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I admit that I’m not the best person to give you tips on this because I’m not really the type to list down New Year’s resolution and stick to it. But I guess, as someone who doesn’t really stick to New Year’s resolutions, I can give you tips from my experience what worked for me.
Continue reading “How To Follow Through With Your New Year’s Resolution” →
I’ve always been a fan of the show Flea Market Flip. More than the thrill of a good bargain, I always fancy how they turn things around: old to new, useless to purposeful, trash to treasure, ugly to beautiful, rusty to sassy.
Imagine my simple joy when I came here to London and realized there are plenty of flea markets to goggle my eyes with. When I shared a photo of it with my sister who, like me, is also interested in these, she was also amazed saying it’s a “legit” flea market. Back in the Philippines, we have bazaars and she was my partner-in-crime when we traded a few times.
Continue reading “Market Love: For the Love of Food, Vintage, Creativity, and Bargains” →
Last month, my sister and I joined the Downtown Iloilo Food Crawl organized by the Google Business Group, a meetup of Local Guides to map out restaurants around the downtown area. This time around, we went to different art galleries within the city, again sponsored by GBG, and Foton / Chevrolet Iloilo. Continue reading “Iloilo Art Gallery Tour” →
Disclaimer 1: No, this post is not a critique of the art as seen in the movie or of the movie in general. I don’t even know what point I am making in creating this post. Probably, to see the worth of freelancers. Or this might just be a random rambling.
Disclaimer 2: I guess I can call myself a freelance graphic artist because I earn from making digital art, so yeah. I’m just speaking from an amateur’s point of view. So, if there is anything I’ve said about the freelance graphic design world that was in any way not true or partly untrue, then, please, enlighten me.
Watched Never Not Love You. Triggered by a scene where Joanne’s father sort of devalued Gio’s being a freelance graphic designer, living on just gigs. Had a conversation just recently explaining what exactly I am doing working as a freelancer currently. Piece these all together and here’s what I came up with. Continue reading “Good Art Ain’t Cheap: Dissecting Never Not Love You from an Amateur Freelance Graphic Artist’s View” →
Adulting is hard. You are forced to navigate life and move forward even though you can’t really grasp the why and what for of it. It leaves you confused, distracted, and depressed most of the times.
I recently found my Mind Map notebook where I just jot down ideas and thoughts that come up in my head every now and then. One page is this:
I didn’t really force myself to establish life principles. I guess, as I went through life, I just tried to learn from past experiences and hope that I live my life meaningfully with these principles I set for myself as guide. Continue reading “Three Life Principles” →
“Kasadya gali mag-bazaar.” I overheard someone from a nearby booth said when we joined another bazaar event a few days ago. They were, I assume, a group of friends selling their preloved items. Yes, I agree it’s fun especially with a few bloopers along the way but with the fun comes some strategic (lol) planning, physical exertion and marketing among the other things to consider.
Manoush Zomorodi, on one of her TED talks, encouraged people to “love being bored.” She mentioned about a one-week challenge she designed, Bored and Brilliant, wherein you are given a simple challenge everyday involving ignoring your phone, challenges such as deleting a very important app in your life and having a photo-free day among others. Here’s an excerpt of her talk towards the end of it:
“So the next time you go to check your phone,remember that if you don’t decide how you’re going to use the technology, the platforms will decide for you. And ask yourself: What am I really looking for? Because if it’s to check email, that’s fine — do it and be done. But if it’s to distract yourself from doing the hard work that comes with deeper thinking, take a break, stare out the window and know that by doing nothing you are actually being your most productive and creative self. It might feel weird and uncomfortable at first, but boredom truly can lead to brilliance.”
It was very timely that I stumbled upon this TED talk when I was planning a trip to Tatlong Pulo, Guimaras. Aside from #BEACHgoals, I just wanted to take a break from social media so that I have time to do some other things and actually finish them. Since I’ve been there twice already, I figured it’s the perfect place for this “experiment” because there’s no electricity. Continue reading “My Little Beach Retreat and some Boredom = Creativity + Productivity experiment” →
