Art

Does art deserve another try?

Im thinking watercolor and pens.

Personal: When I woke up today, I realized it's still YOU

The thing is there is no "we". There are only "I" and "YOU" living separate lives. 

I like you for eight months now. I didn't fall for you in an instant. You showed me kindness, humility, and understanding. You slowly became perfect to me. I like you for eight months now, and this is becoming tiring, and painful. 

What is more painful is I am not perfect for you. 

Travel: Australia

Who wouldn't want to go to the Land Down Under anyway?

Australia is totally in my bucket list. The beach, the culture, the people, and the koala. But the sad part is: I don't have THAT money. My savings can only accommodate a round-trip ticket and accommodation for a couple of days. Soooo, I would definitely die of hunger. :(

Anyway, I've been reading some free travel guide to Australia. Fortunately, a tourist can work there. Like in fields or in the tourism industry. But I don't know where to start. There is this book that claims to have a good answer to my questions, but I don't know if it is a good investment. The title is "The Secrets of work and travel in Australia", which costs about 15 USD. I know, I know. You would say it is cheap, but heck, in my country that is equivalent to eating in two days. Yup, I'm a frugal babe. Can anyone give me a good feedback?

Please? *puppy-dog-eyes*

XO.

Photography/Travel: Bohol, Philippines

Bohol is one of my favourite tourism destinations in the Philippines. I've visited the island for more than 10 times and I can't get enough of it. Usually, Im there for business but I always try to find time capturing its beauty. The beach, food, churches, people and plants!




As for this post, I will show the beauty of Bohol flowers. This is not the best of Bohol, take note!

I so love white flowers! 

I really don't know the name of this flower. Oh well. I will name it the "pinwheel flower'. I know, LAME!

I also don't know the name of this flower. Maybe I should start studying Botany?

Two realizations: 1) I need to know the names of my objects (in photography) and 2) I always fail in landscape photography. Teehee!

XO.

Hello Again

Hello everyone! I've been INACTIVE for monthhhhhssssss! Forgive me please? A few months ago, I decided to shut myself out of the world. Tough life, I guess.

But I'm back. Baby, Im back! There are two things constant in this life: change and challenges. The double C.

xo.

Plumpy Lovies

It's been a while! This blog had been idle for more than two weeks, I guess. I've been very busy in the past few days, I guess that is the (dis)advantage of a "travel for work" job.

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After college, I started gaining weight. From a seemingly malnourished 100-pound to a 130-pound Asian. I, then, become "plumpy". Don't judge me, I am not overreacting. For some reason Asian women tend to look fat after reaching the 120-lbs benchmark.



Isn't it depressing to totally change your wardrobe?
Thank God I found this very interesting blog called PLUMP PINAY (http://www.theplumpinay.com/).

It is a blog that help plump women embrace their sexiness. The blog is owned by two georgous plump pinays (Danah and Stacey), who happen to be twins. What I love most with this blog is that they post OOTD. It basically serves as a guide on how to stay fashionable and attractive while being plump. While Stacey is more experimental and "pop-looking", Dabah is more of the "tea-party" classy lady. The blog is like a collision of two fashion worlds, is'nt it great?


XO.

When Love is Not Enough

Image from http://www.divorce-papers.org

Being in a broken family sucks. It's even worse that my parents are not civil to each other. Oh come on! I don't expect them to live together again, I just want to live a peaceful and happy life. It's been two years since my parents separated. Know what's worse? They separated after Christmas. Hurtful, eh?


Anyway, I think healing is a process. I love both of my parents, but I really hope that they start listening to me. The "Daughter's Ten Commandments for Separated Parents" written by Martha Samson pens down what I really want my parents to do and consider--bar none.


1. Talk to us. Sure, separation is a decision made by mom and dad but you're not the only ones whose lives are going to be affected. We deserve to know what's going on. And don't try to convince yourself we don't know something's wrong. We may be young but we're not stupid. We need your reassurance.


2. Never speak ill about our other parent in front of us. If you feel the need to vent, talk to your friends, talk to grandma, and away from our earshot. We deserve to be given the chance to have a positive relationship with both our parents. Please do not brainwash us. Please do not confuse us. Do not trap us in your marital problems.


3. We are not tools for revenge. Do not keep us from one parent to get back at them for their shortcomings. You aren't just hurting them, you're hurting us. Never make us choose between the two of you. Unless it is deemed legally or morally harmful for us, we believe we deserve to grow up knowing both our mom and dad.


4. In the same manner, custody fights? Not fun. As much as possible, keep your children together. We can't be divided like the rest of your assets. We need our siblings for strength. There is comfort in numbers.


5. Keep us disciplined. Feeling guilty about the separation is no reason to be more lax with us. Don't let us go crazy. Don't let us run wild. Remind us that coming from a broken home isn't an excuse to mess up the rest of our lives. We will be thankful for this in the future.


6. Material things won't take our pain away. You can?t win us over with money. Stop shopping your guilt away. Toys and clothes are cool but what we really need is time with you and the security of knowing that things will be all right.


7. Do everything in your power to make our lives as stable as possible. Yes, we now have two homes. No, moving from one place to another is not really fun. But you can make things as comfortable for us as possible. Don?t drown in your own misery and forget that you?re supposed to be taking care of us. You?re not the only one who?s miserable. Remember who the parent is in this relationship.

8. Don't make us feel guilty for having fun with mom or dad. You're not our only parent.

9. We are your children, not your spies. Stop asking us about dad's new place, mom's date, what dad was doing, what mom was wearing, every little thing we did. Don't use us to send messages to our other parent, too. We were there to spend time with them, not be your detective. If you care that much, maybe you shouldn't be separated.

10. Please stop fighting in front of us. Didn't you separate to end all the drama?






XO. :(