Emi-Doodles

"Radyo"

This is a doodle of my daughter dancing with a giant golden crowned flying fox bat, which are megabats in the Philippines. I never knew these existed until last year!

"Kapre"

Kapre are hairy giants that live in large trees and like to smoke. If you smell a strong odor near a tree, there may be a kapre near you!

"Dwende"

In the Philippines, a dwende is a little dwarf that lives on a mound of dirt. Be careful where you step! If you step on one of their homes, they might strike back at you!

(All Filipino mythical creatures I learned about through my cousins when I lived there from 2007-2013! So the stories I've heard may be different from other stories.)

"Isda (Fish)"

HELLO!

Wowww, the last time I posted was 2 years ago!! Do you remember me? No?? That’s okay. (❁´◡`❁) I was reminded of Tumblr by a teacher friend who still uses it, and thought: why not? I’ve been doodling more often again so might as well post sometimes? 

Hello! It’s Emi. The last time I posted was 7 months ago. Before that was even more sporadic. I feel a little bad, but not too bad. I don’t think people remember me much anymore. :) 

Anyway, It’s Thanksgiving break for my students, which means it’s a break for me too! So I decided to try doodling something (which was actually immensely difficult despite how simple this one looks... I’m so rusty). I had to look back at this blog to remember what my “style” was (and I still can’t really figure it out!).

Looking back is always fun/funny. I started this blog when I was a 20-year-old college student, single, trying to figure out life and whether or not I wanted to really pursue teaching. Now I’m a 26-year-old Language Arts teacher, married, and 3 months pregnant. Life is going by so fast, you guys!

I’ve been doing a horrible job of documenting my life (which I used to do through doodles and photography). I want to do better now though, since I will be a mother soon! Maybe I’ll draw comics about what it’s like to be a mother, ahaha. Maybe not. We’ll see.

Oh you know, just that 25-year-old who wants to push all the kids out of the way in Disneyland to get to all the rides/princesses first. <3

Has anyone read The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto? It’s the first book I’ve read so far in 2016 and I loved it. It’s especially fun if you enjoy or play music, because then you’ll understand what the narrator is talking about (the narrator is Music, btw).