Finding my Muse

Prompt #1 (Outside the Window) Black. That truly is all I see. It's 10:58 in the evening. And while the window and its nothingness seems to be a void, it is not. Far from it. There, outside, a million things collide. A hundred lines converge. A trillion tears are cried. None of them are mine. …

The Accompanists: A story about love, lutu, koremetan and music

Grief is a consuming emotion. Think of it as an injury- once it happens, your body finds a way to inform you of it- thus, the pain. The worst part about grief is that there is no physical manifestation for it. It wounds the most vulnerable part of your being- your soul. It is kind …

For One Glimpse (or Two): The Pope Francis Experience (Part IV)

5.) Blind Faith and God’s love that surprises us   Taft Avenue then was a sea of people. I walked, hoping to hit Vito Cruz on foot, but I could feel the exhaustion catching up. I walked to keep myself warm because I was drenched from head to toe. I removed the cap I wore, …

For One Glimpse (or Two): The Pope Francis Experience (Part III)

4.) Faith through the Storm After witnessing the UST event through the phone radio and the big screen, People waited in anticipation for Pope Francis’ arrival at the grandstand. It was lunch time still, and we didn’t know if he was coming straight to Luneta or for the Apostolic Nunciature. Turns out, it was the …

For One Glimpse (Or Two): The Pope Francis Experience (Part II)

2.) Have Faith                    I was on a bus in philcoa with a friend’s friend at 2am the morning of the concluding mass. We spoke of the reasons why we were braving the crowd to see the Pope. We were both crowd-phobes apparently. I was more scared …

For One Glimpse (or Two): The Pope Francis Experience (Part I)

2014 was a difficult year. While it had given me the biggest highlights of my life, it too had given me the most heartbreak and the most pain. I had drifted away from the Father. I had lost a certain desire to seek him. I was aware of it, and had done nothing about it. …

Reverie: Falling in Love with Debussy

I did say that this would be a blog of things that I loved, right? And here, beyond fashion, is music. 🙂    ----- rev·er·ie /ˈrevərē/ A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream: "I slipped into reverie". Today, Google reminded me something. It reminded me that today we celebrate the life …

Floral and Feminine

Last week, our family celebrated the 3rd death anniversary of my grandmother. Mama Lor was an amazing grandmother to me, some I looked up to when it came to many things. Mama Lor was all about being dainty. She was about being very proper and classy. Things like this weren't only shown in the way …

Black and White

During these dreary rainy days, Color's all been washed down. This doesn't mean we need to lose the fashion sense in us though! No matter how much colors may wash down, Black and White still makes you look Chic and Edgy, even when you're rockin' a skirt! I've obviously been in a crazy skater skirt …

Sassy State

I got the oddest remarks during my pre-debut shot: my best friend told me then that I had really beautiful shoulders! She told me they were probably because they were quite toned because I used to swim a lot. Thankfully, even if I've gained some pounds since then, my shoulders are still really nice, which …