Day 28: Anything You'd Like

For today, im doing a throwback doodle from my college days. Back in the days, i would love to hang out at coffee shops just doodling in my planner and taking advantage of the free wifi access.haha. This dates back to 2009, my last year in college. I doodled a new dessert from a cafe which i tried. It's their version of the Knickerbocker, a cocktail of fruits with icecream on top. Knickerbocker is a must-taste dessert when you visit Zamboanga. As you can see im also busy with my laptop. That year i had my new laptop which i bought with my own money. Okay, not entirely mine, my parents helped me a bit.^_^ I worked during summer conducting seminars and workshops and the fruit of my labor was my very own laptop which i use to surf the net when im hanging out at cafes. Today, this laptop is already dead. :( It got wet when rain dripped inside our house due to construction of the second level of our house. I was forced to buy a new one coz i always use it at school for teaching. Anyways, this doodle is just a look back at the good ole days. Hope you like it ^_^

Day 27: Someone You Love

It's not so hard to think of people i love because i have a LOT! My parents, my siblings, relatives, and friends makes me feel loved always and i love them more. This particular artwork is dedicated to my one and only sister, Eldee Grace Michelle, or Ate Chen-Chen. It's her 27th birthday and i thought of making this as a birthday gift to her. Talking about hitting two birds with one stone ;) I created this colorful portrait in Illustrator with a bit of texture added using Photoshop.

Anyways, my Ate is a shy person but she's also adventurous. We both love to travel and explore places and do new stuff. As young siblings, we we're the usual kids who fight at times but we're generally peaceful. The toughest years when she was in her early teenage years when she's very moody with all that crazy hormone side effects. We went at the same high school and she's my rolemodel in terms of academics. She studied nursing at WMSU and i studied IT in ADZU. Now we're already working. She's in Cebu working as a call center agent while arranging her papers for abroad. She's a very fun-loving and adventurous person and i couldn't have a better Ate than her. So cheer's to you Ate and wishing you a great year and prosperous life. May God bless us always!

Day 26: Something You Don't Like

Coming up with something you don't like was kinda difficult. It took me two months to finally come up with one. Well, its already 2014 and i started this series in 2012 and now im down to my last few days. Last year was a tough one especially with all the natural and man made crisis that happened in our country. For something i don't like, i chose rain coz it reminded me of #YolandaPH or #Haiyan, the worst Supertyphoon that hit the Philippines and the strongest one in history. Communities were erased in the map and lots of families lost their lives and loved ones. Rain and wind could be very disastrous.

Here at home, we're not that affected with the typhoon but the series of rainfall caused floods in some barangays. Our house is still under renovation and the roof has a lot of holes. Whenever it rains our living room, dining room and bedrooms get flooded and we have to put catch basins around the house. Then i would mop the floor when it stops. But after a few hours the rain would fall again. I left my 5 year old laptop in our sofa when i was at work and when i got home it was already soaked. Now its dead ad i have to buy a new one for class. Going to work has also been difficult when its pouring because im driving a motorcycle. Most of the time, i really hate rain when it hinders my productivity. But i don't hate it all the time. I only like rain when im in bed sleeping. :)

Aside from rain, i also dislike the fact that im allergic to food colorants and dark colored food like chocolates. I have allergic rhinitis where my eyes turn red and itchy after eating or drinking food with artificial colorants. I also dislike super hot weather, wet socks, bad hair days, annoying music, bad typography, smelly people, bad service in restaurants, and people with bad vibes.