I want to write something for my year-end blog post, similar to previous years, because I want it to be a tradition. But I can’t seem to find my drive to craft a good year-ender entry. And me thinking so hard how to sum up my 2019, and not knowing what to write, is really…
Category: Musings
Grieving yet fighting
There will be days when you will feel okay, ready to face the world like nothing happened. But there will be days also when emptiness will still be felt; days when pain will be more apparent. Grief is a terrible feeling. It has random triggers, and every trigger will give you different levels of pain…
New Year’s Resolutions
This is the time of the year when many of us will come up with our year-end essays and long list of resolutions for the coming year. 😂 Others may think that doing so is overrated, well kanya kanyang trip lang ‘yan. Let them express or write anything they want. You, on the other hand,…
2017 Life Lessons
I still can’t believe that 2017 will be over in a few days! I’ve been constantly hearing myself say that the past years went by fast, but 2017 is like soooo high in adrenaline; everything seems to pass by incredibly faster this year. Honestly, I can’t keep up sometimes. I can still remember my last…
Worry is a Waste of Time
I worry too much, even if there is nothing to be worried about. I am praning, if you must say. I always have to think overthink about every situation, which leads to restlessness and more stress. I know it is not healthy, but bad habits die hard, I guess. But I believe that correcting one’s behavior…
Power of Prayer
A few months ago, while on our way to work, Pablo and I had a conversation about our childhood. I cannot clearly remember other parts of our conversation, but what struck me was my recollection of how I pray every night when I was still a little kid. I told him, every night before going…
Healthy Boundaries
Wow! It has been weeks since I last posted an entry. I have a lot of drafts awaiting review, but I am still finding the best time to squeeze them in my current schedule. Apologies for my inactivity for the past weeks, but it has been a very, very busy start of the year for me….
Let’s Meet Halfway
Let’s meet halfway. I’m trying. Try harder. … Compromising is an important ingredient in making any relationship to work. One party cannot always push for what it wants without giving in to other party’s demands, and vice versa. More than just having a give-and-take relationship, all relationships will eventually have to enter the real world of…
The Dash
Disclaimer: This is a recycled post (but an enhanced version) from my old blog. Have you ever noticed the dash (-) situated in the middle of the date people were born in, and the date they died? It is very surprising how our life, no matter how short or long it is, can be summed up with…
Pinktober
Exactly one year ago, my mother underwent total mastectomy of her right breast. Ten days prior that, we found out that she has stage IIA invasive ductal carcinoma. And ever since that day, a lot has happened. It made me realize that life is surely like a roller coaster ride. October 20, 2015 I was in the office about…
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