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Vlarina it's actually VLARINA (meta wont allow all caps)
๐ŸŒŒ following the dopamine since time immemorial

  ramblings aheadewan ko ba, kumpara sa nakaraang taon hirap akong mag-isip ng sasabihin tungkol dito. well pwede namang...
27/12/2025

ramblings ahead

ewan ko ba, kumpara sa nakaraang taon hirap akong mag-isip ng sasabihin tungkol dito. well pwede namang ipost ko na lang to tapos ang caption lang ay simpleng "art vs artist 2025 thank you everyone for supporting me" pero wala eh hindi ko talaga branding yun. kailangan may ebas ako na borderline trauma dump haha

last year ako nagsimulang i-pursue kung ano man yung nililikha ko under this name pero ngayong taon, or at least sa gitnang bahagi ng taon na to, ko talaga naramdamang nasa eksena ako. higit pa sa mismong pagsali sa mga art market at kung anu-anong gawaing pangkultura, ngayong taon ko napagtanto kung ano ba talagang ibig sabihin sakin ng pagiging artista ko.

sinimulan ko kasi itong taon by dropping out of school (temporarily) kasi ayoko na talaga sa dati kong program, kasi gusto ko talagang mapunta sa program na may kinalaman sa sining. habang wala sa pamantasan, kahit papano naman naging productive sa pagiging merchant at paminsan-minsang pag-attend ng mga prodwork. nakatuklas ako ng art style kung saan hindi ko ramdam na "boxed" ako, at nagawang maging komportable sa vulnerability ko sa mga gawa ko. may mga bagong lugar din akong napuntahan at mga bagong tao na nakilala ngayong taon dahil sa sining. hanggang sa nagsimula na ulit yung acad year at nadala ko sa bago kong kurso yung mga natutuhan ko sa mga art market, sa tanghalan, lalong lalo na sa lansangan. sobrang grateful ako.

pero minsan, kupal ang mundo. ika nga ni jo, hindi tayo [laging] mapapakain ng passion na yan. lalo na kung ang madalas na pinapaburan ng sistema ay ang sining na "marketable," o di kaya'y ang pribilehiyong sumugal sa sining nang hindi ipinagpapalit ang kakayahang makakain pa rin tatlong beses sa isang araw. ewan ko, ma-pride kasi ako eh, ayokong tuluyang ituring si VLARINA bilang isang brand para lang lumakas ang benta, kasi nandito lang naman ako para lumikha at kumilala ng mga taong nagreresonate sa mga gawa ko.

kaya kahit sobrang ironic, ayun, nag-bpo. pumili na lang ako ng kumpanyang mukhang multimedia arts school yung id lace para artsy pa rin kunyari, lol. pero, god, sobrang alienating pala kapag kailangan mong iwanan ang sining para mabuhay, kasi yung kakapiranggot mong day off kailangan namang igugol sa edukasyon (kasi mahal mo rin yun). may kirot tuwing makakakita ka ng kung ano mang opportunity sa inbox mo kasi alam mong ang isasagot mo lang ay "sorry, hindi keri ngayon, next time na lang." tapos makikita mong may ibang artista na kayang buhayin ng sining nila. pakiramdam mo tuloy may kulang sayo, o hindi ka lang talaga magaling.

pero ito, andito pa rin naman, bumabalikwas kahit kaunti. naggugupit ng stickers at nagsusulat ng mga pyesa sa teatro bago mag-umpisa ang shift at tuwing break time sa trabaho. nagkakabisado ng mga linya habang 3 oras lang ang naging tulog. kahit minsan nalulugi kasi kinukulang sa oras para mag-asikaso ng restocks, tuloy pa rin sa kontrata sa sandbox. masabi ko man lang sa sarili ko na hindi ako sumuko at hindi ako nagpatalo sa sistema.

kaya salamat sa mga patuloy na nakakaalala, kahit sobrang inactive ko na. salamat sa mga organizer ng gigs at art markets na patuloy pa rin akong iniimbitahan kahit madalas wala akong response kasi nahihiya akong mag-decline nang paulit-ulit. salamat sa mga orgmate na nagpapasensya sa tuwing hindi ko kayang makapunta sa mga ganap. salamat sa pagpaparamdam na meron at meron pa ring naaabot na puso ang mga nililikha ko. mahal ko kayo.

pero sana hindi laging ganito. wish ko ngayong darating na bagong taon, sana laging may sapat espasyo para upuรกn at bigyang-buhay ang mga ideya bago pa man maubos ang oras at lakas sa kakatrabaho. sana hindi lang isang pribilehiyo ang ma-pursue nang maayos ang sining. sana dumating yung araw na makamit natin bilang isang lipunan yung tunay na ibig sabihin ng mapagpalayang sining.

one month into my non-voice bpo job so far (will try to talk about this more soon)
21/11/2025

one month into my non-voice bpo job so far (will try to talk about this more soon)

buzzer be**er promo for tomorrow's event ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜catch me and these goodies at this year's Komiket Manila Bay โ€” my komiket de...
14/08/2025

buzzer be**er promo for tomorrow's event ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

catch me and these goodies at this year's Komiket Manila Bay โ€” my komiket debut!

