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This happens when you know your worth

The world has its view on things. Beauty is defined as those having the curves at the right places, pointed nose, poreless face, flawless and porcelain white skin, tall, feminine, stylish… and the list goes on. We try to fit in into the world’s standard of beauty. Isn’t it true? Continue Reading

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Recollection of Choices

Humankind dreams that life would be fair. That life would be seasoned as how they want it to be. To trust and to be trusted. To forget pains and sufferings when needed. In other words, you want to control everything  that happens in your life just like movies and fairy Continue Reading

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Does My PATH Leads Me To You?

There are one way, two ways, crossings and dead ends on a road. It’s always easy to drive in a one way trip when you don’t know where to go. You just need to follow the road and find the landmark of your destination. But what if there are turns Continue Reading

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Note to my 28 year old self

Hi, You are aging gracefully dearest. Know that you are loved and you deserve all the love in the world. You do not need to worry about the future because that’s for tomorrow, you have to live and enjoy life today and that’s how it should be everyday. You may Continue Reading

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True Love Won’t Hurt You

I had been through so much ups and downs in life. I had learned a lot from being stubborn and self-willed. I hurt people and got hurt by them. I had been through pain and heartaches. But those struggles that came my way, I had learned what love was really Continue Reading

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For Me in the Future

Hey, First of all, sana tumangkad ka kahit kunti lang – kahit one inch lang, masaya na ako. Sana rin ‘di ka na insecure sa flabby arms mo at sa strong muscular thighs of an Igorot. I hope you love your physical body as much as you love your ideas Continue Reading

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Embracing Imperfections ❤❤❤

Fat body, dark complexion, pimples on the face and many more imperfections people used to throw towards me. Growing up with a lot of imperfection builds low self-esteem. It made me feel less than others. It places insecurities in my heart. I felt that I don’t belong and people doesn’t Continue Reading

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Be Real

Staying real in a world that is powered and controlled of Social Media isn’t easy at all. We seek for the feeling of belonging. We want to be on trend. We follow what many are doing. We live for likes. We measure our worth with the number of followers we Continue Reading

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Today, I Call the Shots

They say, “life is complicated” and “change is inevitable. If things were complicated, then uncomplicate it. Easier said than done right? If change is inevitable as it is, then learn to adapt and embrace all the changes. At this point, life is teaching me life in a hard way. I Continue Reading

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HOW TO DEAL WITH CHISMIS

Scenario 1. Kung ikaw yung pinagchichismisan, eto yung mga bagay na pwede mong gawin: 1. Kausapin mo yung taong alam mong nagkalat ng chismis tungkol sayo. Harapin mo siya. Kausapin mo ng maayos. Tanungin mo bakit ganon yung pinagkakalat niya. Lalo na’t kung alam mong hindi totoo yung pinagkakalat na Continue Reading

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As you age it gets lonelier

When the sun sets on the west and the light begins to fade, my mask comes off and my demons come crawling in my bed to accompany me for the night. Constellation of thoughts running in my head, galaxy of concealed emotions in this gullible and fragile heart keep me Continue Reading

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#HelloLoveGoodbye

#HelloLoveGoodbye more than a ‘RomCom’ is a movie about Filipinos working abroad and about SELF LOVE. First of all, the movie is good reminder to everyone that working abroad is NOT as easy as they think it is. Na hindi porke nagtatrabaho sa ibang bansa ay uma-anak na ng pera at Continue Reading

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We All Have To Start Somewhere

Start now. Start where you are. Start with fear. Start with your pain. Start with those uncertainties, questions and blur lines. It doesn’t matter what situation you are in right now, what matters is you know you have to start. Start making progress, start making a change. Start believing, start Continue Reading

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I like me now

I think I like myself now, No buts, no ifs and hows. I used to be more needy, And now I’m more giddy. I don’t let my guard down, But now free and left my town. I’m afraid to fight alone, Right now standing still as one. I think I Continue Reading

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Valuing my Values

My values are slowly becoming more apparent. I’m learning what situations to detach myself from. I’m no longer measuring the success of my happiness from the amount of social events I leave my house for, yet instead I learned to use a metric where I can validate my happiness based Continue Reading

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The Beauty of Failing

Our lives are like a battlefield. We fought wars to get where we are now and we keep on fighting to get the greatest victory we ever aimed for. The ugly truth is that not all wars we face will surely be victorious at the end. Accept it, we failed Continue Reading

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Stand Out!

Today’s generation is living on a certain limited timeline. Since social media is a major asset, we can read or watch stories after stories of remarkable people on how they became successful in life whether in fitness, having good looks, wealth or in popularity which seems to be the only Continue Reading

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In God’s time.

I was shattered by past heartbreaks. It caused me to become uncertain about love and believed that happy endings only happen in fairytales. I intended to build the highest walls that no man can ever break nor climb. I enclosed myself in my own dark room and made myself invisible Continue Reading

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Para sa Lalaking Nagsabi sa Akin ng Hindi

Para sa’yo na nagsabi sa akin ng hindi, Gusto ko lang sabihin na salamat sa’yo, Salamat sa’yo dahil sa paghindi mo, Mas nakilala ko lalo ang sarili ko. Inakala ko noon pareho ating damdamin, Iyon pala ay ako lang ang umatim, Akala ko noon ngiti mong matamis dahil sa akin, Continue Reading

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CHANGE: JUST AHEAD

I am in my 25th year of living my life, and I am telling you quarter life crisis hits me so bad. It was earlier this year 2019, where I question the purpose of my existence. By the way, those past years were just amazing for me, it was overwhelming Continue Reading

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Patiently loving.

I have finally learned that loving have to be patient in everything, Because when I started to finally love you, we already have our entire life to spend with. I have finally learned to expect nothing from what I have given to you. I have learned that while loving you, Continue Reading

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To the Man who was Unsure II

Dear You, I’ve learned a lot from what we had yesterday. You taught me grace. You taught me love. You taught me patience. You taught me hope. I’ve been growing because of what we had yesterday. And because of you leaving, I found more of myself. I found my strengths, Continue Reading

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To You Who Took the Risk

Dear You, I wonder how it happened. But it started somewhere. Everything starts at somewhere… Somewhere between my mind and my heart, I found something wonderful. Something that made me believe again. Somewhere along the aisle of my life, I found your words. Your words that was tested through time. Continue Reading