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Hello, again! I'm sorry I haven't updated in 4 months. You know me. I wish I could say that something huge happened but no, nothing much happened... Okay, I take it back. Actually, a lot has happened. Life changing moments; Beach trip. Another year to live. More life realizations. Another chapter in life has started. Doors closing, windows opening. Friends leaving. Beginning of new friendships. Friendships rekindled. <i>New music preferences</i>...</div>
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One of the reasons I didn't update is because my laptop charger broke. I bought a new one, but not the original. I couldn't afford a 5k worth of charger :( So I opted for the PHP850 one. Well, since it's not original, as expected, it somehow affected the speaker of my laptop. And soon probably will affect the battery so I rarely use my laptop now until I get a job and buy an original charger.</div>
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About not having a job yet, well, I only started job hunting this month. Yes, I know, I should've started a long time ago but I was scared. It's hard to explain but long story short, music inspired me to go start the job hunting. So here I am, a few days after doing it, still waiting for that call. Still praying that someone will call because I really need a job. I want to get into more of what happened the past few weeks regarding this topic but I think I will write that in another blog post. I'm just here to update you that yes, I'm still alive. Haha!</div>
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Besides updating, I'm writing this because of this new music group I'm supporting. I was introduced to them a day after my birthday. Ever since then, I've been happier than how I was before it happened. I still get those sad moments but now they're tolerable because of them and their music. </div>
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This is <a href="http://pledis17.com/" target="_blank">SEVENTEEN</a>, the K-Pop group that caught my heart instantly. For me, they're not just an idol group. I'm honestly glad that they're the first K-Pop idol group that I supported. No regrets. I fell in love with them and their music immediately. So here's the story about how I got to support this group. Last April, my best friend, Ica, came over to celebrate my birthday with me. We were in the living room and she asked me if she could watch Youtube videos on our TV. Of course, I said yes. She's been a K-Pop fan since forever so I knew that she was gonna watch her idols on Youtube. Back then, she was a new fan of SVT, too. Our college friend introduced her to them. And since Ica's been asking me to listen to K-Pop music before, she asked me again to watch SVT's videos with her. We watched their videos from variety shows to music videos but there's this mv that got me hooked. It was because of the music, I guess. The title of the song is <a href="https://youtu.be/zEkg4GBQumc" target="_blank">Don't Wanna Cry</a>. (Check it out!) And the rest is history. I'm not really good at explaining or what but I hope you get what I'm trying to say. LOL Since Justin has been MIA for almost a year now, I think I missed fangirling. I missed the excitement it gives me, the sleepless nights of waiting for comeback updates, listening/watching live streams of performances/concerts, STAN TWT YAS, making new friends on Twitter, reading fics ;)</div>
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<i>You know that feeling when you're inspired and you don't want that feeling to go away because it feels great? </i>That's how I feel right now. Actually, they're the ones who inspired me to finally start job hunting. I was jealous of all the other fans buying merch and going to their concert and I wanted that, too. I wanted to see them in person. I wanted to personally thank them for being my <i>ray of light</i> in the dark moments of my life. But of course, that's a long shot. Maybe someday, I will be able to do that. I've only been a fan for over 3 months now, but I will never ever forget them and their music and how they helped me get through tough times. :) Special shoutout to my best friend, Ica, for introducing me to them! </div>
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So yeah, I guess that's it. I'm gonna write another blog post about the other stuff that happened. I just wanted to update you about this since I haven't been posting about my music preferences. :)</div>
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My family and I spent the Chinese New Year long weekend in Baguio. We left on Friday, February 16 late in the morning and arrived at dinner time. We stayed at a transient house in Brgy. Filam Rd. I forgot to take pictures of the house inside, sorry.</div>
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<i>When we arrived, the owner of the transient house brought us to Gastro Park which is near the house, for us to eat dinner. Then we just spent the night resting and admiring the view from the back of the house. It was 17 degrees that night. Quite cold but I liked it.</i></div>
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Hi, so I've decided to get back on blogging. Like post some more topics not just my travels or what inspires me. Yesterday, I got inspired to write again. I was listening to Moira Dela Torre's new album, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/05rQadwAVYTpNNnBoeTuj0?si=s8Yb_zzXQPKCLZuTacEP7A" target="_blank">Malaya</a>, and there's just something in her voice and songs that made me want to get back to writing again. I've missed it. I actually decided to not go with my family to a beach on Batangas because I wanted to finish my chores and my work. Because lately I've been so lazy to do those things and when I started listening to Moira, it just inspired me to just get on with it!<br />
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So I opened my Pinterest app, looked for topics to talk about and saw this list about what to write in your lifestyle blog. I picked this topic because I wanted to share with you in case there are people who read my blog. LOL and also to my family who doesn't know these facts about me pls take notes hehe charot</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>I prefer rice more than bread.</b> Don't get me wrong, I love bread, too but only when I'm in the mood to eat it. I just love rice more than life. Chos but I mean, who doesn't??? come fight me </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>I'm a light sleeper.</b> My parents and my sister don't believe this fact when I tell them because whenever I sleep at home, I fall asleep immediately. I mean, cmon, of course I would, it's home. It's quiet and comfortable. But whenever I sleep over at another house, I find it hard to sleep. Especially when it's noisy. I also wake up in the middle of the night because i'm uncomfortable.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>I have a short attention span. </b>I can't concentrate on one thing if I get distracted. For example, when i'm reading and then suddenly I hear the television or music, I would get distracted and won't be able to concentrate anymore. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>I prefer to work alone. </b>Yes, I need help sometimes when I don't know something in what i'm working on, but I really prefer to work alone. For instance, when i'm writing a new blog post, I don't want anyone lurking behind me and reading what i'm writing. LMAO I know they're gonna read it anyways, but you know what I mean? yeah</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>I can be a little OCD sometimes. </b>I just like things to be organized, you know? Whenever I see some clutter on my desk, I immediately fix it. Ok, not all the time but most of the times. I hate it when my stuff gets messy. Especially when other people borrow it and then they don't put it back where they picked it from. Like UUGGGHHHH I hate that. pls stop doing that thanks</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>I get irritated easily. </b>Mostly because of the hot weather in my country. Mabilis kasi ako pagpawisan. So, whenever I sweat, maiirita na ako. ALL THE DAMN TIME. I hate it when I sweat most specially when i'm wearing make-up. (P.S. I'm sorry sa lahat ng nasungitan ko because of this attitude)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>I love sweaters/hoodies/long sleeves. </b>But I can't wear them because like I said, HOT WEATHER and well, fact no. 7.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>I hate it when the smell of the food sticks to my hair or clothes. </b>I guess this is one of my pet peeves. Whenever I eat out or cook food, the smell of the food would stick to my hair or my clothes and I. FREAKING. HATE. IT when that happens. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>I think ahead of time. </b>At least most of the time. Whenever I would travel, I would list all of the things I'd need and then pack my things a few days before I leave. Or if I plan on going out the next day, I would decide what to wear the day before.</li>
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Hi there! It's the last hour of 2017 and so I just wanted to share how my year went. I think I owe you this one since I only shared 8 blog posts for this year, so here it is:<br />
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January: The day we've all been waiting for! Finally, Vichien gave birth to Vianna Flor B. Evangelista, a very cute and chubby baby girl :) My family and I have been waiting for this to happen because we were all excited to meet her. The day before it happened, we went to Vichien's OB-Gyne to have her weekly check up. We actually weren't expecting for her to give birth the next day but her doctor said it's time! So, we kind of panicked because our parents were in Isabela at that time! But we did know what to do anyways. We went to the hospital the next day and then waited. And voila! Welcome to the world, Vianna! :) / Also, before all that happened, we went to Zambales with my family. Read more about it <a href="http://www.gjanelli.com/2017/05/zambales-island-hopping.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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February: Spent Valentine's day with my mother and my aunt at Secret Haven Cafe. We ate, talked and bought plants after. There's a plant store just beside the cafe :)<br />