๐Ÿ’ August 15-17, 2025
๐Ÿ’ Ayala Malls Manila Bay, Aseana Ave., Paraรฑaque
๐Ÿ’ Table B15, Activity Center

see youuuuuuuu

๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ž'๐™ข ๐™›๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™ž ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™—๐™š, ๐™ž ๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™—๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ค.hi !!!! just almost a year into pursuing this form o...
08/08/2025

๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ž'๐™ข ๐™›๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™ž ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™—๐™š, ๐™ž ๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™—๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ค.

hi !!!! just almost a year into pursuing this form of art and yet somehow i got lucky to have my komiket debut :)))

catch me together with and at Table B15 at this August 15-17 !!!

new calling card! will be using this starting on komiket manila bay :3(one day i will learn how to not default into helv...
05/08/2025

new calling card! will be using this starting on komiket manila bay :3

(one day i will learn how to not default into helvetica ๐Ÿ˜ญ)

hi'ed...... grabe first komiket template ko toh...... it feels very surreal :">come if you can!๐Ÿ“ Ayala Malls Manila Bay๐Ÿ“†...
28/07/2025

hi'ed...... grabe first komiket template ko toh...... it feels very surreal :">

come if you can!
๐Ÿ“ Ayala Malls Manila Bay
๐Ÿ“† Aug. 15-17, 2025

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT! ๐Ÿ”โœจ๐Ÿช

(stylized as VLARINA) comes off as visually confused, but maybe that's Her Actual Artistic Identity :3 She explores niche cultures, personal scars, and collective struggles through shades of indigo and experimental design choices as she strives to Resist The Conventional in her work. Find more of her art & design at table B15 this !

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Aug 15-17, 10AM-8PM
๐Ÿ“Ayala Malls Manila Bay
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Free entrance


i will be here :3
18/07/2025

i will be here :3

KOMIKET BY THE BAY! ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ‘พ๐Ÿ›ธ Join us on our pop-up next month as we bring the Filipino Komiks Art Market to Ayala Malls Manila Bay on August 15-17, 10am-8pm for a weekend pop-up of awesome komiks, zines, arts & crafts, stickers, prints, and merch by talented local creators! Entrance is FREE, we canโ€™t wait to kick off the second half of 2025 with you all. See you! ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ‘ฝ

Poster by Ardie Aquino ๐Ÿš€




LINKEDIN, CLOCKED OUT: Team Building 3 (alt poster by VLARINA ๐Ÿฅ€)To whom it may concern,A gentle reminder that our annual...
15/07/2025

LINKEDIN, CLOCKED OUT: Team Building 3 (alt poster by VLARINA ๐Ÿฅ€)

To whom it may concern,

A gentle reminder that our annual team building event is fast approaching. We are pleased to announce that performance evaluations have been completed, and we extend our congratulations to the following employee of the month awardees:

๐Ÿ›บ Pedicab
๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ผ Goon Lagoon .lagoon_
๐ŸŸ Hazylazy .tinatamad
โ›น๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ Half/Court
๐Ÿ›น ODIE
๐Ÿ’ผ AUTOMAT .receptor

and we welcome our newest hire ๐Ÿ’ฟ

Please be guided by the information below:

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 07/20/25 (Sunday) โฐ Gates open 6PM
๐Ÿ“Kowloon House Dining Hall, Matalino St., QC

๐Ÿ’ต Presale - โ‚ฑ350 (Please See Link In Bio)
๐Ÿ’ธ Walk Ins - โ‚ฑ450

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๐Ÿ“‘ Special Thanks To Our Corporate Media Partners

The Flying Lugaw
Don't Tell Nanay
UP Music Circle
INNRVZN
Come Socialize .socialize

better late than never as always sa post-event posting.....thank u vv much to everyone who came by at the spirit blossom...
15/07/2025

better late than never as always sa post-event posting.....

thank u vv much to everyone who came by at the spirit blossom festival !!! always nice to be at ubelt ehehehehe

shoutout too to my boothmate thank u a bunch for the company..... so nice finally meeting u :D

thank u also .ph for having us!!!!! til the next event ๐Ÿ‘€

hey..... we are so back in ubelt ๐Ÿค“catch me,  (suking tablemate), .ph collective, and more merchants at the spirit blosso...
09/07/2025

hey..... we are so back in ubelt ๐Ÿค“

catch me, (suking tablemate), .ph collective, and more merchants at the spirit blossom festival ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒŸ

๐Ÿ“Yeoubi Cafe/Monokrome Cafe, Dapitan St. (near UST)
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ July 12, 2025

Entrance fee: 100php (consumable inside the cafes!)

sorry na wala nanaman catalogue ๐Ÿฅ€ see you at the fest !!

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