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(Part two below)

Anyone who knows me in person has likely heard me discuss how long it actually takes to become great at something. If you want to discover new things in the world of art, research, math, or science, you are likely much farther away from reaching that goal than you think (or want). 

Many take this to be a bad thing, since you want to be making or doing big things and you want to do it as fast as possible, but I think it’s something that helps me a lot. It’s a reminder to me that it’s alright to be a mediocre artist right now as long as I am actively working on improving my skills, and can see that improvement in some form. 

This video is a great little thing for anyone who needs further clarification, going in detail on Leonardo Da Vinci and how it took him decades to reach the level of skill and fame to create the masterpieces we know today.

Other artists that are similar are Hayao Miyazaki who had to slowly rise the ranks of the animation industry for a quarter of his life before he could direct The Castle of Cagliostro, and Richard Williams who didn’t direct the animation in Who Framed Roger Rabbit until his freaking 60s. He spent decades training before he became one of the greatest animators of all time!

So keep this in mind, and as long as you are willing to accept that your dreams should be a lifelong goal, then you can most certainly reach those dreams with regular practice and progress.

Here’s part two of the above video:

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5/13: Time Hopping

For the longest time, I’ve been planning to try visiting museums for once, but it was only now that I actually had the time and opportunity to. The number one reason I was able to even push for it is only because the entrance to The National Museum is absolutely free for the whole month of May -- and who can say ‘no’ to a deal like that? I wouldn’t. Exactly.

Just to put it out there, I’m not an overly huge fan of museums, but in any case I do appreciate (and occasionally get fascinated by) the things on display. Mico and I decided to visit the nearest building to our left, which displayed more artifacts than art (the art building was on our right but we didn’t have enough time to go and you had to walk a bit further to go there).

Try passing by the farthest staircase (the one near the elevators) -- the hallways and staircases look absolutely picturesque! I could totally imagine having a sort of photoshoot there -- but i think that’s not allowed and against the museum’s guidelines (sorry!).

It was rather fun, despite the fact that you’ll be literally going around looking at old books, fabrics, pots, plates and dead species, and if I had enough time I would’ve read every little text that accompanied them. May’s still not done anyway, and I’ve got a few more days to come back!

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5/5: The Summer GVs

Right now, words can’t express how happy and content I am with life -- so I drew how I think I feel at the moment :)

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You guys have to play Dreaming Mary -- you just have to.

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Thank you, angel who made this.

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YOU GUYS THIS SO BEAUTIFUL I WANT TO CRY THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY. IT MAKES ME SO SO SO HAPPY.

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Haven’t drawn anything in a long time! (I seriously need to do something about my coloring skills)

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You guys have no idea just how thrilled I was this morning to be in a legit radio station, actually talking on the microphone <3 

Yesterday was the first day of the Voice Acting workshop I enrolled in (Voiceworx Batch 32 for those of you interested!) iand in the whirlwind of events that followed, I ended up being invited to help out at DWDD 1134kHz for the segments “Voice of the Children” and “Tinig Kabataan” by Sir Choi. I had a lot of fun, although a bit lost, and I’m looking forward to the day I can get to do it again :)

It’s also interesting to note that everyone else is in Mass Comm and I’m all “... I graduated from a totally unrelated course BUT PLEASE TAKE CARE OF ME ALL THE SAME!”

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3/22: Diaries & Keepsakes

To date, I have four boxes and three file cases filled with memories and feels.

It’s always a treat to look at them every once in awhile. Usually I feel totally indifferent and embarrassed about what I wrote as a kid, but today was different. While reading through the last notebook (summer, 2009), I came upon two entries that struck me. This was around the time where I had to choose a course and a school for college.

May 11, 2009

Honestly, maybe I got pushed into psychology as well. There would be times that I’d push myself to like the idea enough. I can count the many times that I’d go again and again to tita beng so I could confirm that I really wanted to be someone like her. 

Truthfully, I’m half convinced.

...Isn't that when you love your job, you wouldn't be actually “working”? I don’t think there’s a job out there for me. It’s the money,isn't it? It’s whats holding me back. As much as I want to live my life, I’m forced for the money....

June 5, 2009

... to put everything simply: I’m scared. 

there are so many things expected from me and I simply don’t know if I can make them all come true. It’s creepy,come to think of it. My whole entire life is on the line.I have to change somehow but forcing myself kinda feels too much, But then I have to. 

To be frank, I don’t really think I’m doing this for myself anymore. I think I’m doing everything for the satisfaction of others, mainly my family. I love them really much, and I want them to be happy. They say they’re not pressuring me, but I think otherwise. In fact, I think that statement’s worth looking through reverse psychology! The horror.

But I do benefit from this, right?... ...benefit like it’s for my future and all. It’s like I’m paving my own way....

I’m not scared of myself. I’m scared of the future.

My current self, six years later, still resonates what my younger self has written. It’s creepy and alarming at the same time.

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OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD. I LOVE SEVEN DAYS SO BAD, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY TIMES I’VE READ IT.

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Overcome your fears -- one way to be successful is to be fearless

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here are previews of the touken ranbu merch i’ll be selling on tamacon on mar 28 (sat) in SMX MoA (Philippines). They’ll be available as fans and canvas bags and will be limited. If you guys are in the area, feel free to stop by the Obentou Box booth! :)

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My bestfriend’s going to be at Tamacon! Be sure to check her (and the rest of the Obentou Box gang) out if you’re going ;)

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3/18: Update on project “No-FB”

It’s surprisingly easy. And yes, I feel a lot better.

I think it’s been a month since I’ve ruled out FB from my life, and the past most has been one of the most interesting months I’ve had so far. Sure, I’m still the same cant-sleep-without-thinking-a-lot-type, but the thoughts aren't as depressing or as destructive as they were before. 

I might as well write here the reason why i deactivated FB -- not only was I going to lose all my money on Ateneo Trade (an FB group for people, mostly from my college, to sell stuff), facebook decided it was high time to show me the life and times of my highschool batchmates who I never really befriended IRL but I had them on my FB because, who doesn't? Added to that were travel photos of my college friends or where they worked or what they ate for lunch or what they did with their significant other,etc. 

All those got me into this depressed slump that I couldn’t quite shake off, so in the end I had to unplug myself from it to save whatever sanity I had left. 

I don’t have plans on coming back any time soon either :) Right now I feel a lot better and well, my self-arguments have better context now -- it’s less about comparison and more of searching what I want to do with my life. 

This bad-thoughts-purging thing is pretty good :) I hope I get better asthe days roll by

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chillinoodles and I were discussing our weaboo years and ended up reminiscing (and laughing) about our own made up characters, which in truth reflected our own personalities, in a magical rom-com story we never quite finished. Personally, I wouldn’t go as far as remember what we wrote. And yes, I remember my character :)) Mai Shiragumi, reporting for duty!

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You wake up every morning to fight the same demons that left you so tired the night before, and that, my love, is bravery.

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Something profound my friend told me on the way home.

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OH GOD I FOUND IT. I FOUND A MANGA THAT’S JUST SO TOTALLY ME ;___;