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Panda [pan • da]

1. A large bearlike mammal with characteristic black and white markings, native to certain mountain forests of central and western China. It feeds almost entirely on bamboo and has become increasingly rare.

Anya [anne • yuh]

1. A feminine given name of Russian origin. Is also known as the Russian form of the name 'Anna.'

AnyaPanda [anne • yuh • pan • da]

1. A truly vibrant, artistic, energetic and NERDY creature. While may often appear as a quiet and shy person, underneath this quiet and sometimes awkward exterior, is an energetic, out-going and even social person. She is attracted to pandas as well as the colours pink and silver (she realizes silver is not technically a colour... And in this instance, doesn't really care). Her common habitat is her bedroom, as shown above. This habitat has often been referred to as a reflection of her as it is filled to with various trinkets that she has acquired over the years that each show something about her. The wild AnyaPanda spends 50% of her time at various practices and doing homework, 25% of her time with her friends, who she often refers to as 'epicsauce' and 25% of her time obsessing over Pokémon and MegaMan.

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This is my entry for the Self Shot round of the 'True Self' contest over at

I suppose it's probably pretty clear in my little definition above, but for this, I wanted to project the image of me that many people (mostly schoolmates) don't see; I'm really shy and socially awkward among many people, but underneath, I like to think that I've got more of an energetic, out-going sort of nature. I also wanted to include my signature clothing pieces, being my striped scarf and panda hat. Also, the setting, being my room, seemed more appropriate than the white backdrop I originally tried as my room reflects a lot about me given how many possessions it's filled with, each one saying something about me. Also, that's my desk in the background; that's where a lot of my artistic works are created. It's also the place where I spend a lot of my time and it has a lot of my favourite items on it. So yeah! Hope you all like it! ^^

Person /photo editing ~ (me)
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Panda definition from Google~