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March: My family and I went to Makati to get something and then we went to BGC to have lunch/merienda. Also, I got a new phone! ;)<br />
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April: My family and I went to Batangas to celebrate my birthday. And then, we went out again to celebrate mama's immigrant status lmao I don't know but yeah and then we drove mama to the aiport on the 8th. Last week of April, we went to Puerto Galera with my family :)<br />
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May: Went to La Union with Parekoys (another blog post). I went home to Quezon City for Ella's 15th birthday. We went night swimming, had so much fun! And in the last week of May, it was Vianna's christening so lamon na naman mga 'tsong! Haha<br />
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June: To celebrate father's day, we watched Wonder Woman and then had early dinner at Shakey's. And then eat out again with the fam! lol<br />
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July: Went to Manila to meet my college bestfriend, Ica and her dog Baobei!! :)<br />
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August: It was the first time Vianna tried sitting, but only for a few seconds. Then, my first time eating at a food park with ate Tin's friends/church mates. Also happened, Vianna's first time to swim! It was so fun even though she had no reaction at all lol we also celebrated papa's birthday thru a weekend long of foodtrip hahaha and then on the 27th, mommy's 1st death anniversary we had a boodle fight. Last week of August, I went to Manila to see my cousins :)<br />
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September: Finally met with my best friend after so many years! charot but it felt like it huhu we just shared stories with each other the whole 1-2 hours? and then we had dinner. Also, September had a few beautiful sunsets which I was thankful for because I loooooove sunsets. My family and I went to National Museum, it was my first time! I loved it. Especially the photograpy part, I think it was on the 2nd/3rd floor? omg i cant remember but I loved it. ANNNNDDDDD the best thing that ever happened to me this month...... Purpose Tour!!!! was cancelledt lmao i'm still bitter up to this day because leche talaga to si Justin, paasa. hahahaha charot still love him though pero I almost didn't see him (nung hindi pa niya kina-cancel) I was supposed to get the Lower box tix but papa didn't allow me, hindi daw practical. true pero Justin yun e :( So I bought a gen ad ticket from another fan na lang, tapos the next day nag-cancel si Justin hahaha yaw q na<br />
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October: My cousins and I tried the Nuclear noodles challenge??? Basta yung Samyang lol and shocks ang its soooo spicy (malamang hahaha). My grandmother treated us to dinner for JM's birthday at Vikings! Went to Nuvali for my lolo's house turn over. Movie date with papsi, ate and Fedz. Huhubels with Tita Mau went to Caleruega and the Gingerbread House. YAAAYYYYY<br />
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November: We lost one of my grandmothers, mama Ding. She was close to mommy. After the burial, we had dinner to celebrate mommy's birthday. My family and I went to Padre Pio Batangas. And then, Papsi, Mikhail, ate and I celebrated her birthday at Okada. We had early dinner first at Seafood Island. And then the day after, my cousins and I ate at Onyang's, ate's treat!<br />
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December: I finally changed my blog's name to MY NAME and I also got a domain!! It was on sale so I bought it since I wanted to try it for a long time now. I still don't know how it works but i'm still learning lol more gala and selfies with Vianna and went to ate Tin's church in Silang to celebrate watch their Christmas concert. Christmas Eve with huhubels :)<br />
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I've experienced a lot this year, from celebrating life to being depressed (I shouldn't have diagnosed myself because i'm not a professional, but i'm pretty sure I was), to eating my heart out to going on a diet again, also, self realization and self discovery have happened this year too, which i'm sure I will write another blog post about, hopefully. lol<br />
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2018 is only an hour away and I only wish for good things to happen like:<br />
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<li>a job (hopefully & finally)</li>
<li>more travel</li>
<li>more self confidence</li>
<li>more life lessons</li>
<li>good health for me and my family</li>
<li>be healthier</li>
<li>closer relationship with God</li>
<li>to find my purpose in life</li>
<li>hopefully world peace and end hunger and poverty :(</li>
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Stop focusing all of your energy on finding love. Yes, you deserve someone who texts you back and answers your calls and keeps their promises. Yes, you deserve someone who tells you the truth and treats you as an equal and never does anything to intentionally hurt you. </div>
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But that isn't the only thing that you deserve. You deserve more than unconditional love, more than a romantic relationship.</div>
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<i>You deserve to find happiness. </i>You deserve to wake up in the morning and hop out of bed without even thinking about smashing snooze because you are excited to start your day. Because you have great things ahead of you. Because you have milestone moments you are looking forward to experiencing.</div>
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<i>You deserve to find peace. </i>To accept the mistakes you've made in the past because nothing can change them. To accept the way things turned out because then you can focus on the future. You deserve to accept who you are.</div>
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<i>You deserve to feel alive. </i>You deserve to feel adrenaline course through your veins and feel your heart pumping extra fast. You deserve to find that one thing that makes you feel like you matter, like you are worth something, like there is a reason you were placed on this earth.</div>
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<i>You deserve to be loved</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: , , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: , , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">—</span> and not just by someone who kisses your lips goodnight. You deserve family members who make a point to treat you with respect instead of acting like you're still a child. You deserve to be loved by the people surrounding you.</div>
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Most importantly, <i>you deserve to be loved by yourself. </i>You deserve to look into the mirror and actually like what you see. You deserve to look at old photographs of yourself and think about how much fun you had that night instead of worrying about how ugly your smile looked. You deserve to become friends with your own reflection.</div>
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<b>You deserve a life that you are proud of living. A life that makes you feel fulfilled. A life that makes you realize how much you mean to this world.</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi journal, it's me again. Sorry for being MIA for a while. I didn't mean to. I think I don't have to say why because I always say it every time i'm back to writing a new blog post. I just came back to say i'm still alive. lol I can't say that a lot has happened. You know me, there's not much happening in my life because I don't go out a lot. So far, nothing has changed except maybe I was at a happy place and now i'm back to I don't know even know how to describe my life. I feel like i'm just floating around and I know I should do something about it. Should've done something long time ago. But here I am, still stuck.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyways, hopefully I finish this blog post before I start to feel lazy again. To be honest, I miss this. I want to share a lot. I know I said nothing's happened but it's the little things that matter to me. And as you can see, I changed my blog's name. AGAIN. I'm sorry, for a person who seems to be stuck, I like to change things every now and then. As you all know, wanderer means 'a traveler'. I don't travel a lot because i'm basically broke lol but I like to travel a lot. Like a lot. I actually miss traveling. Last time I traveled with family was last May, I think. That'll be for another blog post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So lately, my life has been the same. Sometimes, I go out with family and I also went to see my best friend last month and my other best friend last July. Most of the time, I watch tv. Sometimes, I read a book or two. Sometimes, I go to visit my baby niece and play with her. So there's that I guess. Somehow, being stuck isn't that bad. But it gets tiring sometimes. You know, doing the same things everyday again and again. I also felt really distant with God lately. Actually, I think it's been a few months now. I read my daily devotion and the Bible everyday but I didn't seem to connect to it. I guess until last night. Last night, I was reading my <a href="http://info.proverbs31.org/give-up-or-god-up?ecid=ACsprvtY3TL7IJn7eFTxffOVXvCuVTwrx3Q-5PNzSMh_wkIWXRJ0Qoj7rZRTvEkKYWZts4BUXTUZ&utm_campaign=Daily%20Devotions&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=56642793&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--wyQ7ZWqeEZRtNQmVWBa6Gjf0JYpYiW5SS1GheRiRSmw538akltUd_g_pLQnAM_aysCueyY47Ao1rQRsnx3E1cPu3p4A&_hsmi=56642793" target="_blank">daily devotional email</a> from <a href="http://proverbs31.org/devotions/devo/" target="_blank">Proverbs 31 Ministries</a>, it's about giving up. There's an excerpt: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>But upon uttering those words and admitting my weakness, I felt a nudge to my spirit. I knew I needed to focus on God instead of my circumstances and worries. <b>I needed to refocus on what He had done in my life, rather than what He had not yet done.