So.....it's been a while, I guess :P

I've read the first chapter of Last Hope maybe twelve ( or thirteen.....I kinda lost count after the eighth time :P) times. So I've been practicing how to draw the characters, and I wound up with this (Kinda a cross between Colleen and Ikuko :P).

I dunno about you guys, but I kinda like it :P....

Peace

Maya
Song on my mind: Don't Stop Can't Stop - 2PM :)

Okay, yesterday was just one of those days..... Know what I mean?

It felt like almost EVERYONE I knew was just....I dunno... GOADING me. And plus there was that lack of edible food (read:junk food) in the house which kinda worsened my already oh-so-pleasant temperament.

So the evening brought on a maelstrom of feelings, most of which were from the negative side of the emotional spectrum, so yeah....yesterday was not one of my best.... :/

But on the brighter side... My bro took me out today to this book fair and I bought my own Manga novel :). My very first one ever. And I'm going to snarl at anyone who comes within a two metre radius of it :P.

It's a cool story, called Last Hope. I've just got the first chapter, but the drawings are AWESOME! And all of a sudden I wanna be a manga artist :P. Ah well, I could always start practicing. Oh and I'm in LOVE with this cute puffball-cat-spider-thingy from Last Hope. It's called Hiccup and it is ADORABLE >.

Last Hope is

Peace ^^

Maya

Song on my mind: Fingers-Pink \m/

Art Blog

Okay, you know how I'd earlier blogged that I'd make a new blog? One where I'd publish my sketches (in the hopes that someone will see them and offer me a scholarship somewhere. -.- I swear, the things I dream up sometimes.... -.-)?

Well, I made one ^^....

But unfortunately, I haven't had time to put up any of my sketches yet.... Most of them are in one of my Facebook albums and I've done a few more once I came back to India (WAY too much free time, and NOTHING better to do :/). So when I'm allowed some online time, I'll put up some of the drawings :). They're just simple pencil sketches, nothing fancy....

But I STILL can't help feeling a teensy bit proud of them :P. Just a wee bit....

So yeah, for those of you who are interested....and anyone out there who may be able to offer me a free scholarship in an art school (*inner-Maya facepalms*).... please check it out at http://soulsketches-maya.blogspot.com :)

There are no drawings as yet....but I'll keep putting them up as they come. Most of them are done on notebook paper (done in school or tuition classes, when I figured I had better things to do than listen to the teacher drone on about things I didn't care about). Some are just rough sketches that I've done when I was bored. Which makes a LOT of rough sketches, seeing as I'm almost ALWAYS bored....-.-

Peace :)

Maya

Song on my mind: I My Me Mine-4 Minute (K-pop <3)

Hey, it's been a while, I guess.

I'm finally back in India, for good this time. And the weather here in Ernakulam is absolutely PERFECT ^_^!!! I mean, it's all sunny and warm but there's this AWESOME breeze that blows right through the house. I'm liking it :D

So anyway, what I thought is that now that schools AND entrances and stuff are over, I'd have a LOT of free time to write and draw and stuff, but that's not what's happening here >.<. I'm ALWAYS busy, but when I think back on it, I don't really remember what I've been doing. So yeah, I'm just gonna assume they were things of little interest to me, or I'd remember them right?

Today, my friend, Reshma, came over... Well, 'Friend' would be too tame a word to describe her... I've known her since 3rd grade and she's more like a sister to e. An older, WAY WAY WAY cooler, karate-learning, k-pop loving, anime-watching sister with an incredible voice :) And YES, I ADORE her ^^.

We spent the WHOLE day together. And it was FUN ^^. We swam (well, more like drifted...the pool in the apartment here is awesome, but not deep. And besides, she STILL can't swim :P), and that brought back a WHOLE lotta memories about us going swimming as third-graders. She was always scared that my dad would maybe push her into the deep end, so she always stuck around the ladder, ready to bolt if he came too close :P

That's how my dad taught me and a bunch of other people to swim..... He just grabbed us and shoved into the deep end :P....We doggy paddled to the other side and Voila! We'd learnt to swim....Sure it was terrifying, but what the heck :P.

So anyway, Reshma and I FIRST made friends in the third grade. I don't remember exactly how we became friends but I remember her sticking up for me when I was being bullied by this group or REALLY mean third-grade girls. And yes, there ARE third grade girl bullies.... -.-

We hung out more often after that.... A lot of memories of her involve playing 'Spies', and cycling and skating in Salwa Garden, walking the dogs at FIVE in the MORNING, teaching my little sister how to write her name (cos she was only four or something back then), dance classes (bharatanatyam), countless sleepovers....The list goes on :).

And then, after fourth grade, Reshma left Kuwait and we barely kept in touch. But wen I used to visit her in India during the summer holidays, it used to be JUST like old time :). But then we lost contact...

We started chatting again maybe a year or so ago, and now we're closer than before (if that's possible, that is :P)... and today we met after maybe....four, five years?

I'm happy. Deliriously happy. REALLY REALLY REALLY happy :)

You get the picture?

Peace ^^

Maya

P.s: The weather is so awesome I want to camp outside under the stars... but it's just when I plan things like this that unexpected things happen....like heavy showers at two in the morning. So maybe I'm better off staying indoors, huh?

Oh yeah, Song on my mind today: Cry Me A River-Justin Timberlake....The way he says, " I heard it from HIM' makes me laugh :P

Dissed by a bestie, for no reason whatsoever?

Yeah, THAT'S not cool....

Again, I'm pretty pissed.

Maya

Song on my mind: Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri (<3)

WHAT THE HELL?!

I am SO SO SO angry right now. And generally, it's not a good idea for me to write when I'm angry because of the kind of language I use.

