Hi there. It’s currently 10am on a Friday. I’m just taking a quick break from my work. How you all been doing? Me? I’m doing better, really. Even though I did not pass my road test the other day, it’s not something worth to be stressed about. I’ve been busy though. Later after work, I will start packing my batch 2 items to be picked up on Sunday. I’ve been actually feeling not bad, you know? I just realized it now. A year ago, I didn’t have any inkling of what my life’s gonna be after graduation. Not to say that I have it now because I still don’t, trust me. But I mean, I’m less scared than I was a year ago. That counts for something, right? I can say I’ve grown a lot over the past two years and even more after I graduated. Having the pressure of being an adult will certainly give you all the life lessons you need to grow.

I realize some people might describe my life as boring and uneventful. Not to me though, it’s not. If I could extend my body’s battery for a day, I would. But I only have 12-15 hours a day to do the stuff I need to and that’s not even enough on some days.

Let’s not forget the fact that it’s Friday today! And nothing could go wrong on any Friday. Hihi.

Well, well. Have a great weekend folks!

-gee

dear no one,

It’s past 9 pm now. It used to be my bedtime but not anymore. For today, I decided to settle to bed a little early than my usual and write about how my day went. I had a busy day and worked overtime because I’m preparing for the company year-end. On my way home, I stopped by at a grocery store to buy sweet potatoes, an instant coffee, and a bag of oranges. I have never bought an instant coffee for myself! Does this mean I’m officially an adult? Man, I tell ya I drink coffee every day now. I’m starting to feel it’s something I have to drink in the morning before my day officially starts and probably the reason why I sleep late these days.

I don’t know what to say more about my day. It feels good to share a little of how my day went though. Just to give you a little warning that my thoughts are running wild and I’ll be talking some random stuff from hereon.

I wish nights were longer. It’s just full of hope, sadness, chillness and just really so much time to think things through. I cannot wait to spend my nights with the people I love. I can’t wait to make new memories with the dearest people in my life. Being thousand miles away from them make me appreciate every little effort they make to stay in touch.

I miss you all. Don’t worry, I’m doing the best I can here. I’ll see you very soon and when I do, I’ll make sure to never waste a second with you.

be awesome,

g

hello,

I just paid my monthly rent to my landlord the other day, which means it’s been a month since I started another chapter of my life. Lately, life has been hard a bit. Now that I’m paying a hefty amount of rent, it’s been quite a struggle when it comes to budgeting my expenses and savings. I feel like this is how it’s gonna go for the rest of my life. Work and save, I mean. It’s not like I wanna work and just play all the time, that’s not it. I’m pretty sure I’m done enjoying spending my money on some temporary happiness and useless things. I’ve been through that already. I’ve enjoyed my life accordingly. I can say that because I don’t feel like I regret anything, or missed some enjoyment in life that I should’ve experienced. This time, I want to be able to find the thing that makes me at peace. I believe happiness is not a constant thing in this world, that it’s just as quick to be taken away from a person if something ugly happens. But peace, on the other hand, it’s like it secretes this calm smart way of dealing with things from any kind of emotion a person can get. Nevertheless, I’m on a quest for that right now.

On a lighter note, work is getting interesting and busier. I have tons of paperwork piled up. I know I can do it. Also, I’ve been drinking coffee almost every day! I can’t help it now, it’s like my brain won’t function well for the day if I don’t get a sip. And it doesn’t help that it’s free in my work.

Also, last week was my last weekly YT vlogs. Right now, I’m in the middle of preparing another information video. I haven’t done that in a long time. So if there’s any topic you want me to discuss, do let me know by leaving a comment down below. It’s easier to keep track of that way than messaging me online.

Thanks for reaching this far in my post. I’m gonna go back to my day and do my best to have a productive day as I’m starting to get really sleepy in my position in bed now. I love you all.

ja ne,
gure 🍵

Hey guys, how long has it been?! A lot has happened since the last time I blog. Not sure if I’ve mentioned that I’m finally done with school, but I think I might have mentioned that already. My work from home setup has stopped two months ago. It’s been back to normal here in BC for a couple of months now, that’s why WFM kind of no longer makes sense in my position.