</b> I needed to believe instead of doubt Him, and place my trust in the only One who actually could fix things. </i><i>As I intentionally adjusted my focus, hope and peace slowly returned. Faith alone helped me to God-up instead of give up. Not because I had the strength to do so, but because I had God’s strength within me which pushed me forward in faith, just like the apostle Paul.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I definitely relate to this one. I know, right? God is really amazing. Just when I thought of really giving up, He gives me to read this one thru my daily devotional. I'm honestly getting goosebumps while writing this. I know I have a lot of shortcomings when it comes to my faith but it never really wavered. I realized that I never lost my faith in God, just in myself. I keep on asking God for what my purpose in life is because i'm honestly tired of looking or thinking about what it is. But then, I remembered this one daily devotion i've read from days ago, that I should just let go and let God. I know He has something planned for me. I just don't know what is it yet and i'm willing to wait. I never really question what God is planning for me because I know He's got this. Now, I just need to figure out what to do with myself. How to boost my confidence again because I seem to fail at everything nowadays. But that is a learning process everyday. I feel like i'm slowly getting to it and I know God will always guide me whenever and however, no matter what. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So if you're on the verge of giving up or already gave up, I suggest to get back up and God-up and always remember that God always shows up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last year in celebration of the new year's, we went to Katungkulan Beach in Ternate and to Tagaytay after. For this year's first travel, we went to the beautiful province of Zambales. We've been planning to go to Masasa Beach in Batangas before we finally ended up choosing Nagsasa. Actually, it was all just planning. Never really intended to go, but we wanted to push it so we went. And boy, it was a very beautiful island. Islands, I mean. We went island hopping on 3 islands. We arrived at San Antonio, Zambales at 3 in the morning, (yep, it was too early lol) we were supposed to arrive at 5 in the morning but my grandfather, who we didn't expect would come with us, insisted we go ahead so we departed home at 11 in the evening and there was no traffic so yeah. haha</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anawangin was the my least favorite of the three islands. Don't get me wrong, it's beautiful there, too, but it gets crowded on weekends, especially in summer. I didn't really feel the ambience of it. And I'm not a fan of beaches/islands that get crowded because it doesn't really feel peaceful/relaxing anymore :(</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pictures above: Tent we used, Nipa Hut (though not very visible), ihawan (which we used for cooking our own food) P.S. Don't worry, we threw away the garbage before leaving :) </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When we arrived after the island hopping, (it was still early), we prepared our food and ate brunch. Rested for a few hours until it was time to swim in the beach until sunset. We didn't have lots of pictures swimming, because we were enjoying it. And come night time after dinner, we set a bonfire! We had s'mores and chill music, of course. You're probably wondering where the music was coming from? Well, there was no electricity in the island but a group arrived earlier that afternoon and they brought a guitar and they were singing all night! They're good singers. And also, my grandfather brought his bluetooth speaker so we played some music, too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We started the day early so we can hike up the mountain that has the view of the cove and go cliff diving. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The trek going up was easy but still I felt like I was gonna die or something. LOL probably because I don't have enough exercise. Haha but the view from up there IS SOOOOO WORTH IT</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After, we went to rest for a few minutes then we're on way to cliff dive. Upon arriving there, our bankeros told us they couldn't anchor the boat near the cliff because there many rocks. So we had to swim to get there. It was only a few meters from our boat anyway so it was okay. When we got there, it was hard for us to climb up the rocks because there were a lot of seashells that got stuck to it so I ended up wounded. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a great experience, you know, watching my family cliff dive. LOL I couldn't do it because I was too scared. Maybe next time, i'll try. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So this was the hard part, going back up in the boat. Don't get me wrong there was a little bridge for you to climb up on but I couldn't reach it so instead I climbed up using the I don't know what it's called but it's beside the boat and boy was it hard. LOL the struggle was real. But don't worry, I survived. There was a lot of laughter from my family though. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Back to our tents, we ate lunch and waited for our boat to come pick us up. but my grandfather insisted we stay another night so we did. I guess he enjoyed staying there and there was lot of people compared to our first night. He liked it when many people arrived there the next day. So we just stayed, shared stories, teased my cousin (because he didn't cliff dive, we waited for a few minutes for him to jump but he didn't lol). My cousins and I went to watch the sunset together and nag-kwentuhan lang about life while waiting for dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is one of the many experiences I will never forget. Kwentuhan with family just gives me a lot more affection for them. And you discover a lot about them that you'd thought you wouldn't know forever. Haha I love it when I spend time with them especially at times like these. We also wished that we could go back to Zambales with our other family who couldn't go with us at the time. I bet they'll enjoy it there, too. </span></div>
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It's okay. It's okay if you're lying on your bed right now, staring blankly at the ceiling, about to cry. I know you're scared. You're scared because you think you're never <i>good enough</i>. You're scared because you see other people your age already doing well and you're not even halfway there. You're scared because you think about what others will say about you. You're scared to end up <i>failing</i>. You're scared, and I understand. But let me tell you this: <i>You'll make it. </i>I swear, you will. So if you feel like crying right now, it's okay, go ahead and cry. It's okay to <i>feel lost. </i>You will eventually find your way out. It's okay if right now you feel like you're not the person you're <i>supposed</i> to be, because I know that you'll <i>figure it out</i> one day. It's okay if you feel like you've let yourself and the people you love down a lot of times already. One day, after all the trials and errors and breakdowns, you'll finally <i>make it. </i>And you'll see that the people who love you never lost their faith in you. Please, right now, as you are -- I am asking you to <i>not give up</i>. Your heart may feel heavy and your mind may have thousands of thoughts inside, but you have to <i>keep going</i>. You have to, no matter how scary and much struggle it may be. I am proud that you found the strength to read this because that means that you're trying to tell yourself that <i>you can do this</i> through all of these words. So if there are times that you feel like you're about to just turn around and give it all up, remember this: <b><i>You are not a failure. You are on your way. </i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A few days ago my mother arranged the furnitures in our room. The bed is now adjacent to the window. It's been a year ago since I arranged it from its old spot which is facing the door, (which according to Feng Shui is bad luck). But i'm not one to believe in luck or fortunes, for that matter. And as I look outside the window I've realized that I've missed the view. Well, all you can see from the window is the roof of the house next door and some of the houses in the neighborhood, maybe some trees too. But the good thing about it is the view from the second floor when the sun starts to set. It always makes me think about my life. How it changed so fast. From being <strike>feeling</strike> alone to being with all the people you love. And them because of some circumstances, I'll probably be alone in a few months time. I don't hate being alone, in fact I love it. And I prefer being it most of the time. I just hate it when I get too attached with a lot of people around me and yes, i'm talking about my family, and then after a long time, when they're gone I long for their company and when I try to reach them, they're all already busy with their lives. And I feel like I have no space in it for me anymore. I know, it's probably my fault. I tend to be masungit at times because let's face it, girls are really moody. I've only become so moody recently. I don't even know why. It's probably because all of a sudden, everything has changed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But this view made me think of my life and how it's actually peaceful and calm. I'm not saying that I don't have problems, it's just it makes me think of the good things and what and who God has blessed me with. And it makes me appreciate life more. This is one of the reason why I always always love taking pictures of the sky or nature. It reminds me how beautiful this world is and how blessed we are that God has given us the privilege of living in it and admiring it. And I also realized one thing: that I don't wanna be a photographer, I just want to capture the beauty of this world and share it to others for them to appreciate it if they don't yet or if they do, make them do it more. And hopefully someday, some people won't take it for granted anymore. </span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Take it a day at a time</b>. You don't have to know what you're doing the next day or even the next hour. I've learned that the more you think about the future, the shorter the day seems and the months fly past you and you're left feeling discontent and unsatisfied. It's almost like everything has been in a blur, and you find yourself saying, "the year went by so fast", even though you haven't accomplished much. So do everything in the moment of 'now', and cherish each minute like it's the last minute you have.