The Sunshine Award

Yesterday I just read a comment from Jasmin of jasmintriestoblog that she had left me something in her blog. When I checked it out, I'm so surprise that she had awarded me the Sunshine Award. It was of course surprising since first, I didn't expect such and another thing is it was not long since Jasmin and I followed each other. She's so sweet for giving me such I adore her posts about fashion and life. They are really inspiring and they never fail to shower a little sunshine in my rainy mood
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"For those who do not know what a Sunshine Blog Award is: It is a prize that is awarded to "bloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogoshpere"

The Rules:

1.) Include the award logo in a post or on your blog page.

2.:) Answer 10 questions about yourself. These are below.

3.) Nominate 10-12 other fabulous bloggers.

4.) Link your nominees to this post and comment on their blog, letting them know about the award.

5.) Share the love and link the person who nominated you.

Questions: 

1.What would you most like to change about yourself?

   - everything :))

2. What is your theme song?

- Clinically Dead for 16 Hours by The Camerawalls

3.One part of your life memory, action, etc. that you wish you could surgically remove from your brain?

 -secret :)

4. What generation do you wish you had been apart of?

- 90's

5. What was your favorite childhood toy?

- It was a cute stuff toy given to me by my aunt from Australia. It was so cute and it's baby blue in color. I can't remember why but I named it Sintaki [sin-ta-ki]. I used to play with that toy a lot and treat it like a baby.

6.What's your favorite housecleaning chore?

- I like nothing?haha joke! seriously I love to cook for our family but what seem awkward is I don't want to eat the food I've cooked.

7. Do you Tweet?

- No, I'm not a bird.haha.jk!~I don't have any twitter account :)

8. Any goals?

- To be loved and to be happy :)

9. Do you really drink margaritas all the time?

- No

10. What is the ugliest car you've ever driven and were embarrassed to be seen in?

- I've never driven a car. I don't know how to anyway.

I nominate these lovely bloggers for the Sunshine Award:

thoughtsofsteph-g

fashion:jaybel'sway

starsandstitches

lovelightbeauty

nicoleperezxx

behappyblue

aprilscrazythoughts

thewritingsofaghanaiangirl

veronicadelarge

xxxloveisbeautyxxx

DIY: Tribal Print Shorts

There's no denying the fact that Tribal Print is one of the hottest trends in fashion. I've seen a lot of tribal prints before but it's when I saw this picture in tumblr that I'm inspired to make my own.
 Now is the time for you guys to do it yourself too. It's really easy plus, you don't need to spend some cash in making your own tribal print shorts.I don't really know how others did their own but what I'll show is how I made mine.

YOU WILL NEED THE FOLL.:

• any shorts
• a pair of scissors
• a paint brush
• a black textile ink
• a permanent marker

 HOW TO:

1.  Of course the first thing you need is the shorts. You can use any shorts you want as long as it doesn't look too dark. I prefer something that looks a bit faded to highlight the print. What I use is an old shorts given to me by my mom. You don't need to buy new shorts, you just have to have an initiative in looking for one. If you don't have any faded shorts you can always visit some thrift shops in your place right?
2. The next thing you need is pair of scissors. You need scissors to cut off the outer edge of your shorts if you want it to have that same edge as the picture above. This is optional, you don't need to cut off edges of your shorts to make the tribal print. This is just to add some style in your shorts.
3. Another thing you need is a black permanent marker. You will need this in putting the design in your shorts. This is also to prevent you in making mistakes if you're not that good in using paint brushes/in painting. Start drawing the design using the permanent marker. You won't have difficulty in painting if you do so.
4. The design you made using the marker will serve as a guide for you in painting your shorts. You will need a paint brush and a black textile ink. The thinner the paint brush, the better. Thin brushes will enable you to have control in tracing the designs you have especially if you have a shaky hands while you paint.
5. After painting the traces with the black textile ink, VIOLA! You'll have your own tribal print shorts now. I didn't know yet if the ink won't smudge after you do your laundry. Haven't wash my own tribal printed shorts yet but I heard that acrylic paint wouldn't smudge so I guess prints from textile ink would do the same since it's more appropriate to use in any type of cloths.

 HERE's WHAT MINE LOOKED LIKE:

close-up shot

Thanks for reading! I hope this post will help you make your own tribal print shorts too.

Tin :) 

Ashi Behati

jongskie strike a pose!

close-up shot

make-up and earrings <3 td="td">

the shoes

Ashi Behati

Location: Hills View Subdivision Tisa, Cebu City

Model: Joanna C. Lañojan

MUA&Photographer: yours truly :)

Styling: MG

Earrings: Joanna & mine

All Clothes are from Joanna's wardrobe

Go hype this look in LB:

Liebster Award Nomination

My dear friend Steph "Lahlab" nominated me for the Liebster Award. Her blog The Thoughts of Steph-G , never fail to make my day extra brighter. She writes awesome posts about beauty,make-up and other things she love. You can always visit her blog and find in there the bearings of her talent and beauty, not only as a blogger but also as a friend.

