Poem: With You

I see the beauty of life
when I look in your eyes,
Your touch, your words, your lips,
everything feels nice,
with you.

I feel my heart beating fast
whenever you hold my hand,
You smile, I smile, we kiss,
everything is perfect,
with you.

I love the feeling when you say 
“Take care”, “Eat well”, and “I love you!”
You make me happy, you make me feel important,
And I’m so in love,
with you.

Poem: One Sided

why?
do you only see your side
what you do, what you say
why?
we only make you mad
you’re always right, you’re always mighty

do you?
see the efforts we make
what we do, what we say
do you?
hear our side, our take
everything’s our fault, everything’s on us

can you?
at least listen for once
to our feelings, to our side
can you?
see we’re doing our best, our all
because we love you too

Hello, December! 🎄

Only few more days and it's already Christmas. 🎄🎄🎄 How fast the days are passing by! I'm so excited since my parents are coming home and it means we're spending the holidays together. :D

These past few months have been busy and I haven't had much time to update my blog so forgive me if it's been a while since I last posted a decent post. And I tell you, I miss blogging! I used to blog everyday but now it's a miracle if I get the chance to write a post once a week. I've been trying to manage my time but my work schedule tires me so much I only get to sleep when I get home. Anyway, it's Christmas break so I think I'll use this time to write and schedule posts as much as possible.

And I hope everyone's enjoying their December so far. I'm signing off again but I'll be back soon with new blog posts!

🎄🎄🎄

21 ❤️ #4th My All

you were a good friend before you were a good lover
we were two different people but now we’re one
you used to tell me tales now you tell me the future
I used to reach for the stars but now I’ve found my treasure

you were once a what if but now you are mine
we were great together now I have a Valentine
you’re my star, you’re my hero, you’re my downfall
you’re everything I’ve ever wanted, you’re my all

21 ❤️ #3rd

The most beautiful feeling in the world is to have someone who has seen your worst side and stayed.

 -untamed-feelings

Poem: This Feeling

I hate this felling

When I have tears in my eyes but smile on my face

I hate this feeling

When I want to touch you but you're so far away

25 ❤

Hey, guys! So, it’s my birthday today and I just want to express how grateful I am to everyone who has been there for me and for all the blessings I’ve received up until now. Can you believe I’m quarter of a decade old now? Wow, that’s old! And I’m really happy to have had 24 years of good and fruitful life. I just wish that my 25th year would be as amazing and blessed as my previous years.

I celebrated with my sisters and had a really fun day! 

Poem: I Love You Most

21 ❤️ #1st

J ❤ D

Poem: Maybe pt. 2

Maybe I'm just excited
Maybe it's only temporary
But these feelings seems true
And he makes me really happy

Maybe it will last
Maybe he will stay
But who knows what will happen
And I'll pray anyway

Maybe this is it
Maybe this is real
But is he feeling the same?
Or am I only dreaming?

Poem: Most Times

Sometimes you push me away
Sometimes I hate you
But most times I choose to stay
Because I understand what you do.

Sometimes you make me want to cry
Sometimes I hide
But most times I accept your lies
Because I still want you by my side.

Sometimes you are too much
Sometimes I break down
But most times I miss your touch
Because I still love you deep down.

Sometimes it hurts
Sometimes I want to give up
But most times I ignore it
Most times I love you too much.

Poem: Waiting Still

I'm not the kind of girl you fall in love with

Not the kind you'll ever notice

Maybe not the one you'll ever need

But can you just give me a chance, please?

I will try my best to be that girl you like

Because I can be like her too

I can be funny and sweet and loud

I can be everything she is to you.

You just have to look my way and see me

Notice the girl who's been waiting

'Cause I've been loving you patiently

All these years I've been hurting.

OPPO F1s: Travel Essentials

Yes, adventure awaits so we must go find it! I'm one who loves to travel and I promised myself one day I'm going to seek great adventures. I'll go wherever I want, visiting places and exploring wonders I've been dreaming to see. Yeah, well, someday! For now, I'm here tell you about my travel essentials, things I ALWAYS and MUST bring whenever I travel.

Whether it's a 3D2N or an overnight trip, whether local or international, your first or tenth trip, it helps that you're prepared and have everything you need in your backpack/luggage. I've been to a lot of trips with my family and friends before and I admit I'm one to always forget to bring something, be it socks or sunscreen. So, to never again forget something, I made sure to make a list of essentials I must bring on a trip.

