Jar Of Memories- Pro-shots Smartphone Photography Contest

July 6, 2017, exactly 8:42 in the evening, I took a picture of this. A jar with oil inside and a piece of rag with a little fire on it serves as our light for how many days. Why? What have happened?

A 6.5 magnitude hit our place causing 4 deaths and 100 injuries. The quake also caused power interaction in the whole eastern Visayas and nearby Bohol. Having no light for many days is really hard. As we notice, almost all things today were run by electricity. For many days, it seems unusual that I haven't hold my phone while before I always have it on my hand, everyday! Sometimes, it's hard to get some sleep because there's no electric fan to give some air from being hot and humid. Plus, add the unfading love of mosquito suitor of mine who always go near me, keeps singing into my ear and tasting how sweet my blood is. Hahaha. No music to listen whenever I want to be alone and many more. But we can do many things when light isn't accessible. Since there's no phone in my hand, I had more opportunity to talk to my family. Exchanging stories, laughs, jokes makes us feel better that we could've not notice that it was already late in the evening. I'd really cherished those memories. Without light and fan is really quite challenging but as day passes, I get used to it. I did get some sleep and I can live without it though. Whenever I get bored because there's no TV, my boredom comforter is reading some spiritual publications like bible.(I'm not bragging myself to be holy, but what I said is really true). I have much of time to ponder things that helps me realized why this is really happening. It was being prophesied in the bible. In Matthew 24:7,8 says that it's going to happen. Indeed! All of those where happening today, we witnessed a lot of quake not today, not just here but around the world. It isn't really funny after all. And a life without music from phone? I just sing by myself and made realized that i have a good voice. Hahaha. 

The reason why I choose this picture, because it is very memorable to me.

Though some us here in Leyte were affected so hard by this calamity, I choose to think and see what the good memories it gave me. Like what the memory of this picture has made me. I learned so much more while electricity is off. I learned to think more positive even the situation around is clearly distressing.

How about you? What do you usually do when electricity is gone? Can you share?

Image information

Location: Tacloban City, Philippines
Size: 1.33 MB
Resolution: 3264x2448
Orientation: 90°
Camera: Samsung SM-A720F
Focal Length: 3.60mm
Aperture: F1.9
Exposure Time: 1/30 s
ISO: 160
White Balance : Auto
Flash: No Flash
Edit: No edit

This is my entry to Pro-shots Smartphone Photography Contest hosted by @wondersofnature . 

Thank you for reading,

@zhayie03

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