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It's the last day of March and I finally got the chance to sit down, feel the breeze, and explore the beautiful world out there. Yes, it's summer time! I was speechless all the while, thought I won't be able to recuperate but I was wrong. It's a beautiful world and all we need is to be taken over by it, go with its flow and be thankful for the moments we feel so alive. There are times in our lives we would feel like we're dying and we can't breathe but what's wonderful is that we can realize a lot of stuff along the way. The time wasted, how to keep going and how to find the true purpose and meaning of our stay. As per my alter ego, I don't have anything to worry about by cause of I didn't hurt anybody and truly, there's nothing I could be guilty for. Holy week isn't just about vacations and having fun, we must reflect and thank the Lord above for giving us a savior who defend us throughout. I couldn't explain how happy I am. I could...

Finally got the chance to sit down and write again. Weeks went well, though kinda busy but I think it's good. There are just so many blessings to be thankful about and I must say that I'm really blessed. New awesome work, new good people around me, new everything and I feel so happy about that. *Insert astig song here* Yeaaah! Happy weekend, weekenderz! :)

Yesterday marked my last day in the Advertising company that embraced me for almost a year. Though I didn't get the chance to spend much time with everyone on my last day, I had a special moment to thank them for everything they've done. There will still be next time for all of us, guys! I can't wait to tell you new stories. New things ahead of me with a new company, and I'm excited to start walking to the new path of my career.  It could help me be successful and achieve all the things I want to accomplish. I'm looking forward for the new things about work and life itself. I love how maturity clings to me right now.  My plans about putting things in order, to enjoy my work/job, save money to put up a business and for my future husband, kids and all. I'm so excited to have those things in hand and I know that it could be achieved if I work hard for it. Others will think I'm too young for this kind of thinking, but for me, I think I'm not. Age is ...

Here, I got the chance to talk about leadership. Being a student leader way back in college, I have given the opportunity to impart my experiences and opinions about leadership. I hope, in a way, I could inspire students/people to take on the lead, do good and motivate others. So, here's to the awesomeness! ( Naks !) 1. How do you define leadership? A lot of people stereotyped leadership as something authoritative, something your subordinates must obey and be intimidated about. The real deal, it's not something you impose to anyone. It's something that comes out as it is and it's not something you boast about. Leadership is the process/way of influencing everyone - by giving them support and taking charge, by you, motivating people and freely encourage them. You inspire them as they inspire you, too. 2. You were a student leader way back in college, how did it start and what happened throughout of your term/s?  Wow! It's a long story to tell. Ok, let me star...

2013 is the year of (extra) maturity for me, which means, I'm not the same kid anymore who sits on the school bench and wonder about life, because right now: 1) I'm not a kid anymore, 2) I'm living the life already and 3) every breath I take, I take it as a mature one (Thank you for the applause!) After days of contemplation, it finally came to me what my grandparents and parents were actually saying.. that... "You go ahead, do your own thing, get married, make a family and have a wonderful life blah blah blah blah." And to tell you honestly, it never did sink in to me before because for some reason the universe won't let me take it... but now it feels okay, it feels GREAT already. I'm not that old, though; quite young for others, very young for a few, too old for toddlers' stuff toys but just enough to *mature stuff*, but hey, I'm an adult and matured. My way of thinking is kind of cool (Sige na please, I'm claiming, others said I'm fre...

This is the first Friday of the year 2013 and it's raining... You know what everyone feels when it comes to waking up early while it's raining... to go back to bed at the very least and screw all workload or activities for the whole day. Anyway, while I'm sipping a hot coffee while typing these words, I already got a text from my boss. Nothing much, not very alarming, it's just a response on my message... nothing negative just yet.

After tonight, we're on a new year. Fast-paced, right? 2012 has been kinda uncool for me yet I'm very thankful for everything that it taught me. I just couldn't believe that in a few hours a new year will be on, and right now I'm wishing that 2013 could be a great year for all of us since that we survived the hardest stuff of 2012. My life is just starting on the new phase. After studying, I started working right away and everything else followed until such time that it tested me to be stronger. 2012 had this unique way of showing challenges and solutions, you just needed to find out how it could suffice the required system for each. I was able to endure majority of those stuff, conquered it and apparently survived. I'm proud. My aunt passed away this year. It was one of those downfalls that my family had this 2012. Holidays aren't the same anymore because we aren't complete, but life still goes on and we try to grasp everything as we try to be present fo...