In this YouTube video, I talk about my body image recovery, a year since the pageant of my dreams.
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We have always aspired for many ambitious things in life, and we simply continue to do so. But that is never without trouble. So here are a few things that I learned — without context — on this enlightening trip with one of my most treasured and inspiring friends:
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Did you know, Madrid, how much time I’d spent imagining a future where I got to come back?
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Once upon a time, I told myself that I would save money, find a little haven far away, sit down to write, and write away. Right now, it’s noon in Madrid, and I am doing just that.
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I went to work, took the train home, cooked a quick meal, siesta-ed for hours, woke up, read a book aggressively, slept. Repeat. Between those mundane tasks I would crave for something I couldn’t afford.
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Am I hitting the ground running as 2019 starts? No, not really. But I am ready to start trying again, and for me, that’s more than good enough.
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I don’t usually doubt myself, but when I do, it hits me hard.
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While things didn’t quite work out between us, Japan will always be the country where I found my independence and my direction. I’m pretty grateful for that.
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Here are 24 affirmations — 24 things you’ve taken for granted, but should always remember — for 24 years.
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I will be unemployed for roughly 3 months before my next salary, and while that's a frightening thought for this control freak, I'm just holding on to the promise of creative independence.
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As I type these words from my Manila bedroom, I can see the palm leaves dancing above my head, feel the hammock embracing my body, anticipate the sand on the ground, and long for the sea at my disposal.
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Long story short: binaybay ko from Magallanes to Ayala in a mommy-I’m-lost state.
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