Why My Daughter Won't Walk Barefoot At Home

After featuring her Paper Children art in my blog few days ago, I decided to rummage on her Devian Art profile and check out what she posted recently. I didn't find anything new but did find something interesting. Check this out! I think the title alone speaks in volume. And this is what my daughter certainly doesn't tell me...

PS. The conversation really did happen. And her hating our Millie, I don't think that's true. She loves Millie tons and tons of it. Typical teenager. She just won't show it. Wink!!! Pardon the innuendos of "swearing." She doesn't swear but I bet she wants to at times but I always give her that dagger look when she's almost about to blurt some nonsense stuff.  Teen angst, perhaps.

Photo credit: Arice215/riablahgs.com

Please do not distribute her comic strip above. If you want to feature her, please leave me a line or two. Of course, I have to ask the artist. Smiles...

My Daughter's Paper Children Drawn Art

Say what? I thought, when my daughter told me she wanted to take pictures of her paper children, she was referring to those cutout of papers in the shape of a boy or girl that I used to do when I was young. She corrected me and showed me her piece of "drawn art" with little and cute kids in various poses. The artistic concept of this paper child or children started from Japan (what's new?).

She drew several small paper kids, about 1 1/2 inches tall and posed them with real objects she found interesting around the house. It was like art imitating life or the other way around. One thing I can say is, my daughter's drawing is so awesome! I'm a fan!!!

You may download or save the pics but please do not take credit for the art my daughter has painstakingly done. If you want to feature her work, please feel free to leave me a message. Thanks!

Chibi Millie Sketches

It's not a secret that my daughter can draw and she can draw really well. I am surprised myself to see how her sketches develop from a seed of idea.

Last night, I put her talent to the test again. She already passed when I asked her to make my birthday giveaway logo few months ago. And I love Japanese manga-like drawing so it was what I asked her to draw and she delivered. So, to put her on the spot again and see how she has developed so far, I made her draw our darling little Bichon Frise pooch. She asked me how I envisioned her outcome to be. I told her I just want a front profile of Millie and the other funny antics that she does as a cute, little dog.

Half an hour later, here are her sketches. She has more though but I will post them later because she wants to improve the sketches. She also made a .gif  to make our little pooch wagging and tongue-swaying. Cute and lovely! Kudos to her! I think and feel she will have a bright future in graphics design or even in the field of animation.

Aim for the star my princess because I can see it is within your reach.

All the sketches are done using her Bamboo pen and tablet. All photos are copyright to my daughter.

My Giveaway Logo

My daughter is so talented. I never knew she was this good, as in really, really good! I asked her to create a logo for me from scratch. Of course, my preferences where given and she asked me for clarification and voila! Here is the outcome:





Wow! I just told her I wanted the momiji kind of characters and there should be cherry blossoms on the side and of course, it should be Japanese-themed because I love Japanese!

She's only 14 but her skills are really beyond her years. I think she will fair very well in graphics and animation. I love my giveaway logo simply because it's beautiful and so me and lastly, my daughter created it from scratch. What a kid!

Charice Pempengco in Glee!

Charice is officially in Glee Season 2! Yehey! She is a Filipino international artist who rose to fame upon the discovery of her talent through You Tube.

She is the singer behind the top dance hit - Pyramid with Iyaz. She has also made headlines when she had a duet with no other than Andrea Bocelli and later sang duet with Celine Dion. She also had a guest stint at Oprah and Ellen de Generes show.

I am so glad she is making a name for herself now and international at that! She may have not won the local singing contest here in the Philippines but she surely won the following of her fans abroad! Go girl! You make us all proud!

And this will be bad news to Rachel Berry ;)

My Photographer and Cameraman

My husband is very keen in photography and taking videos. He is always the photographer and cameraman during special occasions and holidays. So, in most of our videos and photos, 90% will be poses of myself and our daughter. I do not know why I never had the knack in photography and video-taking.

He has taken these artistic activities a great hobby to engage his time with. During his sister's recent wedding, he was gracious enough to pour his creative juice into action by making a personal video montage of the wedding ceremony. The video montage had the "silent movie" kind of theme taken in black and white. It was beautiful. He gave it to the bride and groom as a gift. His sister and brother-in-law loved his work that he is considering a corporate video production service on the side to augment our income. I think it is a great idea. He can put his passion to good use!

Amy Poehler is a "Smart Girl"

I find Amy Poehler a very comical lady with a great sense of humor. I watch her in Saturday Night Live with Tina Fey as they relentlessly make fun of iconic figures. And boy, they do deliver with aplomb and great laughter! To see her do comical takes and funny impersonation of some political and even famous people makes my day.

Well, Amy Poehler is not just a joke-cracker. She is also a good actress in the movies, although most roles she play are funny ones. Here, in Cozmo TV, she is one of the inspirations behind the Smart Girls at the Party. I get to see a more serious Amy Poehler in these web series that she created together with another Amy and Meridith. This web series is a great site for young people and their parents alike as it fosters the raw talents of young minds and establish good interaction for parents and kids as well. It is very wholesome and entertaining. It is like a breath of fresh air after watching programs in the media which only depict negativity and violence. This is something parents and their kids should be watching.

If you want to watch the episodes, you can get your own widget here or visit their site.

Below is a trailer of her web series: