Leslie's Alabang - Early Lunch Buffet Down South

I celebrate the rare occasion when Yam randomly invites me to go out. It is certainly not like him to do that. He is always the uptight, “no-plan-don’t-go” kind of guy. So when he decided (out of the blue) to bring me out for an early lunch on a Sunday, I was a happy child.

On Getting Over a Sad Past

How do you deal with a future that has been tainted by a sad past?

I have been thinking about that question ever since I lost my mom to cancer a year ago. When she died , my life became a big blur of uncertainties and fear. She left me with so many questions, anger even, that have left me shaken and scared to move forward with my life.

I was 23 when she died. Most of you would agree that I was a little too young to have faced such tragedy. All along, I always imagined that I would be in my fifties, or sixties when I'm mourning over my parent's death. But no, life always had to be so unexpected, hadn't she? At an age when I barely had a stable job, she took away one important person from me. And I was left wondering why.

From then on I was scared to wake up every morning. A simple text message alarm from my phone would leave me cowering in fear thinking it's another terrible news.I was a wreck, a byproduct of tragedy. As much as I tried to relive my life, I couldn't.

It went on for months and more months. Until someone made me realize something - that life, no matter how many curve balls it will throw you, should be treasured every moment. Because there is always love that makes everything worthwhile.

And just like that I managed to slowly take back my life. Because I know that a love lost is a love found. I lost my mom, and that made me realize the value of all the people who love me. The future after all isn't as bleak as I thought it was. In fact, it's much brighter than ever.

Wonderful Weekend in Cartimar

Last weekend was a blast. I don't know what went in Yam's mind when he decided to bring me to Cartimar. . He always had these excuses to delay the visit so I was pretty excited when he told me that we were going. Afterall, this trip has long been overdue since we got our first dog, Bonbon

Maria, my colleague, who is also a dog lover, would often share stories about her visits in Cartimar. She's actually the one responsible why I have been bugging Yam to go there as her stories were very enticing.

It's a New Year

It's been a while since I last posted an entry in this blog. I was in the process of healing and making sense of the terrible things that had happened last year and writing wasn't exactly helpful. Now that it's a new year - I feel rejuvenated and alive. I feel like I could start all over again.

Insular Life Building - Alabang Muntinlupa
captured using GE X500

This is the building where my office is located. I'm going to revamp this blog by posting bits of information about myself. Starting with that and probably some travel photos since I just got a new bridge camera. Yes! I feel so excited living life anew. Hopefully I'll have this blog kicking for a long time.