February 2012
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“He smiled understandingly-much more than understandingly. It was one of those...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
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Luang Prabang Photo Diary
When I first heard that my mom had booked us a trip to Luang Prabang, Laos, I didn’t know what to think. I had never heard of what there was to see in Laos, so I settled with the fact that at least it was a new country to add to the list of those I’ve seen. So the day after Christmas we boarded a 3 hour international flight on a turbo prop plane(!) to discover Luang Prabang, Laos and...
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January 2012
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“There are things about ourselves that we need to get rid of; there are things we...”
– -Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh
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11 Things to Be Thankful for in 2011
This year I have been blessed. Sure, 2011 had its share of lows as well, but I choose to see the good instead of the bad, and end the year thankful more than anything else. So here’s a list of 11 things I’m thankful for in 2011. There’s more than this, but these are the stuff that jumped out when I was putting my list together:
My family. I don’t think there will ever be...
December 2011
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“Of course life frightens me sometimes. I don’t happen to take that as the...”
– Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
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Because I Swore I Would Go Back
I’ll see you in a couple of days, Cambodia!
Photos taken by me in 2006
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Recent Inspiration
A recent site visit to Karisma Ville in Malabon for work introduced me to Nanay Lucy, a resident there who recently received a permanent housing unit that she has been working towards getting for nearly six years. Before showing me her new house, Nanay Lucy took me to her old shanty in the staging area (a temporary area for those who still cannot afford building a house) and told me her life...
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Donate to Typhoon Sendong Victims through UNICEF →
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Currently Reading:
Finally picked up a copy of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood today after being told by a handful of people that it’s their favorite Murakami novel.
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La Fuite de la Lune
To outer senses there is peace, A dreamy peace on either hand Deep silence in the shadowy land, Deep silence where the shadows cease. Save for a cry that echoes shrill From some lone bird disconsolate; A corncrake calling to its mate; The answer from the misty hill. And suddenly the moon withdraws Her sickle from the lightening skies, And to her sombre cavern flies, Wrapped in a veil of yellow...
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Why We Should Keep Imagining According to Jean...
From Behance
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5 Hand Me Down Accessories From Mom Which I Love
I’m one of those girls who is lucky enough to get to go shopping in my mother’s closet because she has great style and really cool stuff. I like her accessory collection in particular. Over the years she has handed me down a couple of really nice pieces which belonged to her when she was younger, and these items have always been favorites of mine. They’re also the accessories...
November 2011
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Inspiration & Meaning
I hope to always find myself inspired.
Inspiration is a beautiful word. Probably my favorite out of the list of beautiful words that I keep cataloged in my mind. It’s one of those words which is so full of meaning, that you can define in various ways and still not come up with an apt interpretation of what exactly inspiration means to you. Because really, how can you describe the feeling of...
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“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you.
You must travel it by...”
– Walt Whitman (Leaves of Grass)
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Remember November
A Mix for the second to the last month of the year:
We Don’t Eat- James Vincent McMorrow
Down by the Valley- The Head and the Heart
Hold on to What You Believe- Mumford & Sons
Lay Your Head Down- Keren Ann
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow- Carol King
Let’s Get Out of This Country- Camera Obscura
Misread- The Kings of Convenience
The Future- The Drums
I Love You So-...
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The Past Week in Food
I did a lot of eating this sem break. Probably a little too much for my own good especially because Christmas season, (or better yet known as the season for weight gain) is just around the corner. But I never regret good food.
Like Last Monday my family and I drove up to Tagaytay to have brunch at Breakfast at Antonio’s and buy bread at Bag of Beans after . Breakfast is my favorite meal of...
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October 2011
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Halloween Night
It doesn’t take a lot to entertain me and my friends. In fact a form of common ground I think we all have is how we’re all pretty low maintenance in the sense that we don’t need much to guarantee ourselves fun whenever we’re together.
Food (if it’s good food, the better), drinks (it doesn’t even have to be expensive alcohol, we make do with whatever we have),...
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New Books!
Even if iPads, Kindle’s, and other fancy readers are of the future, I don’t think I’ll ever stop buying books.
I love the feeling of having a book in my hand. Especially if it’s new and right out of the plastic cover it comes in when you purchase it. Going through shelves upon shelves of books in a bookstore finding the exact book you’re looking for, smelling the...
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“But you can’t give your heart to a wild thing: the more you do the...”
– Truman Capote (Breakfast at Tiffany’s)
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Currently Reading:
The minute I started semestral break (that’s basically yesterday) I began reading Maya Angelou’s Gather Together in My Name again. I actually started reading this two weeks ago but had to stop because school got crazy and I had x number of requirements to meet.
While Gather Together in My Name is the sequel to I know Why the Caged Bird Sings (which I haven’t read yet)...
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Living on coffee and prayers this finals week. So...
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In Theory, We Base Our Lives on Pegs
Here are a bunch of random pictures because it’s hell week and I don’t have time to do much.
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One Word
I wish there were a word
that grasped all emotions
those of love, intolerance
and despair, and hope.
Perhaps if such a word existed
things would be simple
exact.
No need to search
for the right words
or to fumble around
in the depths of your mind
playing out situations
where you know exactly what you’re feeling
but can’t seem to put it to words.
Perhaps one word would...
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