and the christmas advent begins

i have decided to do a little countdown for christmas this year.. with my doodles. basically, i'll have christmas themed doodles posted up on the blog until the 25th of december. so i guess it's a little advent surprise for you guys, the readers of this blog. honestly, i haven't drawn all 25 yet but i have already started.. so i'll just keep going until i reach 25.

anyways, if anyone has any suggestions on what i should draw, please leave a comment. whatever ideas, quotes or anything related to christmas.. it's accepted.

ps. i created a tumblr. do check it out. i still haven't uploaded everything that i have but i will eventually get there. right now, it's just my old photos.. so if you want to see them, you can start by going to my tumblr. i don't think i'll be posting anything but photos and doodles there.. i kind of like the simplicity of it. do you own a tumblr? please leave a link if you do, i'd love to check it out!

this is the truth

it's pretty self explanatory.

because we all deserve to shine

my most favorite marc jacobs flats and a quote i made up.

impossible to forget but hard to remember

i guess you could say that this is a personal emblem that represents my life. well a part of it, not so much of the cupcake but definitely lots and lots of coffee and my mac on a daily basis. i can't function without coffee, i know it's a bad habit but i can't help it!!

anyways, i decided to decorate my bb with lace tape. i thought it looked pretty nice and the fact that it protects the case from getting scratched is a bonus. so it's both pretty and effective! i love it.

so i was chatting to an old friend on the phone last night. and it just reminded me of the movie "elizabethtown".. you know how kristen dunst's character talks to orlando bloom's character non-stop?? iyea anyways, i am not a big fan of the movie and i've always thought that it could be better in some way..? it could have been like one of those really great movies but it wasn't. not for me anyways. but i do LOVE the settings and the props.. ie. kristen dunst's wardrobe and especially that ridiculous book that she made for his road trip!!!!

isn't it interesting to think that without having a special feeling for a special someone, it can make you feel so free and yet, it can make you feel so empty too....?

the never-ending thoughts of love

the above quote is from here and it just makes me think. love quotes always make me think. i guess it's just something that we'll never get tired of thinking about. i don't know.... cause i do get tired of thinking about it sometime.. but for some reason, you just can't help it most of the time.

anyways, the first photo is my cup of tea with waffles. i love warming the waffles up by putting them on top of my cup of tea.. it just makes it warm and kind of chewy. i guess i'll have to stick with these store-bought waffles until i get my own waffle maker.. whenever that may be.

another post, another tag

i was tagged by jess of wild keiki and here are the rules:

1. you have to link to the person who tagged you.
2. you have to write 7 things about yourself (both weird and normal stuff)
3. you have to tag 7 people and link to them in the end of the post and leave them a comment to let them know.

so now i tag:

1. how to deal with heartache
2. natsumi nishizumi
3. source of winsome
   
4. unraveled words
5. daily decadence
6. you are my fave
7. bfr

sweet sour pink and purple

who doesn't love nerds?

i need to take a chill pill

sometimes you tend to stress over nothing. and i think that's what i did today. but all is good now. that photo of my outfit was taken last week.. i just haven't had the time to upload it yet. i am liking plaid but i would not dare to wear red plaid.. it's just, red isn't exactly my color. but green plaid is nice.. and i like it. it reminds me of school uniforms and christmas.

the last photo is actually and old one. i took it almost about a year or two years ago. i'm not too sure. but iyeah the story is, i was in a japanese restaurant and got bored and decided to write on the chopstick while waiting for the food to come and there it is. kind of random but i kind of like it anyways.

the message of the day

i printed some of my doodles the other day. it turned out pretty good. quite tiny but it was okay i guess. i'm quite tired today. i was busy running around in the morning from one place to another and that just completely drenched me out!! and yet, i still have so much work to do!!

i guess that's all from me for now.. i'm too tired and dead to think of what to write.

the wonders of watercolor

i haven't touched my watercolors in the longest time. actually i haven't even been doodling that much either. i don't think it's a good sign. i guess i'm just too caught up with my school work and other side stuff. oh well. i shall get back on it soon.. when i'm free.

i found these magazine spreads somewhere from the internet but i forgot from where. i LOVE it when they use fairy tales as concepts for a magazine shoot. it always turns out soooo dreamy and pretty. i guess it's like seeing your fairy tale comes to live and it gives you such a ooey gooey feeling. and i've always loved princess and the pea and thumbelina! i actually made a picture book based on the story of princess and the pea for one of my school assignments.. i had to illustrate the story and i think if i was to re-do it again, i would.

in need of some new candles

i am running out of candles!! i need to get some new ones. for some reason, i just love lighting them up with good old matchsticks instead of lighters. i love how you have to glide the matchbox, take one matchstick and then strike it on the side to light up the flame. there's just something about that process that makes me feel happy.

