Bayzee is one of the first friends I made in Subic. The first time I met her, I thought to myself "this girl is just a little ball of sunshine. She probably lives a cushy life..." Little did I know that underneath all that pep was a woman of true grit. She is one of those glass-half-full types: Her life story reads like a script from some soap opera, and yet … [Read more...]
Learning and Living Vicariously through Other People's Dreams, Questions & Experiences
Adulting 117: A Letter to My Twenty Year Old Self by Pia Dysangco Villamor — Amazing Life Daily
Okay, so this post has had its due air time in my Facebook page but I also wanted to have a copy of it in my own blog just because I'm vain that way. :P Seriously, when Robert Lee of the Amazing Life Daily asked me to guest post on his blog, I was very flattered. Like I've said over and over, I have very low expectations when it comes to my blog readership. I don't even … [Read more...]
Adulting 113: On Living Happily Ever After (Part 3) – by Dondon and Margaux Atayde
In part 1, we Dondon and Margaux beat all odds to be together. In part 2, we saw Dondon and Margaux struggle to live up to their expectations of living happily ever after. It was heartbreaking to see them reach a point where they were pretty much resigned to live their lives almost separately. So how did they get out of the rut? Here’s the last part of the story: ON … [Read more...]
Adulting 112: On Living Happily Ever After (Part II)- by Dondon and Margaux Atayde
In my last post, I shared Dondon & Margaux’s telenovela-ish love story. I think everyone who has read it agree that it was a pretty epic how they serendipitously found each other again despite all the seeming obstacles. DISCLAIMER: I usually write my articles- in two-part series. But their experiences are so poignant, so relatable and so and enriching that I couldn’t … [Read more...]
Adulting 112: On Living Happily Ever After by Dondon & Margaux Atayde
I met Dondon and Margaux in this youth group called Luke 18. Our ties with each other continued way past that though. Dondon’s sister, Booboo and Margaux’s brother, Boogie are two of my best friends. Dondon was my boss for a few years and Margaux and I are currently business partners. We chose them to be our godparents for our wedding and I’m godmother to two … [Read more...]