 #1 - Passport, IDs, and other Travel Documents (if international)
Imagine you're about to board your plane going to Korea and the flight clerk asks for your passport so you stop for a while to look for it but you realize you forgot to bring it. Just imagine that!

#2 - Pocket money

You should always have spending money when you travel. Whether you spend it for food or other things, money is a travel essential.

#3 - Map

It always helps when you know your way around a new place. So bring a map! Or your smartphone for Waze.

 #4 - Camera and other gadgets (Cellphone, charger, international travel plug adapter, etc)

“What i like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” - Karl Lagerfeld

What's an adventure without selfies, you guys!

#5 - A book

I'm a book nerd so I always bring a book wherever I go. And, and! reading can get you through traffic (if you're not the driver), waiting line, awkward conversations with strangers and just anything. So bring a book!

#6 - Sunscreen and Shawl/Scarf

Going to the beach, hiking or even when you're just visiting your grandmother, you can never go wrong with a sunscreen! To protect yourself from the sun, you can also use a shawl. 

#7 - My planner and pens

I love to write so my planner and pens go wherever I am. 

#8 - Small med kit

Now we don't want anybody getting hurt or scraping his knee but it's always good to be prepared.

#9 - A change of clothes and small towel (if it's only a day tour)

Unexpected or unplanned things always happen and you don't want to regret it when you decided you want to go for a swim but can't since you don't have a change of clothes. This goes when you accidental spill your coffee on your shirt too.

#10 -  Travel bag with clothes and other necessities (if overnight or longer)
Need I explain this? Because I dare you go on a trip without a travel bag! And a toothbrush!

#11 - Toiletry bag

Hand sanitizer, tissue, shampoo, soap, hairbrush, toothbrush, toothpaste, make up and everything else, put everything here and you're good to go!

#12 - Resealable plastic bags
I just always bring resealable bags just in case. 

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Now, now, there's a new travel essential for me that I need to get before I plan my next travel! I've been actually eyeing this one for a while now and I'll be happy to get myself one this year. (Hopefully!) What I'm telling you about is OPPO F1s!! Yes, that one! :D

 Who wouldn't want a smartphone like OPPO F1s when it has:
16MP Front Camera
Beautify 4.0
Filters
13MP Rear Camera
Selfie Panorama
0.22s Touch Access
3GB RAM
Customizable fingerprint-activated app launch
(and a lot more impressive features and specs!)

See? Just imagine yourself on one of your trips with this smartphone, taking selfies and enjoying your apps! I'm a selfie addict myself so having a phone like OPPO F1s would be very handy since I can take good selfies, can easily switch between apps and won't worry about my phone acting up!

So #13 on my list is OPPO F1s for who needs a dslr when I have an OPPO F1s!
*Now cue Leaving On A Jet Plane*

If you want more information about OPPO F1s, visit here.
To know more about the contest, visit Nuffnang.

#8 The Joy of Giving

“9 Things I Love About Christmas”

“Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have.”
-Jim Rohn

Today I’m telling you about the joy of giving. It’s another thing I love about Christmas because it’s really heartwarming everytime you know that you make someone happy by giving them gifts without asking something in return.

Aside from attending Simbang Gabi, it’s also become a tradition to us to pledge to give something for the kids in our church every year. At the beginning of Simbang Gabi, the people in our church put up a simple Christmas Tree where they hang pledges and here, people can choose what they want to pledge to give. These pledges are for the less fortunate kids and we really hope that these gifts we will be giving on Christmas Eve will somehow make them happy! :D

My sister and I chose these pledges (a new shirt and a new bag) and we’re really excited to give these to the kids!!

#9 Chirstmas Tradition "Simbang Gabi"

“9 Things I Love About Christmas”

I know this has nothing to do with books but since Christmas is only 9 days away, I decided to do “9 Things I Love About Christmas” starting today. Each day I will be posting something that makes Christmas extra special for me and today I will be telling you all about a Christmas Tradition called “Simbang Gabi” that we Filipinos very much practiced.

Simbang Gabi is a nine-day/night series of Masses we attend to in anticipation of Christmas Day. It starts from the 15th to 23rd of December at four o’clock in the morning but those who can’t attend this can attend the nine o’clock in the evening mass from the 16th to 24th which is called the Anticipated Mass. My sisters and I have started the Simbang Gabi today, we attended the four a.m. mass, and it’s been a yearly tradition to us to attend and never miss a day for they say that if you complete these nine days of masses, then one of your wishes will come true this Christmas Day.

