So I've been MIA from this blog, but life has been pretty hectic with my thesis and two film projects that I've been working on. Although I have moments of panic about whether I'd be able to finish by this December or not, I'm sure something will work out... hopefully.

Anyway, my schedule for the past month has been going to morning services at 6:45AM, going to school or any Starbucks between 8~9AM, and studying until 6~7PM (or longer on some occasions). Life has mostly been home, library, thesis, kitties, church... and sewing.

So, to make the long story short, I fell in love with ball-jointed dolls back in 2003 around the time I graduated from high school. My friend had introduced these polyurethane resin dolls in which you could change their wigs and eyes and even makeup to your liking. The concept was freaky at first, but as I mentioned earlier, I fell in love with them. BJDs (for short) are an expensive hobby, but I managed to get my first doll after saving up my allowances.

For me, when it comes to these kind of hobbies, I need to make stuff on my own. Thus, I started learning how to sew so that I can dress my own doll. It was a lot of trial-and-error with sewing techniques and pattern-drafting, but I managed to make them to a sellable quality and earn small allowances during college. Out of all the dolls I went through, this girl, Emilie, was my favorite, and I had her for nearly 3 years.

(Emilie in a Red Riding Hood-inspired outfit. The wooden toy car was made by my dad!)

After graduating from college in 2007, I started to fall out from the hobby when I began to work, so I sold off my dear Emilie and left the hobby. I didn't think I'd ever come back because I thought I had grown out of it now. But this summer proved me wrong - my friend, the one who introduced BJDs to me back in 2003, stayed over at my place for a weekend, and she brought over her tiny 26cm dolls... and I was in love again. (Emilie was, FYI, 43 cm.) She left me a couple of her dolls (and even sent me her sewing machine that she wasn't using anymore), and I bought some fabric and began sewing. Because I kept making things, I decided that I'll sell them off so that I can make MORE new dresses.

And here's a couple of recent outfits that I made.

(One of my favorites. I have this thing about polka dots and bunny ears X-D)

Anyway, I sell them on the online BJD forum or Etsy or I set up shop during a monthly doll meet held in NYC. It's a nice way of giving myself some time to think about nothing and relieve stress as well as earn some money on the side.

If anyone's interested, my blogspot is where I'll be mainly uploading my finished crafts and projects, so you're welcome to go visit!

Now back to studying. At a local Starbucks and the soy latte is sort of upsetting my stomach... :-S

Another addictive KPop song.

I would say, a mixture of Drumline + Bring It On + ANTM? Haha-

The oldest in the group (Kahi) is 30, while the youngest is like... 18? 20? Something like that.

But Kahi (who sings during the "slow moment" of the song) definitely doesn't seem or look 30 at all.

You know one of those songs that get absolutely stuck in your head and drives you crazy?

Well, this is one of them. Maybe it's the repetitiveness (and I kid you not when I say 'repetitiveness).

Hard to believe that the youngest in this group is only 17 and the oldest is 20.

And they debuted three years ago.

But they are actually pretty good at singing live and dancing at the same time, so I'm pretty impressed.