“THE essence of photography is to immortalize a moment,” ayon sa komedyanang si Tuesday Vargas, na ang tatlong palapag na bahay sa Fairview, Quezon City, ay mayroong isang dingding na tinatawag niyang “lomo wall.”
Anim na taon nang lomographers si Tuesday at ang asawa niyang si Coy Placido, gitarista ng Session Road.
Ang lomography ay tipo ng art photography kung saan binibigyan ng diin ang kulay. Natatangi rin dito ang mga blurry images, random subjects at hindi pagsunod sa alituntunin ng photography.
“Everywhere we go, we bring at least six cameras each, minus our DSLRs. We think that pictures taken with analog cameras are warmer, more realistic. You really capture the emotion,” paliwanag niya.
Ang mga picture na nasa dingding ay nakolekta ng mag-asawa mula nang magsimula silang humawak ng kamera. “Travelogue namin ’yan: photos taken in Europe, the United States and most parts of Asia,” hirit ni Tuesday. “I cried when I took a picture of the Eiffel Tower (in Paris). It was a spiritual experience.”
Taun-taon ay ini-exhibit nila ang mga kuha nila sa Maynila o sa bayan ni Coy, ang Baguio City.
Nagsimula ang interes ng mag-asawa sa lomography nang tumugtog ang banda nilang Top Junk para sa Lomo Manila sa Magnet Café sa Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
“The group had 40 members. At the exhibit, cameras kept flashing. They all looked like they were having fun,” kuwento ni Tuesday. “Since then Coy and I never quit lomography. We probably own over 20 cameras, apart from those that we’ve just refurbished.”
Ang isa pang interesting na parte ng bahay ni Tuesday ay ang dingding niya ng sapatos sa second floor.
Ayon kay Tuesday, na mayroong 300 pares ng sapatos, isa siyang shoe addict. “I’d get sick if I fail to buy a pair that I want,” ani Tuesday, na regular na lumalabas sa “Talentadong Pinoy,” “Lokomoko U” and “Katok sa Cusina” sa TV5.
Lumipat ang pamilya sa 128-square-meter townhouse noong 2006. “From the six homes we visited, we chose this place. It’s simple, di maarte and, most importantly, I already envisioned where my shoe collection would be placed,” aniya.
Minor renovation lang ang ginawa sa bahay bago sila lumipat. “A year later, I finally had the storage for shoes and bags built.”
Para raw silang nakatira sa probinsiya. “If you drive around the village, you’d see goats and hens.
At night, when it’s not raining, you’d see fireflies dancing,” aniya sabay dagdag na pakiramdam niya ay nasa Lipa, Batangas siya. Iyon, aniya, ang hometown ng kanyang magulang. “There I climbed trees, played in the rain and had so much fun. I want my son (10-year-old Kaya) to experience that, too.”
At kung ide-describe ni Tuesday ang kanilang bahay, ito ay “tropical and Zen.”
“My family and I love going to the beach,” kuwento niya. “After our trips, we like returning to a house that’s like a spa. On Sundays, you’ll hear the sound of flowing water in the background and smell incense burning. When it’s raining, Coy sometimes plays the ukelele.”
Kapag walang trabaho, madalas ay ipinagluluto ni Tuesday ang kanyang mga kaibigan. “I’m really OC [obsessive compulsive] as a homemaker. If I don’t get my way in the kitchen, I get upset. I’m very particular about how a vegetable or meat is sliced.
Although I know there are no set of rules when it comes to cooking.”
Practical shopper si Tuesday. Halimbawa nito ang six-seat wooden dining set niya. “I first saw it in a furniture shop and thought it was too expensive.” Nang bumalik siya makaraan siya sa tindahan makaraan ang dalawang araw, naka-sale na ito.
“It was because the glass had a tiny crack. I bought it and simply had the glass replaced. I was so pleased with my savings,” aniya. “Shopping for furniture takes patience. How I wish I can say the same thing about my shoe addiction.”
Nagpapagawa na raw sila ng bahay sa nasabing village, dagdag ni Tuesday.
“The new house is bigger, about 400 sqm; I think the Zen look is already passé so our new home will have a modern minimalist feel. It will be made of steel and concrete, to make it more timeless. It will look like an art gallery, but not too ornate. I want to be able to live there until I’m 70,” sey niya pa.
Wala pa ring pagbabago sa buhay ng mag-asawa matapos silang magpakasal sa Boracay noong isang taon. (Nagsama sila ng anim na taon bago nagpakasal.)
“We’re more relaxed now,” ani Tuesday, na si-nabing para silang magbarkada ni Coy. “One minute we’re quiet and not talking. Then the next, we’d break into song-and-dance. Our son would hear us, come up to our room and, suddenly, we’d find ourselves jamming with Kaya on drums.”
Ngayong 10-taon na si Kaya, umaasa ang mag-asawa na magka-baby uli. “I’m giving myself three months (to get pregnant),” ani Tuesday na nagkaroon ng miscarriage kamakailan. “One more child is good enough. I want to be able to raise the kid well. I want to focus on my future child, just like I did with Kaya. ” —Text at photos mula sa
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