The Classical Introvert's Blog

                    In the month of May this year, I was given the job of my professor to be her layout artist for her upcoming language activity book. I am not very knowledgeable with designing and organizing books or texts but I took the job anyway. My professor exploded in joy after I agreed to her offer and the enthusiastic giggle and gratitude I heard from her during the phone call still sticks in my heart up to now. I am not getting paid much but I am already fulfilled in helping her finish this book. It is what keeps me busy and distracted from my chaotic mind in this time of pandemic.           Tonight at 12 AM, I am currently editing Lesson 4 and to my surprise, my professor had used my name as an example to one of her activities.

"I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people." — Vincent Van Gogh Art I: Artist: Jaried Millare Art form: Painting Title of the Artwork: Bicol Beliefs and Folkways: A Showcase of Tradition A. Formal Analysis             Jarried Millare’s piece entitled Bicol Beliefs and Folkways: A Showcase of Tradition (2010) was created using acrylic paint on board 12” x 12”. It represents the beliefs and folkways of the Bicolnon culture. The composition of the painting is realistic as there is no beating around the bush in representing the title and the purpose of the artwork. The characters in the drawing abruptly personifies the subject of the painting. In its horizontal orientation, the left side of the painting is dominated by the colors black and white and with morsels of red. It is predominantly dull in color to represent the eerie side of Bicolnon beliefs and folkways. Ghastly...

Dearest Kate, Hello! It is me, the same person but is already 20 years old and I have just read the letter you wrote for me. Just about time, eh? Anyway, I hope this letter finds you well just in case the present (this current reality of mine) would make its way to the past. To be perfectly honest, it's such an amazing coincidence that you wrote me this letter when I needed it the most. You are so sweet and I wish my heart is still as pure enough to absorb it. But you are right. I have changed. I have grown matured as I now have experienced seeing the world in another perspective - through the eyes of a person who has done enough and have gone through enough in her 20 years of existence. I am aware that I am not yet as mature as the world expects me to be. Some habits have retained while some part of me had improved. I am still an introvert, quiet, and reserved - with privacy issues and excessive concern for her digital footprint.  As you see, I came back to actual...