Lifely Update #12

Belated happy birthday to me! February is done but the memories will surely stay. February is special to me because it’s not only the heart’s month but it’s also my birth month.  We had a small celebration during Valentine’s wherein we gluttoned over bisteak, steak, cake and fruit shake. Ahhhh, thank you so much to the best hubby in the world. Ever so thoughtful despite my difficult moments. Reading was also slow because hey, we got busy. The hubby finally visited me here in the hottest place in the Philippines. He stayed for a week and was so dutiful in…

Unfurling The Tangles #13

A Million Reasons Nothing is more difficult than this feeling, This feeling of helpless, This feeling of vulnerability, This feeling of inexplicable emotions, And yet, we start wars to hold on to the feeling, We burn ships if anything threatens the feeling, We are ready to risk our lives for the feeling, At the end of the day   This feeling of love drives us to change, to create, to build, to live and it also drives us to be greedy, to destroy, to kill. A million reasons, a single emotion. Love for another human being, Love for the country,…

Unfurling the Tangles #12

Happiness Out of A Blue What is it with love that sun shines out of the gloom? What is it with love that forgiveness comes easily? What is with love that appreciation is limitless? What is it with love that drives away despair? What is it with love that creates a smile despite the tears? What is with love that sacrifices feel like accomplishments? What is it with love that it makes your heart beat wildly? What is it with love that gratitude is easily spoken? What is it with love that we can weave words of bliss? What is…

Lifely Updates #11

Happy heart’s month to yáll! As I have already shared with my last Lifely Updates post, I spent my New Year in Cebu City which is a 1.5 hour flight away from where I currently reside. Except for that emotionally-charged vacay in Cebu, January was pretty slow for me with only work and books to occupy most of my time. I did good though with my promise to start reading the Wheel of  Time Series by Robert Jordan. I have already finished 2 books by this time and I find it highly entertaining although the verbosity is quite irksome at…