Going vegan

                                           

Considering going vegan!! I'm like 80% sure that I want to! But...where do I start? How do I start? I badly want to do that. But I guess I might have to change my habits first. Like...waking up late? Haha because I guess going vegan means cooking your own food so it's fresh and all natural, I might have to wake up earlier than usual to prepare? I guess so. Hahaha but I'm slowly starting to eat more vegetables now though I have not eaten any fruits until now...wait, we have green apples here :)) So tell me vegan friends, how do I start the vegan lifestyle? Any easy recipes? With ingredients that can be found here in the Philippines please hahaha thanks!

SHAVED!

Aaaaah! Feels good! I feel good to finally let go of my top burden since high school! My damaged hair due to straightening chemicals! I used to hate my curly and buhaghag (what's the english equivalent of this word lol) hair back then, and so, I would always go to the salon every 6 months to get my hair straightened until one day, it got so dry, damaged, frizzy, and, uhm, disgusting. lol I got so insecure that I opted to the ponytail trend everyday and would just let my hair down before going to bed and make sure that I do first thing in the morning is to bun my hair and make sure that no one would see me with my disgusting damaged hair :( Then, I learned about Alopecia. I have known this before through TV interviews I have seen with women having Alopecia. I have always wondered how it feels like. Seeing your hair slowly drifting away from you and not knowing when it would grow back or will it ever grow back? I felt like I have to do something. I need to do something. I thought that shaving my head is the answer! It's a win-win situation though! I get to get rid of this hair and I get to help for #AlopeciaAwareness too! And so I did! And I have never felt more brave! I have never felt more alive and weightless! Haha!

LEARNING:

Alopecia is a type of hair loss that damages not only the head, but also the emotions of both men and women who suffer from this hair loss. It affects their self-esteem and their perception about life. But hey, we are all still beautiful. With or without the hair! Smiling and acceptance is the key! :) Love you all!!

#AlopeciaAwareness

FUTURE WEDDING VOW (to be edited in the near future lol)

My dearest __________,


First of all, congratulations to the both of us. (lol)  I may not know all the things that you have been through to get to this day, but I want you to know that I have been through something too before I even met you. And I must say you are worth it and you will always be worth it. There have been a time when I almost gave up on the idea of falling in-love again and getting married and having a family because I thought men were just all the same. BUT the idea of you even though I don't know who you were back then, gave me hope. God reminded me that my Boaz is patiently waiting for me and if I were to give up back then, I would not have met my poging-poging Boaz! :) We both waited for each other and with that, I want to congratulate the both of us, yey!

Second, thank you. Thank you for saving me from the questions of people around me that goes "tomboy ka ba?" kasi nga, ang tagal kong walang boyfriend! You have saved me!! (lol) And syempre, thank you for saving me from my own thoughts na hindi na ako magkaka-asawa, na wala nang magmamahal sa akin, na wala nang magkaka-gusto sa akin. Thank you for giving me this chance to love and to be loved, but this time the true kind of love, the God kind of love. Thank you for accepting me - my flaws; my opinions; my passion; my mood swings; my paglalambing; my weirdness; my humor (na minsan di mo ma-gets kasi ako rin di ko ma-gets hahaha); and syempre thank you for accepting my family and friends. Thank you for waiting for the right time, for the right person, for this moment. Also, thank you for bringing me closer to God.

Third, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I took so long. I'm sorry I wasn't there when I should have been. I'm sorry for taking care of myself first before finally presenting myself to you. Worth it naman diba? Haha!

As your wife-to-be, minutes from now, I promise to choose and love you every day. I will forever choose us, choose you, choose love. I promise to trust you, to take care of you, and be the wife God desires me to be, every day.

______, I love you. I prayed for you, I prayed for this and I will continue to do so. You were more than what I had hoped for. You are the answer to my prayers. I love you.