hey, i'm back.

i'm cj de silva. i'm an advertising creative, illustrator, designer and podcaster. i like to paint.

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monday eve — when gratefulness and melancholia collide ✨

we can love rest as much as we love being productive.

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"A voice that says, 'I'll be here and you'll be alright.'" . . . . . . . #HermosaBeachPier #HermosaBeach #VSCOcam #LosAngeles #VSCOcam (at Hermosa Beach Pier) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvKGeJLlo8M/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=shjsyiux031c

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Nanood ng 'Ulan' at nag-kumustahan. Na-miss talaga kita, @richardbolisay ❤ Masaya ako para sa 'yo at proud na proud. Dapat dalasan natin ang mga ganto. (at Filling Station Bar Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvHrWxPl4Ht/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wp8998ko8bue

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East Village charm ✨ (at East Village, Manhattan) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu-lvIElStQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18rvzj5p3z87j

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Echoes and sunsets in the city of angels (at Echo Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bul5cVyFWAI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bj2d0xt9jgw5

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Let's go back to NYC? Coffee and some pastrami? (at Katz's Delicatessen) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuYK5WzFskG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1g45xny9p6qcz

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Bigla kong na-miss ang NYC dahil sa Alone/Together. In love ako sa NYC! ❤ (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt5w093ld-B/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mzdt6i7epat

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"If you're my mirror then I'll never be confused." This is my favorite line from one of Wincy's songs. And it stuck with me because it echoes how I define real love - someone who makes every decision, every direction clearer. (Well maybe except where to eat for dinner!) Happy Birthday, @wincyaquinoong! Thanks for being a great husband, partner and best friend. I love you! (Yikes sorry universe for the cheese fest) P.S. I'm totally fine with your crush on Bea Alonzo. If that means that you have a type. 😅 https://www.instagram.com/p/BtcpRMPFB5R/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ipywk58m0i7g

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Mt. Tabor . . . . . . #VSCOcam #Portland #PDX #tbt (at Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtBVyfxFV6n/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13jjemhdn1fzz

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I believe Joe Goldberg said that Beck's favorite is the avocado toast from Dudley's. I like the fried chicken sandwich. Who's been hooked on @younetflix? I am! Love the references, especially the nod to Heathers (1988 movie)! Penn Badgley plays his role so effectively! Ugh this series makes me daydream of NYC. What do you think of YOU? . . . . . #LES #NYC #dudleysnyc #NetflixIsHere4YOU #VSCOcam (at Lower East Side) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsqVmvEFf5c/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dyv6j05ngnl

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SE Hawthorne, PDX 🍁 . . . . . . #PDX #VSCOcam (at Vintage Pink) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsnDHoqFz3V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s05t972vuv2g

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📌 East Village . . . . . . #NYC #EastVillage #VSCOcam (at Village East Cinema) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsbAhbzFCkP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11bg6cbyjzhmf

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I'm not a morning person. But I can wake up extra early to catch the ferry and spend the day in Brooklyn. Gah, I may have left a piece of my heart in NYC. (Piece lang. Andito pa yung iba sa akin.) . . . . . . . . . #Throwback to #Brooklyn #NYC #VSCOcam (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsa72iXFyvm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=s49okfqto7mi

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Somewhere in between UES and LES. Posting because I got so hooked on @younetflix. So happy Penn Badgley is back. ✨ (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br-VY3mlsnK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16h3r1a1lunxc

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Holiday brunch with my girls. 🎀 https://www.instagram.com/p/Br4VoQzFMQb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kjv828fo9cxc

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Happy Holidays! 🎄🎀😻 . . . . P. S. Sana lahat ng bullies (in all forms) ay matauhan at magpakabait na. https://www.instagram.com/p/BryD3pZFJxm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16qtngd62wt4o

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It was a pleasure performing as The Baetles tonight in #TheBandWArs ❤ Behind us four are group mates who were endlessly creative and supportive. Each night our group spent meeting and rehearsing were worth it. We didn't win but I feel like a winner getting to play as my beloved band of all time.✨ #TheBeatles #VSCOcam (at Whitespace Manila) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrS2CWPFRnd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=b8plm8pfbe3e