Sleepless pixie

It's been awhile since I posted here. Too many things happened which I prefer not to share online as it involves private matters within our family.

So moving on.. I just finished doing 3 commissioned doll hats which will be shipped to my customer tomorrow. Now, I still feel awake at 1:31 in the morning. What to do? Yup, I end up here in my blog. Honestly? I have a lot of things I want to post but I feel like I need to organize and outline them first before I share it here. I've been busying myself with stuffs such as coloring (adult coloring books), making videos (I finished editing another video which I shot last week)... I also did a lot of house cleaning ( involves sorting out clothes - lots of them - which we no longer use) and many many more.

I'm gonna put it all here once I manage to list everything down so I won't miss anything. Hate this feeling of wanting to write/type but once I'm facing the screen, couldn't bring myself to. Writer's block? No... I'm not even a writer lol. Alright, this is making no sense at all. Hope everything's well with you whoever you are who chance upon this blog. :)

One OK Rock in Manila with my concert buddy!

This is a super, super, late post about the very first concert I attended (not counting those other concerts held in our school which I don't even know and remember who the band is). The concert took place at the Mall of Asia arena (both my and concert buddy Nanz' first time on this place as well). When we bought our tickets way back September last year, we seriously don't have any idea what the layout of the arena looks like. If you have been a concert goer before and those concerts were held on the same place, you'll definitely have an advantage when purchasing a ticket since you know how close/far that seat is from the stage. However, Nanz and I were in luck since the employee of SM ticket outlet we went to assisted us happily and sort-of assured us how close the seats we chose are to the stage is.

When he handed over the tickets, it finally sinked in. This is it! We are really doing this. We are going to watch a concert!  A Japanese rock band's concert. One OK Rock's coming to Manila! - That's the best part. It's one of our favorite Jrock band and it's going to held a concert for the first time here and we will be part of history! Whatever Nanz was feeling at the moment, I'm sure it's the same feeling I got. 

My concert buddy Nanz and I goofing around before the concert starts. We are totally surprised of how close we are to the stage despite choosing  lowerbox seats. 

Let's rewind first on how I became a fan of the band. Back during the high school days, I've been watching this anime called Ruruoni Kenshin. I admit that I wasn't able to watch all the episode of the said anime but I've been a fan of it especially during the Shishio arc (but I'm not as good as my friends when it comes to the details fo the events). When the news came out that this anime will have its live action version, I was sooo excited. I forgot to mention that my group of friends are composed of people who love anime, jpop and jrock as well so everyone of us were spastic about it. 

Takeru Sato as Kenshin
photo not mine, credit goes to the owner.

Unfortunately when the first movie came out, I was not able to watch the film on the big screen. Poor me right? haha Well I have a reason why, it's because of work. Seriously. I have a stressful work load that all I can do after my shift is to go home and sleep and wake up and go to work again. It's as if I don't have any ounce of energy left in my body to do other activities. My friends did invite me to watch it with them but I told them I can't which is true. Work is really demanding for me back then. After the first movie was shown, my friends were talking about this song included on the film. A few months later though, my brother was able to borrow a copy of the movie and so I watched it. 

I now found out that the song they were talking about was this:

As soon as I heard that song... I fell in love with it. However I didn't research about their other songs just yet. The title of this song is The Beginning. Little did I know that this title perfectly describes how it will influence my choice in music will be in the near future.

For the next two Ruruoni live action movies, One OK Rock sort of became the official band to make the theme songs of the trilogy. The next song was Mighty Long Fall and the third is Heartache which is the song that leads me in searching for their other songs. 

Fast forward to the present time, Nanz and I already have their songs on repeat on the phone (for her) and I on my computer. I would no longer elaborate on how we ended up here. ("Here" meaning the events on how we became a fan, what songs we most listen to, etc) as it is really hard to explain. Since I'm already talking about the present time, let me tell you that during the months after we paid for our tickets, we were both planning on what to do, what time to meet up, what shirt to wear and etc. Of course we sometimes brought it up on our conversation occasionally of how excited we are but not as often as we talked about it now after the concert.

On the concert day, we arrived at the arena at 3pm and there's already a long line of fans waiting near the entrance. Nanz and I befriended 3 people while waiting for the gates to open. It's nice to talk to people who have the same interests as yours. At least the wait was bearable and ironically we didn't feel hungry at all even though we didn't have a pre-dinner. 

Finally! It was real!

Despite the delayed entrance time for concert goers, the whole event was 100% fun! Filled with joy and indescribable festive feeling. You can feel the overjoyed emotional state of each fans. It's like you can absorb the energy of the band. One OK Rock are definitely marvelous performers! They even sound better performing live! It's great to be part of their fans! I believe I'm not alone in saying that we truly truly appreciate you for coming HERE! 

The fans (including Nanz and I) are already anticipating for their return. Hopefully it will be SOON!

