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Unpacking: We were on a break!
After getting back from out of town, I only unpacked my bags last night. It’s been two days since. Well, that was always the case with unpacking – it never came automatically to me. I wouldn’t discount the part of me that was lazy but there was also that part of me that was sentimental.…
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MIBF 2018: Honorary Birthday
This year’s Manila International Book Fair meant a lot more than just splurging on books. Rather than being excited and giddy about the experience, the trip made me think of and question a lot of things about myself. The night before, I was seriously contemplating whether or not I should go to MIBF. It was…
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Of Trees and Huge Doors: Masasa Beach Adventure
It started as a way of escaping, but as it turned out, running away would not be the story that I’d be telling. Instead, I’d be writing about a dream-like sort of happiness that I would treasure in my heart for as long as I can treasure something. The morning before I left for the…
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Visita Iglesia 2018: Laguna to Quezon
For this year’s Holy Week, me and my family decided to go out of town to visit churches we haven’t been to. Initially, we were going to the Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag in Pangasinan but due to some circumstances, we figured that we couldn’t travel that far. I suggested that we should at…
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#MIBF2017: Second time’s a charm
This year’s MIBF felt different for a lot of reasons. (I’m still trying to decide if it was a good kind of different. Kinda overwhelmed still about the experience.) For one, it’s been a while since I rode a bus to Manila. I didn’t miss the bus per se. I just missed sleeping in the…
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A quick escape to Tagaytay
Last Sunday, me and my girls had a quick get-together at Tagaytay. Though we all had our fair share of worries for the upcoming week, it just felt great to see each other again. I loved that quick break. It was the first weekend that I just went out without really working on something. (The…
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Frames of Taal
Sometimes, we see things better when we have a limited perspective of the big picture. Maybe, it’s because darkness doesn’t only have a way of bringing out the shadows, but also, light.
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Thoughts up on Manabu
Last February 4, I joined a mountain climbing trip to Mt. Manabu with Team Tagaktak. It was a spontaneous trip (at least for me) since my sister notified me a night before the hike. Though I was tired from the work week in Manila, I said yes because I did want to return to…
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My First Book Fair (37th Manila International Book Fair)
My body was sore when I woke up in the morning, and I’ll admit, it was pretty tempting to sleep in for a while longer despite the temptation of books that await me at the SMX Convention Center. Thankfully, I wasn’t that tired and insane to bail out on my friend, Gianne and so I…
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Tagaytay: Seventeen on the 17th
To celebrate my sister’s birthday, my family went to Tagaytay for Mass. It was the perfect excuse for a road trip and a perfect excuse to indulge with the view of Taal Lake. Initially we were going to go to Our Lady of Lourdes’ Church where my dad stayed for a while during his seminarian…
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