anyways.. can you spot the little heart in the macaroon? i swear it's not photo manipulation or anything but for some reason i just found it there. it must be one special macaroon!

officially the weekend!

can you spot the little bumble bee? i was kind of scared to take the picture and get closer to it since i thought that i might get stung or something.. but i wasn't! thank goodness. i wonder what those flowers are.. they remind me of sakura but i am pretty sure it's not. it's still pretty though. they're my favorite flowers/plant in our garden.

ps. those are lyrics from a jason mraz song called details in the fabric.

life is an unstoppable clock, ticking away all the time

i love my snapple apple. i love it because the taste makes me happy and i love it because there are always these facts on the caps that aren't really very important but kind of amusing to read, anyways.

i'm kind of blank of words at the moment. and the doodle below is not really how i am feeling today. it was just something i drew randomly the other day. i can't believe it's already friday!! i really don't know if it's just me or time has seriously been passing by so fast these days! it's crazy. and i know i talk about this a whole lot on my blog.. but seriously.. am i the only one who thinks time is passing by real fast?

pink with a dash of creme

a very nice nail color. not sure what the name means though?
lyrics from one of my favorite song: chasing pavements by adele.
vanilla cupcake with strawberry icing. heaven!
random doodles of flowers, trees and lollipops.
what i wore last weekend.

sometimes you don't even realize

i woke up extremely late today!! well it wasn't that late but it was the time where i would already be ready at the table eating my breakfast. so iyeah.. i knew yesterday was too good to be true, to be awake at 5 in the morning. oh well. i had such a good sleep though.

*sigh* i think the holiday bug has really hit me. feeling more lazy and lazier by the day. i can't even be bothered doing my school work anymore these days. it's always times like these.. when it's close to december and christmas, where i need time off and just be somewhere foreign and be enjoying a little holiday. i mean, i think we all deserve a little break at the end of every year, no?

does the color blue make you feel blue?

i've always thought that blue is a color for boys. which is also the reason why i bought a blue lego speaker for my brother the other time. i think the blue lego looks more like a lego that my white one. probably because legos' signature colors are blue, red and yellow. not so much of white.

anyways, i am rambling on randomly and i think i will just go offline and do something productive now. bye.

EDIT: guess what? i added feedburner for my blog! so if anyone wants to subscribe, you certainly can now!! i must admit, i depend on my google reader a lot these days. it makes my life so much better and easier. so for those who do not know what feeds are.. or what google reader is, please google it up!! it will seriously change your life!! and i am not being overly dramatic. it seriously is a good tool. imagine having all your favorite blogs in one window and you can know instantly when someone posts something new on their blog. it's instant gratification. kind of like polaroid but much faster!

super early bird special

i woke up so incredibly early today. the earliest i have ever woken up without intention. i was just wide awake when it was 5am. weird. i think it was because i slept early since i was simply too tired last night. so i ended up making coffee and drinking it while reading blogs. it's really nice to wake up that early once in a while because the house is so quiet and still in a non creepy way.

anyways, i have been working on christmas drawings. we'll see how they go and maybe i can post them up here or something. i really hope i will get them done before it's too late! well it already is a bit late but oh well. better late than never, right?

ps. that is a nougat from australia. my uncle just came back and he brought us a huuuuge packet of them. i love it! and apparently, they now come in different flavours!! there's green tea, cappuccino and apricot. the one pictured above is the original flavour.

something small and something cold

super small macaroon

my most favorite iced strawberry tea

i truly believe that life is a cycle. there are ups and there are always downs. and i also believe that if you do good, everything will be okay. but if you commit bad deeds, then there's no guarantee, really. i also believe in karma. what goes around will always come around. it's just as simple as that. treat people the way you want to be treated but without expecting anything in return.

life has been average these days. there are decisions to make but sometimes i am not even sure if these decisions are mine to make. i guess it's confusing in that way.

my collection of rings

i didn't realize i have this much. or is it not much at all..? i'm not even sure. but iyeah, these has been collected for around two or three years i think. i still can't get enough of rings though. whenever i see a nice one.. i always end up getting it. i guess it's my weak spot.. i think i need a ring holder or whatever it is so that i can display them. right now they are just scattered all over my dressing table.

the beginning of a great week

our plungers at home.

a quote i found, which i thought was very true.

i received this little mail package over the weekend and it seriously made my weekend even better. my sister actually knocked on my room and slipped it under the door, which i thought was kind of weird but cute in a way. i giggled as i read through it and i must say, it is just purely awesome. if you want to get a copy of future issues, just check it out here.

