8/15/25 💐
i have a lot of stories to tell you about but i wanna start with this one. paulit-ulit na ko sa kanila na sobrang special nitong araw na ‘to sakin but let me try to put it into better words.
for the past three years, i’ve struggled a lot with finding a community. marami-rami na rin akong napuntahan saka mga nasubukan na salihan dito but so far, nothing has really made me feel like i’m with my people. i often write about all of it: the loneliness, the wanting to belong, the need of community. and each time, these same names and faces ang palaging nag-ru-root sa akin. i had never met them before (except sa virtual journaling sesh namin a few months ago) but it has always felt like we’ve known each other like old friends.
kaya nung nag-aayos ako ng itinerary, sabi ko talaga gusto ko silang ma-meet. i never joined meetups nung uso yung mga yun haha but this time ako na nag-initiate. i felt like it would be a missed opportunity to not meet these ladies. it was a Friday (tapos payday Friday pa nun kaya sobrang traffic kahit saan) kaya na-appreciate ko yung effort na mag-leave sa mga trabaho at maglaan ng oras na magpunta sila sa Taguig.
truth is, when i went home, i was welcomed with all of my friends who’ve known me and have been in my life for years and years. i needed that and it healed me in so many ways. but meeting Ate Faye, Ate Mel, Cath, Mika, Cami, Ella, and Kim felt like a different kind of coming home. just when i thought that i didn’t know how to be authentically and completely myself around new people anymore (i haven’t really been, at least in the past three years), these girls embraced my quirks and craziness. sa mga tawanan palang namin alam mo nang magkaka-wavelength kami, moreso sa mga lalim ng thoughts at pinagdadaanan sa life. mahirap for me maging vulnerable pero sa kanila it felt okay, it felt right. kahit nakaka-distract yung ilaw ng bubong sa SM Aura. 😂 sobrang fomo ko rin nung hindi ako nakaabot sa overnight nila hahaha nagdabog na lang ako, char. but i would have loved to spend the night hearing more about their stories and making them laugh. we all needed that relief.
@lovelettersweforget @m3lisssss4 @inkedbydawn @katoptrisse @aerystotle @logsofephemera @kimhortons THANK YOU AND UNTIL NEXT TIME!!!!! 🥹🥹🥹🥰🩷











