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Last Thursday, one day before my 21st birthday, Mark brought me to Antipolo as an early birthday date. I always wanted to go to Pinto Art Museum because I heard that it’s a great place for art appreciation and IG worthy photos of-course 😜 Little did I know that Pinto Art Museum also had cafes inside it that serves very delicious food, my favorites were the chicken satay and bangus sardines pasta. What I like about the place is that you get to come across different art galleries in the middle of a huge garden. Mark and I weren’t even able to finish looking around the entire place because we only had a few hours to spare since Mark had classes in the afternoon. Definitely going back soon! And also, if you are planning to visit Pinto Art Museum, wear VERY comfortable clothes since the art galleries, even the cafes, aren’t air conditioned. When we went there, I wore thick denim jeans and a bomber jacket because I wasn’t informed that we were supposed to go there #neveragain 😂 

When the evening came, I went to the condo to rest early because I had a long day. At around 11:30PM Mark called me and told me to go downstairs, at that moment, I had a gut feel that he was there but my friends showed up instead and surprised me with balloons, cake, letters, and a cat onesie (since they know how much I love cats). At midnight, we went to the nearest convenience store in my condo and ate cake as we chatted about anything we could think of. Such a memorable evening.

For me, there is no other way to spend my birthday than being with the ones I love like my friends, family, and boyfriend. My 21st celebration was indeed a very memorable one and I will forever cherish those memories. 

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March 21, 2017

Last week, I actually started to brainstorm ideas about how I’m gonna suprise Mark on his birthday. I’m not good at surprises that’s why it wasn’t easy for me to come up with a plan HAHAH anyway, whenever I pass by Magallanes area on my way to Manila, I could see an Al Fresco rooftop bistro and I thought that it would be a great place where we could celebrate his birthday 😊 I really wanted it to be very memorable so I picked a place that isn’t crowded or too mainstream.

Last Tuesday, Mark and I went to Unna’s Corner to have brunch together. It was actually a small but hearty celebration. The rustic vibe of the restaurant made us feel homey that’s why we really enjoyed our stay there-- not to mention that the food was also delicious! Definitely going back here one of these days.

Happy 20th birthday to the person I admire so much! Here’s to another year laughing at our own jokes, happiness, love, and good luck! I believe in your dreams, and I will be by your side until you reach them. You will always have my support and love 🌻

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Celebrated Emman & Carmen’s wedding at Cipriano’s Garden last November 25! Look at their pinterest-y theme!! Despite the small amount of time given, we were able to come up with the wedding plan, theme, etc. in less than two weeks. So far, the celebration was successful and made memorable for the newlyweds. Posting the wedding photos soon!

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Despite our schedules that usually don’t meet, we managed to meet on a Sunday to catch up over deep fried watermelon and pad thai. Looking forward to more weekend dates with them!!

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It’s quite a long story about how I got into a hiatus on tumblr. Five months ago, my tumblr account was hacked and got deleted. When I found out that my account got deleted, I instantly wanted to make a new one and felt too lazy to start up at the same time because I had to set up codes, re-edit banners and buttons, but for the love of putting up my memories with the people I love and adventures online, I decided to start again despite the amount of time I have to dedicate in making a new one. In a span of five months, a lot of things have happened that I am grateful about.

Change is good. A lot of things have changed lately, like for example, one of the bravest things that I recently did was finally being able to make up my mind and decide to do what I really want in college and pursue AB Photography in College of Saint Benilde (still waiting for my pre-application to be approved *fingers crossed*) instead of finishing my engineering course in Mapua Institute of Technology. I’ve always wanted to take up AB Photography in college since I was in high school because I see myself contributing to the media industry one day while taking my camera with me as I roam around where my feet could take me so I could capture photographs and and let people know how amazing things, people and places can be captured through lens. On the other hand, I did not regret spending three years in Mapua because it was where I met several people, particularly in my org, Philippine Society of Sanitary Engineers, who helped me in stepping out of my comfort zone to further explore my talents.

Here’s to a new beginning!