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For all the brave girls who are not afraid to dream too big, this is for you.

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(An intercontinental collaborative artwork with my Tumblr friend Mara)

Still one of my favorite quotes. Besides, it’s from Roald Dahl, so. Obviously.

“Whatever industry you’re in, it’s so important to never lose that sparkle in your eyes, that jump in your step, that never-fading feeling of experiencing everything for the first time.

The moment we start feeling like we’ve seen this, we’ve been through this – we start making and settling into assumptions, we start getting comfortable with ‘how it’s always been done.’”

- From our Notes to Self column, Dec. 9, 2012

Anna Oposa’s tips for productivity:

1. Always MAKE TIME (not find time) for people you love & people who love you. Ika nga ni Alicia Keys, “everything means nothing if I ain’t got you.” Don’t ever take your family and friends for granted.
2. Always surround yourself with people who uplift you.
3. Learn how to say NO and how to DELEGATE. Don’t be afraid to assess/weigh options to see what will benefit YOU the most in terms of your personal and professional growth – and then DELEGATE.
4. Punctuality makes a big difference. Show up on time, even if the one you’re meeting is always late. Never miss a deadline. Ever.
5. Stop global whining. Don’t brag about how much you lack sleep and how tired you are like it’s a badge of honor. It’s gross and counterproductive!

Read the rest of my interview with Anna here.

As my friend Anna once put it, “Hanap buhay – to look for life. It’s not ‘hanap pera’ for a good reason.”

// View more of this week’s Notes to Self here.

Well, it has happened, ladies and gentlemen. My best friend Mary and I have officially debuted in a music video that is request-able on MYX.

… Fine, it’s not in a Korean hiphop video as we had originally imagined — but in this particular one, we get to dance a jazz routine while pretending to be fairies in the background. I’m noooot very sure we sold the ‘fairy’ role very well, especially given the fact that we have upper bodies built like men.

Watch the official music video and other behind-the-scenes videos over here ;)

If Rina (left), Mary (right) & I (center) formed a hipster girl band, our debut album cover would look like this…

Except we would all be rappers. Because that’s about the extent of our vocal abilities. #fulldisclosure

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More photos here: http://bit.ly/JfYPq4

Ideas need faith to fly.

// Photo by Chyna Lo // More photos here. #PosturaPH

Hope is a movement! I am hope :)

I only got to play around with my Wacom tablet last night, and it’s so much fun! I still have to get used to it though, but now I want to put writings on all my photos, hehe :P

Read the rest of the article (+ more experimental scribbled-on photos) here: { ‘I Am Hope’: Amazing Race & an Amazing Woman }