running might be the answer to some girl issues

 {Sembawang sunset}

I have never been so badly conscious about my body built, until now. I've gained weight many years ago (due to stress eating hahah) and i didn't mind. When i have shrunk back to my thin self after moving to a new job, i started to realize that it made me look teeny. No matter what i eat i don't gain weight. There are days that i stood at the weighing scale wondering what have gone wrong, am i cooking the right food, am i not stacking enough. I want to have woman curves, girls, if you know what i mean, right? I am twenty-six but i still get mistaken as twenty-lower due to my body built.

I tried googling and my curiosity landed me on pages with thorough instructions on how to make hips bigger. Just looking at all those procedures makes me want to dive to bed and sleep. I am lazy when it comes to exercising. Then a friend of mine suggested running. Obviously, i will not gain weight, but i can tone up my body and fill-up to some curves. So far, the effort of running around Canberra for thirty to forty-five minutes (3 to 4 kilometers) has been worth it. My hips and legs are getting bigger. I'm shaping up. :)

Ps. Winna, you'll be so proud of me, i finally moved my limbs from deep slumber for some sexy :P

Current running track :

The Naked and The Famous' Young Blood

*album image from wikipedia

meeting summer with rain

This week's weather is precarious. It will rain and heat up in a day. But i'm still daring to anticipate some blue skies over the Lenten season. I'd like to visit few places. 

4am sketch the other morning whilst the heavy downpour.

In this kind of weather, the mafia cat sleeps zealously.

Notice how he possessively done-up Vimbim for his pillow. 

inked

So much to consider this week. Plans of making plans and turning plans into action. I'm a nocturnal person but there is no denying how mornings are extremely important time of the day. I also do things like building houses, feeding creatures and trying to survive cooking without burning myself, magical things like that, heh. Bigger plans are blowing my brains out but whatever, i already started it, which is already part accomplishment though small. Other notes in my blueprint remain blurry but then that's the challenge of getting acquainted with several unknown things.

Patterns of ink transferred a trace of Corona Borealis on my hand. Good omen, i supposed.

hello february

January has been shaky.

Must start again, February.

We'll take this leap, yes? :)

{Photo credit: Uma Relevante and her LX3 Lumix}

Turn left, turn right, up to the next stellar

Turn left, turn right, up to the next stellar

{watercolour on paper}

*I'm still afraid of some personal details about my well-being, hahah. But this morning, something reminded me that small simple things make us feel good and remember how interesting life is. 

Note no bad luck

Note no bad luck

{watercolour and graphite}

*And you all have a good day!

Chill Friday.

Forty-four sunsets away from the tyranny of petty things

"Forty-four sunsets away from the tyranny of petty things"

mixed media

I finished this artwork this early morning. I'm currently experimenting on details, lines and shapes. 

It took me a couple of hours to get this done but i enjoyed it. 

:)

Set the stars in place

Set the stars in place
{watercolour and graphite}

Set them and hold them high.

Happy weekend! 

:)

I am a two-timer

These are my two tables (portion of each)...

Office (yes, that's Iker Casillas on the picture frame, heehee) and i only own two phones, i'm not 

responsible for the rest of the phones squatting at my area.  

At mi apartment: study table/drawing board/ sometimes-midnight-snack-area.

Things i learned from these tables for the past twelve months:

1. Balance - for my daily duties in the morning and living a semi-secret-love life at night.

2. Value of time.

3. Being more organized (i used to rank myself terribly poor at setting timeline and following it).

4. Being punctual. Early riser. Morning person. Less tardy. Time conscious. I think i've become more professional. :) 

I was panicky when i started this two-table setup. Now, i'm getting the hang of it. I'm still slow because it's not really easy, but i'm coping. Yes, it gives me stressful days, i could go crazy running around trying to decide which thing to do first. But i'd rather be foolish, random and wrong, than getting it all straight and flunking to learn how. I welcome all my hypothesis and i am now my own scientist.

I also realized i can be an ultimately patient person. Seriously patient. Patience is not only a virtue. It takes practice and it can be very useful at times. 

Meanwhile, another two in my life: Mori Catzillas (each mood sold separately). 

Her retune and its wavelength of a nanometre

Her retune and its wavelength of a nanometre
{mixed media}

Hello midnight, I won't roar but will end the day with a quiet voice that says i will start again tomorrow. 

new day, anew surface

What do you think about when you see a blank canvas?


Now mine subsumes : flying and jumping around cloud puffs, buoying on the water, curious animals, dancing trees, kissing, exchange of few words, hugging figures, and trailing music lines.


Ps. sharing you my evening playlist.

Tuesday Morning

Bird-chirping, Mixed media on paper

the first morning of twenty-eleven

The first of January officially starts a new decade. 





And here's my first morning. 
Bright and cotton-candy-puffy. :) 

my dear acquaintance

In the middle of barbeque-ing, making fruits salads, wrapping sweets, and stuff; while fireworks (and firecrackers) are starting to invade the night -- i'd like to note this before the clock strikes twelve.

2010 is my year of many tryings. I tried, hope, and met with a lot of failings, too. I kicked with some moments of hopeless disposition. I’ve taken so many detours, blind hops, and side steps. I’ve also wrestled with so much uncertainties. I’ve gone through a submarine-huge course of pain and i realized that it is all necessary to arrive at the things i know now. I’ve tried new things and i’m really glad that i did. This year had been TOUGH for me. I’ve never experienced this much disappointments and failures in my life. Nevertheless, i’m grateful for everything. Because the good things do come with the bad. I had my share of triumphs and new beginnings. As doors closed, better doors opened. I’m really thankful for all opportunities, second chances, and the sudden surges of boldness that allowed me to go on and take a plunge. 

I also thank all the people who have been a part of my crazy 2010. And yes, you too! Thank you for including my little blog in one of your reads. I started this site as a keepsake and i'm still surprised getting random visits from wonderful and talented people. May each day of the coming year be vibrant, blessed, and prosperous. Happy New Year beautiful beings!  :)


Ps. Here's to a more awesome 2011:
- Raise your glass and we'll have a cheer
- I'm in the sky tonight
- I, I will begin again


Maligayang Bagong Taon! (our Filipino greeting of Happy New Year) 

cheers,
g

Balloons at St. Francis of Assisi

Man selling balloons, St. Francis of Assisi Parish
sketches, playing with crayons and pastels

when each morning cup becomes unique

So far, this is the most decent latte art i've done. I'm trying to make a tree (or sea waves, it also resembled an uncoordinated wave splash hahah) ~ but i ran out of milk/cream. My latte looks malnourished, but really, far from selling myself, it tasted good. Better luck next day. >:P 


Now, done with the edible art, i'm going back to mi drawing table.. :)

Disclaimer: this photo do not intend to cause havoc to those who can't drink coffee, *look who's talking hahah* (promise, Pierre, i'll make you one when i'm successful enough).