Cineminimized!

I came across this Tumblr site called Cineminimized! by Filipino digital artist Eisen Bernardo, who makes “cartoonized” characters, celebrities, singers, and other personalities.

COOL!

Cineminimized!
Eisen Bernardo

Lupang Hinirang

Since today’s the Philippine Independence Day, I’d like to share this Lupang Hinirang animation created by comic book artist Arnold Arre and the jazz rock band Radioactive Sago Project for last year‘s Independence Day.

Of course, some of you may already know who Radioactive Sago Project is, but I’d like to give emphasis to Arnold Arre and to some of his works; he makes Filipino artworks, graphic novels, and short films.

MALIGAYANG ARAW NG KALAYAAN, PILIPINAS!

Visit Arnold Arre on his sites for more:
Site: www.arnold-arre.com
YouTube: /arnoldarrefilms
Vimeo: Arnold Arre

Happy 10th Anniversary, Wong Fu!

Wong Fu Productions, maker of the viral videos “Strangers, again” and “The Last”, turned 10 today!

I’ve been following them for more than a year now, and this video is also a walk down memory lane for me. Happy 10 years, Wong Fu!! #WONGFU4LYFE

Wong Fu Productions
Site: www.wongfuproductions.com
YouTube: WongFuProductions
Facebook: Wong Fu Productions
Twitter: @wongfupro
Instagram: @wongfupro

If you want to be happy, be.

If anyone would ask me what my motto is, I think this would be my answer: “If you want to be happy, be.” I don’t know where I got it. I don’t where I read it. But I think it holds a lot of meaning.

Personally, I really regard happiness as an essential part of life. It’s that important to me. I don’t want to be all weird, but when I was a kid and someone asked me what I want to be when I grow up, I replied with “I want to be happy” because that’s how I envisioned my future back then. I didn’t care how much money I would make. I wanted to be happy, and that’s all that mattered to me.

But, now, speaking as a fifteen-year-old teenager and an incoming senior student, the line “I want to be happy” doesn’t seem to do the trick anymore. Growing up, the world has shown me the real meaning of life. And by that, I mean being practical. You can’t just say “I want to be happy”. You actually need to care how much money you’d make. You need to be like “I want to be a doctor” or “I want to be an engineer” because sometimes, practically speaking, being happy isn’t exactly the same as being successful. Yes, you can say you are successful when you’re happy, but in the real world? You can’t just laugh everything away because you’re happy.

I don’t actually remember being pressured this much on what course I’m going to take up on college. Even on Junior year last year, I don’t think about it much. I always thought it’ll come. It will come when it comes. I know it’s still more than a year far, but news flash! It’s about time I come up with my future course! And now, when people ask me what course I’m going to take, it finally goes down on me and even I, ask myself what course am I going to take?

I’ve watched this Q&A video of a couple of guys who make videos online, and some questions were about how their parents feel about what they’re doing, and how and when they finally thought “Yeah, this is it. I’m going to make videos!” And they answered you just have to know what you like doing. What you enjoy doing. Basically, what makes you happy. They said you don’t have to feel forced.

I’ve asked myself that question many times. What do I like doing? Do I fancy myself slicing open people’s chests and be a surgeon? Do I see myself making sketches of structures and buildings as an architect? I’ve always had the same answers: I like writing and I like traveling. And most probably, my future course would be either in these two fields.

Another thing they said in the video is don’t be afraid to explore the world and be open to every opportunity. I think that’s exactly my problem, I’m afraid to look deeper into everything. I limit myself in writing and traveling because that’s where I really see myself in, and I don’t want to end up having the life I didn’t even want in the first place. As I said, the world has taught me to be practical; I should go into a course that would give me the job which will give me consistent income. As narrow-minded as it may sound, it’s true. It’s what you need. It’s what I need.

So, I guess the real question is, “What will make you happy and successful at the same time?” I don’t know. I could be anything. But will it make me happy? Will it make me successful? I don’t want to force myself into anything. I want to make sure that when I take a course, I’m certain of it and I’m taking it because I want to and not because of anything else.

