I kid you not I have backspaced, like, eight times already because how 2 announce I'm fourteen??? Oh, yay, I just did!! [wiggles eyebrows] So, yep, I turned fourteen last Saturday (May 30th!) and it was honestly tons of fun as I was able to spend it with my mom and a bunch of nerds. I mostly took videos (for a passion project that I'll be posting quite a looooong time from now), so I'll sort of just make a gif dump after the jump (it rhymes!!):

BRB, repeat infinite times.

[KEYBOARD SMASHES INTO OBLIVION] Hello, again....and again.....aND AGAIn. This is probably my nth "Hello again" post I am not even kidding. More than a month into summer vacation and this was left untouched for some reason (translation: I almost forgot this actually existed I am so sorry). 

If you noticed, most of my posts have been drafted (If you didn't, then ok.) and you're probably wondering why (If you're not, then ok.)

Things 2014 Taught Me

This year flew by, seeing that it's ending in a couple of hours, and many would beg to differ, but I could say that this year's probably the most eye-opening, amazing, and at the same time, terrifying years of my 13 years in existence and I'm really looking forward to more years like this one. In all honesty, I believe that I'm a slightly better person than I was when the year began, and happier, I think (or hope).

From turning thirteen, braving uncharted territory called "socializing", meeting loads of new people, and discovering myself even more, there are obviously a lot of things that I've taken away from these kickass experiences, let me share them with you here:

Hello, again!

I never really thought I'd ever get stuck in the cycle of: Blog > Leave blog for a long time > Return to apologize for absence > Blog > Leave blog > Return to apologize for absence for a long time. I've had several, what you could call, "blog-worthy" experiences the past few months (DesignHerStory, I Know Write, Art HOHOLs, Lettering Workshops, etc.)  but I never managed to gather enough motivation to actually blog about them. Like what Maine Manalansan stated in DesignHerStory, having inspiration doesn't mean having motivation, and the same goes vice versa.

atoms

But as beautiful as these stars are, their beauty can't compare to yours.

Liebster Award

So, it's been a while since I last posted on here, whoops? But just recently, I was nominated for the Liebster Award by two absolutely amazing people:

 Julia of in my thoughts forever and 

Kennard of Kennard Diaries

Their blogs are a-ma-zing, I absolutely recommend you check them out!

I was surprised to find this still going around since I first saw this a  few months back (from the time I didn't have a blog yet, actually), but here it is! I actually still cannot grasp the fact that live, breathing people that aren't me read the text I wrote. Not to mention, live, breathing AND absolutely fantastic people. Again, thank you so much to both of you! I'm very honored to have been nominated by two fantastic bloggers (✿◠‿◠)

The rules to the Liebster Award: 

1. Thank the person who nominated you, and post a link to their blog on your blog. 

2. Display the award on your blog — by including it in your post and/or displaying it using a “widget” or a “gadget”. (Note that the best way to do this is to save the image to your own computer and then upload it to your blog post.) 

3. Answer 11 questions about yourself, which will be provided to you by the person who nominated you. 

4. Provide 11 random facts about yourself. 

5. nominate 5 – 11 blogs that you feel deserve the award, who have a less than 1000 followers. (Note that you can always ask the blog owner this since not all blogs display a widget that lets the readers know this information!) 

6. Create a new list of questions for the blogger to answer. 

7. List these rules in your post. Once you have written and published it, you then have to: 

8. Inform the people/blogs that you nominated that they have been nominated for the Liebster award and provide a link for them to your post so that they can learn about it (they might not have ever heard of it!)

Summer Is Over + Playlist

As mentioned in the title, summer is over,  and I thought I'd present to you all in the form of photographs a few highlights of mine.

May 2-5, 2014 San Juan Surf Resort, La Union

Haha, beat the heat with some Zumba!

Me + Mom ♡

Trying to kayak despite my super weak arms, haha!

Our pups definitely didn't miss out on the fun!

I Know Write Manila

Quotable quotes from I Know Write MNL's guest speakers.

On the 29th of May, I joined the army. Army? The I Know Write MNL army, of course! IKWR MNL is basically an army of teen bloggers committed to effective blogging. On the aforementioned date, they held a Summer Workshop which I fortunately had the privilege to attend (Thanks, Mom!).

30 Day Character Challenge: Closure

Apparently, the real challenge for me was not creating the drawings, but posting the drawings. *sigh* My goal was to finish this by the end of may and technically, I did. I simply failed to post it in time, haha! Anyway, get ready for a very long post ahead.

*Painfully chasing*

Yes, I have six drawings. SIX. And I have around 12 more due. *sigh* Wish me luck.

It has finally dawned on me that doing this is great and all, but in summer where I unexpectedly had summer-y stuff to do? Well, bad idea. Now, I have to literally chase my deadline, which is the 31st. But even if it was a bad idea, doing it was actually pretty awesome, so no regrets (just love *wink*). Without further ado, here's the supposed Day 7-12 characters!

Day 6: Queen Of Quills

DAY 6: THE MOST ANNOYING CHARACTER

Okay, I don't know about you, but the second Rita Skeeter from The Harry Potter series came into the picture, I knew I didn't like her. I mean, her writing is just downright corrupt. Mrs. Weasley stated, I quote:

"Rita Skeeter goes out of her way to cause trouble, Amos! I would've thought you'd know that working at the Ministry."

Day 5: The Nordics

I'm so sorry if the purple-ish eyed ones look like they'll kill you. I am so sorry :((

DAY 5: A GROUP OF CHARACTERS WHO ARE MOST LIKE YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS

Okay, so this round goes to The Nordics from, again, Axis Powers Hetalia! I just figured that my group of friends act mostly like them because even if the Nordics were basically just put together because of their geography, the pieces just fit and they all get along well. At first glance, most of my friends and I are polar opposites, the sort that you figured are just friends because you locked them together in a room for a year or two, something like that. But despite our differences, we're almost inseparable. We just get along and make everything work.

Day 4: Keep your mind wide open

DAY 4: A CHARACTER WHO ACTS LIKE YOU

As I mentioned in a previous post, I'm a huge softie when it comes to films and, let me tell you, Bridge to Terabithia is one that I could forever keep in the category: Films That Crushed My Heart. Let's not forget the book, of course! I will admit that I read the book only after I've watched the film, but despite knowing what's ahead, I still ended up in tears (in front of my family, might I add!)

Day 3: The Mouse

DAY 3: A CHARACTER WHO LOOKS LIKE YOU

Okay so firstly, I couldn't find a character who looks like me and Mouse is the next best thing, okay? Basically it's the above photo + glasses + tanner skin, haha! Anyways, Jill 'The Mouse' Chen is from The Carrie Diaries which is a show that I've started watching only a few weeks ago. 

I'm really slow because I'm still watching the first season hehe

Day 2: May all your bacon burn!

DAY 2: A CHARACTER FROM A PREVIOUS FAVORITE FANDOM

Okay so another fact about me is that I love Ghibli films *cries* Howl's Moving Castle was an absolute life ruiner because it was that beautiful. Calcifer is probably my favorite character aside from Howl (I will admit that I had a teensy crush on him when I was 10 haha).

Calcifer is one of my favorite characters because I love how despite he's free of his contract with Howl, he proves his loyalty and chooses to stay. If you haven't watched it, it's never too late! You're definitely missing out.