M6: Developing Your Page
As President Duterte addressed the announcement in the TV, I was happy because the classes were suspended for a week. It felt like everything that is happening to me at that moment were good. I was dating this girl. I'm performing well in class. Our organizations gig was successful. Well, I was terribly wrong. The week long suspension turned into a month. Little did I know that everything were going downhill from that point onward. The quarantine took its toll in my relationship with my parents and my mental health. Everyday was the same. I locked myself into my room. I had no perception of time to the point that I don't even know what day it was already. I had an unhealthy lifestyle. I would watch shows or play games 'til 4am in the morning. The internet was filled with drama and negativity. I had multiple "quaran-flings" that lead to multiple heartbreaks. I lost my passion and creativity. Things that I once loved slowly drifted away. I had no motivation. I just kill time. Sometimes, I would cry myself to sleep and just kept on sulking everyday. Passing days keeps getting darker because we were uncertain of what the future may bring. There is no definite solution to the pandemic we are suffering from. Then I had enough. I realized that I can't keep doing THIS to myself. I started trying new things. I learned new recipes, worked out, rekindled my passion for drawing, and I started writing songs and poems again. It was a tough battle, but slowly I got better. Reconciled with my parents. I also met a girl who is now my girlfriend. She taught me that I am worthy of being loved and I should also learn to love myself. We still have no definite answers about when this pandemic would end and we are all in the same battle, but this time I have a better mindset.