We’ve been attending Simbang Gabi for 11 years and we used to attend with our Grandmother but now that she’s gone, it’s just me and my two sisters. And I always love attending Simbang Gabi because completing it is like an accomplishment and the excitement of counting down the days until Christmas is fun! With these masses, we also get to become closer with God and his words.

They also say that attending the Simbang Gabi is like a sacrifice for you get up early for nine days just so you can celebrate with everybody else and with them you anticipate the coming of Jesus Christ.

That’s it for my favorite Christmas Tradition and tomorrow I will be back to tell you another thing I love about Christmas!🎄🎄🎄

Book: I Wrote This For You by pleasefindthis

★★★¹⁄₂/★★★★★

 The City Rises and Falls

You were a dream. Then a reality. Now a memory.

I'm obsessing with poetry these days so I decided to pick this one up and it's fine. I mean, it has pictures and I love the first part of the book but gradually lost interest towards the latter part. I don't know what happened but as I read on I found myself unimpressed with the words and pictures. There were some that I really connected with but some I just didn't get. Maybe it was because they felt too cliche and I think the angsty-teen-vibe has gotten too old for me early in the book.

THE SHAPE OF IT

They want me. I want you. And you want someone else. But none of us want to turn around.

THE WAY GLASS BREAKS

This is the song I only sing when you're sleeping. These are the words I say when you can't hear me. This is the way I look when you can't see me. And you will never know.

THE TRAIN OF LIES

I say that I won't touch you.

But my fingers are liars.

I tell you how I won't hold you.

But my arms are going to hell.

I promise I won't kiss you.

But my lips break it.

I let you that I won't love you.

But y heart has no conscience.

And no part of me will apologize.

THE POINT PAST PEAK FEELINGS

I know you have feelings left somewhere.

But they're all hard to reach.

Book: Love & Misadventure by Lang Leav

★★★¹⁄₂/★★★★★

Do you remember the song that was playing the night we met?

No, but I remember every song I have heard since you left.

 

I've been wanting to read this one for quite some time now and finally, finally, got to now! I was expecting to love it much more than I did but unfortunately it didn't wow me that much. I have my favorites and, don't get me wrong, it's wonderful, but I've read better ones. 


Always
You were you.
   And I was I;
   we were two
   before out time.

I was yours
   before I knew,
   and you have always
   been mine too.

Closure
Like time suspended,
   a wound unmended-
   you and I.

We had no ending,
   no said goodbye.

For all my life
   I'll wonder why.

   

Poem: Sunday Rain

It was Sunday when you called me at home
You asked me out so I was smiling at my phone
Soon you picked me up in your old blue truck
It was all lovely and all I could ever asked

Then we drove down to our favorite place
I was so happy to see a smile on your face
We were laughing and dancing and happy
We were everything we wished we could ever be

Suddenly the angry rain poured down on us
It was when I hoped for everything to last
Your hands on my waist, my arms around your neck
That was the best night 'cause everything was perfect

Then you brought me home that cold rainy night
I still remember when everything felt so right
  You slowly made your way to keep me warm
And I was so thrilled to be tucked inside your arms

You lent me your shirt and asked me to stay
Of course I wouldn’t have it any other way
And then your hand found mine after a while
Soon we were tangled together which made me smile

Poem: This Ends Now

Your words are like knives to my heart

And with every push my world falls apart

You don't stop when I beg you desperately

You don't even know that you're hurting me

You leave me crying on the floor

You just let me watch you walk out the door

You don't even stop when I call you back

Just blurt out the words "I don't give a fuck."

Days gone by but the wounds remain

And I don't think that things will be the same

You don't even call when I've been waiting

And now I feel so stupid for hoping

Hoping that you'd say you're sorry

For all the things that you have done to me

I don't think you even realize it

I'm not even sure you knew what you did

But I'm done putting up with you

I'm so tired of always forgiving you

This time I'm going to walk away

I'll leave you here no matter what you say

It will take time but I will heal

And this doesn't really change what I feel

Coz I know I may still love you somehow

But I've had enough so this ends now

This poem is inspired by the novel It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover.

Lost at Twenty

She didn't know what else to do.

She didn't have a job, her family thought little of her and her friends were all doing great. At twenty she felt so lost and it might be cliché but she felt alone in a sea of people. She felt like drowning in her own tears. She felt useless. She felt embarrassed. She didn't know what else to do. What could've she done?

She fought.

She strived harder. She endured pain. She pushed herself to do better. From then she told herself she was the only one who can help herself. She needed to be strong. She needed to work harder. She needed to trust herself. So she fought.

And she's still fighting.