I Got My First DSLR Camera!

Following the advice of my photography-loving boyfriend Ange, I decided to get a Nikon D5300 camera and an AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G lens! I’ve been using a Canon EOS M3, a mirrorless camera,…

How to Respond to Comments About Your Weight

I am no stranger to comments like “Uy tumaba ka! (Oh, you gained weight!)“ from relatives and friends. As many of you know, I had successfully shed around 40 lbs last…

Don’t Keep Waiting to Go to the Gym

It’s the Fall semester of my junior year and I have vowed to yet again work on my weight loss. Just to fill you in on what you’ve missed in…

How I Handle Situations That Make Me Nervous

People have accurately described me as many things over the years – future-oriented, a bit of a showoff, and bad with maps. I find that one of the most inaccurate…

The Most Important Things I Learned at 20

It’s commonly said that we learn the most significant lessons in the lowest and most difficult points of our lives. My life as a twenty-year-old was not the smoothest. In…

The Upside of Long-Distance Relationships

There is no shortage of articles about the downsides of long-distance relationships (LDRs). To be fair, this is totally understandable. I don’t have much “typical” relationship experience, but based on what…

My Thoughts On Sophie Kinsella’s ‘Surprise Me’

Surprise Me is about a couple who find out they’re likely to live past 100 years old. This causes some panic (healthy people problems?) and the two decide to give…