Life 2 years ago.
Hi guys! Yes, I’m back but I’m not sure if I’ll be consistent this time. I feel bad for abandoning my blog when this had been and always will be my safest space. For those who don’t know me, just call me Tanj, a 20-something pharmacist. My previous URLs were “tanjxx” and “tanjandtheworld” in case you find them familiar. I’ve been in Tumblr since 2010 but I was more on reblogging during my early years. I haven’t blogged for 2 years and this blog is rusty already. I’m sorry blog for leaving you because you weren’t my priority that time and you know I don’t have a laptop to blog conveniently.
My last updates were:
1.) Resigned my first job to take the NMAT
— Luckily, I got a good percentile rank so I can enter the schools that I will apply to but sadly, my parents can’t support me to proceed to medicine with or without a scholarship and now I’m on my third job already hahaha! TBH, I still wish I can proceed. :-(
2.) My bf and I were on LDR
— We were on LDR for a year and half & now we’re reunited and still going strong for 5+ years.
I’ll try my best to update you on what happened to me for the past 2 years and I know this will be a long post.
⭐️ Jan 2020 — I applied again as a community pharmacist in a bigger company in Cebu City.
⭐️ Feb 2020, I was reassigned to Ormoc City for a month and behold! Lockdown! So I stayed there for 7 months.
⭐️ It was mixed emotions. I was happy because I felt independent for the first time, met new people and I was nearer to my bf but then Covid came… the loneliness was sometimes unbearable. I can’t see my bf nor my family but my new friends were amazing. I learned to drink lots of tuba.
⭐️ I really had a major breakout ever! My self-confidence went down. My face was almost covered with pimples and they were painful and took long to heal. Tried rejuv sets, whatever was in Watsons and took pills because I was so desperate.
⭐️ I was diagnosed with PCOS and I still have it til now. The reason why I gained a lot of weight and pimples. I was prescribed to take an antidiabetic med and birth control pills.
⭐️ Got my 8th and 9th piercing but it closed :(
⭐️ Around Sept, I went back to Cebu since they opened their borders again. I was happy because I’ll get to see my family again, sad bc there was no guarantee if my bf & I will ever meet again.
⭐️ LDR days were so hard. We only met 5 times and it was just quick meetups. Some nights I would cry (esp nights before we part ways), thankfully my boyfriend was strong for the both of us that we didn’t break up.
⭐️ I bought my first cellphone back in Dec 2020 and I paid it in full cash. It was Samsung Galaxy A71. It was a good phone but as a social climber (hahaha) I switched to iPhone XR last Nov 2021 through smart plan. Now, I’m struggling to pay my bills.
⭐️ Feb 2021 — my boyfriend visited me in Cebu and we went to Camotes Island. I was the happiest back then and that was the only legit vacation I have ever since pandemic started until now.
⭐️ May 2021 — I resigned. The management was getting worse and the work was draining me. I was assigned in a branch that operates 24 freaking hours and I was on graveyard shifts most of the time. My pimples were the happiest and I was palpitating and my body clock was fucked up.
⭐️ But it was also a perfect timing that my family decided to transfer to Ormoc City for good and that was the reason I stated in my resignation letter.
⭐️ I really had a huge dilemma. Ever since 2020 I planned to stay in my hometown, Tacloban City so that my boyfriend and I will be reunited once again. I swear I am not for LDR because I am impatient. I was torned if I will stay and work in Ormoc City where my life would be comfortable and I will be able to save money but my mental health will be at stake. Or work in Tacloban City, where I can be independent and spend more time with my boyfriend but will be around 100kms away from my family… but as a marupokpok, I chose the latter. How’s life? Well, we’ll talk about it soon.
⭐️ Around June 2021, I applied again because I need money and there were no vacancy in Ormoc… Me moving to another city again and convincing my mom that I can do it was so hard and I admit it, the move that I made to convince my mom was not smart… never again.
⭐️ So I applied for 2 jobs, a community pharmacist in one of the known drugstores in the country, and as a pharmacist in a distributor company. I actually wanted the second job but the salary was lesser and they want me to work URGENT and that time I was still undecided.
⭐️ So my third and current job is a community pharmacist… AGAIN. I hate working in a drugstore but when will I ever learn from my mistakes? Hahaha. Will blog about it soon.
⭐️ Thank goodness my family and my bf’s family helped me during my relocation and adjustment period but living independently is not a joke especially if your funds are limited.
⭐️ I went back to art. Will also blog about it soon.
⭐️ I learned how to cook (self-taught yarn? Hahaha) but I’m not gonna lie my dishes taste good and I still need a lot of practice especially in frying. I assumed that I will be good in cooking because my parents are.
⭐️ Got inked at last! I have two tattoos. An angel on my left upper arm and 3 sparkles on my right wrist.
I am so happy to be blogging again! I even bought a mini keyboard so that I can type on my phone. I hope I could blog more because I’m moe comfortable in sharing my thoughts here.
Thank you guys for reading. See you around! :-)
Tanj. <3