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Let it go</b>. You know nothing is going to change, because you can't change people unless they truly want to and you can't change the past either, and the sooner you realize this, you will spend more time being happy than in a constant battle with your mind and your heart. They need rest too.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Take risks</b>. If you never take any, the moment that turned out for the worst could have turned our for the best. This works vice-versa as well, but either way, you will learn from these experiences. You won't forget how rapidly your heart was beating in these moments and how electric you felt. It will be worth it in the end, trust me.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Call up that person </b>that you didn't spend enough time getting to know about, simply because you were too distracted with somebody else or just didn't feel like you'd become something more than acquaintances. Greet strangers and embrace the idea of diversity. Ask questions about different cultures, morals, ideas, beliefs; educate yourself as much you can.</span></li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Instead of procrastinating and wallowing in self-pity, <b>get up and do something</b>. Sitting around is not going to do much but make you feel horrible, and you'll create scenarios that may not even exist or be as big in your head that will cause matters to become worse. You want this to be your year of explosive progress? Set goals and strive to achieve them. You want to look back at the end of the year and say, "I did good".</span></li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Go on more road trips or just take a few minutes to be outside by yourself</b>. Inhale and exhale the air around you. Watch the stars, the sunset, the sunrise, the birds flying in the sky, the cars passing by. Walk in the rain sometimes without an umbrella, instead of running. Let the sunlight soak your skin more often. God, isn't the world itself beautiful.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let 2017 be the year <i>you will finally heal</i>. The year you will <i>rise</i> above every heartache, sorrow and loss. The year you will <i>mend </i>every battle scar and open wound. The year you will <i>gather</i> all the broken pieces of your heart, of your soul, of your life, putting them altogether and bandaging every crack, until it becomes <i>whole</i> again. Let this be the year you will realize that <i>it's okay</i> to be broken, to cry, to grieve, but it's not okay to stay like that forever. Let this year be a year of <i>hope</i>, assurances that there will be better days for you, that there is joy set before you, after all these mourning. <i>That the sun will rise and the storm will cease, and the aftermath will not be as messy as the calamity but it will be beautiful, it will be glorious</i>. Let this year be the year you will realize that the ruins are magnificent. Let this year be a year of <i><b>utter healing</b></i>. Healing over every physical, mental, emotional and spiritual pain and suffering. A year of <i>regaining</i> all the lost strength and courage, a year of admittance -- that we are broken, that we need healing. A year of just taking your time to heal, no matter how slow, <i>as long as you are healing</i>. A year you will no longer fake strength; but just be honest with what's going on inside you. <i><b>Let this year be the year you will be whole, again.</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi, it's me. I know it's been a long time since my last post but a lot has happened which I am gonna tell you in a few. This post is dedicated to my grandmother who just passed away last August. It's gonna be about last year, 2016. What happened, what did not happen and more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2016 was a one hell of a ride for me. First few months, nothing special happened but come second quarter, hell, it was the most eventful time of my life. Last time I posted was on June 15, 2016. It was in the middle of the year and I was just at home, jobless. No idea what to do with life. I guess you could say I was experiencing a life existential crisis. Though I don't really know what that means. But this </span><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/catadamson/27-signs-you-are-in-an-existential-crisis-dk49?utm_term=.gm0JAvrrx#.mx2lbVddO" target="_blank">article</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> might help us understand what it is. I can say I can relate to most of it. Lately, I've been feeling like I'm just floating around. Going with the flow. Living day by day. If you don't know what my everyday life is like nowadays, here it goes: Wake up at 8AM, eat breakfast, take a shower, go to work, go home, eat dinner and then go to sleep, with a little bit of checking my social media accounts in between. Sucks, right? But like I told myself, I did this to myself. I made this choice. You see, I graduated in 2014. Didn't get a job after. Until only later this year my father decided we build a new business. So we did. He went home last May 2016 from Saudi Arabia. He was an OFW. I think he realized I didn't want to work in offices or outside for that matter. He did know I feared getting out of my comfort zone. Honestly, up until now I still do. So, the wonderful father he is he insisted we build a business. He saw this franchise thing on Facebook. It's an all in one business of kind: Bill Payments, Travel & Tours, Money Remittance, Courier Service, E-Load. He thought it was a good business to build and so we did. He invested a lot of money in it. We opened last September and it's still going until now. We don't have a lot of customers yet but it's okay. The income is not cutting it since we pay a lot for the rent expenses so we decided to start running the business at home on February. I will be running it here in Cavite while papa will run it in Quezon City. Voila, we have 2 branches! Hopefully, everything will be okay and it will be successful.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Okay, here goes my problem. I have a lot to say. It's just sometimes, they all come when I'm at the most inconvenient time and place. Like when I'm in the bathroom or outside. I don't really like writing down my thoughts because my hand gets hurt immediately after I write all my thoughts, which I tell you, are a lot. So instead of writing, I prefer typing. I have my phone with me all the time. But I don't really like typing in it also because the screen is too small for me. It may sound like I'm just making excuses but it's true. The reason I haven't posted in 6 months is I'm just plain lazy. I write when I'm inspired or motivated, when I'm really in the mood for it. Like right now. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last August, the worst thing that ever happened to me, happened. My grandmother passed away. My family and I didn't expect it. My father and I were staying here in Cavite at the time because we were busy preparing for the opening of our new business. One day, my father got sick and then before we went home to Quezon City, my grandmother got sick, too. I didn't think it was severe until my cousin told me they were gonna bring Mommy to the hospital. I got worried, of course. I thought it was just cough and colds. But it was more than that. She had Pneumonia. I keep on praying that she gets well. Until I got there to stay the night. She looked really sick, she wasn't even talking. She laughed a little while we were all there. We ate together, but she didn't. I didn't sleep that night until morning because she couldn't fall asleep either. She couldn't breathe properly. Until it was dawn and then she fell asleep, I still keep praying and hoping she gets well. The nurses came and injected her meds. She woke up a little asking for water, I didn't hear it at first so I asked her again, I said, "Ma, tubig gusto mo?" The nurses helped me put her in a sitting position so she could drink. The way she asked for it, like it was really hard for her to speak. I don't know how to explain it was just sudden. It all happened so fast but it was the most devastating and heartbreaking thing that ever happened to me. She fell back, it was like she took her last breath then and there. And then I asked the nurse, "Kuya, humihinga pa ba?" And I was on the verge of crying. I called our family. The nurses were trying to revive her. They did CPR. They gave her meds. I was crying and crying and crying until all my family and relatives have arrived. They gave her meds to make her heart beating again. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Turned out she had Diabetes and Kidney failure, too. But what happened was a cardiac attack. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">They brought her to the ICU and my family and I went home to get our stuff. And came back the next day. And when we came back, she was <i>gone</i>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">At that day when it happened, after I cried, I didn't cry anymore. Not until the day of her wake. I don't know why. They were still praying at that day. I did, too. But I just accepted it. I'd rather her be with God than see her suffering anymore. She's with God now. She's okay. She's in a much better place. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My family and I have this myth that when a close family member passed away, they somehow turn into a butterfly. Mama Iya and Mamang were brown and Mommy was white. Everyday on our way to work, I always see white butterflies outside our house and near the gate of our village. I always think it was her. That she'll always be there, guiding us. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I know you're with God now. It's much better there I promise. You're not alone anymore. You're not sick anymore. You're better. Much, much better. I miss you. I miss everything about you. I'm sorry if I wasn't there when you needed someone. I hope I was. And I regret not being there for you so much. I think of you everyday. I love you and I will see you soon.