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  I never thought I'd fall into the BTS pit, let alone the K-Pop world. I once did mention that I will never ever like K-Pop, but then.. BTS happened. I've been watching Korean TV shows, I thought that was my limit. I've known K-pop and heard of K-pop songs to the likes of Super Junior's Sorry Sorry, Psy's Oppa Gangnam style, 2ne1's I don't care and all that's became popular in the Philippines. And then comes BTS era. I've know about them, I've heard of them and then in 2018, they became my world. I remember vividly, while driving on my way to work, on the radio, they were talking about BTS winning Billboard's top social artist, breaking JB's streak and then playing Fake Love. Song was good but since I wasn't interested in K-pop, I just let it slid by. Then one night, I don't know why, I tried to search for them in YouTube. Tried watching the confess sesh video on People TV. First thoughts, wow! I didn't know that K-pop artist...

  2020. I do not know how to start considering the world knows how difficult this year have been, so far.  I haven't tried writing for the longest time, but thanks to my friend who accidentally found this long forgotten blog account and asked me to continue, so i thought, why not? I thought of writing about BTS, but then again i wanted to start writing again with something about a not so good topic and then something that is ALL SO good. So, 2020. A year that will never be forgotten, one for the books, one that will be written in history but would want to be forgotten by the world.  2020 = Corona Virus, the year when for the first time in my life, the world shut down. But despite of what the year has offered the world, I consider myself blessed. So instead of stating what is already obvious, i would want to count my blessings instead. Before the year started, I got the chance to visit the country i wanna live in, South Korea (more of this on a separate note :)). During th...

When tomorrow comes I'll be on my own feeling frightened of  the things that i don't know when tomorrow comes whentomorrow comes whentomorrow comes and though the road is long i look up to the sky darkness all around, i hope that i could fly then i sing along, theni sing along, then i sing along i got all i need when i got you and i cause i look around me, and see a sweet life i'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight you're gettin me, gettin me through the night  i kickstart my heart when you shinin in my eyes i can't lie , it's a sweet life i'm stuck in the dark cause you're my flashlight you're getting me through the night you're getting me through the night   i see the shadows long beneath the mountain top i'm not afraid when the rain won't stop cause you light the way,  you light the way, you light the way i got all i need when i got you and i cause i look around me, and see sweet life i'm s...

i am swimming in a pool of anxiety, scared of changes, oblivious of the future. then i asked God to shed me some light as i've been so down lately and he answered me with this.. http://www.pattylaurel.com/2014/08/compare-less-contemplate-more.html "Some friends are meant to be Ateneans, others Lasallians. There are those who are built to be freelancers, others are excellent at their 9-to-5 routines. Some are meant to be doctors, others lawyers, others are meant to be in the North, some are meant to reside in the South. Some have extra money, others have extra talents. Some get hitched at 20, others find the love of their lives at 45. Different stories, different blessings, different challenges---but LOVED by the Lord, all the same. The Lord manifests his LOVE in unique ways at a specified time for each of us. So don't be confined to the "Buti pa siya..eh bakit ako, wala pa rin" mentality that blinds us from seeing the goodness of God in our own live...

28 more days or so... anything can happen, we'll never know. i am hurting but i cannot complain. i don't know where i get my strength but i am pretty tough though it weakens me inside. i smile but i cry a lot, and i mean a lot on the inside. sometimes, most of the time i cannot contain what's inside so they form into tears. i want to win the battle but there is no battle to be fought in the first place. i wanted to shout, i wanted it all out, it's becoming heavier as each day goes by.. i love him so much but not enough to keep him.. i want him happy. he has given me 2 years of pure love and happiness and i think it is time to return the favor, it's now time for him to experience what i have experienced with him, but not with me.i never knew how to handle or mend a broken heart.. i just go with wherever He takes me but God help me.. i just want him to be happy...

"Double Rainbow" You're a one of a one A one of a kind That you only find once in a lifetime Made to fit like a fingerprint A code that clicks open a gold mine They say one man's trash is another man's treasure When I found you, it was all pitter-patter Secretly, I hit the lottery 'Cause you're brighter than all of the Northern Lights You speak to me, even in my dreams Wouldn't let you go for even the highest price They say one man's trash is another girl's treasure So if it's up to me, I'm gonna keep you forever 'Cause I understand you, we see eye to eye Like a double rainbow in the sky And wherever you go, so will I 'Cause a double rainbow is hard to find Was a phenomenon when you came along Yeah, our chemistry was more than science It was deafening, loud like lightning, it was striking You couldn't deny it They say one man's trash is another man's treasure The two of us toget...

