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Masks Off | Manjuyod Dumaguetme
Photo dump of the first proper beach trip I’ve had in 2 years (since lockdown) and this was actually work related. Manjuyod Sandbar The last time I was here was ages ago, no structures at all, just that sandbar. So fresh! Dumaguete The boulevard now has an extension at the far end of the strip…
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37th | Still not moving
Not sure why I can’t really get around to writing anything on here these days. Not considering I have been veeeeeerrrrrryyyyy busy with work, nevertheless I do get off days too. And I mostly spend it just lying in bed and sleeping or scrolling thru my Instagram feed, playing mobile games, watching Netflix and a…
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You Will Heal
I’ve visited pain inflicting places I swore I never would.Dove down to hurtful memories and surfaced out of breath.I’ve listened to tear stained songs I thought I couldn’t bear to hear.Laughed like a crazy woman between mundane circuses.I’ve danced tirelessly on the dance floor since after I thought my bed was my only comfort.I’ve opened…
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Another New Year
All too often, anger works better than answers, resentment better than reason, bursting the suppressed wounds for even just a little sigh relief, and maybe a little hint of life. The endless whys trigger a migraine. This is how we are alive. This is how I was living. Sealed trauma;A surfaced past;Trying to forget, will…
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3rd Quarter Musings
I think—no, I believe I haven’t written in a very loooong time. This pandemic has fvcked up my sleeping cycle, my body clock, my little to less routines, and totally drained out whatever is left of the creative ink circulating in my brain. I started this back last year if I’m not mistaken? And I…
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Midyear Quarantine Story
* I started writing this post in July but I don’t know how I just can’t get around to finishing this, or anything that I’ve started recently, even just finish a Kdrama or a book or whatever it is. I feel so uninspired (to write) and just plain lazy. I felt nauseous when I rode…
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Quarantine Birthday
Season 2 of quarantine birthdays and my eldest turned 17. Away from the usual Shakey’s, we went on a day trip out of town to relax and chill. Refreshing break from lockdown. xx DMV
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The Day Everything Changed
One full year isolated from friends and loved ones. One full year out of work, out of school. One full year of faces hidden behind a collection of masks. One full year of life as we know it, thrown into complete disarray. Exactly a year ago when the world went into a standstill, locked down…
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Grey and Yellow
2020 was life-changing, it was exceptionally challenging that I can’t even put in a good word. It was unremarkably heavy, a burdened weight unnecessarily shouldered for the past 10 months. Suddenly, everyone had to forego with comfortable, we did not have a choice and that was frustrating. Life had to hide behind the mask. Loss…
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Cliff glider
I never imagined getting affected by the flimsiest of things but here I am, a chaotic mess of sad, angry and feeling bad. Yes, I felt bad. It never crossed my mind that I would develop anxiety but the past 10 months of uncontrollable uncertainty has turned me into a silent wreck. Isolation and confinement…
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36th | Life on Pause
I had my whole year planned before this pandemia broke out. I was going to South Korea with my girls to set crawl all the Kdrama locations we’ve watched, we had a long list and even rented a traditional Korean House (Hanok) to level up the feels, was also contemplating on extending my stay to…
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Soju Nights
The cliche goes like: a drunken mind speaks a sober heart. And there is so much truth in those seven words. More honest, more vulnerable. Those drunk ramblings aren’t just random or ridiculous thoughts, somehow they’re something you’ve held back on, you’ve bottled up, you’ve tried to forget, might be trauma, or just silly nonsense…
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