TIMPI – Word High July

You can CONTROL your life because you know yourself better than anyone. Situations, people, events everything can change around you since change is constant, how you can incorporate these changes in a way it  makes your life beautiful is in your hands. 

You have control over three things in your life 1) WHAT YOU THINK 2) WHAT YOU SAY 3) HOW YOU BEHAVE . To make a change in your life such that it works in your favour you need to understand when to push the ON and OFF buttons in your life.

Sometimes it’s necessary to stand outside and look at your life and in those situations you might have to turn yourself off from everything that would influence your thinking. And there are times when you really need to open your mind and turn on you thoughts to absorb as much inspiration and positivity towards you which would guide you in being successful towards your goal.

We all use computers (keyboard to be specific) just apply the same buttons in your life – CTRL-ALT-DEL.

Control yourself
Look for Alternative solutions
Delete the situation which gives you lack of peace of mind.

Today’s Filipino word prompt is “timpi“ which means “to control one’s self“. Want to join the fun? Find the prompt words HERE! Don’t forget to pingback & use the tag  WordHighJuly. Cheers!!!

ZENTANGLE – Post 05

I am someone who loves learning new things and for that Google and YouTube have been of HUGE HELP to me. There is so much you can learn these days from the internet. All you need is the curiosity to LEARN.

Being in IT for six years now my life is synonymous with a not so creative kind of job sitting behind the computer. No complaints here, I kind of love my job but the creative side of me always keeps looking for something to learn specially related to ART and that’s how few months back my random google search led me to a word called ZENTANGLE  and boy i tell you…I was in AWE 😀 

Click ⇒ Zentangle to check out my initial post on what it is all about.

And me being in AWE still continues as I search for more and more variety and patterns to up skill myself. Lately i have started doing more of Flower Patterns. All thanks to the videos and tutorials by Krisa Bousquet. Please check her site kcdoodleart for more information. So here are my recent attempts at flower doodles.

Flower Doodle 01

Flower Doodle 02

Flower Doodle 03

Flower Doodle 04

Please do let me know your comments and honest feedback, as this would really encourage me to improve and learn more of this amazing art form which not only is fun but also heals the mind. It’s like

YOGA for the BRAIN 

#FMSPHOTOADAY – WEEK 04 FINAL LAP of MAY

Finally let’s call it a wrap for the  #FMSPHOTOADAYchallenge hosted by Fat Mum Slim which I have been posting on my Instagram account. Yipee!!! This was my first ever photo challenge and am glad i managed to complete it. Although it’s been 8 days since the challenge got over and for me to post it on my blog ..all credits to #VacationHangover and #Laziness. 😛 😉 Gonna be back on track from now, already planned what needs to be published this month and hopefully i stick to it 😀 

One final reminder of the prompts for the month of MAY – 

Below are my entries for the photo challenge from May 23rd to May 31st

#FMS_MADEBYME : May 23rd

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #latergram #fms_madebyme #yinyang #zentangle #Sakura #doodle

#FMS_INMYBAG : May 24th

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #latergram #may24th #fms_inmybag
Pic prompt : Things in my bag and that would be my office laptop, my umbrella, my wallet, deodorant,wet wipes,a small diary and pen,novel am currently reading, spectacles, lip balm, comb,some tablets,Id card

#FMS_BLURRY : May 25th

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #latergram #fms_blurry #may25th #party #dancinglikenooneiswatching #posers #friends #bigpitcher
Pic prompt : BLURRY

#FMS_SOMETHING : May 26th

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #latergram #fms_something #sisterlove #cousin #movie time Pic prompt : SOMETHING

#FMS_MOODY : May 27th

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #latergram #fms_moody #oldpic #throwback
Pic courtesy @n.c.siddharth Pic prompt : MOODY

#FMS_VIEWFROMBED : May 28th

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #fms_viewfrombed #latergram #almondtree #may28th
Pic prompt : VIEW FROM MY BED and that’s my neighbour’s house which has a big lovely almond tree

#FMS_ONTHETABLE : May 29th

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #latergram #may29th #fms_onthetable
Pic prompt:ON THE TABLE and for me they are my three fav things #indoorplant #freshflowers and my fav fav #goldfishbowl

#FMS_HAIR : May 30th

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #latergram #may30th #fms_hair #goodhairday Pic prompt: HAIR

#FMS_WHATISAWTODAY : May 31st

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #fms_whatisawtoday #viewfrombalcony #boeing #military aircraft  Pic prompt: WHAT I SAW TODAY well for me this is a daily view from the balcony as i stay right opposite to the old Bangalore airport runway. Its a high to see these heavy machines take off daily right in front of your eyes

Yeah so that was it MY FIRST EVER PHOTO CHALLENGE and that just boomed my Instagram number of posts too 😛 I did think of taking up the June challenge but i guess i won’t be able to do to much justice 😀 Probably a small break from photo challenge and take up one next time maybe  and concentrate more on my writing.  Already drafted the posts i need to publish this month (Hell yeah!! am becoming a planner now)

For the ones interested please give the #FMSPHOTOADAY challenge a try you would love it. Leaving the prompts. You can just do it taking your own time and probably bring out the photographer and creative brain get some exercising.!!!

