Okay, first off, I should not let my roots grow. It looks ugly. Let this blog post serve as a promise to NEVER grow my roots to more than 1 cm. Now that that’s out of the way, I can go back to talking about normal, random, anything goes, overshare… which is pretty much what…
TAKE IT LIKE THE WIND
I’ve been pretty bummed about what I feel was uncalled for nitpicking when someone I looked up to advised me to shrug it off and just take it like the wind. I got so used to being told that “if you have nothing good to say, or nothing productive to add, keep your mouth shut” and I…
16 REMINDERS FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD SELF
I had another one of those “Ohmigod, I’m twenty six” moments. The phrase “10 years ago…” actually leads to a trove of memories instead of a haze of images, as was the case if you would’ve asked me a couple of years before. Uhhh.. let me see, at 12 I was in the 6th grade?…
COOL BLUES
Sometimes I feel that I should’ve been born somewhere with a cooler climate. I love dressing for the cold – coats, jackets, scarves, boots, tights, the works! Freezing my butt off would be another story, but hey, I guess if I were born there, I’d be somewhat assimilated to the cold.. or not? Friends in…
HOW IRONIC
Yay, it’s Friday!!! How come it took so long to arrive?!! It so happens that on the most anticipated night of the week, I am glued to my fluffy white cloud (aka: my bed) unable to peel myself away from it. Funny coz I actually started the day thinking that it’s high time I go…
WHEN “WHERE?” IS YOUR RESPONSE TO “ARE YOU GOING HOME?”
Whenever I’m in Manila, one of the commonly asked questions is when I’ll fly out. Normally, it’s explicitly versed as “kailan ka babalik ng Singapore?” or “when are you going back to Singapore?” but when it’s phrased as “uuwi ka na?” or “are you going home?” I have to pause and ask the all important…
MY TRAVEL BUCKET LIST
Going to Paris has left my travel bucket list with a huge void. There isn’t another city that I’ve longed and fantasized for – prior to meeting – as much as the City of Lights. Paris was something I’ve wanted all my life. It was the primary item on my bucket list and after having…
WHAT I LEARNED FROM MOVIE BINGING
Sooo.. yeah. I’ve been MIA for almost a week. The reason? I’ve been catching up on movies. In a span of 7 days I’ve watched 10 movies – 8 from the comforts of my bed, and 2 in the cinema. To justify this indulgence (that led me to ignoring other facets of my life), I…
HEY, BUDDY!
I am far from having everything figured out. But if there’s one thing my twenty-six years of existence has taught me, it’s to listen to my body. Four years ago, I would’ve pushed myself to my breaking point before slowing down. I know better now. Take that, germs! I lost one day but at least…
ON BOUTS OF INSECURITY
You know how sometimes you know exactly how things will play out? Do A, then B, C, D, E follows. You’ve been in the same situation before and you more or less have an idea to where it’ll lead. Entertain a negative thought, see it as a perceived threat, wallow in insecurity, let it engulf…
ON TALKING “LOVE” AND DISCLAIMERS
I like talking about love and relationships. I like asking the sometimes too private questions of how did you meet, what made it work, when did you realize he’s the one, what’s your song – what happened, basically. As much as I enjoy a lively (or awkward, depending on the other person) discourse, I also…