Category: Personal
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A Bittersweet Night in La la land
Disclaimer: Contains spoilers. A quick review and some thoughts I had in mind while driving under the “city of stars”. lol. 😛 Love does not always win. Fast forward to 5 years after Mia (Emma Stone) & Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) where both of them achieved their goals while they long for each other. You’ll think…
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Trip to Ikea, Some Life Lessons & Current Room Set up
The Story: I was a young student way back when my sister and I had to live alone in a condo. There was no one except us. I have to do the cleaning, maintaining the house, taking care of the bills, cooking and so much more. I did not find it hard for me because…
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Hide And Seek
We’re standing across the room, but it feels like we’re the only two people in that room. We’re both in conversation with other people, but it doesn’t matter, because I am not listening. Not really. I just steal one quick glance and feel the moment. For only God knows when will I be able to…
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As Long As It Lasts
I always yearn for you, every inch of you. Whether we run out of things to talk about, or words to say, it seems right whenever it’s you. I need to feel your presence. I want to feel you near. You are my vice, my only vice. It’s ironic how you destroy me inside at…
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Know What You Want
When we finally get the things we want in life, we will suddenly realize that we really didn’t needed these things. You may have everything you wanted in life but you will still feel emptiness inside. You’ll crave for a fulfillment that money cannot buy. You’ll start to search for something that sets your soul…
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À chaque fou plaît sa marotte
tonight, i let my eyes burn tonight, i let my self drown. even if it’s painful in the eyes, even if its killing me inside. My heart was singing too loud, too loud i almost forgot the reality. My mind was so high with your voice, so high that i almost forgot to wake up…
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The Wolf and The Moon
Those eyes with glowing fire, It’s beauty as much as I try to deny. Stolen glances, dismissive smile, grasping for my breath just for a little while. Just like the moon, like a star, I can only see him from afar. And I am nothing but a wolf, who’s secretly fond of the moon.
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The Best Form of Love
“You cannot give what you do not have.” I started to fall for someone, rather, infatuated at a very young age. Nobody taught me what was the difference between love and infatuation then. Labeling it was not important. For me, all I know is that this person was the center of my school days, everyday.…
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Why Do People Seek Change
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new” Socrates No matter how good or bad things are going, people constantly seek for change. Sometimes, we need change but often people tend to change even though they don’t need…
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I ride alone but it never felt lonely anymore.
“There’s nothing more freeing and empowering than liking your own company.” Almost everybody in their quarter life has a fast-paced lifestyle. No me-time, no time for this and that, schedule’s too crowded, always on the go, fast food sometimes is the best choice for meals, no time to be alone and at peace. I don’t…
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First Trip To Forever?
Is it really important to travel with your S.O. before tying the knot? The best-EST part of long distance relationship is the time that you’re gonna be able to finally get together with your beloved one after those long long, never- ending, almost unbearable lonely nights. After one year of longing (&skyping), i finally got…
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Mermaids rescued my soul.
There was freedom in this place. The touch of the wind feels liberating as i reached for it. My palms were wide open as i embraced the uncertainty of my stay. I soon began to curl my toes underneath where the sand follows my movement. Soon enough bigger and bigger the waves came. The water…
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I Choose You.
I will never regret this day that i chose you, over those ex-lovers who really didn’t know me well. Over those times i thought you forgot the meaning of “us”, over those nights you thought i am willing to let go. I will never regret this day that i chose you.
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How Silence Calms our Soul
Spending time alone allows us to develop more meaningful relationships not just with others but within ourselves as well. “To be fully human we need relationships with other people, with the nonhuman world, and with our own inner depths. In solitude we have the opportunity to explore all these domains of relationship” (Kull, 2008, p.…
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