JUNE FMSPHOTOADAY Challenge

#FMSPHOTOADAY – WEEK 03

I am still in the hangover of a three-week long vacation, though literally it wasn’t exactly a fun time kinda vacation but definitely a break from the daily routine which included Blogging and the Instagram Photo Challenge contest.

Below are my week 03 (May 15th to May 21st) posts as part of the  #FMSPHOTOADAYchallenge hosted by Fat Mum Slim which I have been posting on my Instagram account.

#FMS_LUNCH : May 15th

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #fms_lunch #latergram #may15 pic prompt was Sunday lunch and what better than some home made #fishcurry

#FMS_BEHIND : May 16th

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #fms_behind #may16 pic prompt for today is turn BEHIND and click a pic of what is behind u and for the love of home and nature and greenery that’s the view behind my back cause it just started raining here in #andamans

#FMS_LIQUID : May 17th

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #fms_liquid #brewedbeer #cocktail #red wine
Todays pic prompt is LIQUIDS

#FMS_MESSAGE : May 18th

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #fms_text #may18 #daddaughterlove #dad #goodmorningmessage
Today’s pic prompt is TEXT MESSAGE and what better than waking upto good morning messages from dad every single day.

#FMS_FAVECOLOUR : May 19th

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #may19 #fms_favecolour yesterdays pic prompt was Favourite Color and this is one of my favourite pic with my beautiful #sisterinlaw in my favourite colour #BLUE

#FMS_TRIANGLE : May 20th

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #fms_triangle #prism #humanface
Today’s pic prompt is TRIANGLE and i managed to make a human face of it just for a little bit more fun.

#FMS_FLOWERS : May 21st

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #fms_flower #lilies #bright #beautiful
Today’s pic prompt is FLOWERS 💐 and u would always find these in my room

#FMS_TIME : May 22nd

#fmsphotoaday #fmsphotoadaymay #latergram #fms_time #may22 #wall clock #oldstyle #1010 Pic prompt TIME

Until then have a great week…already its June can’t believe half the year of 2016 has already gone by. Loads of love to everyone ❤

#FMSPHOTOADAY – WEEK 02

 Happy Sunday all you lovely people! Hope everyone is doing good ❤

Another week completed (May 8th -14th) of the #FMSPHOTOADAY challenge hosted by Fat Mum Slim which I have been posting on my Instagram account.

Here are my entries for #week02 of the challenge 😀

#FMS_SUNDAY : May 08th

Sundays are meant as cheat days for me where i can indulge myself into some waffles. I love them and have mentioned so many times – #mynewobsession . Thanks to #wafflestories

#FMS_SIGN : May 09th

Today’s word prompt is A Sign and this pic is taken while my third visit to Bangalore’s best water theme park Wonderla

#FMS_TRAVEL : May 10th

Today’s pic prompt is Travel and what better than a boarding pass and a book to keep you occupied

#FMS_TINY: May 11th

Today’s pic prompt was Tiny and i could think nothing else but my once upon a time pet guinea pig KoKo

#FMS_TEXT : May 12th

Pic Prompt – Text and i could think nothing else but letters from mom

#FMS_MIRROR : May 13th

Pic Prompt – Mirrors and this is my office lobby. I love this corner of the office 😀

#FMS_EYE : May 14th

Today’s pic prompt is Eyes. And this is the expression of my maid’s baby girl when she first saw herself in the camera while I tried clicking a selfie

And that’s it for this week’s update 🙂 😀 Have a great week ahead. Happy blogging and reading until then all of you ❤ ❤ ❤

#FMSPHOTOADAY – Week 01

Happy Sunday 😀 and HAPPY MOTHER’s DAY to all the lovely and beautiful mothers on the blog, the readers and to all your mothers too ❤

I have just finished the week #01 (from May 01st to May 07th) of the #FMSPHOTOADAY challenge hosted by Fat Mum Slim which I have been posting on my Instagram account.

Here are my entries for the week 01 of the challenge
#FMS_BLUE : May 01st

Blue always reminds me either of the sky or the sea…and I always believe our lives is just like the sky with many shades…and blue which is always there no matter what other shade comes and goes

#FMS_ROUTINE : May 02nd

Apps that I use daily a hundred times…all tiled up on my windows phone for easy access…includes #twitter #WhatsApp #facebook #alarm #notes #messages #calls #Ola #YouTube.