I guess all of these is because of the pressure of wanting to end up doing what you do best, doing it because you want to and you’re happy with it, and being successful at the same time. After all, the more I think of it, the more confusing it gets, so I guess I’ll have to stick with where I got off of, everything will come at the right time. In the meantime, I’ll enjoy life as it is.

I hope I made sense. Wala lang, thoughts…

D & E Wedding

I just want to share my cousin’s wedding that happened back in our province Cagayan de Oro 2 months ago. It was one of the best and most beautiful weddings ever ─ truly a day to remember! #photodump

My cousin and her fiancé who kept us company on our LA trip last year finally got married!

Morning at the hotel

Heading to the cathedral!

Wedding

Video by Jason Magbanua

Photos by Lito Sy

Cocktail

With mom, her office mate, and her son

Cousins!

Mom with her siblings (and their husbands)

Reception

The bride’s parents ;)

Jason Magbanua
Site: www.jasonmagbanua.com
Facebook: Jason Magbanua
Vimeo: Jason Magbanua

Lito Sy
Site: www.litosy.com
Facebook: Lito Sy Photography, Inc.
Vimeo: Lito Sy Video

“When It Counts”

I came across this web series late last year when it was uploaded by Wong Fu Productions (on YouTube, which is an awesome and amazing channel), but I never got to watch it because I had no time/I forgot about it until now. I just watched it, and it’s one of the most beautiful shorts! It’s called “When It Counts”.

“When It Counts”: A new story that explores the relationships between 4 friends on a college hip hop team.

Follow Wong Fu Productions and know more about them on their sites:

YouTube WongFuProductions
Facebook Wong Fu Productions
Twitter @wongfupro
Instagram @wongfupro

What’s In My Study Table

Last night, I went through my study table to find random stuffs that I never thought I still have.

Normally, I would just put in my study table whatever I don’t like seeing cluttered around my room ─ resulting to a big storage of everything.

2 notebooks. I write down ideas/thoughts in my notebook so I had the brown one that I got from my mom. The black notebook is my scratch paper for homework because I used to go through solutions (Math) when something goes wrong, so I keep all my scratch.

A pile of books. A Sudoku book; J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 1 of 2 books I borrowed from my friend Joncel months ago; Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers, that my family gave me for my 11th birthday; John Piper’s The Dangerous Duty of Delight; that a classmate gave me for Christmas (this book is very inspiring!); Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Identity, that my mom gave me; a textbook; Sidney Sheldon’s If Tomorrow Comes, which my mom suggested for my book report in sophomore year; Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life; Bill Waterson’s Something Under the Bed Is Drooling, which is a book of comic strips (I loved reading this before going to bed.); Brown Watson’s 366 Amazing Facts, that I received for Christmas 7 years ago; and a piano song book.

Papers. More piano song books, a Youth for Christ invitation/form (which I never got to attend to), bank withdrawal slips for record keeping, a letter a senior gave me last year before the school year ended, a lot of receipts and warranty cards I’ve been keeping for a long time, the school’s information bulletin, and an ang pao (may laman kaya?).

Random things. Box and warranty card from a watch purchase, a Toms flag (I have this for a year or so already, and I never know where to put it/what to do with it.), and probably my first bank statement.

Cases. My calculator and its box and case, and two travel kits.

More randomness. A travel pouch that has a rosary, prayer book, etc. inside, a wallet (again, may laman kaya?), a whiteboard eraser, a card that has my name on it, my old Gameboy Micro, a plastic bag (?), and a fan (?)

Family picture!

And more pictures! Really random pictures from my sophomore year, a summer vacation, a street performer, a day in a park, and a water/light/smoke show to a Nivea product and liquid hand soaps.

Two boxes. One of random things (school ID, a wireless mouse, screws, a sleep mask, etc, etc, etc.) and the other of my collection of key chains. I’m a big fan of key chains. In every place we go to, I make sure to get at least one key chain tapos wala lang. I just keep them.

School is coming so I have to clean up my study table! Btw, I did this putting-out-all-my-stuffs-from-the-study-table at midnight last night because I can’t sleep, and I was too lazy to put them back in again before going to sleep. I had to do it first thing in the morning earlier because everything was all over the floor.