Went Out And Had A Delicious Banana Shake To Start The Year. 🙈💕

This cutie just arrived earlier this afternoon 😍💖 Can’t wait to wear you for upcoming events! ✨

(got this cutie at @dollymoon.ph on instagram✨)

Australia's burning, unsustainable tourism slowly thrives in my island, bleaching corals almost everywhere. Being just a mere spectator in all of this totally sucks. A decade for change and action please. 💚 Let's do what we can, we have no time for wars.

There has been a whale shark interaction recently established for tourism here in my place and it was suspected for feeding. Whale sharks follow a migratory path for food in the waters and if the feeding and baiting goes on, then their paths are definitely disrupted. The province has been on the issue for quite some time now, and orders were given to the municipality to take necessary action. But from what I have heard, people operating the site didn't claim to feed the fish but instead baiting them. I personally don't know how that differentiates with feeding. I find it strange how people desperately find ways to protect the obviously wrong things.

I had zero knowledge of the whale sharks before I encountered them in Oslob, Cebu. Back then, they were feeding them with uyap (baby shrimp). I knew nothing about the massive ecological disturbance of the people and the business did to our waters. But I'm here trying my best to use what I had learned back then and do as much as I can. So far, volunteering has been my greatest achievement and I look forward to my contributions though small, at the very least it's enough to contaminate the minds of other people haha 😂😉

Slept late and woke up early because of a book (again). The Little Prince is indeed a very beautiful story. If only I could have small volcanoes too lololol ♡ Also, hoorah a waterwork hihi. Someday I shall put my waterworks into one entry

Late-ish upload again, sorry! Happy Phycology Friday! This week’s featured friend is also a familiar one: Chondracanthus exasperatus (explanation for why I redid this in the last paragraph). C. exasperatus (common name: Turkish Towel) is a species of red algae. Its appearance may vary with its environmental conditions; for example, its blade shape can vary depending on water velocity, and its colour can vary depending on water temperature.

It also makes for a good loofah, apparently. 😝 - A while back, I drew C. exasperatus and I wasn’t happy with it (it was really rushed and I didn’t have my small brush on me), so I took my sweet time with attempt 2. I think it turned out alright! (or, at least, attempt 1 pales in comparison). I also have a pressing of Chondracanthus (shown on the left in the first photo), which was awesome—it’s always nice to be able to have the real thing in front of you. - What would you like to see featured on a future Phycology Friday? Let me know! ☺️

I’m telling you it’s good music

Reese 1st Album Launch Green Sun, 12.06.15

Hands down, Reese’s album launch has been the best album launch I’ve been to (ever!). So much was going on, I wasn’t sure if it’s an album launch or a carnival fair/ birthday party. There were various art & snack booths going on around from 4-6pm, with music by CRWN and Gentle Universe. Their was a booth for temporary tattoo, a live brush lettering and calligraphy, live portrait illustration, their was free ~intergalactic~ ice cream and cookies and cupcakes, and their was an instax photobooth. Oh, and also, Jensen & the Flips and Tom’s Story performed. Psh, no big deal (j e n s e n a n d t h e f l i p s ! ! !).

But more than those shenanigans, I think the reason why this has been the best I’ve been to was the atmosphere of anticipation that filled the venue. Excited fans and friends have waited for the album for so long, and there was a shared feeling of excitement that finally, we will hear all of Reese’s songs live and have an actual physical album. It was a huge deal for me because I’ve been a fan of Reese since her Trophy Boy and Dressed Up Days. From leaving random comments on her blog posts to actually meeting her through a blog convention, my likeness for this “convenient sushi” never faltered. 

Congratulations, Reese! You deserve this success as much as the universe deserves to hear your music. 

Here Comes More Weird

Here’s to the weird and wonderful :)

Here comes more weeiiirrrd. (and the wonderful :)) )

I am proud to introduce these books of magic written by great senpais whom I really look up to. These books are the fruit of senpais’ sipag, tiyaga, dugo’t pawis and all other words that can say through their pusong mamon na pagsisikap. (lol im talking tagalog here im not even good with this) It’s nice to see that more passionate people near me have also the same love for this kind of art, and kawaii ;_; So note to self Justinne Hannah, you are not alone.

