I’m Iya Forbes and I take pictures.
18 years of age but with a 10-year old mind
wanting to explore the world. I live happily
in sunny and rainy Metro Manila, Philippines.
I also bike, read, and fangirl a lot.

All photos are by me, unless noted in the post.
Please don't steal my photos!
Anything to say to me? eggcheeks@gmail.com
Questions? Drop by my Tumblr Ask



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June 3rd
6:06 PM

Where the Merlion Lives pt. 1 (but this post doesn’t contain any photos of the Merlion)

May 17, 2012

First set of photos from my Singapore 2012 trip AND the reason why I hate monkeys so much. (click for full post on my wordpress)

May 24th
7:13 PM

Some snapshots from my trip to Singapore last week! I had so much fun going around with my family and hanging out with a good SIngaporean friend of mine, Evon, and her awesome friends!

Will post more photos in the coming days. Click the photos for some captions :)

December 28th
8:21 PM

Christmas Baguio/Rosario trip 2011 in film

Please click on the photos for a better view of the pictures(apparently you have to be on my page first if you’re viewing this from the dashboard). Tumblr makes the photos slightly blurier so please do click on them if you want to see better quality. :)

shot with a Ricoh Singlex TLS using Kodak Colorplus 200 film

In Baguio

Christmas lunch at the Baguio Country Club with some cousins (we had a 24th of December lunch with the rest of the mother side relatives at my lola’s house down in Rosario, La Union). 

Eggnog and champagne. Mhmm.

Feet shots are so common but I love taking them!

My favorite cousin. He’s big, funny and rides a Vespa.

Batirol chocolate + Baguio weather = most relaxed I’ve been this break

Attack of the mustache.

There’s a cross placed on Kennon road in memory of a bus full of children that lost its brakes and tragically fell off the steep cliff years ago.

In Rosario

Outside my lola’s house

6:03 PM
Baguio (Christmas 2011)

Baguio (Christmas 2011)

November 20th
8:57 PM
I bet after seeing all my Paris posts most of you wondered “Where the hell is the Eiffel Tower? Did she not go to the freakin’ tower? C’mon!”
Well here you go! This photo doesn’t look much like an Iya Forbes shot but I actually like it. Mainly because the Eiffel Tower isn’t the focal point of the picture. Here’s a different view with the Pont des Invalides bridge. :)
I found this spot while me and my group got lost trying to find the famous Avenue des Champs-Élysées. I love getting lost in beautiful cities.

Shot from Le pont Alexandre III, Paris (2011)

I bet after seeing all my Paris posts most of you wondered “Where the hell is the Eiffel Tower? Did she not go to the freakin’ tower? C’mon!”

Well here you go! This photo doesn’t look much like an Iya Forbes shot but I actually like it. Mainly because the Eiffel Tower isn’t the focal point of the picture. Here’s a different view with the Pont des Invalides bridge. :)

I found this spot while me and my group got lost trying to find the famous Avenue des Champs-Élysées. I love getting lost in beautiful cities.

Shot from Le pont Alexandre III, Paris (2011)

November 19th
7:53 PM
You aren’t supposed to take pictures of the soldiers (I learned the hard way) but who can blame me? I’m a tourist. I blame the French for producing good-looking soldiers! Hahahaha

Musée du Louvre, Paris (2011)

You aren’t supposed to take pictures of the soldiers (I learned the hard way) but who can blame me? I’m a tourist. I blame the French for producing good-looking soldiers! Hahahaha

Musée du Louvre, Paris (2011)