Color and Me

Color is all around us. We see it on the street, we see it on food, we see it on clothes, we see it on houses, etc. Color is very important in our lives because it gives us excitement to our daily lives, without it everything would be so dull and it's like a world with no emotions.

I love the night life because it is where you can see various colors that are often man-made, just like, stop lights, billboard lights, disco lights, even lights of a car. Night life is one of the best ways to enjoy color because you can clearly see how colors project beyond the dark skies and streets. I also noticed that it really boosts our energy especially when entering a club with loud music and sparkling rays of neon lights. Color gives a loud vibe to our lifestyle.

Color is very present in Fashion. Color is often one of the major topics when it comes to discussing color harmony because it is where you find out what color best complements your skin tone and what color pops out your inner most personality, vibe and emotion. As for me, I really love blue on clothes because I don't have a very fair white complexion, I'm tan and it's very difficult for me to wear vibrant colors such as orange, yellow, hot pink and especially neon colors but somehow it works out for me. Neon colored clothes can be very tricky if we aren’t aware of some principles on how to wear and accessorize acid green, muted neon, pink or in cases electric blue clothes. Indeed the designers’ tendency to evoke the trends of the 80’s is surprising, however many people welcomed it with excitement. Also in fashion, color shows your decency. When I'm wearing corporate attire in professional cases, I make sure I put on neutral colors such as black, white and gray because it really shows how serious I am in what I'm dealing with.


I remembered the time I died my hair dark red, people quite stare at me because they feel that I'm tough and ready for action because red is a very strong color, then I tried black-blue, it;s very electrifying and I look so cool and happy all the times. Recently, I just died my hair a rust brown tone, and really works out for me, my skin looks whiter and I look so calmed and relaxed as I have noticed, earth tones make people feel comfortable and relaxed.


Color is also a main factor in dealing with food and culinary presentations because it enhances the taste of those savory treats. I fast food restaurants, the color scheme of their area are often red, orange, and yellow because it gives a strong appetite that is eager to eat. However, in fine dining restaurants colors are of earth tones and sometimes heavenly colors because they want you to relax as you are having a taste off their scrumptious meals. Another factor of color in relation to food is that whenever I think of a certain color, a treat comes popping out my head. For example the color brown, whenever I try imagining the color I have this passion for chocolates, when I think of red orange Kaldereta (a Filipino dish) comes out of my imagination. So that's color relates to my appetite.

Color has always been my best buddy. it gives contrast to my life and to everything that surrounds me. And that's how I define
COLOR and ME.

Architecture is a Language

Architecture is a word.

Architecture is a sentence.

Architecture is a topic.

Architecture is a thought.

Architecture is a practice.

Architecture is an expression.

Architecture is a concern.

Architecture is a passion.

Architecture has a definition.

In short,

ARCHITECTURE IS A LANGUAGE.

Architecture is the applied combination of both Arts and Science. It deals with people's wants and needs. It gives an impression of unity and honesty. It gives a certain expression to people surrounding it. That's Architecture for me.

Architecture starts with a Philosophy. It starts the novel of our life in the expertise we are in and with this, we are able to give value to our wants and needs, our likes and dislikes. It is the basis of our designs and concepts in creating marvelous projects.

Our own designs speaks a lot already, it is where we acquire the milestones towards our future. it tells what kind of style we acquire in both life and architecture.

As I was taking up my ADESPRN (Architectural Design and Principles) subject I realized that Architecture is also a category of Fashion because it shows what is in and what is out out of style, it also shows the do's and dont's in design, and especially it gives impact to trend and fashion culture.

Body language is also a good example for Architectural forms because in architecture, it shows the rhythm, the form, and the flow of how your structure is moving in the sense of giving an optical illusion to the viewer's eyes. The movement of the body quite relates to the structure of a building. Our body bends, there are buildings that are bent. Our body twists, there are twisted structures. Our body moves, there are structures that shows rhythm and motion.

So I guess that proves it.

Architecture is a Language. :)

Architecture. Is this the right course for me?

At first, I really didn’t want to be an Architect. I wanted to become an International RnB Singer or a Songwriter for Famous Artists or a Stage Actor or an Editor-in-Chief in a Fashion Magazine or an International Fashion Designer. But all those dreams I wished for are really behind me right now, they’re just my hobbies. My parents were the ones who actually forced me to pursue this career, and i wasn’t all that excited about it.

I studied in Don Bosco Technical Institute – Makati back in elementary to high school. I was an Industrial Drafting Student, and being one means a bridge towards Architecture or Engineering. I was taught how to design interiors and exteriors of houses and buildings, how to render like an Architect, how to create plans using manual drawing and CAD, how to understand Architecture and it’s history and especially how to be an Artist. Having known all these topics gave me an idea of how Architecture is going to bee for me once I started college.

So speaking about college makes me wanna share all my experiences with you people. There were rough times, good times, stress weeks, hell weeks, and most of all the enjoyable weeks.

The first term of my college life was really nerve racking. It is actually my basis whether to continue Architecture or not. So the first week was “Getting to Know Each Other Week”. I’ve met a lot of artistic and talented people just like me in the same block. They were really nice at all but to be honest, I was really scared that they might be better than me. That’s one of my weaknesses actually, losing in something I know I’m good at. So I was really nervous at first but I somehow managed that fear because I know for the fact that not everything should be me, sometimes I have to give way for the others who I know are better than me especially when you’re in a class with all your friends surrounding you. It’s really hard to compete with friends.

The first impression of my Architecture professors of me is that I should be the best in class having graduated from a technical school. I was really pressured because they expect a lot from me. I gave my best in everything for the first four weeks of the first term but suddenly I felt that I was pressuring myself too much and that I was a “trying hard student” because this was really not my preferred course. My professors noticed that I was pulling myself backwards especially my ADESPRN(Archityectural Design & Principles)/HSTARC1(History of Architecture 1) professor, Sir Jimmy Caumeron and my ATCHDRW(Architectural Technical Drawing) professor, Sir Paolo Vicencio.

In the middle of the term, Sir Jimmy often talks to me about the course and if I really want in, and also, he always encourages me to do better and try thinking of my future and with what I’m happy to be. Sir Paolo also talked to me at the very last meeting for ATCHDRW, he said that he was really disappointed with my performance during the half term, he was really counting on me to bee the best in class and he taught me one valuable lesson, “Never take everything for granted, because life does not always lie on the happy and positive sides but also the negative and irritable sides. Whatever course you choose, you will still encounter things that you will never like.” Having him said that really prevented my idea of shifting to another course.

I really tried to listen to both my professors and I reflected on every talk we had. i know that everything is in this course and if I just put a lot of effort in all my works, I know that I’ll succeed. I also realized that woke up from the reckless dream I was having and led me straight to reality. I want to be an Architect and this is the right course for me. :)