The Rules:

1) Post 11 things about yourself.

2) Answer the questions the tagger has set for you. In addition, create 11 questions to be answered by those you have tagged.

3) Choose 11 bloggers and link them in your post.

4) Go on their page and tell them you have tagged them.

5) Remember, no tag backs!

 11 Things about me:

1. I love taking photographs. Taking photos made me see another way of seeing earthly wonders.
2. I'm a lefty :)
3. I'm a bit insomaniac. I sleep very late at night/ very early in the morning.lol
4. I sketch/ doodle whenever I'm bored.
5. I love watching horror films. It's actually one of the reasons why I sleep late. 
6. I'm a "heavy" coffee drinker!
7. I love it when it rains. It reminds me of "bunchi" because she smell like the earth.hahaha.JK :D
8. I love writing poems. I express my own ideas and feelings through poetry.
9. I love reading novels. I prefer reading classics and mystery novels.
10. My favorite color is blue.
11. I can't eat shrimps and squids, they trigger my asthma.

Lahlab's questions for me:

1)What is your favorite food or dish?

- any hot and spicy foods

2)What is the one thing you find irresistibly cute? 

- fashion rings!!!

3)Where in the world do you dream of visiting?

 - Paris, Japan, Saudi Arabia

4)What is your favorite makeup brand?

- Etude House Cosmetics

5)What do you always carry around with you?

-  my soul

6)Do you enjoy a warm or cold weather?

- cold weather

7)What could you do for hours and still enjoy it?

- drawing, taking photos

8)Would you rather wear skirts or shorts?

- shorts!

9) do you use a PC or a laptop?

- PC

10)What is your favorite clothing brand?

-  I always prefer thrifted clothes than the branded ones

11)When are you most happy?

- when I'm with my friends 

MY QUESTIONS FOR MY BLOGGERS: 

1. What's the worst advice you received?

2. Do you wear watches? Why or why not?

3. What's your favorite book?

4. When you purchase any clothing, what do you consider most?

5. Are you a private or a public person?

6. If you were given a chance to change your name, what would it be and why?

7. What do you love about blogging?

8. What type of music do you listen most?

9. Would you prefer watching drama or comedy?

10. What is your favorite color?

11.What is your greatest talent?

Bloggers I nominate:

1. aprilscrazythoughts 
2. jaybelreeser 
3.  musingsofanocturnalscribe
4. thoughtsofsteph-g
5. XxxLoveIsBeautyxxX
6. secretsofgee
7. Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai...
8. sweetserendipity
9. jasmintriestoblog
10. thewritingsofaghanaiangirl
11. Zoellabeauty,fashion&lifestyleblog

A Love Letter from the Toothbrush to the Bicycle Tire

by Sarah Kay

They told me that I was meant for the cleaner life

That you would drag me through the mud

They said that you would tread all over me

That they could see right through you

That you were full of hot air

That I would always be chasing

Always watching you disappear after sleeker models

That it would be a vicious cycle

But I know better

I know about your rough edges

And I have seen your perfect curves

I will fit into whatever spaces you let me

If loving you means getting dirty

Bring on the grime

I will leave this porcelain home behind

I’m used to twice a day relationships

But with you, I’ll take all the time

And I know that we live in different worlds

And we’re always really busy

But in my dreams

You spin around me so fast

I always wake up dizzy

So, maybe one day

You’ll grow tired of the road

And roll on back to me

And when I blink my eyes into morning

Your smile will be the only one I see. 

Ear Candy: CATTSKI

I'm not an accredited music blogger or any of the kind but I wanted to share this wondrous and cool music I just heard last week in one of my busy nights editting our short film project. I was trolling around fb to kill time waiting for my downloads to finish when I caught a glimpse of an interesting post by one of my friends in fb. This friend of mine shared a link going to soundcloud ( a site in w/c you can freely upload your music). I've been to soundcloud before checking out music too and so what happened is I opened the link and VIOLA! my ear is tasting its candy-CATTSKI. >.<

         I don't really know much about her but when I checked out her page in fb, I've found out that she's also a Cebuana like me. I was a bit surprised since I am truly amazed with her voice that I thought what I'm hearing is a popular song abroad. She had a very nice diction and believe me, her voice is so powerful you'll catch yourself clicking the 'play' button again and again.
          I'm always a fan of Indie musicians in our country but most of them are from Manila. As what I'm saying I'm not fully aware of the very talented Cebuanos we have. After listening to almost all of CATTSKI's soundtracks in her soundcloud account, I feel much proud to pinned the FIlipino music in me. Her music makes me a much proud Cebuana too.
         Also, I've found out that she doesn't limit her talent in just singing songs, most of her songs are composed by her too. Her music never fail to sooth away my stress after a long day in school. I love all of her songs like the Secret Crush, Being Good, Me,50's etc. I always find them amusing but my favorite song from her is her newly release 'Monsters'. This song will gear up all its listeners to a new level of appreciating music to its fullest.

