This movie definitely hits my soul and sums up what I’ve done, what I’m doing and what I wanted to do.

It hits my soul in the sense that first of all, it has something to do with travel and art. I love to sketch or draw sceneries or buildings wherever I am, some people call it urban sketching. Wherever I go, (or sometimes I even travel to places) I got my paper, pens and watercolor with me to draw whatever I see – I even draw on tissue papers! (That’s where I got my Benavides Award last 2011). I loved the concept of watercolored sceneries as postcards which was to be sent supposedly to a loved one (which I was really caught off guard, to be explained in a while), aside from being unusual enough, it definitely shows EFFORT, skills and full of heart.

Next, film. Film is probably where my heart is (? aside from being an architect). I l loved the shots, especially the sunsets. Oh how I love the sun (aside from being named after it). Film, in the sense that its cinematography and storytelling really catches your soul, especially when you are (still) healing from a crushed and broken heart, as it is actually part of the story as well. And it is directed by our mentor, Direk Ice Idanan! (oh she is so awesome).

Okay. Now.

How did the movie really caught my feels? 

For a fact that I did some painting of an actual place (see the third photo), a painting of mine in Regina Rica, where I was taking a break for myself. I wanted to do some more, but I didn’t get the time to.

But the actual thing that caught me off guard? The last photo. The watercolored postcards with photos I gave to a loved one as a gift for our anniversary. I haven’t seen the movie at that time and when I’ve seen the movie recently, literally chills. Well, mine’s different from the movie, instead of places in the country, what I’ve done is the places we have eaten or visited every month until our anniversary. I even have messages and everything else at the back just like a postcard (except for the stamp), a reminder of our fun adventures and good foods we’ve had. So literally. Chills.

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