i've created my own bunch of misfits

Problem is, when am I going to finish their story? (sigh...)

our Dina came back this year

I missed her so much! I was over the moon when she came back from Italy to visit the Philippines because it meant that our SG barkada was complete once again. I think I’ve had more pictures with them than with any other family or friends that I have. They’ve been there when I was starting out with my career, during the adventures of my life, and the sameness of everyday living. I always missed them now that we’re all working in different places, but I know that they’re never too far away.

P.S. I love her little baby Alon.

boys

a day in the life of a diary

dear diary...

diary: sup?

i'm sad.

diary: ohmygad so that's the reason you stayed in the office so late! tell me about it!

it's just that i feel lonely.

diary: i knew it! it was the texting last weekend isn't it?! ha! i told ya so! bad news, honey! look, you easily fall for lovey dovey messages and what do you have now? tsk tsk... i feel so bad for you. oh well, please continue.

i guess it's just that time of the year when everything seems to go wrong.

diary: yeah, you remember that one time in 2006 when you were in the fx in makati going home? you were such a sad sack then. i mean it's so funny when you think about it because everything seems normal to me and you go around moping (wait, did i get that spelling correctly? mopping, moping, mow-ping... oh, whateves), feeling teary, always the loser... give me a break!

i wish things will get better soon.

diary: tseh! hampasin kita ng balde jan e...

my tea's gone cold, 2003

table of contents for THE MOB december 2010

i'm writing a story, and my main character is...

orange

graveyard stories

you are the only exception

antique bakery

gift to czar

eye loooovvveee! thanks to http://10steps.sg for the tutorial!

if at the first time, it didn't work...

then do it again, of course! i've made this first artwork in 2008, i think. my inspiration were ethan and justin of "queer as folk." i thought they looked wonderful together, and that they complement each other - ethan being mysterious, and justin having a sunny personality. ethan plays the violin, but i thought that it would be too small for the artwork, so i drew a cello instead. after coloring and everything, the result wasn't really satisfying for me. it was boring and the hastily-drawn background drawings were crude. so, i put a lot of shadows and ink, to hide the imperfections. i kinda liked it afterward. fast forward to 2010... i always look at my books and drawings when i go to liliw, and as i looked at the ethan/justin drawing, i thought i'd like to do it again... in photoshop. the good thing about art is that you can re-do something if you're not satisfied with it, and you won't get crucified when you do something wrong (even) for the first time, like in accounting. so, here's my second take on the ethan/justin love affair. notice that ethan is smiling now and willing to forgive justin? i guess it's affected by how i look at things now. hehe... am i getting sunny or what?

gabriel and morning star

as requested by eka padua:

little red riding boy

seeing this guy just breaks my heart

everybody wants to have...

a drama moment like this: and this:

PRENZ and I

junessa abillor

odyssa and june chatting happily odyssa and june interrupted odyssa and june on my drawing board

my love for mew

one of my super super favorite movies is "the love of siam". it's a story about two estranged childhood friends, mew and tong, who became in love with one another when they met again in high school. the story was about friendship, family, and above all things--love (per ewan mcgregor). it was so drama, and lovey dovey, and i lavet. but in the end, tong left mew. and i hated tong for that. so i thought mew would be better off with his super friend, alex. that's why i made this: and this: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4619274/1/After