sunday mornings

i am not usually awake on sunday mornings. it's a bad habit i know.. but i just can't help it. it's usually the one day where you have no commitment or responsibilities. you are just free to do whatever you want. and what i normally decide to do on a sunday is just stay at home and chill. i always tend to stay away from the crowds outside.. and just enjoy my house. it's kind of lame, i know.. but it's very relaxing for me.

so here's a random doodle i did. i don't know how the idea came about. but iyeah, i just did it. it's kind of like that for me.. usually all the ideas just comes out of the blue and sometimes, they don't come at all! which is kind of scary. anyways, i think for today.. i am the second one from the top: content.

i guess i should have included a word to measure the actual mood. hmm. well here it is anyways.. from top to bottom: super psyched, content, blah and crap. how's your mood today?

read the sign

sometimes you just wish you can have a sign hanging around your neck so anyone who sees you, would read it and would understand and not bug you. well it's saturday today and i wish to not be bugged! maybe until dinner time. it's the only day that i get to sleep in. oh and sunday of course. but i really do think that it's good to have my own time once in a while.

anyways, that photo is of my childhood snacks. it's pretty much sesame bread sticks or rather just biscuits with strawberry dip. they also have the chocolate version one and the sprinkle version one. i haven't had them for the longest time!

well have a wonderful weekend!

pretty little things

honestly, i think i buy things that i don't actually need. the only reason why i buy them is because i like them, not necessarily because i need them or end up using them. for example: that phone that i recently got, is from fred flare and i have not really used it yet.

just a few random doodles

yay! it's friday. this week went by so sloooow for me! but the good news is.. it's over! it seriously scares me that we are just a month away from christmas! how crazy is that? then again, i sometimes think that it's good that time is passing by so fast. i don't know. but what i know is.. i am really loving nude colored nails! random but iyeah.. i tried my mom's nail polish the other day and it turned out soooo nice! i usually use pink or red for my nails but i think this is a nice change for now.

freedom, finally!

the above is a quote from an episode of grey's anatomy. i have been missing out on a lot of the episodes from the current season but now that i have no more life drawing and maths classes, i can finally watch it! then again, my sisters likes it too so i might wait for them and watch it together.

anyways, i was given these awards by betsey of una bella vita and i am so honored! it was very sweet of her to give me these and i will put it up on my blog as soon as possible.. or as soon as i figure out how to do it.

so i decided to give her an award of my own. i did a little doodle of her blog's name.. if you have not been to her blog before then you are missing out big time. she finds the nicest photographs from all over the internet and posts it up with really sweet quotes. it really is an eye candy!

betsey.. this one is for you =)

how did the name "doughnut" came about?

mmmm. cinnamon covered donut sounds so good right about now! i can't even remember the last time i had a donut. weird. anyways, i am finally finishing up my life drawing and mathematics class. can't believe that i actually pulled through it!

ps. i realize, those pills don't really look like pills. and those tablets, don't really look like tablets either. oh well.

edit: i added reactions on my blog posts! so now everyone who visit can just give me feedback with one single click.. or multiple clicks. whichever you prefer! of course, i still love to get direct comments [which by the way, are called "secret messages" now] but i added this so that i can gain some sort of feedback about my work and illustrations. i have also realized that i have visitors from all over the place so this is a chance for you guys to voice your opinions. i hope you guys don't mind and i would really appreciate your reactions.

the lazy bug has come early

*sigh* i am feeling so sleepy and tired. i don't normally feel this way on tuesdays! it's only the beginning of the week. i just need a little pick me up: some coffee or tea and a few sweet treats would be lovely. actually, i would like some cake.. chiffon cake with nice frosting. now where am i going to get that? *sigh* must stay positive and get my work done on time!

some things i realized

they have a new pink colored lego speaker at fred flare! if only i waited.. then i could get it in pink. the one i have now is in white. having the pink one would be pretty sweet.

the quote is pretty self explanatory.

good old technology

well i found a new song yesterday. try listening to it. you might like! and i also found this little great website where you can make your own online mixed tapes! it's pretty cool. you can even upload your own photo for the cover of the mixtape. just like what i did with mine above.

my declaration

so i have been trying to eat healthy in the last month or so. and i think it has worked. i've decreased my usual portion and i don't eat junk anymore. i mean i still do but just in moderate amounts. i must say.. eating healthy feels good. you feel so much lighter! anyways, that photo might look kind of gross but those are japanese/korean side dishes and they are pretty good.. i had them in this restaurant that we normally go to.

i like to think that i eat my vegetables but i really can't stand eating peas in any way or any form. i just hate it! i don't like the taste of it. and i never will. but i do like spinach, brocolli and most vegetables. just not peas. wait.. are peas even considered as vegetables?!

