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Rozelle | 17 Manila, Philippines | books | cats | poetry 2015 Book Challenge: 50 books 28 out of 50

[introvertbooknerd]

[grace--upon--grace]

Dragana @lolypopp3.

[thelovewhisperer]

I know you’re upset about him. It’s okay, be upset, cry, scream into your pillow till you think you’ve lost your voice. But looking back on this boy who broke your heart in the future, you’ll laugh at him, Laugh because he thought he was doing the right thing at the right time. Turns out he wasn’t because he lost something amazing. And you’ll thank him. Thank him for making you stronger, and to say to hell with him, I’m great. But most importantly you’ll appreciate what he did, because without him leaving you wouldn’t have found the amazing boy you’re with now.

Follow for more quotes about moving on and letting go (via thelovewhisperer)

[missmentelle]

At age 23, Tina Fey was working at a YMCA. At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job.  At age 24, Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer. 

At age 27, Vincent Van Gogh failed as a missionary and decided to go to art school.   At age 28, J.K. Rowling was a suicidal single parent living on welfare.

At age 28, Wayne Coyne ( from The Flaming Lips) was a fry cook. At age 30, Harrison Ford was a carpenter.  At age 30, Martha Stewart was a stockbroker.  At age 37, Ang Lee was a stay-at-home-dad working odd jobs. Julia Child released her first cookbook at age 39, and got her own cooking show at age 51. Vera Wang failed to make the Olympic figure skating team, didn’t get the Editor-in-Chief position at Vogue, and designed her first dress at age 40. Stan Lee didn’t release his first big comic book until he was 40. Alan Rickman gave up his graphic design career and landed his first movie role at age 42. Samuel L. Jackson didn’t get his first major movie role until he was 46.

Morgan Freeman landed his first major movie role at age 52. Kathryn Bigelow won the Academy Award for Best Director when she made The Hurt Locker at age 57. Grandma Moses didn’t begin her painting career until age 76. Louise Bourgeois didn’t become a famous artist until she was 78. Whatever your dream is, it is not too late to achieve it. You aren’t a failure because you haven’t found fame and fortune by the age of 21. Hell, it’s okay if you don’t even know what your dream is yet. Even if you’re flipping burgers, waiting tables or answering phones today, you never know where you’ll end up tomorrow. Never tell yourself you’re too old to make it. 

Never tell yourself you missed your chance. 

Never tell yourself that you aren’t good enough. 

You can do it. Whatever it is. 

[irinaspoetry]

Holy shit this is inspiring

[itscassandra]

oh how i needed to see this

[hannahdavis91-deactivated201612]

This came at the right time.

[prettyboyshyflizzy]

Needed this

[introvertbooknerd]

March 22, 2016, Tuesday. Sabado pa lamang, nagtanong na kami kay Andrei kung pwede ba namin syang maging model para sa Advertising class namin. Sa maikling panahon na pagkakakilala ko sa kanya, alam kong kaya nya naman siguro yung mga ipapagawa since napaka-sociable nyang tao. Balak lang sana namin sa isang basketball court lang, basta pwedeng mag-shoot, pero ang kapal pa ng mukha ko para tanggapin yung offer nya na pwede naman sa bahay nila. Oo, desperado na ako noong mga panahon na yun. At feeling ko din naman na hindi namin magagawa yun kung sa labas kami gagawa. Bago dumating ang araw na sinet namin para sa shoot, nag-isip na kami ng mga concept. Bumili ng mga gamit na kailangan at kung anu-ano pa. Pero noong mismong araw na yun, nagkaroon na ng iba’t ibang problema. Late na nagsidatingan, hanggang sa pati yung ineexpect naming magiging kapartner ni Andrei ay malayo pa ang pinanggalingan. Sobrang nakakahiya na kasi ang aga pa ng sinabi naming time tapos late kami. So nagdecide kaming pumunta na lang dun kahit na kulang kami para makapag-start na. Napag-isipan na din namin bago ang araw na to, na si Hanna na lang dapat maging ka-partner nya since may connection na din naman. Kaso pinipilit ni Hanna na mas may connection kami dahil matagal na kaming magkakilala, kaso hindi ko naman din matanggap yun kasi sino ang kukuha ng video? Minsan, may pagka-maarte ako pagdating sa mga ganun, kaya hindi ko rin maipagkatiwala sa iba. Besides, camera ko yun, nahihirapan silang i-operate yung camera ko, so mas malaking problema lang yun. That’s the time when we decided na silang dalawa na lang ang maging magka-partner.

Habang ginagawa namin na yung mga scenes, hindi ko akalaing etong dalawang tao pala na ‘to, na sadyang napakalapit sa puso ko, ay ang mga tao na bihira mo na lang mahahanap. Sila yung mga taong hindi mo maiisip na may hinahabol ka palang oras, or para sa grade ang lahat ng ‘to. Ang ginagawa na lang kasi namin ay purong kasiyahan. Ang sarap isipin na kahit scripted yung mga ginagawa nila, ang professional nila in a way na at home ka talaga sa kanila. Yung passion mo na mag-isip, mag-direct at mag-shoot ng wild ideas na tumatakbo sa isip mo, nabibigyan nila ng justice eh. Ang sarap kasi it was always my dream to nourish what I really love. And beyond this day, sila yung mga taong saglit na panahon ko palang nakakasama, pero sila yung mga taong naging malaking bahagi para makilala ko pa ang sarili ko. Yung passion ko, nano-nourish ko sa tulong nila. Always supportive with whatever I like. Kahit minsan napaka-stupid na ng idea, sa sobrang supportive nila, nagagawan pa rin ng paraan para yung isang stupid idea ay maging kapaki-pakinabang na idea. Ako yung taong hindi naman talaga mataas ang confidence, isang taong palaging nasasabihang suplada at tahimik, kasi natatakot ako sa mga sasabihin ng ibang tao. Pero sa tulong nila, masaya ako kasi unti-unti kong nailalabas kung ano pa ba mga kakayahan ko. Sila yung nagbo-boost ng confidence ko. Sila yung mga nag e-encourage sa akin na i-explore pa ang mga curiosity ko. Lalo na si Hanna. Mas bata sya sa akin pero sa kahit saan ko gusto pumunta, palagi ko syang nakakaladkad. Kaibigan nya na rin ang mga kaibigan ko. Kabiruan nya na rin ang buong pamilya ko.

