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Here it is, ladies and gents! The much awaited (by nobody but I'm so excited for this that I'm exaggerating everything hahaha) Hello Benj Giveaway!!! I am so happy I get to do this for you, my dear readers. It's about damn time that I give something back to those who legit read my blog. But if you are a new comer, hello and welcome! This is where girls and guys who like art, beauty and mindless but mind blowing (told you, exaggerating) blabber from a twenty-something girla-loo hahaha I'm soo excited I'm spitting out words I don't usually use here on the blog! But oh, well :) Back to the giveaway!!!                             I divided the giveaway into two categories: Stationary and Beauty . They're two of my favorite things in the world. I would die (exaggerating again) if I was given free stationary supplies! Anyhoo, the first on the list is this set I call "The GirlBoss Set." Here we  have 2 To-D...

There is more to this day than just this workshop and I promise I'll tell you all about it but for now, I give you a glimpse of what it's like to attend a workshop organized by Cebu Content Creators on a Saturday afternoon.  The workshop, by the way, is called Blogging for First-Timers   and it was hash tagged as #BFFWorkshop . It was held at Handuraw, Mango last July 29, 2017 . When I found out about the workshop, truth be told, I was hesitant to register. I had a bad experience with a blogging workshop last June. It was a total scam. I won't say any detail about the last workshop I attended because I don't want them to have any kind of traffic/views/searches. Good thing I didn't let my fear of being scammed again stop me and registered for this one though. I wouldn't have known all the things that they shared and taught us. 06.2017. #TatakC3 A post shared by Cebu Content Creators (@cebucontentcreators) on May 30, 2017 at 9:20pm PDT ...

This charming, quaint coffee shop stole my heart. Tucked in behind St. Patrick Square and Saint Theresa's College , this place is a hidden gem worth the visit. It has such a  homey f eel (which is what I personally look for in a coffee shop) and it's simple, modest interior and artsy mural made me feel just right . And the fact that they take their coffee seriously here just sealed the deal for me. I take my coffee like them,too. Black and seriously. Very seriously.  It was such an honor to be working with Sarah (Bintana's owner) for July's posts. Thanks for indulging my coffee curious mind! She gave us a mini lesson on how to properly make a cup of good ol' black coffee. I am definitely signing up for their next Coffee Appreciation Class . She also talked a little bit about how the cafe that she had in mind was turned into reality This made me more inspired to have a cafe of my own. Someday... maybe someday :)  We loved that she was willing to sh...

Kicking off this new series on the blog with an exhibit from various artists in Metro Cebu. Fortuna Circuit : Our Current Condition opened last week(ish), March 23, 2017. It was my first time viewing 856 G Gallery with the white walls and I gotta say, that it looks hella good. Wait, no, actually it looks better than the walls before which were painted black.  I didn't read up on the meaning behind the exhibit prior to my viewing because my visit was actually unexpected. My girlfriend and I were driving to school when I saw 856 G's sign that has the exhibit's name and date. We had to stop by. I've been itching to do a series like this on the blog but I never had the chance to go to the past exhibits that 856 G and Qube had but now that the semester is (almost) over, I promise to keep you guys in the loop of all things art here in Cebu. Enough chat, here are the photos of some of my favorite artworks. Also, please let me know if the editing style is too m...

 Hello, I'm finally writing again after a month of hiatus. It's been crazy-busy with thesis and projects coming my way. I'm happy I finally have time to edit photos and write a little here and there.  Hope you like the photos! Hanna shot them a couple of weeks back. They felt a bit gloomy so I added a couple of painted light leaks. I can never post anything without color in it. I love my pastels too much. I'm wearing a top from South Shores and my culottes are thrifted by my very thoughtful friend, Emery. She gave them to me just because . Can you believe people like that still exist? :) She is such a great friend and something in her feels... warm and soulful. I hope to meet more people like her. I feel like updating you with the hustle that's been happening lately at school and other stuff so be on the look out for a Life Lately post this week or next week (depending on my mood). I don't want blogging to be a stressful activity so I'm...

What a month! I never expected November to be this hectic. Maybe the semester break on the start of the month is meant to be there to get my body ready for all the crazy things that would happen. I have never had a more busy month in my life. Here is a list of the things I've been meddling with for the past weeks: 1.  I organized my first workshop as an intern! It was an amazing ride with only 2 weeks to prepare the kit and the whole thing. You can watch the video Banana and I made right HERE . She added the cute animation and I directed the video. The workshop was for Earl Tawny , a brush calligrapher based here in Cebu. It was fun and stressful but so worth it. I'm currently in the process of organizing another one... which just made me realize that I haven't even made a poster for it! Ohmygod I'm gonna diieeeee 2. I've been taking a lot of photos of paintings lately but not much of my life as a blogger (haha). I'm still poor (will send you an upd...

Due to my poor time management skills, I failed to post these photos on Wednesday. I suck at this ohmygod  Sunnies by Charlie : Morgan Should I talk about the outfit? I kind of don't want to but since this is an outfit post, why the hell not. So,       Shirt : thrifted     Pants : Bench           Patch : Cotton On       Glasses : duh Yes, ladies and gentlemen, these photos were shot in a comfort room. My friends and I was just casually minding our own shit (excuse the cr pun) when I realized all of a sudden that the colors of the comfort room and my outfit matched! I HAD to take photos and so I did. A couple of girls went in and instantly gave me the judgy vibe but I HAD A BLOG TO RUN so I just posed and snapped. Thanks to my friend Angie for the photos! Also, I edited a little bit (in case you didn't notice). It kind of made it look like a chemical lab. Xo, Benj