anyways, that first drawing was inspired from a photo i saw on flickr. i forgot where it was and i think i saved it in computer but i can't seem to find it anymore. i think they were seals.. but somehow what i drew came out to be looking like bears without ears. i don't know.

facts from my point of view

fact #1
there will always be..
ups and downs.

fact #2
you are special.
no matter what.

hot and cold

did anyone see the mtv europe awards? aah. i love katy perry. she really is an interesting character. her costumes were so insanely cool!! too bad i didn't get to see the whole show, i only saw the ending part of it. but that's why the internet is such a useful tool. click on the image to see it bigger. i think she's really pretty too. actually she resembles zooey deschanel a lot! but they are so different in style and singing wise.

lost for words

sometimes you feel like a toy, being played by people who you have known for such a long time. there are also other times where you feel like a toy, being played by someone you hardly even know. life is full of strange encounters. and some where towards the end, you just learn not to care so much anymore.

anyways, i am going to dedicate my first slash top doodle to this lady because i know that she is one person who loves that particular quote very much. and since i found a french version of it, this is for her.

a little french goes a long way

which is why i am writing them down. i have no idea how to pronounce it but hey, i thought that it was good enough that i can write them down. maybe some day i will learn the language. some day in the future, hopefully.

just a short post today. i am having a slight headache.

i can't resist

i saw this on the urban website. and i really think i would want one. not that i use tape that much but still. it's such a nifty little thing. how cute would it look on your desk? seriously.

and i saw this movie: kit kittredge a few days ago. i thought that it was so cute! the setting and the clothes are just beautiful. and it seemed to be somewhat appropriate for the world economy's situation. and i really like that little girl. i think she will be huge one day. or actually, she probably is already.

closer

well this week has gone by really fast! there goes the first week of november. so i've been experimenting on something new lately. i swear, i do a lot of experiments with my doodles. it's kind of good i guess, i'll just take it as "figuring-out-my-style" or whatever. my previous post is an example of what i'm experimenting on. there shall be more coming.

tagged and tagging

i was tagged by alice so now i am tagging: barbara, carrie, mary lee and the tea drinking english rose. this was fun to do. you might want to click to see it larger though!

a little sprinkle makes the day brighter

so i finished all of my maths homework for the week! so so happy about that!! it's like a huge relief for me. i guess that donut represent how i am feeling today: colorful, cheerful and happy. i even woke up early today. and i normally don't, especially on thursdays!! this is probably because i get so tired and it's also towards the end of the week.

well, america has a new president. i don't want to get political in my blog but i guess it's kind of good that the whole election process is over now, everyone has been anticipating about it for quite some time.

must stay awake

just a quick little post. i woke up with a dark cloudy sky this morning and now it's raining. i wish i could be snuggling up in bed, drinking tea and watching a movie or doodling my day away but reality hits and i have to do my homework. i just hope i can stay awake until the end of the day. rain makes me feel so sleepy and lazy.

ps. don't you just love japanese restaurants? they always have the nicest cups and glasses. so simple and nice. kind of like this store that i love to death.

snippets of my life

i decided to make another animation. this time with photos. i thought it's always fun to make these. but iyeah.. there's my message of the day. we have to keep the positivity flowing.

it doesn't get any better than this..

so i don't know if many people know about poladroid already but i only found out about it yesterday and it's the best thing ever created! i spent at least an hour playing on the thing with my photos and decided to do some of the ones i took in new york. aren't they just gorgeous?

and you know what else is great..? the fact that it makes the same exact sound, a normal polaroid would. if you haven't tried it, please do! or else you are missing out big time. i know it doesn't exactly replace the original camera and film but hey, at least it's not lost forever.. right? we can at least have it on our computer and i think that is better than nothing.

anyways, here's a little thought for the day.. i stained the paper with tea for this one and i am quite liking the effect. what do you think? it gives a nice color, no?

another week, another month

can you believe that we only have approximately 60 days left for the year? isn't it crazy? i don't know if it's just me who thinks that time is flying by so fast these days! where did 2008 go? i still can't believe that 2009 is only right around the corner. i must say though, this year has been pretty good for me but i shall save that for another post later on..

anyways, i found this poster and thought that i should write it out in my notebook since it's so very simple and very true. click to see the larger size.

i had a dream last night

i think it was caused by all the thoughts that i had, just before i went to sleep. i don't know if it was what i wanted to happened or maybe it was some sort of sign but for all i know..

it's better off that way.

home sweet home

so it didn't rain today. i guess the rain season is taking a break or something because it hasn't been raining for a while now. stayed home and woke up late. i think that's like the perfect definition of a good weekend. oh and dvd's as a bonus!!