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>it's been 13 days since mommy passed away</i></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">there are times that it feels like its still not sinking in</span></i><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last November 2015, I got sick with UTI & Dengue (though up until now I'm still not sure if those were really my diagnosis, the doctors who checked up on me didn't seem sure. lol) Since then, I stopped drinking soft drinks and powdered juices including iced tea. I love both, but I realized I can live without them. I still drink them occasionally, maybe twice or thrice this year. And I'm also planning on cutting another group of food like white bread, chocolates, pastries, etc. soon. Hope it goes well.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Okay, there's probably more lessons I've learned but since I'm a very forgetful person, I might not put them on the list anymore. Sorry! haha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And as you can see, I've changed my blog's name again (for the nth time, to be honest I don't really remember anymore). </span><i>HER LIFE JOURNEY </i><span style="font-family: inherit;">- 'her' pertaining to me. It sounded better than MY so yeah. Like I said in this </span><a href="https://misslouelle.blogspot.com/2016/02/new-year-new-me.html" target="_blank">post</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">, I'm gonna do whatever I want to do with my life. And that includes my blog. haha Yeah, I change my mind a lot. Right now, I don't want to be like other bloggers out there, which I got the inspiration from when I made the Soul Seeker part of my blog. Starting today, all of it will be going to be about me. What I like, what I love, what happens in my life, whether they're gonna be good or bad. This is gonna be the purpose of this new name and this new year. </span><i>This will be my online journal</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">. Well, obviously, this blog has been all about me. I'm just gonna change the theme. I'm not gonna delete my old posts since they're part of my life journey. I'm just gonna make new ones. New memories, new photos, new journey..</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Courage is a hard thing to figure. You can have courage based on a dumb idea or a mistake, but you're not supposed to question adults, or your coach, or your teacher because they make the rules. Maybe they know best but maybe they don't. It all depends on who you are, where you come from. Didn't at least one of the six hundred guys think about giving up and joining with the other side? I mean, Valley of Death, that's pretty salty stuff. That's why courage is tricky. Should you always do what others tell you to do? Sometimes you might not even know why you're doing something. I mean, any fool can have courage. But honor, that's the real reason you either do something or you don't. It's who you want to be. If you die trying for something important then you have both honor and courage and that's pretty good. I think that's what the writer was saying; that you should try for courage and hope for honor. And maybe even pray that the people telling you what to do have some, too."</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One night in February, as I was lying in bed and surfing the internet, I thought of doing something courageous(?). I cut my hair shorter. Well, it is courageous for some people because they can't trust themselves to cut their hair by themselves. But that night, I did. My hair was frizzy and dry so I guess I didn't care what it would look like as long as I would get rid of the frizzy and dry part. And I also wanted to try a new haircut. For the second time, I did something inspired by <a href="https://ariadaniella.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Aria Clemente</span></a>. The first one was an iPhone case.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let me share how I cut my hair with this lame instructions I made and sorry for my grammar, I'm not good at giving instructions in English lol and it's my first time doing this so I apologize in advance if you don't understand lol</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Voila! It's done! Phew! I did not use the appropriate scissor to cut my hair so it's uneven lol I had it done and cut to fix it, of course.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After a few days, I also did something I wouldn't be able to do if my parents were here. I'm not saying that i'm being a rebel that time but I always wanted to dye my hair red. It didn't last long though because I had to dye it back to black since I had a job interview in a few weeks. But still, I enjoyed doing my hair by myself and doing whatever I want with it. Some people liked it, some people said, "What did you do with your hair?" (On dying it red) But I just ignored them, I mean it's just hair. It grows back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes, I dyed my hair twice within a couple of weeks but it didn't become dry or frizzy. I guess it had to do with what conditioner I used, which is the Pantene 3-minute miracle conditioner. It truly is a miracle! (Not sponsored lol) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway, lesson/s I've learned? It's okay to do something you've never done or fear to do. It's invigorating, to be honest. And it makes me feel good. But i'm not saying that do whatever you want just because it's what you see from other people. Make sure to always ask for advice from elder people, they may not like it at first but if you show them that it's worth it and it's harmless, they'll go with it. I don't have a bucket list right now but I can definitely check it off my list if I have one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">first work: <a href="http://alexasjournal.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Alexa Evangelista</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>You may age another year, but age is just a number. You look younger anyway heh</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I honestly don't know what to say when I thought of writing this letter to you.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Sorry if I posted it through my blog, it seems very personal for the both of us</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>but I thought that making videos, posting your picture on Facebook/Instagram</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Everybody is doing it so I figured I will make it different this time.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>So, to make it special and memorable, I'm writing this birthday letter to you</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>On this special day, I want you to know that however you celebrate it,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I will always be there with you. Not physically maybe, but I am there.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I know we rarely celebrate each other's birthdays together and I'm sorry</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Eh we promised each other that we'll travel someday, 'di ba? </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Malay mo one day we'll get to celebrate our birthdays in Paris</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>or in New York. TOGETHER. ;)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Anyways, I also want you to know that I'll always be thankful</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>see each other back then except for the days na sabay tayong may pasok at</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>walang class </i></span><i>at sabay pa tayong uuwi.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I will never ever forget the first day of school, college na.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>We were not in the same section so I was alone.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I was crying </i></span><i>kasi I was so anxious and scared to go to school alone</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>And if best friends get to marry (not in a weird way), yung vows na sinasabi</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>nila </i></span><i>it also applies to us eh. Look:</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"I, Raphaelle Gjanelli Manalastas, take you, Mikaella Ramos,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>to be my best friend forever, to have and to hold from this day forward,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>from this day forward until death do us part."</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>But yeah, I think it applies to us, too. Except ours will be like:</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"Through jejemon days and glo'd up days,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>through thick icing cake and caesar salads,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>through fuck boys and good boys (or none at all),</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>through fangirling over Justin Bieber even if you're not an avid fan like me,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>and even after death, if we believe in reincarnation,</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Because we actually grew up together. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Bhez, thank you.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>For always making me happy (or making fun of me jk! haha)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>For being my clown sometimes, which is ironic because you're scared of clowns lol</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Even though we barely talk, </i></span><i>with just one message, you're there.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>so thank you for always being there for me. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>And you know that you can <b>always</b> count on me.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Sabi nila walang forever, pero alam ko satin meron :)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>So to the bestest friend anyone could ever have,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>happy happy birthday. I love you.