#FMS_N : May 03rd

#Nostalgia : If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane I would walk right up to heaven and bring you back again.

#FMS_BALL : May 04th

The lakme absolute is the only makeup I use besides the kohl and i love the packaging. It literally looks like a silver ball that is a girls best friend. So far the best I have used and would recommend everyone(specially a person like me who hates makeup this is a bliss)

#FMS_BUTTON : May 05th

my buttons collection from my DIY hobby. Working on the art piece using buttons..on that later

#FMS_AIR : May 06th

event at office balancing the balloon by tapping it with our head and not letting it touch the ground.

#FMS_MEANSALOT : May 07th

Today’s pic prompt is “this means a lot to me” and that would definitely be my moms watch. That’s gonna be with me forever. I wear it on every special occasion cause no occasion is complete without her presence ❤

Week 02 begins today and would be giving my weekly update on my challenge next sunday. Loving this pic challenge cause it helps me think plus helps me learn clicking pictures which I suck at badly (Instagram filter helps 😛 love the different options and themes they have)

 

 

Yin Yang Zentangled – Post 04

Unless you see the bad you would never realize what good is, unless you know how to cross darkness you wouldn’t enjoy what it is to be in light and unless you know what  it is to be feel being chained you would never enjoy what it is to be free.

Today i am one step closer to something that i have been going through since quite sometime and would tell you all one day the story behind it. For now to celebrate it and to make that journey more stronger for me this is what i drew last night.

THE DARKEST NIGHTS PRODUCE THE BRIGHTEST STARS !!!

Yin Yang Zentangled

I have a small should I be posting these drawing like a blog post under the drawing category or make a separate page for all my drawings. I am always confused with pages and posts in WordPress 😦 Please let me know your suggestions, would really appreciate it. 

Zentangle Inspired Rhinoceros – Post 03

Sunday time pass – Zentangle Inspired Art Animal – Rhinoceros.

Zentangle is really a healing process, it lets you focus and be patient and the best part about Zentangle as an art form is it doesn’t let you use an eraser. So you need to keep drawing or rather patterning or doodling and in case you make a mistake you are supposed to play around it in such a way that it turns out to be a better design.

Happy week ahead potpourriers!!! 🙂 🙂 

Pen used- Sakura Pigma Micron .01mm and Time taken – 3 hours(few small breaks)

Why fit in the crowd, when you can stand out

It feels as if i have been away from my blog for long well had a reason I injured my right thumb 😦 ligament tear, ruptured tendons etc and yeah there was some really out of this world sort of word that the orthopaedic doctor said which i still don’t get. Well the doctor says i need to get a surgery done so that i get life long relief else i ll be having pain whenever i stress myself. This whole pain-hospital-crepe bandage-medicine etc lasted for almost ten days.

I am doing better now and the pain is all gone and i realized two things that i missed most during this time was blogging and drawing (the recent hobby am trying to become good at) 🙂 🙂 🙂 So today being a lovely Sunday and absolutely awesome weather here in Bangalore i decided to draw and then blog it. I have always loved Peacocks for their attitude, beauty, elegance, charm and arrogance..hehehe yeah don’t you think they have that pride in them like that inborn trait of “hell yeah am beautiful” sorts. And this is what i drew –

 

Peacock

Tools used – Brustro Technical Pen 0.8 | Pigma Brush | Pigma Micron 0.3

I wanna draw this on my room wall, but definitely don’t want to get in trouble with the owner since mine is a rented apartment. Maybe I’ll have to figure out some other way…hmm!!!

Hope you guys are having a good time!!! Please pray for Chennai, the severe disaster that the city is facing due to the heavy rains and flooding. So many people have lost their lives and lost everything in this havoc. The images are just way too emotional and devastating. And in such times the kind of strength, courage, unity Chennaites have shown beyond religion, caste, status is more than just words and a salute to humanity. Do follow these tags to know more about what Chennai is facing, the relief work etc. #ChennaiRains, #ChennaiMicro, #ChennaiFloods, #ChennaiRainsHelp

 

TALESPIN Completed – Update to old post

As mentioned in one of my previous blogs how i have started enjoying drawing all over again and had posted an image of Baloo and Rebecca from TALESPIN….remember!!?? Ahh yes i gave them some color .

TALESPIN Completed – So, here goes the TALESPIN along with Kit. I didn’t have a grey color crayon then so had to manage with some random color that came up in my mind. Also for some reason, i think my version of Baloo looks a little thin 😛 

Talespin