Sa pagkakataong ito, napakalaki ng pasasalamat ko, kasi mayroon akong mga taong katulad nyo. Mga taong hindi kaagad agad nahihiya. Mga taong napaka-sociable. Kahit minsan binging-bingi na ako sa ingay nyo, kahit na palaging tunog na galit mga boses nyo, pero dahil kilala ko kayo, alam kong ganun lang talaga tono nyo ng pagsasalita.

Kaya sa binigay nyong experience sa akin sa araw na ito, nakakapagod man, pero hindi ko pinagsisisihan ang araw na ito. Maraming rumors man ang nakaabang kapag may nakakita na ng advertisement na ito dahil kayo ang magkapares, wala na akong pake. Basta ang sa akin, hindi na natin kailangang ipaliwanag sa lahat kung ano ba ang ibig sabihin nito. Dahil sa araw na ito, isinantabi natin ang lahat ng problema, at ang tanging nasa isip natin ay, MASAYA TAYO.

Maraming salamat sa experience na to. Maraming salamat sa pamilya Antonio sa pagpapatuloy sa amin. Maraming salamat sa inyong dalawa na naging masyadong professional sa mga ipinapagawa ko sa inyo. Maraming salamat kasi binigay nyo sa akin ang ganitong pagkakataon na naging bahagi kayo ng buhay ko. Maraming maraming salamat sa inyo.

Kayo ang mga taong nagpatigil sa akin sa palaging paghingi ng paumanhin sa lahat ng istorbo na nadudulot ko. Kasi never nyong ipinaramdam sa akin na naging pabigat ako sa inyo, at ang tanging naramdaman ko lang ay napaka-BLESSED ko kasi binigyan ako ng pagkakataon na maging kaibigan ko kayo. Maraming maraming salamat sa inyo.

“And when I met you, you made me think. That I could be almost anything, that I could rise above it all endlessly and you brought me back to life.“ - I Believe (Get Over Yourself) by Nico Vega

[culturenlifestyle]

Museum In Amsterdam Asks Visitors To Stop Taking Pictures And Start Drawing Them

The art and history museum Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is waging war to the against the habit of taking selfies, and is asking their visitors to start drawing pictures of what they see, in a campaign called #startdrawing. Instead of quickly rapidly going through a succession of images of the museum displays, they are encouraging visitors to  digest the art more thoroughly, by picking up a pen and letting their creativity mingle with the art.

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[introvertbooknerd]

Forgiving people is so much easier than forgiving yourself.

[jenshraders-deactivated20190319]

[wnq-writers]

We were always an almost– more than nothing, but never– never something.

thetypewriterdaily  (via wnq-writers)

[wnq-writers]

You were the voice in my head telling me that I couldn’t be better That I couldn’t make a difference That I wasn’t beautiful That I was never be good enough. The voice that stopped me from trying, that stopped me from ever loving. I listened to that voice, until I realized that my own voice was softer, sweeter and more genuine than yours had ever been. That you were a voice in my head, only because you never had the strength to encourage yourself.

gellfling  (via wnq-writers)

[wnq-writers]

I’m the kind of sick that can’t be fixed with medicine, and ever since I met you all I want to do is sin again.

writersblockedmind (via wnq-writers)

[wnq-writers]

To my future love, I hope you’re not waiting for me to complete you. I hope you go to the movies with yourself, cook yourself dinner, and buy yourself flowers. I hope you don’t get lonely at night when the bed feels far too big and the pillow next to you is empty. I hope you make silly faces at children and smile at strangers instead of looking at the ground. I hope you show yourself patience and affection instead of seeking those things from others. I hope you dance around your kitchen and get so lost in your joy that you burn the food. I hope you learn to forgive yourself for your flaws and past mistakes. I hope you love yourself, darling. And I hope you know I can’t wait to love you ten times more than you possibly could.

Z.M, Letter #5 to you, wherever you are.   (via wnq-writers)

[introvertbooknerd]

I kept waiting for inspirations, but all I really needed was a deadline to pull the writer in me.

[yourname27times]

[introvertbooknerd]

Thank you for yesterday 💕 #StickPigsWildBoarAdventures (at Cat Cafe Manila)

[thelovewhisperer]

Do you ever get that feeling where you don’t wanna talk to anybody? You don’t wanna smile and you don’t want to fake being happy. But at the same time you don’t know exactly what’s wrong either. There isn’t a way to explain it to someone who doesn’t already understand. If you could want anything in the world it would be to be alone. People have stopped being comforting and being alone never was. At least when you’re alone no one will constantly ask you what is wrong and there isn’t anyone who won’t take ‘I don’t know’ for an answer. You feel the way you do just because. You hope the feeling will pass soon and that you will be able to be yourself again, but until then all you can do is wait.

How relatable these quotes are to me (via ohlovequotes)

[introvertbooknerd]

mockingjay poster: nothing can prepare you for the end

me: dang right