MONSTERS

I feel I’m braver now to face my demons

I’ve finally learned to use my angels too

I think I’m finally ready to live my truth

Cause right now that I’m without you

There’s just nothing to lose

I feel I’m stronger now to own my feelings

Strong enough that I can stand my ground

And I’m aware that I still can’t let you go

But there’s nothing to hold on to now

You’re nowhere to be found

**     I used to be so worried

        You might run away

        I fought so hard to make you want to stay

        I hid you in my closet, I put you on a leash

        But even then you’ve managed to escape

***    And all the monsters have left the building

       Cause there’s absolutely nothing they can take from me

       And all the sirens have stopped their screaming

       The police have stopped their chasing

       They got nothing to pin on me

        Now that you’re gone

Repeat ** and ***

You were my everything…

You were

Repeat *** 

From her soundcloud:
Monsters is a track from Cattski's latest album 0:00:00 (Zero).
Words & Music by Cattski Espina
Instruments & Electronics by Jad Bantug
Produced by Cattski Espina
Recorded & Mixed at 1032 Recording Studios, Cebu City Philippines
Mastered by Dave Donelly of DNA Mastering, California USA
Available on iTunes & Bandcamp.
Released by 22 Tango Records
Published by ICO Music Publishing

Go to www.cattski.com to download the whole album for free
or you can choose to purchase it too.

Here's where you can check the lyrics of her songs:

http://www.lyricalcattski.blogspot.com/

Why Am I Not Alive When You Were?

For almost three weeks now I've been very busy about school. There's the endless projects, exams, reports, presentations, etc. I just breathe today after a week of preparation for my presentation in one of my major courses. lol. Thank God he's always there to give me enough time and energy to have fun amidst the busy schedule I have. Never thought junior year in college would be this tough. Well, nobody said it was easy anyway. I'm just glad to make it through. Next week is our midterm exams and hopefully I'll manage to make it too.okay, I'm talking (complaining) a lot now. gomen.
So here's just another post that made me breathe much better :)

my sketch of Audrey Hepburn

This is my favorite photo of her when I searched for her over the net. I haven't really achieved the original look she had on her photo. yep I made her photo as my guide in sketching this one. Anyways,she's always stunning in every angle and I don't know why but I find Audrey easy to sketch.haha.srsly.

Another sketch of Hepburn

I actually made this aheadof the other sketch above. This is the first I did too when my mom bought me my first sketchpad.

yey, It's Lennon! John Lennon

Here's a drawing I made for my favorite The Beatles member, John Lennon. I don't have to explain why, do I? hahaha Made this using my signature ballpoint pen, mygel 0.5 LOL. Btw, I had some guide or reference to made this drawing too. I just searched for Lennon over the net too and found a similar drawing above so I made it. I don't remember who made the drawing, just found it in google. But the one above is my version.Credits for that guy anyway :) Lennon is always cool w/ his signature glasses.

Marilyn Monroe

An artwork for Marilyn Monroe. I don't really like, idolized her that much but a friend of mine asked me to draw her and so I did :D It's actually a combination of ink, paint (for the lips) and pencil (for shadowing).

The Beatles

My artwork for my favorite band.yey.The Beatles!!! This one's the famous FaceBeatles photo they have. I really, really love how they look in this drawing. You can find a lot of photos similar to this one. Funny fact about this thing is its size. The actual size of this drawing is 1x2, so you can imagine now how small it is. It just looks big here because of the photo size but if you notice it's a bit blur.lol. The important thing is I managed to succeed in making theface beatles. I tried making another version of this one, a lot bigger, but it didn't turn out to be the best. My classmate Valerie asked it from me as her birthday gift last year so she's the owner of that FAIL facebeatles now hahahahha.

James Dean

One of my artworks I consider one of my best.lol. I just love how I achieved to show Dean's face in a paint. In the reference photo I had, the paint color is supposed to be blue but my younger brother took it. What remains is my red paint so it's what I used for this one.

Note: All artworks above are made by me. I used different photos from google too as my reference/guide to draw them.

Baby Blue

The Hairstyle, Fishbone braid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Make-up, shades of blue

A close-up shot!

 

Candid shot

Baby Blue Photoshoot

Model: Nevelle July Quibido

Location: South Hills Subdivision

MUA/Photography: yours truly :)

    Here's just one of my post about my obsession.lol.These photos are part of our "Sweet Dreams" photoshoot with my girls last June. I posted it late since I don't want to mix all the photos together since we did different theme for each of the girls.Been busy too,so haven't had time editting the photos.

Note: All photos are just taken by a Samsung digital camera. I just did a little touch-up and editting for it.

Imagine the Clouds Crying

Imagine the clouds crying,
pouring colourless needles
washing out your pain.

The dust carrying
wind, is now cool and freezing,
penetrating in your skin.

It's telling you to
emerge yourself into the
warmth of the brown energy.

~Tin

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