Smile Sunshine!

Some Days

Some days
I want to turn back the clock
and go back
to the moments
I wished I'd done differently

Said the words I should have said
Done the things I should have done
Took back the words that I shouldn't have
Undo the things I shouldn't have done

I wish I could
Turn back the events
Take back the tears
Undo the hurt
Let go of the feelings
that just did not matter
only too late
did I realize

I would
make more smiles
and settled for forgiving easily
relaxed more
and laughed more
be bolder
took hold of the opportunity
the chances
that in the blink of the eye
disappeared
no longer presented as choice
no longer able to be chosen

Ah
Indeed these are the things I wish I could do...

But here I am,
here in the present now
I can only forgive myself and accept
that I must make peace
with the past
and hope for the future
and know
that I have come
a long long way
from then
and trust
that with the knowledge I possess
I will be able to make
better choices
do things
that will enable me to look back
and smile
that at least
I did all that I could :)

Angel with a Shotgun

My favorite platforms for drawing are: Photoshop and Open Canvas. It took some time, but after tutorials and much practice, I am getting the hang of Paint Tool Sai and falling in love with it~

Here are some practice bits:

(Above: Added Effects from: Picmonkey)

(Original pic done in Paint Tool Sai)

Are you using any of these programs? If yes, which one is your favorite? Or are there any other programs that you use/recommend? :D

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon & other nostalgic bits

"Dengan kuasa bulan - akan menghukummu!"

(I am Sailor Moon! I stand for love. And I also stand for justice. And in the name of the Moon, I will punish you! - Sailor Moon) via Sailor Moon TV Quotes.

Those are the words that automatically come to mind when I think of the blond haired girl with the trademarked hair buns. I first fell in love with Sailor Moon when I started reading the manga series during school days. That brings a lot of memories~ Along with that I also started reading Dragon Ball (Did anyone know that the artists of Sailor Moon & Dragon Ball got married to each other? XD) and other manga.

 What are your favorite nostalgic bits? 

(Princess Serenity/ Usagi / Sailor Moon - done in Paint Tool Sai, and added effects from Picmonkey)

To Love and Be Loved

-Mother Theresa

Today: Note To Self

"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Heaven

♥ Bryan Adams & My Favorite Acoustic Cover Version (Boyce Avenue & Megan Nicole) ♥

I Miss You :')

Love you, always

and I'm not even counting the days

i'm just going with the flow

i'm walking in a daydream

where everything doesn't seem real

i don't want to go back to 'normal'

cause you're not here anymore

and it won't be the same

even though we can easily revert back

to our everydays

but that was when 

we were aware you were still here

you left a mark

a beautiful mark

etched deep into our hearts

what i knew of you

know of you

i will forever keep

your words

your smile

your cheerful presence

you are a beautiful person

with a beautiful heart

you are a beautiful lesson

that i will cherish forever

Love you, always

Happy Saturday~

Today is...

• The day of one of the most awaited event (this entire weekend  is actually a celebration of weddings, confirmation and family gatherings~) : a wedding dinner of one of my dear school friends since primary.
• The day I actually got out my color pencils to draw something again after days of staring at blank paper. (Color pencils: Finally! The light!!!)
• The day my little cousin blackmailed me by holding one of my color pencils hostage (=.=)*

How are you today? \ (•◡•) /

Cosplay Uniform (っ◕‿◕)っ ♥

And my first cosplay uniform has arrived~~~ *super excited mode*

Come Home ♥

This song kind of speaks to me... as a prayer for myself and to those I love...

---

"Come Home" - Faith Hill

Hello world, hope you’re listening
Forgive me if I’m young
Or speaking out of turn
But there’s someone I’ve been missing
And I think that they could be
The better half of me
They’re in the wrong place trying to make it right
But I’m tired of justifying
So I say to you...

Come home, come home
Cause I’ve been waiting for you
For so long, so long
And right now there’s a war between the vanities
But all I see is you and me
To fight for you is all I’ve ever known
So come home

I get lost in the beauty of everything I see
The world ain’t as half as bad
As they paint it to be
When all the sons, all the daughters stop to take it in
Then hopefully the hate subsides and the love can begin
It might start now
Maybe I’m just dreaming out loud
But until then...

Come home, come home
Cause I’ve been waiting for you
For so long, so long
And right now there’s a war between the vanities
But all I see is you and me
To fight for you is all I’ve ever known, ever known
Come home

Everything I can’t be
Is everything you should be
And that’s why I need you here
Everything I can’t be
Is everything you should be
And that’s why I need you here
So hear this now

Come home, come home
Cause I’ve been waiting for you
For so long, so long
And right now there’s a war between the vanities
But all I see is you and me
To fight for you is all I’ve ever known, ever known
Come home
Come home

Let's Play Pretend (Continuation)

I think I've been having too much fun with wigs lately XD
I've learned quite a bit from online tutorials and tips/advice from other wonderful people.

This week I experimented with cutting bangs.

Here's how the wig looks like so far:

Today's (Weekend) To-Do List ♥

"Let's indulge in all the sweetness of today  - I want to melt in ice cream ♥"

(Drawing note: This actually started as a cupcake :p)

♥ Beautiful Miracles ♥

“The gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment may be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we’re doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.”

— Achilles, Troy/ The Iliad, Homer

"A baby is God's opinion that life should go on."

— Carl Sandburg 

Let's Play Pretend ♥

Participating in an event this year. 
Therefore the excuse to mess and play around with wigs (and another bonus excuse to play around with editing :D 
Photo effect credits: PicMonkey)

Sara Bareilles - Brave

"I wanna see you be BRAVE" ♥

Domo-minion = Dominion???

Haha. Dominion...sounds so wrong. But I have no excuses - I just wanted to draw them :)
Love is blind~

Never Stop

Never stop doing
what you love
Never stop
reading
Never stop
drawing
Never stop
writing
Never stop
learning

No matter how tiny
how itty bitty
a doodle
a line
a sentence
a word

Today
Just do it

Don't let
fear
which often is
irrational
Never let it
keep you down

Don't worry
about the outcome
Don't worry
about others opinions
whether you want to
share what you do
or keep it to yourself
Don't be afraid
to create
to be progressive
Each and every day

Live what you love
Every Day
Never stop
Loving what you do
and Do it :)
---
24July2013

Draw List ♥

A list of what I would love & want to draw :
 (✿◠‿◠) /\ (◡‿◡✿)

1. The Lakehouse (Keanu Reeves & Sandra Bullock)
2. Becoming Jane (James McAvoy & Anne Hathaway - "I will Runaway"/The Corrs)
3. In Time (Justin Timberlake & Amanda Seyfried)

4. Food stuff (っ◕‿◕)っ ♥

More to add~