Charm In Ink

The laughter during this adventure was served in great heaps and I can honestly say that for the first time in a long time I really felt happy and contented. I may have problems but it is during times like this that I realize how great my friends are especially my Brods and Sisses ♥ Yesterday was one of the most exhausting yet fun days ever, I immensely enjoyed the company of the people who were with me last Friday Night up to this Morning. Friday night was karaoke night ♥ Saturday was Divisoria Day and Katipunan Night ♥ See what an eventful weekend I had. I never would change anything it goes to show that I am very grateful to get to spend time with the people I love and cherish. This just proves that I was right when I said that it still continues to be a gift worth taking a chance for. Thank you so much for everyone who spent the weekend with me and made me laugh walking in the busy streets of Divosoria would have not been endurable without you guys. It was like a All-in-one activi...

For quite some time, I have been pushing my emotions away, I needed to or else it would not be just me who would suffer. Time and time again I tried to be that person that I needed to be, I needed to play a certain role but along with playing that role came consequences. For quite some time I have been trying to be strong to be that wall that nobody could break but as the days and moments passed I realized that I could not have the best of both worlds. I cannot please everyone but I had to at least try to reconcile differences. I always was steadfast in my belief that the path I chose is and forever will be a gift worth taking a chance for, this never changed. Amid everything that has happened in the past few months, I still do believe that it is a gift that I would repeatedly take a chance for. It is not easy and I think that it will never be easy, there will always that irrational part of me, the part that would so conveniently give up. I am now once again at the crossroads thinking ...

As I helped in today’s Freshmen Registration Assistance, I can’t help but reminisce in the journey that I have taken in the last year or so. A year or so ago, my journey started. The first time I set foot in UPLB was for my medical check-up, the second time was for my registration, the 3 rd time was when I fixed my dormitory accommodation  and `finally I came back for the official start of classes. Never did I expect that I would ever get more than I bargained for, Elbi has now become my home or at least my second home. City life has always been my life, I have been used to the hustle and bustle on the streets,  the malls and shopping centers that seem to be everywhere in the metro. Studying in UPLB has been a welcome change, not only was it a change in my surroundings but I can happily say that Elbi has changed me as a person. I know a year in the university is not that long a time, to me however, one academic year of stay already feels like I have been here f...

Society is inherently judgmental, this is something that I have learned in the short time that I have been a sociology student. The world around us could actually dictate who we are and what we should become, it indirectly affects how we act and how we perceive the world and our reality. The video made me realize how unblemished, how innocent and how fearless a child is when it comes to the harsh realities of the world, their innocent minds enable them to question reality without fear, they are able to voice out their opinions without thinking of what other people might think thus hearing a child speak out her view makes me wonder of how twisted our society is. Gender seems to be a topic that interests many; there are cries of gender equality from all over the world and even in the UPLB campus. Our society now seems to be fascinated with issues’ regarding gender and sex particularly that of equality and marriage; however these issues seem to be more on the macro level which I...

The last week of November has been very very hectic. The whole month was actually hectic but the last week was a real challenge. It was a roller coaster of emotion that had me screaming all over the place and in the wake of recent events I realized just how sentimental and possessive I could be. I know for a fact that I am possessive and that I am sentimental, the only problem was I actually didn't know just how far I could take it. I even surprised myself when I actually broke down and cried, believe me even I cannot explain my actions but maybe its rooted to the fact that I really really value the people around me or maybe I have abandonment issues well who knows, right??? December is the month of giving and although a part of me hurts with the recent turn out of events I realized that it may actually be a blessing, The wizard was actually right, when the time comes for him to live, then, I would already have someone who will be with me, A new sister in fact not just a friend...

NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING BOOKS EVER and yes you SHOULD BUY it I am a bookworm, thus my room is filled with great books from various authors, then enter the internet age when we no longer need to carry those heavy books around since there are platforms who already carry e-books and the like. It is with this in mind that I discovered Wattpad, and I will forever remember the first story that I ever read on wattpad and it was Kirsty Moseley's Nothing Left to Lose. When I first got to read the story it was a real page turner, I was actually one of the late readers since it was already completed by the time that I started, that being said I just can't imagine myself not knowing what will happen next immediately after Kirsty's well thought out cliffhangers. Anna and Ashton are in my eyes the perfect couple, their story, a bit cliche though it may be, is still one of the best love stories I've ever read. Their characters are very real an...

Back in high school, the majority knew me by my real first name "Charmane", now however I am simply known as "Charm". It maybe a simple change in the name people address me by, for me however it is so much more. The change in the name for me symbolized a reinvention of myself and sure enough I was indeed reinvented. It really surprises me how so much has changed all in a span of four months. I did not expect it to be easy and indeed it was not. It has been an interesting first semester but I would not change it for the world. Transitioning from that easy go lucky high school girl, to the now what I think is an independent and more responsible person has not been a walk in the park, it really took a lot. My first semester in UPLB was not at all easy. I still remember the overwhelming feeling I got the first time I knew that I got into UP, that however is nothing compared to the feeling I got when I first set foot into my first class. Turns out I was in for a big ...