Saturday, January 19, 2013

reprising the city: maps


Imagine for a second that your life is a map. You are destined for greatness. You only need to know where you are, where you ought to be and the quickest way from Point A to B. I have reasons. I have excuses. Mostly, it’s fear that stops me in my tracks. If I never get over them, I will never become who I’m meant to be. Who knows? One day, I may find myself immortalized in books and magazines. Maybe one day, somebody will come up to me and quote a line from a story I wrote. At the same time, I may also find myself still in the same office doing the same boring things day in and day out. I may grab my destiny by the balls or I may just fall flat on my face. It all depends on the decisions I make, the turns I take and the stops I plan on the map that is my life.

It’s easy to dream. It’s easy to throw all caution to the wind and say I will be exactly who I want to be. It’s the hours and miles in between who I am and who I ought to be that jar me. I am so far from who I want to be. I have dreams as big as skyscrapers and at times, I feel I may not live long enough to see them coming true. They say the Aborigines believed that dreams could be mapped out in song. When you sing these in sequence, you could navigate through vast distances. I plug my earphones in, see my dream in my mind’s eye, and hope that a songline brings me there.
   
Lord, here comes the flood.
We will say goodbye to flesh and blood.
If again, the seas are silent

It’ll be those who gave their island to survive.
Drink up, dreamers. You’re running dry.

Imagine for a second that your life is a map. May you never lose sight of your dreams.

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original post: maps

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“I learned that of all the things in life, it’s hope that’s most cruel”
-from cruel hope


medyo challenge talaga na pagsamahin ang artworks ko at ang sulat ni citybuoy. para mo nang pinagsama ang Batibot at MMK, o Si Dora at ang Evangelion. hahaha. check niyo yung cruel hope niya :)

59 comments:

  1. Love it love it love it! haha ngayong iniisip ko, medyo mahirap nga icombine yung styles natin pero you made it work. galing! haburdey!

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    1. salamat! yehey! :) di ko inasahan na yun yung pipiliin mong artwork. hihih


      pang happy post ka na kasi city! ahha

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    2. mahusay ang kombinasyon ng tamis at anghang. sakto sa panlasa ko. :)))

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    3. :) naks. gusto ko tong comment m0. ang pinagsamang tamis at anghang haha

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    4. Grabeh lungz.....!!! P.S. Cover photo ko to sa Facebook ko, kung okay lang, of course, credits sayo! :)

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  2. Honglalim ehehehe mpero ok lang nagjive naman ang artwirk at ang sulat ni citybuoy :)

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    1. haha buti na lang :) mejo challenge ta;aga 'to

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    2. wow happy bornday mo pala Sir ehehe... may videoke nanaman siguro, Sir request... pusong bato hihihi...

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  3. na inspired ako gumawa ng sa akin.

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  4. though challenging, nagawa nio... Like the map so much. Kahit na di exactly ganyan siguro yung map ko, medyo may similarity like the uncertainty at boredom...

    Malalim at ocean deep nga ang thoughts ni Citybouy.

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    1. sobra! haha salamat. medyo isa 'to sa pinakamatagal na nadrawing ko hhiih

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  5. Magaling sir. Tamang tama ang drawing mo sa sulat ni citybouy :)

    Sir kapal na ng buhok mo sa picture kelan kapo papagupit? dyuk! :P

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    1. totoo yan! baka mamaya magpa-ikli na ko ng sobra. kumapal ata dahil sa feminine wash!

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  6. Sir, ang galing ng drawing! the quote/text is very inspiring! nakakabuhay ng diwa! :))

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    1. onga eh. nainspire tuloy ako ngayong weekend! :) sana magtuluy-tuloy haha

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  7. ang galing! nga-nga ako sir mots sa combination niyo ni citybuoy :)
    parang deadly duo lang sa badminton (*favorite sport* hehe)
    ang lakas makabali ng mga statements mula sa pagtingin sa naiguhit mo,

    kakaiba ang timpla, kakilabot *promise*
    more! more! :)

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    1. haha naks naman sa deadly duo :)


      may last pa kami :) sana abutin ng sipag :)

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  8. Imagine for a second that your life is a map. - Whatta great line.

    Sya nga pala, for the very last time bisita ka sa The Deadbeat Club
    My final post is up

    Salamat! Asahan kita don, ah
    =)

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  9. Ganda ng interpretation nyo ser! Nainspire tuloy ako gumawa ng mapa. Hahaha!

    Ganda rin ng blog na naging inspirasyon nyo...relate relate! @__@

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    1. gawa ka na rin! sigurado madanda yan pag ikaw!

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  10. colaboration ng dalawang artist ahh cool naman
    angas talaga ng illustration nu

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    1. matutuwa yun ant tinawag mo siyang "artist" hahaha

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  11. ibang level ang combo nyo..gets ko ang challenge na pag combine ng ocean deep writing at cute illustrations - pero it worked :) galing galing :)


    haburday mo sir mots? :)

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  12. Akala ko naligaw ako ng site. Dumugo ilong ko Sir Mots. =)

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    1. hahah hindi ko maarok nang mag-isa yang ganyan! duduguin din ako at makukunan

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  13. ang ganda ng inspiration..ng collaboration. andanda. kudos to you and citybuoy!

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  14. kailangan ko din ng map. mas na mas. nakaka-inspire kayong dalawa.

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    1. matutuwa yun na naiinspire ka samin :) salamat

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  15. hahaha LOL sa batibot at MMK! :D
    and you made me remember the days when i really like evangelion at mga anime. :)

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  16. parang ang sarap pagsamahin si Dora at ang Evangelion hahaha

    btw, sabi sa mga comments sa taas bday mo day.. hapi bday sir! :)

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  17. Happy Birthday Sir Mots..Napadaan lang sa blog mo at ako'y babalik lagi upang basahin ang entries mo. Idolo kita. - Anton

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  18. Ang husay mo talaga ser! Ang lupet ng artwork mo dito. Kakaelib!

    Belated Hapee Burtdey! :)

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  19. effort sa map Sir?
    ahahahaha...

    parang treasure map lang tapos may touch ng catching fire ganyan.
    :)

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    1. haha bakit catching fire? hihih pabilog yung sa catching fire kung di ako nagkakamali

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    2. eh oo nga po Sir isang malaking bilog na orasan yung peg ng sa catching fire. tapos every 3-4 hours po yung magkakaroon ng tegi-surprise events.... yung may orange monkeys, acid smogs, yung parang thunder storm saka po yung earth quake+pagbiyak na lupa ata?
      ahehehehe...

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  20. gusto ko dun sa adventure island... gusto kong makipaglaro sa mga halimaw.. bahahaha

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  21. ang ganda ser!!! makiki share ako nito sa fb a :)

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  22. The map is really way awesome. Mahal na talaga kita. LOL. :D

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