Olivia Penpraze. 
19 years old.

She had a Tumblr account with over 900 posts sharing her emotional turmoil, dealings with depression, loneliness & thoughts about her wanting to take her own life.

The only response she got, was insensitive assholes, like the majority of people on Tumblr, encouraging her to do it. She was bullied consistently.
Olivia attempted to kill herself every year in May 1st since 2008.

In May 2012, her short life came to an end.

** You can read the article better on my blog.

by Cariza Opana

May 16, 2012

Last night, I have read my friend Jonver’s post on his blog about Manny Pacquiao. I’m sure most of you may have already heard about international boxer’s rebuttal regarding Obama’s stand for gay marriage. I rarely post any of my opinions, in fact, I don’t think I have any post like this on my blog, but this issue is rather a sensitive topic to me.

I am aware of the reality that not everyone has the same opinions on the matter. This saddens me everyday, knowing that someone believes being a child of God means prejudice, hating on people for being who they are which they have no control of, taking away their rights and keeping them from being happy, or even, as Manny quoted, put them to their deaths. Keep in mind that not everyone also has the same beliefs, that not all of us believe in the same god or in a god, and that strongly affects our views too.

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Meet Ellie Flowerchild.

This shoot was done in February 2011 (see photo date). Will you look at that? I was already using the term “flowerchild” way before, so….. ;)

1. People will bully you because they have too much time to spare. People who are busy don’t have the time to bring you down.  
2. Bullies are not always the ugly people. Sometimes, evil takes form in a drop dead gorgeous girl, like Regina George. They can be witty and funny. You might even adore them!
3. They will always think they’re better than you but in reality, they’re not. They might be prettier than you, claim that they’re more mature than you and might have more supporters than you… But believe me, they’re not better than you. Because if they were, then I don’t see the reason for them to bully you. 
4. Any form of negative thoughts, if not treated, can be quite addictive. When they talk shit about you, it makes them feel better about themselves and if no one stops them, it’s going to get worst. Also, negative thoughts comes out in your body language.
5. Ignore them. It’s tempting to fight back, to defend yourself but it’s not really worth it. 
6. If you ignore them long enough, sometimes, they’ll go away. Sometimes, they won’t. 
7. If they don’t go away, then learn to understand them and hopefully, learn to be compassionate to them. I know this must be really crazy but compassion is the only way to go because it’s better than consuming their negativity. 

Life, most especially for teens, is nothing but a big Mean Girls movie and though everybody wants to be Regina George, aim to be a Cady Heron by doing the right thing.

1. Just because someone has an expensive camera doesn’t mean that they’re a good photographer.
2. Always shoot in RAW. Always.
3. Prime lenses help you learn to be a better photographer.
4. Photo editing is an art in itself
5. The rule of thirds works 99% of the time.
6. Macro photography isn’t for everybody.
7. UV filters work just as well as lens caps.
8. Go outside and shoot photos rather than spending hours a day on photography forums.
9. Capture the beauty in the mundane and you have a winning photograph.
10. Film isn’t better than digital.

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