On the pursuit of happiness

I want to be known as a girl who always smiles even when her heart is broken, a girl who stands still even when things are tearing her apart, and a girl who brightens up everyone else's day even when she couldn't brighten up her own. -Mary Clydeen

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Green tea with lemon and honey 💖

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To the people in the news sector...

You owe it to yourselves and to the public to see to it that the caption you put for every news segment is correct. The link below contains a news segment, and its caption reads "Lalaki, arestado matapos hindi siputin ang kanyang bride-to-be sa kasal." The caption implies that a groom/bride can be arrested if he/she does not show up on his/her wedding. However, based on jurisprudence (Wassmer v. Velez, 1965), a breach of promise to marry is not an actionable wrong. The runaway groom/bride can neither be arrested nor detained. If that happens, it will amount to either an unlawful arrest or arbitrary detention. At most, the offended party, based on Article 22 of the Civil Code of the Philippines, can file a civil case to receive [moral] damages. Before the report ended, the reporter said that the offended party's family accuses the man of "taking" an amount of money from them, and I think, the “taking-away” thing is the reason why the man was arrested -- not the running away thing.

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/292790/saksi/lalaki-arestado-matapos-hindi-siputin-ang-kanyang-bride-to-be-sa-kasal

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Word.

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#Preach

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IM.SO.NERVOUS.I.CANT.SLEEP

Lord God, tomorrow is the day. Kabang kabang kabang kabang kabang kabang kaba na po ako mula pa kahapon. Sigh. Review-wise, You know I’m not prepared. Hope that my knowledge is enough to make it, Faith that You are with me in this, and Trust that Your plans for me are way better than my plans for myself are all I’ve got. Lord God, gusto ko po itong papasukin ko. Nagustuhan ko sya eventually kasi ito po ang pangarap sakin ng mga magulang ko. And it is my joy to make them happy. Hmm. Never Nyo po akong pinabayaan and I’m more than grateful for that. Kaya if this is not Your will, tatanggapin ko po. Whew. Kayo na po ang bahala sakin. You are my refuge kaya alam kong I can deal with this tension until the results are released. Thanks for everything. Love youu. Amen.

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Sa kaibigan kong naki-ayon ngayon flashback friday, thank you. Thank you ng marami sa pagpa-paalala ng isang bagay na nakalimutan ko na. HAHAHAHAHA. :))

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WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?

T’was during preschool days. We have a play or recital or I can’t really remember what it was. Anyway, going back, I was assigned to be the star. I told my babysitter about it to relay it to my parents. We all thought I was the star of the show, the protagonist, the character of the night, the main figure. Later did we know that the star which I’d be playing was the shining star at night, the luminous thingy in the galaxy. :)) 

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The battle between what you know and what you feel.

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Ohmygaad. Im sooo happy. 😍 Okay I know it’s merely clicking “like”, but uhh it’s Lang Leav who liked it!!! 😁 #FanGirlModeOn #CertifiedFan #LangLeav #SorryNotSorry

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I got two new books to read. Plus a Hizon's ensaymada on the side. Oh I'm so happy. Life is goood. 😊👍📚📖🔖 #goodbooks #enthrallingstories #fiction #poetry #GayleForman #LangLeav #aubonvivant

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Read between the bittersweet lines

Read between the lines, you’ll find it bitter… Read between the lines, you’ll find it sweet..

Every time he’s here, I get myself reminded on how hard I should work to hear the same affirmation given to him. Let me clear about what hurts and most importantly, why it hurts. 

He graduated cum Laude. He is a critical thinker. He made it in NRMF. He ranked 9th of 5++ med students last sem —- making him an academic scholar this sem. He may have less but he has the ability to make the most out of the little things he got. He can achieve anything he wants provided that his will to utilize everything in his power is there. He makes my parents proud and happy. Above all, he is worthy. These are afew of the so many reasons why everyone looks up to him. He is basically a man of all things —- too bad, a person who I’m completely opposite with. But don’t get me wrong, reader. I am proud of his achievements. I am proud of the man he has become over time. I am his proud little sister saying that he’s the reason why I wish myself to be another version of him or at the very least, a better version of me —- aspiring bigger dreams —- striving for more.  

To be an educator is the only thing I’m sure of wanting to do for the rest of my life. It’s my life-long dream. And I can feel, it is my calling. Next school year, I originally planned to enroll myself in an MA/MS program in UST-Grad School. But just last month, I was redirected —- a change of heart, perhaps. Redson and my aunt have been convincing me to enter law school. Parents, hearing the two as they encourage me, approved. For the first time ever, people around me actually think that I’m good at “something”. And my father, pleased and whose compliment kept on resounding in my head [ang galing mo siguro sa law school at ang tapang mo siguro kung abogada ka na], meant a lot to me. Overwhelmed, I am now planning to enter law school next school year. It’s just that, I am worried —- I am sooo worried that the enthusiasm they instilled in me would exceed my ability. Oh goodness, gracious. Not even in my unconscious state of mind could I bear the thought of failing at the very thing that cared to make me realize my self-worth.    

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Shorter hair and glossy lips

For so long, I’ve kept my look plain and simple. No make ups or anything. Just my long laid black hair with a pin on the right side and a baby powder on my face. Well, it’s how my mom and dad wanted things. For them, I’m too young to project like how society expects me to be or how I am supposed to be at the age of nineteen. Last week, I had my hair cut short. The somewhat-new-look teased me to try putting on a lip gloss. As I arrived in our classroom, my seatmates noticed the short hair and the glossy lips. Both changes complement me, they said. And with all honesty, complimenting me did not last for one day. By now, it is more than a week long. Heehee. Hmm. Honestly, it feels… awesome? Merely overwhelming, I must admit. It feels good that whenever you tilt your head to where your crush is, you catch him looking at you already. Then the two of you share and perhaps “enjoy” this minute of serendipity. Jooke. Hahahaha. It feels good that the people around you appreciate your effort in your making-yourself-feel-good project. It feels good that the people around you sincerely appreciate the woman you are. And most importantly, how they feel whenever they see you makes you feel the same way too.

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