Close to something

Cloudless and Sunny

2012-02-26T21:50:00.000+08:00

Last Friday, the boyfriend and I went to Quezon City Hall to attend a marriage counseling seminar. Unfortunately, the people who were supposed to conduct the seminar were attending a seminar in Laguna, so we had it rescheduled for Monday. We usually go to Matalino Street for Korean treats at a supermarket but noodles and Korean beverages don't excite us as much anymore so we decided to go to

Sketch Saturdays: Coco

2012-02-25T16:21:00.002+08:00

Nothing much to say. It's a humid, restful day. I haven't touched nor even looked at my sketchpad since last week, so here's a semi-old work. Inspired by Coco Rocha, but it doesn't really look so much like her. Just means I need more practice. I hope you're all having a good weekend.

Thoughts at 5:30 am

2012-02-24T06:16:00.000+08:00

I've only turned a year older and am not even that old but I feel ancient already. Pulling off all-nighters are a thing of the past and working on six hours of sleep is already a challenge. There was a time in my life where I was able to go out or stay up till the wee hours of the morning and still have enough energy to wake up at 5:30, contemplate about life, get ready for work, actually go to

A Year Older

2012-02-22T09:52:00.001+08:00

I wish I had valuable lessons to impart with you. One does not simply turn a year older, you (ideally) become wiser as well. But I don't remember any of the things I've learned the past year. Surely, there were some but pregnancy does weird things to you -- it makes you forgetful and sleepy most of the time, everything seems like a blur. I'll try to rack my brain for a few wise thoughts or

Sketch Saturdays: First

2012-02-18T08:51:00.000+08:00

Hello, hello. So, I've been trying out a couple of things lately. One is trying not to be sad all the time and the other is sketching. I've always been fascinated with pen and paper (in this case, pencil and paper). There's this love affair between paper and I that will never fade. I've been meaning to learn as much art as I can so I took a hand at drawing. The drawing on the left is John

Friday sickness and an award

2012-02-10T14:46:00.000+08:00

I have seven articles that need to be written but look at what I'm doing. I'm happy that I can work at home and not have to worry about waking up a couple of hours before my shift starts so I could fix myself up and commute but my job right now seems to be just as tiring. Perhaps I can blame it on my runny nose and the headache that came with it but who am I kidding? It's Friday and all I want

Revamp

2012-02-07T17:43:00.000+08:00

I mentioned in a recent post that I will start a business again this year but will equip myself with more patience and interest. So, I decided to "revamp" my old online shop -- the one I got tired of and lost patience with when I got caught up with other things in my life. It's still closed though. I have nothing new to share yet but I did tinker with the website's layout. I'll take this as my

Out in the open

2012-02-03T10:01:00.000+08:00

I've been meaning to tell just about everyone I know as soon as I found out. There have been countless attempts to write about it, too. Even then I knew I couldn't let it out just yet. I'm writing this on January 4, 2012 at 10:38 AM while at home in Manila, listening to my One Tree Hill playlist and the sound of water sloshing as my mother does the laundry. I'm not really sure when I can publish

My Month

2012-02-01T11:10:00.000+08:00

It's been a long while since I've actually had a desire to acquire things. Excitement, as I've mentioned in an earlier post, escaped me last year but it's February and I've always claimed it as my month so here I am, making a list of things I want (but may or may not get but still want to list down anyway). My birthday is exactly 18 days from now and if you're kind (and rich, and you love me)

Snaps

2012-01-28T12:48:00.000+08:00

Photos taken with a Samsung Galaxy Y

Self. Sense. Silence.

2012-01-19T12:10:00.001+08:00

So, since work hasn't been what it's supposed to be (read: stressful) lately, I've got a lot of time in my hands. Bear with me as I bore you with my thoughts, please. I've a ton of things in mind I wanted to share but I end up typing and deleting and typing and deleting words. Here's the deal: I work from home and the boyfriend (who I live with) works at some broadcasting company, which leaves

Sigh

2012-01-12T15:42:00.002+08:00

*sniffs*

A few fun things and then some

2012-01-09T14:15:00.000+08:00

If the few days that passed are any indication of what the rest of the year will be like, then I'm prepared for a slow one. But that's good though. It means I'll have more time to do things I've been planning but never got to actually doing. You can quote me on this (or not): I do solemnly swear that I will do whatever it takes to accomplish the things I'm going to list down. I've

Whirlwind

2012-01-03T11:14:00.000+08:00

It's the third day of 2012 but what the hey. Here's a list of what happened with me in 2011. I came from being happy to ridiculously sad to putting pieces together and trying to be happy again. 2012 better be good to me. 1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before? - Moved out. 2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? - I don't remember

