From LB to LU (A Love Letter to Friends)

My friends and I went to La Union to spend a chill weekend together.  Before going there, we promised we would each produce a creative output from the trip. Since this week's episode is under the Balu-ART-e (Thoughts) section of my blog, I decided to create "A Love Letter to Friends" — a new mini-series I would like to dedicate to those people who changed my life.

I value my friends and treat them as a family and this is one way of expressing how much they mean to me. I hope to eventually create something for each and every friend I care for but for the mini-series' pilot run, let me dedicate this episode to Daria and Karen, the sisters I met in UPLB.

There are so many things I want to say about these two girls. This video is not enough to show how beautiful they are as people, but I hope this will give you an idea of why I love them both.

Get to know one of my closest set of friends as you also enjoy the view of La Union:

Sorry, but I think the video is cheesier than the Grilled Cheese Sandwich of El Union Cafe (paired with Cold Brew Mocha) and of Mad Monkeys' famous Burger! Mine's a Classic Burger upgraded to combo (includes fries and a soda) with additional roasted tomatoes.

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EDIT NOTES

The video is a simple cut-to-cut with a voice-over: my usual. Haha. What makes this video special is that they didn't know what the output would be.

I already have a plan of how I want this video to turn out because I have my inspo video (cited in my video's description). It is always nice to have a plan, but it is also okay not to have one. And in case you do have a plan, don't be so frustrated because you cannot always get the shots you want. Don't let it ruin your vacation. If you are awesome (which I am sure you are), you'd find ways on how to maximize what you have.

(Also: Sometimes, what you have turns out better than what was originally planned. #SecretBlessing)

Anyway, I always tell them not to look at the camera so the videos would look candid, but of course, they still (and would always) say hi to the camera. Typical friends, lol.

I love the output and they said they did too!

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Daria and Karen are both great artists. I encourage you to check out their personal passion projects:

Aside from writing, DARIA also loves to draw. She sketches her digital art using Adobe Sketch through her iPhone. Yes! She draws everything using her finger on her tiny phone screen. Here's a sample of her work:

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"There was a girl that could only live on lemonade..." // My favorite character on Skins. Also my first try at digital painting. 🙂 #dariadessine #adobesketch #dessin #effystonem #skins #digitalart #digitalsketch #digitalpainting #art #fanart #instaart #painting #sketch #artwork #portrait #portraitart #kayascodelario @kayascods

A post shared by Daria May (@dariadessine) on Sep 27, 2017 at 11:47pm PDT

Follow her works on IG: @dariadessine

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KAREN recently launched her personal blog and is also practicing her video editing skills. CLICK HERE to check out her site. She is an amazing, honest, and inspiring writer!

Grabbed from https://fickledmac.blogspot.com/

I am lucky to be surrounded by friends who also create and inspire.
I thank God I have them.

I'll update this page of their creative output from the trip as well, so watch out! :)
Thanks for all the love, KAIBIGAN (ᜃᜁᜊᜒᜄᜈ᜔)!

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Edit: November 2, 2017

As promised, sharing with you the link to Daria's creative output:

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Sunset with my girl friends. 🌅 First time doing landscape in digital! #dariadessine #adobesketch #digitalart #digitalsketch #digitalpainting #dessin #art #instaart #originalart #painting #landscape #artwork #silhouette #silhouettes #sunset #sundown #beach #sketch #sky #beach #bffs #originalart #philippines #ph #launion

A post shared by Daria May (@dariadessine) on Nov 15, 2017 at 11:04pm PST

xxx

C.I.A! 

(Create & Inspire Always)

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