The Kawaii PH book was launched last June 17, 2015 and Abbey Sy’s book was launched last June 20, 2015 (my birthday huhu ;_;). Too bad I reaaallly couldn’t come to both events (why is this country an archipelago anyway). If were to come I’d definitely be in full support with you guys ;_;

“The Kawaii PH Book was created by the members and friends of the Kawaii Philippines team by compiling and sharing their stories, experiences, inspirations, blogs, and actions in order to help spread the meaning of kawaii and what makes every individual unique. The aim of the book is to enlighten people and educate the curious on what kawaii actually is, and what Kawaii PH does. “      - Kawaii PH

Proceeds of the book will go to www.kawaiifund.org

The Kawaii Fund is a fundraising campaign by Kawaii Philippines. One of Kawaii PH’s ways of making this happen is the book. They are also selling shirts and holding kawaii workshops like the upcoming dance workshop with cover group Seishun Kakumei. All of these will someday result to a kawaii dream for the community, Kawaii in Manila 3 / Kawaii in Asia. <3

So gambatte!! <3

THE ABCs OF HAND LETTERING by ABBEY SY

I was sooo happy they launched the book at the same time as my birthday (fangirling haha * *)

I just got this last week and after three months of searching and searching, it was finally available in my nearest NBS branch huhu. Turns out the book got sold out and I got the second printing (to be available in an isolated NBS branch) but still yaaay I got it the day before I proposed my thesis title (reality check lol)

Proposed my title and I can take a little relaxation and draw & paint again huhu it’s been a while ;_; More ahrt for meeee

Oh and also looking forward to to Reese’s first album soooon! MUST get a copy of her music * *

That’s probably it for now, ‘til next time!

- Hana  花 <3

School started earlier this week but

Hello Internet.

I feel really bad for not storytelling my summer since it’s a ritual thing here. It’s when I am most vacant. I felt like it missed the heat haze rants like before. Summer this year wasn’t really that hot compared to last year. I mean there were times where it was 35 degrees but the wind was sailing and lots of clouds shaded from time to time. The grass wasn’t dying and the avocados were at the right time. I came across flaming fire trees, bougainvillaes, those white tropical flowers (dunno what they’re called but) and yellow weeping flowers on trees (dunno what they were called but they were sooo pretty esp being near the shores of beaches). Flowers were blooming EVERYWHERE and I loved it. This was for the month of May though. April was kind of the shattered-hopes-but-trying-to hold-on-what’s-still-there feeling. I enrolled afternoon art sessions near my house to cope and make myself busy with one of the things I love, and that’s painting. 

I’ve been also jogging almost every after dusk to feel less crappy and take care of myself. I also took care of my built-up acne prone skin from school stress and student research. But that all has now passed and I took the greatest relief EVER. And right now, I think that the universe just wants me to accept my fate for the time being and just go where the wind takes me. As long as I keep my doors and windows open with new ideas & chances and stand on my roots, maybe I’ll fly myself to where I’ve been wanting to go and be. ☺

Hopes & dreams,

- 花。

Chased away by time

Hi

I'm Hana and this is my blog. :)

My name is Justinne Hannah but you can call me Hana for short (◑‿◐)

I love art --- drawing, painting, photography, crafts, DIY, fashion, music, etc etc. I have this Nocturnal Mind where all my ideas pop up like in the middle of the night (I sometimes draw/paint at 2am). I am an idiot by day and a productive idiot by night. there's a difference

Yes, I have Japanophilia. As you can see I looove Studio Ghibli ^^ From an anime phase to Japanese street fashion, KAWAII, their language, their culture, and their music. To Japan with love someday :3

Photo by japanlover.me ^^

Also spreadin' kawaii love since I don't know when <3

In short, I am chased away by time ;)

Let's be friends!! <3

Seifuku Shirt

How I made my last-minute seifuku shirt

I came up with a school girl costume bc i thought it would be a lot of fun to paint paint paint X)

I first started sketching what the shirt looked like and what colors should I use. I decided to go with purple because I want to pair it with my lavender skirt (◑‿◐)

I used a plain white shirt (my mom had an extra :3 ), some masking tape and Liquitex Acrylic Color or acrylic paint. Simple as that! :3

Thank you Erica for the blue paint! T T The other reason why I picked purple because I only had purple paint. im sorry

Imperfect white spaces suck so

Yay!

It turned out to be okay (i think). It had a little paint on the sleeves because of my clumsiness hehe ooops. The paint I used was permanent and water resistant so curse my clumsiness > < I tried bleaching it but it didn't work so I just accepted my fate.

It was a lot of fun. 'Til next time! (◑‿◐)

- 花

Summer Fiesta in the City & the Miscellaneous

Things of the week in photos 📷

The city had a special nightly tabo (market/open house) for a week where resorts, restaurants and cafes in/near the city got together and placed booths at the city hall grounds. The event was also incorporated with live music (someone played Mundo at the last day huhu) 💕

Me and my friends went out and watched Infinity War 😥

Watercolor on school notes should be a series hmm

My last bag of green tea that my aunt brought back from Japan, so far this was the best green tea I’ve ever tried huhu I turned it after into a facial scrub to commemorate its existence.

Hope your having a good week too! 🙆🌸