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>with much love,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Aiel</i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.8571px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>A Poem To The One Who Will Always Wear My Heart On His Sleeve</b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.8571px;">Written by </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.8571px;"><a href="http://www.artparasites.com/a-poem-to-the-one-who-will-always-wear-my-heart-on-his-sleeve/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Anna Bartling</span></a></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.8571px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We were never here.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lets act as if we,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.8571px;">never attempted to be –</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.8571px;">and while that might,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.8571px;">be the truth for you,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.8571px;">it wouldn’t be to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If I could change it all,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">could set your demons free,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and make you let go,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I would without flinching –</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">just so you could be with me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But I can’t make you lose your heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You’ll always be the one,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wish I had met when,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">timing was good for falling in love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just know,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">you meant something to me,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">you still do,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and sometimes I still get drunk,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">on so sweet memories –</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">let’s not let them ever get bitter,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">it would be such a shame.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- seeing friends you haven't seen in a long time</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- giant mugs of coffee</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- warm hugs on bad days</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"You don’t need another human being to make your life complete</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">(Sources: first work: <a href="http://www.artparasites.com/a-poem-to-the-one-who-will-always-wear-my-heart-on-his-sleeve/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Art Parasites</span></a></span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">second work:</span><span style="color: #bf9000;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/QuoteCatalog/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Quote Catalog</span></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.32px;">third work: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/the.artidote/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;">The Artidote</span></a>)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's another throwback to one of the places I love going to: the Ilocos region. It's where my family from my mother's side came from besides Isabela, so basically, i'm an Ilocana (only half though since my father is Kapampangan.) The first time I came here which was way back in 2009 I think, I instantly fell in love. The first morning of our stay, I was the last one to wake up so I ended up eating breakfast alone. My breakfast consisted of Sinangag (fried rice) and Vigan longganisa (sausages) which is famous in Ilocos region. Upon eating my first bite, I almost forgot what my name is and where I was, that's how delicious and tasty it was! Up until now, it's still one of my favorite food ever. And one of the reasons why i'm proud to be Ilocana is because of our delicious food.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">December 2014, our family is back on the road again and on our way to Ilocos. It took us 17 hours to get there because of the traffic and stop-overs. The drive on the way was so exhausting I can't even imagine how papa, lola Jojet, Mikhail and tito Dong survived without getting any sleep for 17 hours straight (they were the drivers.) We arrived around noon in Vigan so we stopped and took pictures. We even bought souvenir shirts! After, we went to my grandmother's house in Laoag where we stayed for a few days. We were all exhausted from the drive so we had dinner and went to sleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The famous Calle Crisologo Street. A street lined up with Spanish Era ancestral houses. It gives me goosebumps (in a good way) every time I see it because I freaking love history. It feels good to witness such beauty and realize that a lot of historical events had had happened exactly here. (For more information about Vigan, click <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigan#History" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;">here</span></a>.)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On our second day in Ilocos, we went to Cape Bojeador Lighthouse and Bangui Windmills. Cape Bojeador, also known as the Burgos Lighthouse, is a cultural heritage structure that was established during the Spanish Colonial period in our country. (Wikipedia)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When we went inside the lighthouse, it felt a little spooky, I don't know why maybe it's because of how old it is or maybe there were spirits/ghosts lurking around (there's this tv program I've watched months ago about the said lighthouse and how the ghosts of the Japanese/Spaniards who lived or were killed here are still in it up until now.) It's a good thing the other parts of the lighthouse we're under construction because even though it was around noon time that we were there and there were a lot of people around, it still felt a little spooky.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was still able to go see the windmills close up but after taking a few photos, I got dizzy due to how my ankle is hurting (I have a low tolerance in pain) so here I am. Took a seat and rested for a few minutes. </span></i></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>You're maybe wondering how I was still able to climb or walk on those rocks while I have a sprained ankle? Well, c'est la vie. I wanted to feel those rocks underneath my feet and the breeze of the ocean in my skin (though I probably would regret doing this the next day because I was supposed to rest my foot.)</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The night before we went home, papa and ate went to the nearest mall to buy a bandage and Salonpas for my foot. This is the time when it was hurting so so bad I almost cried. But again, after they bandaged me up, we searched for stores that sell Empanada. The best Empanada in the world and after eating our empanadas, we went around town to take pictures. Yep. Again. Yes, my foot was hurting but we don't get to go to Ilocos every now and then so I'd rather enjoy being there than sulk in my room and cry about how my foot is hurting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Behind us is the Paoay Lake, commonly referred to as <b>dakkel a danum</b> (Ilokano for 'big water'), has an enchanting story which is very different from what i'm told but here is the famous legendary story:</i></span></div>
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<i style="color: #111111; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"As the story goes, the lake was once a place called San Juan de Sagun, the Philippines’ very own Sodom and Gomorrah. <span style="line-height: 1.5;">Due to the materialism of its people that angered God, an earthquake sank the town thus, the birth of the lake. Up to this day, Ilocanos still believe that the fishes and creatures in the deepest part of the lake are decorated with earrings and crowns because these were ones the materialistic people of the vanished town." </span></span></i></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Okay, so that was not even close to what I've been told about the mysterious lake. Here goes: The Marcoses dropped a Yamashita treasure in the lake and it was never found again. I've been told that only former president Ferdinand Marcos could get the treasure since he was the one who dropped it there. I forgot the reason why he possibly did it. I've also been told that nobody could ever swim at the lake and because of how deep it is, you might possibly drown and could not get out of it anymore. I don't know what's real and what's not but only the people who lived among the years of Ferdinand Marcos' occupancy of the house would know. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you think she hasn't written about you,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">you're highly mistaken.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you're any importance at all,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">she's scribbled your name down within her pages.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">She will describe the way you think.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">She'll capture the way her mind comes alive,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">how it spins and breathes when she is speaking to you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">She'll recount the conversations you have</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and how they showed her new things</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">she didn't even know she was looking for.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">She'll detail your eyes.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The way they dance when you're excited,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">or the way they flutter when you're fighting</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">sleep.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">How the color captivates her and she won't look away</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">no matter how much she wants to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">She'll describe your hands</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and the way they intertwined with hers,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">or the way they feel when you pull her close,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and she feels protected.