May Day
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#LockdownDiaries: just another Monday
This morning I woke up crying and I was not sure why. I just cried right after I opened my eyes. So many feelings brought me into tears I couldn’t stop. I am overloaded with love, yet overwhelmed with what’s happening to us right now. “Just another Monday,” I thought. Just another day of worrying what if we get infected. Just another day of being home yet feeling trapped. Just another day of hating myself for overthinking of having to choose between my kid and my laptop. Another day of “okay lang yan, lilipas din yan”, when we don’t actually know if we can really survive this. So I grabbed…
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#LockdownDiaries: On being productive while staying at home
Hey, guys! How’s it going? If you’re reading this article hours or days after I posted it, then I guess you’re one of the lucky guys who are privileged to stay at home and just, you know, wait for this virus to fade. Thank you, COVID-19 fighters and frontliners for being brave and saving us all! One of our little ways to help is staying at home, follow the quarantine guidelines, and try not to add to your long lines of patients because we all want is to stop this pandemic. Contribute more than you criticize. – Brene Brown Tweet While we are aware there are people in need that…
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2019: Learning to be happy
I have a fair share of Facebook ‘memories’ that bring back feelings – yep, it’s not just you that makes the hugot! Last year’s “year in-review” appeared in my ‘memories’ page last week (because I love viewing it, tbh) which prompted me to re-read my 2018 wrap-up article on the blog. And to be honest, didn’t just “bring back all the memories” (and feelings) but it also inspired me to do it again and look back at my past year to reflect on everything that happened in my very boring yet interesting life. Okay, I broke a promise of giving gifts to people around me for Christmas mainly because I…
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A Birthday Blog Post: 27 things I learned before turning 27
Okay. So I needed a maaaaajor revamp from the post I published a month ago. I just realized the items I posted earlier was too shallow and kind of just repeating themselves. One lesson learned: it’s not that easy to build an article and it sometimes takes time – often days – to complete a full write-up. I wrote and published things here not just for self-reflection; I also wanted to connect with you, guys. So yep, here it is – again -, my list of 27 kinda-cliche life lessons. One month ago, I turned 27. And this article was supposed to be published on that exact day. But I…
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Because I am a mom, too.
Happy Mothers’ Day to all of you, moms! I hope you got breakfast in bed this morning had a very relaxing spa day, shopped like crazy, and finally had dinner with your family while everyone was treating you like a queen! Ha! Daydreams! I know this kind of perfect day isn’t gonna happen. I know behind all these celebrations, you still had to stretch your arms and work on the dishes to serve, then washed them after everyone got full. I know behind all these surprises, you quietly cried realizing that you went out because you just didn’t have enough time at home as everyone always leave for work or…
