Lifely Updates #10

Happy New Year to yáll! How do I even compose my post for my December update? I am still reeling from all the happiness that the world has granted me. Yes, Odette was painful and sad but at the end of the day, you have to haul yourself out from the quagmire that you’re drowning into. And so, after celebrating Christmas with my family, off I went to Cebu to celebrate 2021’s culmination and the 2022 New Year with my beloved. My arrival was met with power outage, non-stop rain, no internet signal, and limited water supply. But worst of…

Unfurling The Tangles #10

Whoa! Finally, our first year anniversary. Depending from your perspective, it could either be long or short but does it really matter? I don’t think that it’s about the number of years that you’re together but more about the quality of your relationship. On how you resolved the challenges of your relationship, on how you see each other at the end of the day, on how you think that the relationship is more valuable than your individual differences, on how you choose to forgive and love each other after every fight. Another learning worth sharing is that you don’t have…

Book Review: Paola Santiago and the River of Tears

I hate to say this but I am practically worshipping Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by the time that I was finished with it. Although it’s a Mexican mythology and this is the first time that I’ve heard of La Llorona, the story immediately grabbed me from start to finish because Paola was a very relatable character. Like Paola, I grew up to the scary tales of my paternal grandmother and my mother. These tales which always revolved on the horrific creatures of the Philippine folklore would usually give me nightmares or made me anxious during the day…

Book Review: The Last Fallen Star

The heavens must be conspiring to provide me lots of venues to explore the Korean culture because I came across the Last Fallen Star when most of my K-drama picks this year bored me to tears which led me to DNF a lot of them. Thankfully, this book came into existence, hence, my study of the Korean culture was not hindered. Reading the Last Fallen Star made me feel all sorts of cute and giggly feelings because beyond all the Korean Mythology elements, it’s a heartwarming tale about family. Riley Oh, our protagonist, is a human child who was adopted…