... but I rode on a horse nonetheless. So I’ll make this count :p
Hullo_World's Life List
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1. Get rid of acne for good!
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2. Create a personal illustration every week!
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3. Start promoting myself as an illustrator by late 2009
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4. Be THE MAN :D
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5. Learn Tagalog
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6. Go to the Philippines in 2010-2011
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7. Reclaim my passion in the things I do
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8. Become more independent!
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9. Life-draw more often
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10. Become Actively INVOLVED
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11. Read Faust
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12. Go Green
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13. Visit a buddhist temple
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14. Better manage my money through saving and smart investing habits!
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15. Buy more RAM for my Mac
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16. Install AfterEffects on my Mac
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17. Make my own playing card designs a reality
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18. Publish my first illustration book
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19. Pay off my student-loans before I reach 30
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20. Learn Acoustic Guitar
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21. Purchase a button-maker and make fun illustration faces for everyone :)
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22. Buy myself a nice clean, well-fitted suit
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23. Learn to swim after all these years of living a gawd-damn sheltered life!
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24. Visit Australia
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25. Go to India
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26. Go to NYC
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27. Go to California
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28. Get my own car damnit!
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29. Make friends here on 43 Things :)
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How I did it: First had to change my negative outlook into a positive one, always believing that everything will always turn out for the best :)Sometimes, we always complicate the matters when really all it takes is the most simple option available in the way we handle the things in life :) Read how I did it…
How I did it: I always re-evaluate my actions in my past and often contemplate on how I am as a person and what I can offer in this world. I have always been pessimistic in everything, looking at the half empty side of the glass. But after much realization and thought, it takes effort in changing your own perspectives at life. Always look at the part that's half full, but don't forget to look at the glass as a whole... and see how you can try to fill t… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I searched as much as I can to get a part-time job I like. That didn't go so well, considering I spent so much time searching for new places to work. Recession pretty much screwed me over on this call. I decided to go back to my old job... :(I have an agent who can help find a place to work in the meantime while I work at my old job. A job relative to my field of study. I'm also trying to figure out some freelancing stuff... Read how I did it…
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... by surprising her with a dozen roses on her bday :) She didn’t even expected it :P
After three weeks of brutal on-the-job training, I’m now getting comfortable being a in-house graphic designer. Still alot to learn from in the industry, and I still want to learn all the practices of prepress and print :)
Hope my progress continues to grow positively :)