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The way you make laughter rise up her throat</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">until it bursts out of her.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The way you listened to her,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and made her feel maybe she wasn't</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">quite so insane for her thoughts after all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">If you believe at any point</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">that she hasn't immortalized you</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">with ink on paper, you don't know her.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>She will remember you.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>She will make sure</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>the world remembers you too.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>(Photo from <a href="http://danielodowd.tumblr.com/post/109046694718/johnyc" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Tumblr</span></a>; fonts/words are mine)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today as I was scrolling through Facebook, I saw this story from <a href="http://thoughtcatagalog.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;">thoughtcatalog</span></a> that were liked by my friends. I read it and I got curious about the blog so I sifted through other stories, ideas and many more literary stuff they post. I never told you guys how I love poetry, novels, books and all the literary works of sorts. I love how writers make me feel a lot of emotion just by reading their works. I love how I can jump into another world when I read a book. It feels like traveling but without moving my own two feet. It's actually ironic for me because I don't have a lot of words in me even though I love reading a lot of books and poetries. Sometimes, when I want to explain something to someone, I try to be, I don't know, poetic? Or someone who can explain things with the use of words with deep meaning? (i'm actually doing it right now when i'm trying to explain but I don't know how to) I don't even know, sorry. lol But i'm trying my best and i'm learning a lot since I always find time to read books. I also write poems before when I was younger but they were in Filipino language. There's this one time when my aunt and I were on our way home from Manila, I couldn't fall asleep and everyone in the van was sleeping or on their phones so I was just thinking about life and I kind of made a poem in my head. And I immediately typed it in my phone when we got home. It is written in Tagalog (but I will translate it in English maybe one day for those of you who don't understand Tagalog) and it's titled as:</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Sa dinami-rami ng tao sa mundo</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>bakit ikaw pa din ang hinihintay ko?</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>umaasa pa din sa mga pangako mo.</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>nung tayo'y nasa ilalim ng mga</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>ngunit ngayon ay di ka na kapiling.</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(I don't even have a love life at the moment so </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I don't know where those words came from</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. lol) So, I got this idea for my blog since I love poetries and stories that I would have a weekly post of literary works I found in the internet that turned out to be my favorites. Stories, poetries, photos and such will all be from Tumblr, thoughtcatalog, Berlin-Artparasites, The Artidote, etc. I will put credits at the every end of the post. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I will probably post it on different days of the week. I'd like to call it, <i><span style="color: #bf9000;">Letters to the World</span></i>. Because when people write literary works and I read them, I feel like they're just writing a letter to the world. When we read them, we get to travel around the world (</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">even if they're just in our imagination), </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">feel all these different emotions and all of it still feels real. That's how magical and powerful words can work. (Does that even make sense?)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Maybe I will post my own work too someday. I also wanted to be a writer before but I guess it's not just for me. I have a lot of ideas but I wouldn't know how to put them into words. I'm gonna start posting Letters to the World tomorrow so watch out for that! </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149950679537081270.post-77511587854441951202016-04-09T20:41:00.000+08:002018-02-23T22:13:49.747+08:00KAYBIANG TUNNEL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last Thursday was an unexpected day for me. It turned out great because I was able to go outside and take photos. Unfortunately, I didn't bring my camera so I just used my phone again. This was an unplanned road trip since we were just supposed to eat breakfast around town after our morning jog. We ended up in Kaybiang Tunnel and outside Caylabne Resort in Ternate. Being the aspiring photographer that I am, I took lots of photos I could. I was sad I couldn't bring my camera because the photos would have turned out much better than phone photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>This is me on the top of the tunnel. (I used the Snapchat camera for this one since I was taking photos/videos for Snapchat too and they all got deleted before I even got the chance to post them. Boo.)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;">While on our way to Caylabne Resort, we saw this little store along the road so we stopped and bought dirty ice cream. We ate our ice cream while admiring this view. I didn't mind the </span><span style="text-align: justify;">heat of the sun because of how beautiful our view is.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These photos above are my most favorite shots I took outside Caylabne resort. It reminds me of how beautiful our world is and it makes me sad that some people just take it for granted. Maybe sometimes still I do too, because I don't pay much attention to it the past few years due to overly use of the internet but I'm gladly thankful that God introduced me to Photography because taking photos of nature makes me feel so blessed because I get to witness the beauty of it not just that day but every single day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hope starting today, we won't take everything for granted, whether it be people, things, the chances we take and the choices we make. God knows, I am starting to do it now.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P.S. I tried putting watermarks on my photos but i'm not sure if it looks good or not. I'm a very indecisive person when it comes to putting design on my blog. I will probably put watermarks on my photos sometimes, but most of the time I won't. Or maybe it'll depend on the photos I will post. We'll see. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Since my family/my friends and I have no plans this summer (yet), let's go reminisce my summer last year. May of 2015, my family and I went to Bicol to spend the summer for a few days. (I can't remember the exact date we went but I think it was around the last week of May. Also, I want to apologize because I barely remember the dates and some of the stuff we did so this is more of a story than information about Bicol. Hehe.) And I didn't take a lot of photos of the place we've stayed in because I was lazy and it was too hot. I just enjoyed every single moment of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We arrived at Bicol around noon and it was a 16?-hour drive, yes it was exhausting but fun anyways. We ate lunch and then we slept in for the whole day since we're all tired. The place we stayed in is called <span style="color: #bf9000;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Dhio-Endheka-Spring-Resort-217149688296681/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Dhio Endheka Spring Resort</span></a></span>, The owner is a family friend so we stayed there for free. (You can check them out by clicking the name.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next day we were up and about to go check out Mt. Mayon and ride the ATV around it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>And voila! Here we are at Cagsawa Ruins!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The ATV ride costs 700/800 per head for one ride to the foot of Mt. Mayon back. I was nervous at first since I don't know how to use it or to drive at all. Haha! But before you go to Mt. Mayon, first, they will teach you how to drive the ATV and there's a road(?) for you to practice on. And then after we got the hold of it, we're on our way! It was a summer afternoon at that time so imagine the heat! Woo! But we didn't care about the heat as long as we'd enjoy it and we did! We even got tanned. Haha. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After the ATV experience, we went to Lignon Hill and Embarcadero to enjoy the view and take pictures. Mikhail tried the zipline at Embarcadero. It was meh for me, it was not worth it I think. And the day before we went home, we also went to the Planetarium. There's a theater inside the Planetarium where they tell you the Legend of Mt. Mayon which you can check if you click <a href="http://www.read-legends-and-myths.com/mayon-volcano.