photos. I wished all my old photos were in digital format for safe keeping. A few years ago I started scanning all my parents old photos, but I still have lots more to go.
ReplyDeleteyou can be a model...so natural with all your poses! hehe
ReplyDeleteall my baby pics are there in my place too but i have some in my hd those i scanned.
it' nice to see more of you here betchai.
you are such a lucky girl, I've been dreaming doing all the adventure stuff that you do. But thanks to your blog, I can at least ease my adventure craving by reading it!
ReplyDeleteKimchai i love your pics especially the first one, your smile is so natural, sweet :)
ReplyDeletethat's a clever idea to take picture of your "not so many years ago" photos :)
thanks for sharing them to us Beth.
Hey, thanks for sharing some more pictures of yourself, cutie!
ReplyDeletedropping by here via the "you might also like" link...because that so innocent and pretty first photo of you was too hard to resists...I smile and realize how lucky I am to have met you in person already...one sweet day I hope we meet again on your side of the world now :)
ReplyDeleteIt seems you enjoy life, with what you wanted it to be. Simple life means happiness.
ReplyDeleteYou look so happy in these photos! I love your "jump shot" and photo #9. Great shots.
ReplyDeleteYou are one happy soul AteB, I don't think I would see you in a sad face. Keep the cheerful spirit, it's infectious!
ReplyDeleteThese are great! I always love looking at old photographs. Like you, my old photos had been ruined and swept because of the typhoons.
ReplyDeletewow hope i can do the same and still can recover some of my old photos! like others it had been swept away by the typhoons as we live in a nearby river before love the photos!
ReplyDeleteno aging at all, the most important is now that we can see and you can feel how happy you are..just sad that you don't have proof of your yesteryears...darn! typhoon causes to destroyed your stuff. if there are only external drive before that wasn't as expensive and scanners we could have copied some of them already for keep.
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures! Aging gracefully, so they say (but you are not that old!) so enjoy it and take a lot more pictures to look back to! Great memories...you never lost the joy and fun in life (the photos show).
ReplyDeleteYou simply has a great smile. Parang nagka-crush tuloy ako. Just kidding.
ReplyDeleteIs that what you call aging??? I beg to disagree! lol! You have remained very prim and proper even when boogieboarding enjoying the outdoors! I wish I had all the time to really see and experience the great outdoors like you. Keep smiling and stay happy!
ReplyDeleteMs. Betchai, you are absolutely gorgeous in those yesteryears looks! For sure you were the cutest too should there be baby photos to show off! He he he. Guess what, all my pictures, including the wedding snaps I have were swept away by Typhoon Sendong last December 2011. I could cry just thinking about it but there is no use in crying so I'll just smile away all those memories that I couldn't see in photos anymore. I must say God has blessed you with glorious days all these time because of your being a lover of the outdoors. I have read sometime not so long ago that a person who loves the outdoors ages gracefully, and slowly. I guess you just affirmed it! ;-)
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I would say you still look the same :-) from what I can see. Seeing some photos in the past must have brought back a lot of memories for you. Great idea in photographing the photos, saves scanning time!
ReplyDeleteI love looking at your old photographs. I think it's my favorite photos to look at, a view from your past. But I love that photo of you with the pinkish(?) rock formation. Second to the last photo. Where is that?
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