To Be An Artist...What is it to be an artist really? Is it just producing pieces? Is it your marketability as an artist? Is it the skill? The technique? The expression? I feel a little awkward to proclaim I am one and flattered that a lot acknowledge me as one even though I could only really feature 4 of my works in my gallery.But this question has been bugging me as I, having been a fan of realism, am kind of stuck with realistic portraits and human figures albeit also appreciates abstract and photography. For me Realism is somewhere between the two. It is not realistic as photography but still more visually concrete than abstract. With this mindset, to be
A Writer For A Day...At one point in my life I had aspired to be a writer and even attempted to be one. When one of the leading broadcasting network in the Philippines announced on air that they are looking for writers who would be writing for a telenovela (soap opera), I thought maybe I could give it a try. Now, I don't have any experience whatsoever at being a writer and I never wrote in Filipino as well. The most that I did were crappy short stories, poems and essays in high school. But what's good about this invitation was it was open to everyone in the Philippines, regardless if you had a background in writing or not or whether you're a professional o