Christmas in Manila

2011-12-26T10:24:00.000+08:00

Growing up, we spent holidays at home in Batangas. This year was an exception. My mother suddenly decided she wanted to spend Christmas here and watch the Metro Manila Film Festival Parade of Stars. It would have been a better celebration if we were at home, enjoying home-cooked meals and feeling the holiday vibe in the province. Nothing really beats Christmas in your hometown. Next year,

Claim happiness

2011-10-08T15:58:00.000+08:00

Uncertainty

2011-10-01T15:33:00.000+08:00

Inspiration

2011-09-30T12:58:00.000+08:00

1. feathers 2. painting 3. flowers It's been really, really gloomy lately. And yes, I was talking about the weather. And yes again, I was also talking about ~*my feelings*~. I've been looking for a lot of pictures to help ease the sadness and came across these three colorful ones. Here's to hoping to end the day with a sunny state of mind.

Reckless Abandon

2011-09-28T11:26:00.001+08:00

"A moment, a loveA dream, a laughA kiss, a cryOur rights, our wrongs"

Raw

2011-09-27T21:04:00.001+08:00

"Honest is how I want to look. The truth doesn’t glitter and shine." -Chuck Palahniuk

Yes. This.

2011-09-27T11:56:00.003+08:00

"I have this strange feeling that I am not myself anymore. It’s hard to put into words, but I guess it’s like I was fast asleep, and someone came, disassembled me, and hurriedly put me back together again. That sort of feeling." -Haruki Murakami

Cheer me up, buttercup

2011-09-21T17:15:00.001+08:00

I'm ditching the blog challenge for a few days to make way for more "personal" posts (because I'd like to believe that some people who read this actually find "how I feel" or "what I think" important). It may not be the same for you but I think my last few posts did not hint at how exactly I was feeling in real life; I'm pretty sure that whatever was going on in the background while I was typing

Whatever floats your boat

2011-09-16T21:17:00.000+08:00

To tell you the truth, I was thinking of skipping this part of the challenge. There are two things I don't like having to discuss: politics and religion but I'm typing stuff away and that means I've actually decided to get on to it... so, where do I start? Well, like most Filipinos, I was baptized a Catholic and my parents are huge devotees of different saints. There's an altar of different

Tick me off

2011-09-15T22:11:00.001+08:00

If you're a friend, you'll find this post helpful in knowing what not to do to irritate me. If you're someone who doesn't exactly prioritize my comfort and sanity then you'll enjoy this just as well. Try to tick me off and let's see what I'll do. We all have things that irk us; some of them are for good reason, some of them may be bizarre but they annoy us nonetheless. Below are my top five pet

Of change and plans and changes in plans

2011-09-14T20:59:00.000+08:00

I have never met or spoken to a person who has stayed in one place all his life and of course, I didn't mean stay in the literal sense. People, I think, are always seeking for something more than what they already have; perhaps you can regard that as a way of moving forward in life. I also have not met anyone who said that they would always want to be where they are at present, save for

Two of us

2011-09-13T09:30:00.000+08:00

They say it takes 30 days to build a habit and even though I'm already trying to make a living out of writing, I don't just want to write about "exquisite handcrafted photo books".* Here's another shot at taking on a writing challenge and crossing my fingers that I don't quit midway through. It also helps to pause and take a look at your life and ponder on how it's going. I sure haven't done

Permanency, please.

2011-08-30T20:13:00.000+08:00

I'd like to think that doing this is courageous because I am putting myself into possible ridicule and embarassment but (we can all pretend that) I don't give a rat's ass about what other people think. I don't mean to come off as self-righteous or claim that my thoughts are worth sharing but I need to get these out,

Playing House

2011-08-02T19:14:00.000+08:00

Rumpled sheets, cuddles, morning kisses, good morning greetings, tidying the bed up, Hello Kitty water heater, coffee and bread, morning news, hugs, more hugs, check e-mails, you take a bath, I try to write something that hopefully makes sense, you ask me to be good, I read stuff to get some inspiration, you told me to eat if you don't get home before lunch, it's pouring hard outside, you left

Scarred

2011-07-29T01:16:00.000+08:00

This was originally published at the Youngblood column of the Philippine Daily Inquirer in 2009. I am scarred. I know that there are things better left unsaid. But this is not one of them.It’s more difficult for me to come out in the open and discuss something I have not shared with other people except those whom I really feel very close to. I have spent 17 years of my life wearing long skirts

One step closer

2011-07-22T02:18:00.000+08:00

They say the best way to know where you're going is to remember where you came from. And this is my way of returning to what has been, and hopefully still is, natural to me. I came here to write down my thoughts and feelings, pouring them out as if I were speaking to someone I personally know. The peculiarity of how I'm feeling is unnerving. There are a lot of contradictions and it's perhaps a