PHOTOS: 2PM What Time Is It Live Tour Manila

I watched the Manila leg of 2PM's What Time Is It Live Tour last year and I just want to share my experience and the photos with photos. I already posted the photos in my old blog but I already deleted it, so, I'm posting them again here.

I wasn't really familiar with 2PM's songs back then (I am now) and I was only watching because I really like Taecyeon, Nichkhun and Wooyoung. That;s how I decided to just get the cheapest ticket (Gen. Ad P1000). I bought the tickets (my friends and mine's) without knowing that it was the last day to be qualified for the Meet and Greet with 2PM. Boy, was I ecstatic when I received a text message and an email saying that my name had been drawn to join the event. We got a chance to see the boys up-close before the concert and we were given a photo op, too. (Thanks to Hoopla Inc. for the photo)

There was one more surprise... our tickets were upgraded to VIP 1 & 2! Imagine my ticket from P1000 to P11500... wow! Good thing I already bought a new camera and I was able to take decent pictures. The only downside was that I was alone at the VIP area with no one to talk to. But who cares when you have 6 gorgeous men right in front of you, right? Haha! Anyway, my friends were able to transfer from gen ad to upper box, so, I'm happy for them, too.

So, these were my friends at the upper box section...

Here's me alone at the VIP section... one of my very few selfies. Haha!

Here's us, reunited after the show...

Now, on to the pictures. If you chanced upon my old post, you'll be glad to know that I added a lot more photos to the set... almost doubled, so, enjoy! (All I ask is that you give credit when re-posting the photos and link back to this post. Also, please do not edit the photos and DO NOT remove the watermark. Thanks!) I added the blurred and grainy ones but are still decent, and a lot more. I'm posting a few here but you can find the whole set in my Facebook page.

I will be posting photos from other events, too... do wait for it. :)

MTO: Handmade Notebooks

I finally was able to try long-stitch binding or buttonhole binding and, lucky me, I got me a commission work, too, because somebody ordered a few pieces. Yay! I'm liking this process better than coptic binding but I also still need to work on it, of course. I was glad for the order because it made me practice and learn about long-stich binding.

What I like about long-stitch binding is the book lays flat when opened, just like in coptic binding, but the stitching part is less complicated and easier than that of coptic binding. But... preparing the cover is a longer process since the spine is included.

Below are photos of the notebooks together and some detailed shots. (Me thinks the picture of the all the notebooks is pretty...) Click the photos to see a larger view.

P.S. The watermark on the photos is that of my FB store... I just redid it using my own calligraphy. :)

10 Days of Heartaches

I joined DyosaImma and Fozzy's 10 Days of Heartaches calligraphy challenge on Instagram and I just want to share my works here, too.

I had a hard time with the very first one because it was a while since I last did calligraphy. One thing I learned from this challenge is that practice really does make perfect. Well, in my case, it's not perfect but I can see the improvements. So, I've decided to practice calligraphy frequently if not everyday. I should at least do the drills, right? Also, I've learned that calligraphy need not be expensive. See, mI don't want to buy expensive inks or paints unless I'm doing this professionally. I just buy Indian ink for black and watercolor and poster paint for colors, including metallic ones like gold and silver, and white.

Here are my works with their corresponding song titles and links to YT videos (so you can listen to them). Click photos to view full size.

Day 1: Because I Miss You by Jung Yong Hwa of CNBLUE

Day 2: Eyes, Nose, Lips cover by Tablo X Taeyang

Day 3: Porcelain by Julia Fordham

Day 4: Tonight I Can Write, a poem by Pablo Neruda read by Andy Garcia

Day 5: Everything You Want by Vertical Horizon

Day 6: Sa Kanya by Agot Isidro

Day 7: Illusion by CNBLUE

Day 8: Tell Me on a Sunday by Marti Webb

Day 9: Foolish Games by Jewel

Day 10: Only One Day by SS501

I hope you'll take the time to check out the songs... they're all really nice, even the non-English ones (Filipino, Korean and Japanese). You can also check out my work on Instagram (link in the sidebar) or search for the hashtag #10DaysofHeartaches to see all the participants' works.

Filed Doodle Planner 2015

I'm planning to work on my doodles, so, I decided to get me a Filed Doodle Planner for 2015 for inspiration. Got it about two weeks ago and would like to share with you some pictures of it and what I think about it.

Some pictures... here's the front of the planner, the free pen slinger (a backpack inspired pen holder with 6 slots - available in several colors), and the customizable magnetic bookmark (the little white guy).

Here's the back cover with the pen slinger attached. The facial expressions stickers you can use to decorate the front cover for fun.

Here's the pen slinger filled with pens. Cool huh?

I really like the pen slinger except for one thing... when strapped, the straps kinda blocks the pocket like what you can see in the photo.

Another thing I don't like about it is that the pages sometimes tear when you turn them. This one can't be prevented since it's wire-bound.

One more thing that I really don't like about it is that the daily calendar for each month starts on the first Monday and not on the first day of each month. Do you get it? The first day of the month (if it doesn't fall on a Monday) you can find on the previous month, before the doodled monthly divider page. Got it? Sorry but I'm really bad at explaining things.

Now, I'm not a fountain collector but maybe this will be helpful if you want to know if it's fountain pen friendly. I wrote on it with a calligraphy pen using two different inks. "Hello" was written in Indian ink and "annyeong" was written in Parker Quink ink.

Now, the fun part that I really love about... you can personalize it! There's this little bubble on the cover where you can put your name on. I used Sharpie pens on mine...