2013 has been my best so far, suffice it to say that it has been a turn up for the books. i gained new friends who has the same kind of crazy as everyone else, and luckily has been my family here Abroad.  and after i cannot count years (insert exaggeration here), the whole fam bam was complete (siblings plus folks, mind you), all together in Ilocos, in Hong Kong and most especially at home in the Philippines.  actually, this was the highlight of my year, an experience i can say is a blue moon and one for the books. but i gotta give this one to the guy whom i consider as my person, my very own jester, my frenemy, the one who was always there all throughout eversince day one, my favorite boy on earth, Kenny. i just love how he accepts me, flaws and all, i love the way i irritate him  with all my shortcomings but still wants to keep me and i like and love him just the same. i know a lot has happened during the 365 days that the Earth has swiftly ...

wow! Just WOW! God bless you people :)))

I'm wide awake I'm wide awake I'm wide awake Yeah, I was in the dark I was falling hard With an open heart I'm wide awake How did I read the stars so wrong? I'm wide awake And now it's clear to me That everything you see Ain't always what it seems I'm wide awake Yeah, I was dreaming for so long [Pre-Chorus] I wish I knew then What I know now Wouldn't dive in Wouldn't bow down Gravity hurts You made it so sweet 'Til I woke up on On the concrete [Chorus] Falling from cloud nine Crashing from the high I'm letting go tonight Yeah, I'm falling from cloud nine I'm wide awake Not losing any sleep I picked up every piece And landed on my feet I'm wide awake Need nothing to complete myself, no I'm wide awake Yeah, I am born again Out of the lion's den I don't have to pretend And it's too late The story's over now, the end [Pre-Chorus] I wish I knew then What I know n...

7 Things To Tell Yourself When You’re Hurting | Thought Catalog so true.. definitely worth reading..  pain is inevitable but it is not forever.... smile! :)

53 Quotes That Will Make You Rethink Everything | Thought Catalog

1. Falling in love . (best feeling ever, at least for me tho) 2. Laughing so hard your face hurts . (your stomach hurts too) 3. A hot shower . (on a cold weather) 4. No lines at the supermarket . (you can skate your way all around) 5. A special glance. (from someone you really like) 6. Getting mail . (from a long lost friend) 7. Taking a drive on a pretty road. (without trucks and the same) 8. Hearing your favourite song on the radio . (and sing with it) 9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside. (uae? gudluck) 10. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer. (ahhh) 11. Chocolate milkshake .. . (or vanilla ... or strawberry!) (strawberry definitely but anything's fine) 12. A bubble bath . (with he nicest aroma ever) 13. Giggling. (with ze bestfriend over something only you two understands) 14. A good conversation . (with a good person) 15. The beach. (white sand, clear waters with the special someone) 16. Finding a 20-pound note in your coat from last winter. (even a single dime ...

Everything happens for a reason. for positive outcomes, it comes with recognition and the challenge on how to keep it as it is or if not, to be better than what it is. for negative outcomes, it comes with a lesson and the challenge on how to turn that lesson into a positive output. keep goin#JustSayin #RandomThoughts I do not know the nexus of the song to what i was blabbering but here's a bit of something to keeping that good vibe despite the ghosts of negativity (well,i just think it's nice, hence the title..hehe). enjoy! CARPE DIEM! :)))

i have been struggling, of little things, of big (at least for me) issues. i had to struggle even for the title of this post. that manic/depressive side is starting again to devour me. but don't worry guys, i am no bonkers. as i go through these phases of life, somehow, God has a way of making me feel lighter, leading me to relent and just be thankful for even the little things. whenever i had issues that i always keep for myself, as i have said, God always has ways of bumping my head and keeping me sane. big thanks to facebook in which i have subscribed to this application for everyday messages from God. it might be just an app but believe me it helps, i mean it really really helps, as if God is just beside me and sees everything i do and read everything that is going over my head. recently, i have been going through some petty drama which i think is not too biggie of a problem but then again, it lead me to visiting my facebook again (yes, i have deactivated) and then i saw this...

  of course everyone is raving about LOVE on this special day of the year. well needless to say, it is the love month, my favorite month, my birth month :)) it is the time of the year when all the cheesy-ness and all the mushy-ness spreads like a viral infection unfolding every good in each and everyone's hearts. wouldn't let this day pass without greeting you folks a Very Happy Valentines! single or in a relationship; complicated or not; transgender, straight, gay or bi; let us celebrate LOVE! :))) being the hopeless-romantic-love-enthusiast that i am, here's something for all of you lovebirds/non-lovebirds out there :)) spread the love!! <3

My girl crush.. Gemma Arterton.. Just last Saturday I watched Hansel and Gretel: The Witch Hunters and then again, my heart was stolen by this utterly gorgeous beauty. yeah yeah! catching my own drift (boyish mode again).. well cutting to the chase, i loved her. (shut the innuendos-i'm straight!) haha :))) well, this movie was worth watching maybe because of this lovely lad.haha but on a serious note, it was no mundane. getting through plights with her virile brother Hansel was a bit of all right. plus, it showed how their kin fought for each and everyone's survival. Must Watch! :)))

http://www.pattylaurel.com/2012/02/love-letter-to-singles.html     "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."                                                                        1 Corinthians 13:4–8   THIS. i am in my emotional mood today and i literally was about to cry for no known reason. hormones, yeah right!haha i needed some good vibe, something that would lighten up my mood, to cheer up my soul, to cease the pessimistic side in me and seize the optimism. and it lead me down into reading t...

sweetest act :))) nice one D! :)))

Leaving the Past while Living the Present on our run into Lifting the Future . I personally am a lover of colors :))) Cheers to claiming a never dull and more colorful TWO-ZERO-ONE-THREE!!! Happy New Year World! Lot’s a love, xoxo :)))

Lot's of reds and lot's of greens, The spirit of Christmas is everywhere to be seen. Wishing everyone HAPPY HOLIDAYS, And may our lives be blessed in every way, ALWAYS. :)))