Summing up the last of 2012

Right after Christmas and before the New Years.
Was a week of adventure with my family and peers.

Basically, my only rest day was the 26th.

As usual, we have an outing! This LK Escapade was hosted by our very own Daddy Danton in their home at Canyon Woods, Tagaytay. Since it is right after Christmas the weather was really cold at night and cool in the mornings, so I just wanted to share my "photography" of Tagaytay in the early morning.

~A Foggy Friday Morning~

I love this outing the most because we get to have our own version of our Christmas dinner. I know I didn't cook any of these and I usually just end up part of the cleaning crew (for around 12 people) but I still find it absolutely heartwarming.

~An LK Christmas Dinner~

And though a lot of booze was running around, we still had wholesome games of Werewolf, Taboo, Monopoly Deal and Wata! Booze games include the usual Ring of Fire, Beer Pongs and (for lack of better name) Lowest Card.

I got home at around 12AM on the 29th, and believe it or not, my parents thought it'd be fun to go all the way to Pangasinan (around 5 hours of nonstop driving) to visit Our Lady of Manaoag. Then travel another 3-4 hours to Subic. That is what I call a roadtrip. However, I do believe that I needed to be awfully thankful for 2012. It was fun and it's a year I most definitely will not forget.

~Our Lady Of Manaoag~

Good Bye 2012,
AnaRay

I'm cashing in my luck this holiday season.

Well, hello potato!

I've been attending Simbang Gabi for the past days and if you don't know what that is. It's basically a nine day novena before Christmas that's held at four in the morning. You read that right FOUR in the MORNING! And, it's a way to ask for wishes or guidance. So, as I've said, I've been cashing it in.

For starters, I passed my finance subject. I seriously needed 110/120 in our finals exam. Either I was really smart or my incentives just pulled me up. No matter which, I am thankful because I really did learn something from that class and this means I'll see my professor again next year.

The other was my US visa, I was seriously nervous 'cause I was stopped so much before the actual process. My reasons were 1) I forgot to remove my USB out of my bag; 2) I had chewing gum in my bag, and 3) Finger scans are hard!

Lastly, was our block party last December 18. I really find it hard hosting parties but apparently I did a well enough job according to my friend, Elilea's post.

So... art? A somewhat mechanical horse.

Inspired by this amazing animation.

Well, that's it for now.
AnaRay

It's the Holidays again!

Again, another month of hibernation from my blog.

BUT, I am back for the holidays. So, to kick things off, here's an unfinished illustration/fashion sketch.

~Photo enhanced by the Pixlr-o-matic app~

Loving this Pixlr-o-matic App! It's easy to use and there are a lot of effects that you could apply on photos. Sigh, it's really fun plus, it's free. It's also available online at Pixlr.com but it's always nice to have it around.

And here's another one, just because.

I just finished finals around two days ago, it lasted from 8AM 'til 8PM and well, I had to pull up a few good ones so BAM! No social life for me.

I was really planning on drawing Toothiana from Rise of the Guardians but got distracted with fashion sketches. Oh Tumblr is such a fun and mystical place, though I don't have one.

COUNTDOWN: 11 Days 'til Christmas.
                             1 Week 'til 12/21/12

AnaRay