Introducing a New Character..Alexandra

Hey everyone! We’re starting a new story here on Opinion9. The series is called Magic, and it’ll be published in chapters here on the site. So, today we’re introducing the first character, Alexandra!

Name: Alexandra Medina Gonzaga

Location: Manila, Philippines

Age: 22

Hobbies: 

1 Painting
2 Travelling
3 Designing Stuff
4 Cooking + Baking
5 Playing with her dog, Max

What does she do : She’s studying in University of the Philippines Diliman: Fine Arts (4 years). She’s currently in final year and her major is Advertising Arts.

Languages Spoken: Tagalog, English, French

Who she lives with: She’s the only child and she lives with her parents in their big house. Her parents are busy with work so often she finds herself alone at home. There’s a housemaid she’s close to, Lory and she has a driver called Jeffy.

Her best friend: Celine

Her boyfriend: Xian

Her favourite things:
Color: Rose Gold
Season: Summer
Food: Lechon
Drink: Lemonade
Restaurant: Jollibee

Fashion (currently what’s in her wardrobe):

1 Crop Tops

2 Dresses: maxi dresses, short dresses etc

3 Shorts

4 Paired outfits

5 Shoes- from Adidas, Nike, Balenciaga, Fendi

6 Bags- Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Hermes

Her dream: To make her own exhibition of her art.

Now, we made some mood boards to show you a bit about life in the Philippines

her personal style

her bedroom

etc.

Philippines is a beautiful country with a lot of beaches. The food there is very delicious. Philippines is a great country to visit. It has a lot of beaches and a lot of beautiful sights to visit. Philippines islands and beaches are Heaven. Filipinos are the most kind and friendly people, extremely welcoming and hospitable. They always seem happy and smiling, and they love to sing and to dance whenever there is an occasion to celebrate.

Alexandra’s house is set in the prosperous section of Quezon City, Manila.

Take a look at her house!

 

 

Here are a couple more ideas for you to understand her style!

Stay tuned for the first chapter coming soon! – Aaria and Tasha

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Sketch + Story 4 : Freya’s Story

Read this short story based on a drawing// Freya's story // OPINION9.com

So, for this sketch+ story, I thought I’d write a longer descriptive story on this admittedly random sketch I made a couple of nights ago. I draw a lot in the night, not really with a preplanned idea, but more for practice and it’s just enjoyable for me to draw without any planning at all. After looking at this quick freehand, I knew I could probably think up a story for it too. Naming her was a problem- but I finally settled for Freya, because somehow, she just looks like a Freya. Does that make any sense? Haha. Well, here’s Freya’s story, written by me.

FREYA’S STORY

The morning light flooded in through the windows. The bed near it was empty, sheets folded, pillows fluffed. Freya was already up. She was a normal girl- with a penchant for neatness. She couldn’t bear anything messy in her life, and everything about her was immaculate- her room, her nails, her neatly arranged bag. Funnily enough, she didn’t include her hair in her neat routine- it was always a natural quiet mess- and maybe she didn’t brush it to extreme neatness, because it was the one thing that didn’t have to be perfect.

Freya had just finished her degree, and she had no idea what to do next. Her life till now had been a quiet and simple routine of studying, library breaks, reading tattered novels, writing down anecdotes in equally tattered notebooks, sitting and staring at the green landscape outside her window. Now, she wasn’t sure of anything. She hadn’t applied for any job, like her friends had. She hadn’t even thought of further studies- it seemed pointless to consider anything when she didn’t even know what she wanted to do. So she had gone home and was thinking about what to do next.

Meanwhile, downstairs, her family were at the table, eating breakfast and getting ready to go to work. Her parents both went to office, and her younger sister was away at a school trip. She walked downstairs, and by the time she had reached the table, they had already gone. A stack of pancakes and bread and jam were laid out for her. Freya heaved a sigh. Her parents were kind, but always busy. She wished they would talk to her sometimes- but they had their own lives, their own work. And she had no idea about her life.

She ate her fill of pancakes, and switched on the TV. Then she switched it off, and grabbed a notebook, which was lying on the sofa. There were plenty of her notebooks strewn all over the house- another contrast to the neatness of her room. She started writing.

Read this short story based on a drawing// Freya's story // OPINION9.com

Well, that’s a little story! I might come up with more, because she’s kind of an intriguing character. Have you ever felt this way / like you have no idea what to do next in your life? I’d love to know! Stay tuned for more stories and sketches- find me on instagram (@opinion9) to be stay in the loop!

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