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;">here</span></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I can't remember how many days we stayed but I think it was a short trip. Nonetheless, we all enjoyed spending a few days in Bicol. They served us very good and delicious food, we took swims at night, shared stories. And, there's this one night when all the lights went off, we didn't know why but we still took a swim and it was so scary because we were surrounded by a lot of trees (the resort were like a resort in a jungle, check them out on Facebook so you'll know what I'm talking about lol) but it's still fun because we like adventures. Nagkuwentuhan lang kami sa pool. And then at night, my cousins and I would drink coffee (yes, at night) and we would play UNO cards until we're sleepy. Kuwentuhan ulit at tawanan. Even though I said that I barely remember some of the things we did, hinding hindi ko makakalimutan yung memories namin sa Bicol. It was my second time pala to go to Bicol but this one's more memorable. So, my cousins and I are planning to go back maybe 1-2 years from now, hopefully, we'd be complete at the time. Haha! (And don't worry, the next time we go back or travel somewhere else, I promise I'd take a lot of pictures!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a really peaceful place, if I could go back and live there my whole life I would! So, I guess I can say that this is my favorite summer memory for 2015. What about you? :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've told you guys countless times before on other posts how I love photography so much but I didn't explain much further how I'm progressing with my photography skills or if I'm not at all. So I'm gonna talk about it more on this post. First, let me share with you a few quotes that I know I can relate to or agree with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>"The Earth is art, the photographer is only a witness." - Yaan Arthus-Bertrand</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Honestly, I don't remember the first time I started getting interested in Photography. But I think it was by the time I started using Tumblr. I follow some people who were reblogging super good photos of nature, portraits, landscapes, etc. It caught my attention so I got interested. Papa bought our camera (Canon 60D) back in 2010/2011 but I didn't learn how to use it immediately. There are a lot of buttons and settings and whatsoever. I guess I became lazy before because every time I try to use the manual setting, my photos won't turn out good or the way I want it to. I was devastated so I gave up. I would even read or google how to use it the way professionals do but I couldn't just get it. So, I stuck to using my phone instead. Until now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, I can't say that I'm good at taking great photos using our camera but I can say that I've learned a lot and I'm better than I was before. I really try my best to learn and apply it. A few weeks ago, I was googling about beginner's photography until I found Josh Dunlop's blog about photography - <a href="http://www.expertphotography.com/">www.expertphotography.com</a>. I'm learning a lot from him compared to what I've learned before and I even started taking notes! If you're interested in Photography like I am, I suggest you check out his blog. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Okay so I told you that I'm learning a lot but I haven't gone out to really try what I've learned. I know this is not an excuse but I've got no one to go with but I most probably will this coming week since my cousins will be available so I invited them to go with me. I told them we'll be having a photowalk/photoshoot and that they're gonna be my models. But honestly, I prefer taking photos of nature & landscapes than portraits but I think it's also a good start if I take portraits. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And here are some photos I took using the dslr: (post-processed in Camera Raw of Photoshop or the raw image processor of the dslr)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've also learned that I should start taking photos in RAW. So I can edit them in the future and anytime I want. And I should put credits on my photos next time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They may not be the greatest photos yet but according to Henri Cartier-Bresson, "Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst." Maybe he means it takes a lot of practice, trial and error to get the photography effect that you want or will satisfy you. But every time you try and fail, your skills just get better and better and it's an experience. I think that's what's important. The journey is more important than the destination because that's the part where you experience everything. And I still have a lot that I need to learn or focus on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now that I'm starting and trying at Photography again, I can say that I'm finally happy. It's the thing I love the most about me. My passion about Photography. It's the feeling it gives me whenever I see a great picture and it makes me inspired to get out and try again every time I fail. So I thank God for the inventor/s of Photography.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last weekend, March 5th & 6th, I went to Manila to celebrate two birthdays; Justin's and my little cousin, Franzelle's. I'm gonna write another blog post about Justin's birthday, so on this post I will share about what happened last Sunday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I woke up a little late that day because I was catching up on sleep since I was still tired from the day before. We didn't go to the church (for the christening) anymore so my family and I went straight to Jollibee for the birthday celebration. When we arrived there, the party didn't start immediately. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had to wait since the crew was still fixing the party place.. After a few minutes, we were inside and celebrating Franzelle's birthday! We played games, laughed, ate.. We all had so much fun!! And I enjoyed the food, honestly, who can resist Chickenjoy and their Spaghetti is the best I swear!! So to my international readers (I wish) who plans to travel here or haven't tried Jollibee, you should!! (Not a sponsored post, how I wish lol)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Before we ate lunch, we all played games. Two for kids, two for adults. Of course, I joined even though I was hesitant at first. I don't really like playing kids party games lol but it was fun playing. I felt like a kid again. When I was a kid, my parents/aunts/uncles, would push us kids to play in parlor games and some of us wouldn't want to because we're shy. Some kids would like to join because of the prizes. I was one of the kids who didn't want to interact with the other kids, I just wanted to stay in my seat and wait until it's eating time! haha but I guess people change. Now that I'm an adult, I can still join in the games but I'm not that shy anymore, I learned that I should enjoy every single moment of my life from now on. There's a lot going on in the world and I don't wanna miss on that. Now before I get sappy and all, haha, the last picture above were of all of us cousins, because we rarely get complete so we took this chance to take a picture of us. Aren't we all cute? :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I enjoyed being with my family. I rarely see them nowadays because they live far away from me (I just moved to Cavite months ago), so when I'm with them I make sure that we do have fun every second. And last weekend did not disappoint :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The day of new year's eve, we didn't plan what we're going to do for the celebration of New Year's. We just ate dinner at my grandfather's house and went home early. Mommy, ate and I got ready for bed and we just watched fireworks outside our windows lol and we also watched a movie. Not our usual new year celebration but it was still good anyways. On the first day on 2016, we went to a beach! My family and I have been planning to go to Marines (people usually call it that because it's one of the Philippine Marines bases but it's real name is Katungkulan beach) for days and after Christmas we decided to go on new year's day! So we're up and on our way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;">And we're here!! Upon entrance, we had to sign a waiver(??) and listed our names, I didn't read the waiver but I think it says that you have to know someone from the Marines so you can go to the beach but I don't think they follow that rule anymore lol we also paid a hundred pesos for each person. After all that, we're on our way to the beach. Di namin alam na mejo malayo pa pala sa entrance yung beach, probably 10-15 minutes max. You have to pay for the cottage also after using it, the big cottage costs P1000. We used a big cottage but we transferred to a table next to a tree. I don't remember someone from the base/beach asking us for payment so we didn't pay for the cottage lol </span><span style="text-align: justify;">I think you can stay there overnight because I saw some people brought their own tents. Some people also chose to eat or maybe not to pay for the cottage so they just sat and ate on the sand in front of the beach.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The beach was okay. Lots of floating garbages lol like seriously, their people need to clean it since they're open to public and because CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS. While my cousins and I went exploring, we also saw a lot of garbages on the seaside. Just behind those rocks in the picture above. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had a hard time hiking and walking on these rocks, pupunta pa sana kami sa pinakadulo ng hill pero di ko na kaya haha tumatanda na ata ang lola niyo or wala lang talagang exercise lol but despite the basura and hiking, it was really fun. It's not always that I can do this so it was worth it because of this breathtaking view:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And before we went home, we're supposed to meet our cousins in Tagaytay pero hindi na natuloy so we just went to Starbucks and tambay pa more haha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a very great way to spend the first day of 2016 and I hope we will travel more often this year. I didn't have any resolution for this year only more plans and more dreams. Hopefully, I'll achieve a lot this year. I hope you will too. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P. S. I made a vlog for this blog post but I haven't uploaded it yet on my Youtube account since my internet is being an ass. I'll post it here once I'm done uploading it. :)</span></span><br />
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