Relationships

It looks mundane from the outside. It even feels mundane when you’re the one in a long-term relationship. However, this is mainly driven by trust and security, with a constant rhythm you know how to keep in step with. So it’s okay when there are times like nothing is something grand happening between you two… Read more

Isn’t it easy to live for yourself? Not thinking about others but yourself seems to be the path of least resistance. Because you understand you. And you are willing to forgive the things that feel unforgivable about yourself. If you only think about yourself, it’s easy to find all the excuses to sleep in and… Read more

If you are a regular kind of person like me, then you start to forget the dates of memorable events, although the emotions linger. We remember the stories behind an object we received from an event but often find ourselves grappling for the exact date (or at least the year) of when it happened. It… Read more

Maybe you lament how futile it is to make friends only to part ways later once your engagement with them (in the form of studies, work, or something else entirely) is done. You may be thinking, “What’s the point?“ Is it really worth fostering friendships in engagements you know would only last while it is… Read more

If you’ve never heard about pamamanhikan before, it’s a word that describes a Filipino tradition where a groom-to-be goes to the bride-to-be’s house and asks her family for her hand in marriage. Then his family sponsors the food that would be shared among those who attended the pamamanhikan (family members only or with extended relatives)… Read more

Catching up with a loved one you’ve longed to be with is such a joy. And the stories bubble up like the fizz you get after opening a bottle of soda, oozing up to the brim. I can remember how it felt when my then-boyfriend, now fiancé, came back from a week-long work travel. All… Read more

I could have asked you, even though I already knew. Yet I never said a word and so did you. But it would have been nice to hear about them from you. This blog post, like a coincidence (more likely a gut feeling that I’ve already written about this before), is a variant of this… Read more