But I will because I am upset and need to get this off my chest.
Okay so the whole college thing is WAY out of my control now. I was SO looking forward to going to Manipal University (Man U, Manchester United.... sorry, just a connection I made) where I'd be with my friends and stuff, 'cos it seems like half of Kuwait is going there. But yeah, JUST because I got a good rank in my AIEEE exam, my mom figured Manipal wasn't good enough and that there were far better colleges I could get into. So yeah, Manipal University down the drain :'/.

And I'm NOT happy about it.

But I guess it's like my mom said... College isn't about who you're with.... it's about what you learn and where you are. I don't like it but it seems to make sense >.<.

And it's not like I'm getting any sympathy here.... >.<. I have this hysterical glee from my mom's side because of my marks and AIR which I can't bear to spoil THAT much, because I know I'D be crazy happy if I were a mom and my kid did well in his/her college entrances... Also there's this weird reaction from some of my friends which is SERIOUSLY driving me up the wall. It's NOT MY FAULT I can't come, okay?! I WANTED to, more than they know it, but yeah, it's not like I can DO anything about it now

>.<.

I'm planning to stay off Facebook for a while, 'cos I really don't need the kind of treatment I'm getting. They can all gang up and be mean to someone ELSE while I'm away.

Maya.

P.S: Also, a REALLY REALLY REEEEEALLY BIG thanks to Namini and Keerthy, for sitting through my ranting sessions patiently and bravely without freaking out and running away. 'Cos I'm kinda scary when I rant... It would be wrong to call them my 'shoulders to cry on' 'cos I'm not much into the whole shoulder-crying thing, yeah?

Thank You, Namini

Thank you, Keerthy :).

Oh and I'm planning to start this whole song-on-my-mind thing, where I can tell you guys which song has been playing in my mind today.

Song on my mind today: Thank you by Dido....

And INCREDIBLE song. My new favourite (for the next few hours, atleast ;) )

This is Me right now -.-. I am completely EXHAUSTED >.<

Jaane

Maya

Okay, maaaaaaaaaaybe I've been taking it a little too hard with the guitar-playing 'cos now my fingers are so sore I can only type with one hand. On the plus side however... I got new guitar picks and they look AWESOME!!! \m/ XD. I was actually planning to buy another one, maybe black or something, and somehow poke a hole through it and wear it as a locket ^^.

I've also learnt to play a few songs.....well, not all that well, but I can sorta play them so it counts :P. Guitar isn't AS hard as I thought it would be.... :). The only thing I find REALLY hard is switching chords... THAT takes a little time to get the hang of ....

So anyway, I was thinking of starting a new blog. An Art blog, like all these other graphic design, illustration and animation blogs I find on Blogspot.

I know art blogs are started by real ARTISTS...and I'm not stupid enough to claim I'm one. I'm just a jobless girl who loves to draw more than anything else in the world. Gimme a pencil, some paper and play some good music, and I'll be the happiest person alive :).

So yeah, I'm thinking of starting one....but I'm not too sure. I mean...all illustrators and designers have to start SOMEWHERE right? Maybe someone will see my drawings, like them and offer me a scholarship in some design school?

-.- And while I'm dreaming, I'll just include a dog. This man will also get me a puppy. Because he FELT like getting me a puppy. And because I really Really REALLY want one :(.

Peace :/

Maya

Everyday I'm shufflin' :D

Okay okay okay, I'm so excited, I can't sit still :D.
I LEARNT HOW TO DO THE SHUFFLE ^^ X).
So that's one thing on the 30s list that I've accomplished, and how I feel right now is crazy happy and REALLY exhausted. I mean, shuffling REALLY takes it out of you, you know?

Oh and the video that inspired me to learn to shuffle? Party Rock Anthem- LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennet and Goon Rock X).

It's an INCREDIBLE MV. I LOVE the clothes and the way they all move. I still can't get the speed that's needed for the moves to look good, but I'mma keep workin' on it ;).

Till then, for those of you who are interested, CHECK THE VIDEO OUT!!!

I'll make it easy for y'all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ6zr6kCPj8

Keep shufflin'

Maya

This is a pic I drew....one of many, but I REALLY like this one for some reason. It's even my Facebook profile pic :)
Peace
Maya

Compliments to the Chef :D

I did a bit of cooking yesterday (:D). Now I'll be honest, I'm not exactly super chef extraodinaire. My 8th grade sister can cook better than me. I'll be standing there, staring off into space, burning the eggs I'm making and she'll run in when she smells something burning, whack me over the head, yell at me, and magically fix everything.

-.-

SO anyway, me and my mom made this coriander-mint chutney thing that tastes AWESOME on sandwiches with cucumber :D. And it came out pretty good :)

And I will be attempting more such cooking endeavours in the future ;).

Peace

Maya

Despicable me ^^

I've cleaned out the cupboards where I used to keep all m schoolbooks, and I landed up with a four foot high stack of old notebooks, exam papers and worksheet. And as tempted as I was to chuck the whole lot in a coupla trash bags and throw them all out, while cackling madly, my mom had some better plans for them >:).

Apparently, my old Math tuition teacher's daughter has just started her 11th grade...and she (more like her MOM, actually) would very much like to have my books so that she won't have to go to a tutor.

The thought of a dumping AAAAAAAALL the books I've used and tests I've done in the last two years on a poor unsuspecting 11th grader just filled me with this evil glee. So I got to the task hup-hup, cackling madly (where's the fun in sadistic pleasure if it's not accompanied by crazy evil laughter?) and in maybe twenty minutes, it was all packed and ready to be given away ^^.

And ANOTHER plus point is all the free space I now have in my room. I didn't realise how much space all my books took up before o.O.

Still crazy happy though :D

Peace

Maya