Btw, I didn't took a lot of photos during the concert as both of us are living the moment hahaha! We just couldn't take our eyes off the celebrities performing in front of us! :)

Goals 2016

image source: Pexels stock photo

Happy New Year!

It's the beginning of 2016 and probably most people have their New Year's resolution. I don't really do this list because I have this belief that you don't have to wait for another year to change. However... I always set goals (which I don't consider as resolutions) because these goals runs for many many years. 

image source: Pexels stock photo

For example, last year I've done several artworks and crafts. I'll just continue doing so and try to do more than I do the previous year. Another thing is updating my online journal (i.e. this one). I'll just continue blogging and will try to surpass the number of posts I did last year. And so on. 

Some on the other hand are good at keeping their resolutions. Good for you if you're one of them. Resolutions just doesn't work with some people like me. It's not because we don't have motivation or we luck enthusiasm on this kind of stuffs... we just  all have our own mindset. 

Anyway, I've already mentioned my goals (the art thing and blogging) but I've got other goals that I've been doing already for more than a year. 

Continue reading. 

Continue watching series and cartoon (specifically Adventure Time because I so love this show)

Continue drinking water. (few years I rarely drink water)

Continue making videos.

and more!

Just "Continue" whatever good things you've done regardless of what day it is!

Plans

Heeey...

So Christmas is over for 2015 and a new year is almost here! Time flies so fast right? I couldn't even remember all the things that happened this year because every thing just went by in a flash. Well, I guess I'll just take it as a positive thing since we can't let ourselves dwell in the past. Just keep moving on.

Having said that, maybe we should make some plans for the coming 1 to 3 months at least. I talked to some friends few days ago and we were talking about being the 90's kids. Oh the nostalgia that suddenly appeared while we were sharing our experiences during our childhood years. I know I just said that we can't dwell on the past but this past is an exception because it brings joy and happiness just thinking about those days in which your only problem is completing your assignments.

Anyway, as I was saying, our conversation shifted into creating a plan. This plan is bringing little traditions back into the present. I don't want to share it yet because for me it's somehow like a pact between me and my friends. I will however share it if it turned out to be a success so people can try it as well.

What I'm trying to say is that, make plans... no matter how huge it is. If there's a will, there's a way!

New channel, new video

Hello pixies! 

It's been a productive Saturday for me. Just this afternoon, I decided to shoot a quick do-it-yourself video for my an arts and crafts youtube channel. I also manage to edit it this evening and I'm happy to say that it's now uploaded! 

My other channel (the one I used to put my videos at) will still be active as that's where I'll be uploading videos not related to arts and crafts.

I'll also have another blog associated with my new channel so I can post written steps on it. I prefer that I separate random stuffs from my more subject specific channel. :)

The video above is a simple tutorial on how you can customize your keys bu just using one material: nail polish. Very easy to do and if you already have nail polish at home, then you don't need to spend anything! :)

Harry Potter universe is back!

If you are an avid fan of the Harry Potter series, I'm sure that you've already seen the latest photos for the upcoming movie related to the Potter universe, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. This film is scheduled to hit the theaters next year but every Potterheads like me are already talking about this.

When Eddie Redmayne was cast to play the role of Newt Scamander, I already got that feeling that this film will turn out great. Redmayne has an impressive list of roles and had even won several awards including Best Actor in this year's Academy Awards for his role as Stephen Hawking in the movie Theory of Everything. So there's already a high expectation for the movie's outcome.

photo credit: Entertainment Weekly
Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander

I love this teaser photo as it's very simple (no beasts or creatures surrounding him) because it focuses mainly on the lead actor/main character first. It definitely grabs attention and brings an excitement to everyone who's been waiting for this film to happen.

Just my personal opinion.

Just a little bit of ranting here ok? (please stay away from this post if you're not fond of rant posts).

Everyone of us has a list of "pet peeves" right? I'm not just the only one who gets easily annoyed by small stuff that our 5 senses can't stay away from. 

Let me share one out of too many pet peeves I have...

I seriously SERIOUSLY dislike seeing social media posts about personal prayers. You see, I'm a religious person and this stuff shouldn't really annoy me but HELLO? Why would you put personal prayers online specifically on social media accounts? I just don't get it. Other prayers are ok to share like for example prayer for World peace, good health etc that everyone can pray on their spare time and everyone can relate to. But prayers such as example, thank you for letting me get the job, pass the exam, etc. I don't know. Somehow for me putting prayers has its limitation. Firstly, who will read it? Does God have a social media account? If you want to thank the Lord, you should talk to him directly. there's nothing wrong with being spiritual but you should know how to practice it correctly. This is just my personal opinion, maybe for others this stuff doesn't bother them. Oh well, everyone has a freedom to express their selves so by all means go continue what you're doing. I just want to express what's inside my head now because I have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to rant it directly to a friend -ehem Nanz! I'm pretty sure she has the same opinion on this matter as I 've ranted about this with her before. hahaha.

Okay I'm fine now. I was able to let my annoyance get out a bit so I'm good. :)