I’ve also moved out of my old place. I didn’t think it was gonna happen until later this year or even early next year, but it did. It was the most stressful week for me that has happened after graduating. I like the new place I’m staying at. I have a spacious room that I am renting. Of course, I still can’t afford to pay for my own place. Real estate here in Vancouver is crazy high. But the best thing is I’m not cooking my food anymore! I’m finally eating properly—maybe even more than necessary. It’s kinda a homestay, so food is being prepared for us. I no longer have to stress about what to cook after a long day of work. One of the great things as well is that I’m now only a 20-minute walk away from my workplace, which saves me a lot for my fare. And I can just easily allocate that to my rent expense.

All things considered, I’m very satisfied and contented with how things are doing regarding my wellbeing. I could always wish for a much comfortable way of living, but that’s not going to help me grow as a person. I’m still adjusting from being a part-time employee to a full-time one. It’s amazing how time flies so fast. Now, I wake up every day and do the same thing all over again. When I was still studying, things were a bit unpredictable. However, I would still choose where I am right now. I like moving forward, even though sometimes, all I do is rant about how things are hard in life. It’s how I cope up, I guess. At the end of the day, I always end it with me being grateful for everything that I have. I always think that I’m in a much better place than before no matter how things are hard. But of course, this is also because I have a great support system in my life.

Hopefully, you guys are hanging in there. I know it’s a tough time. I would just like to say that being sad, unproductive, angry, and all kinds of negative energy and feelings are okay to be felt right now. But also, it doesn’t mean that we can live in that state for too long. There is always someone and something that could uplift us from whatever we’re feeling. We just gotta be open-minded and ready for it to change us. Remember that at this time, people need each other, so don’t be a stranger to anyone especially at this time of crisis.

Love lots and wear your mask,
Gee

Hey self,

You just turned 25! It’s just past midnight, so you still have a long day to celebrate your birthday. 🙂 You be happy and grateful, okay?

Love,

Glaire

Happy Monday Everyone!

 

Here I am, trying to get a great start off of my week. I woke up a bit late today, but actually, I don’t think it is that late considering I almost always sleep super late nowadays. But as soon as I wake up, I decided I wanted to start my day exercising. So I did. Afterward, I felt like I was gonna pass out so I prepared myself some breakfast. And now, I’m just sitting at my study table/work table/dining table/sleeping table.

I made a list last night of the things that I’m supposed to do this week. Although it’s still a little bit all over the place, at least I have something to cross off this week. So for today, I’m supposed to start work SERIOUSLY. But as you can see, it’s already past lunchtime, and all I’ve accomplished so far is exercising. But I don’t want any negativity this day, so I’m just gonna think of this as kinda prepping my day for something productive to happen.

Aside from working in a serious mode today, I am also planning on going out probably later this afternoon or tomorrow to pick up my package from UPS. I have no idea what it is, but I’m always excited to receive packages. It’s been so long that I’ve been cooped up inside my room, so excessive online shopping was bound to happen. I’d like to make a video about my quarantine online shopping haul, so I’m just kinda waiting for everything to arrive.

Now, this post is going nowhere important, but thank you for reaching this far. If you have seen my recent video regarding ‘a look at my virtual class’, I have mentioned that I am almost done with my school. And you guys know that I always announce everything firsthand in this blog rather than my any social media, so yes…

I finally graduated from a 2-year program at Langara College. It was such a freakin roller coaster show. Honestly, it was the second toughest of all the toughest experiences that I’ve had in my entire life. But right after I graduated, I was like, ‘so that’s it?’. Now I just wake up and think about nothing else and it feels so liberating knowing that I’ve passed every single one of those subjects that made me cry at night. I feel so proud of myself for making it through without failing a subject. And even if I did and I still made it through graduation this year, I’d still feel equally proud. Of course, I’m pretty sure lots and lots of you guys, from my blog readers to my YouTube subscribers, prayed and hoped for me to be able to make it, so a BIG THANKS TO YOU. You guys have been so supportive to me. I know I have shared a lot of my journeys with you, but you guys made it memorable for me as well. I came across a lot of opportunities and friends because of my YouTube channel. And those gave me such unique experiences and lessons that I never thought was possible for me.

My journey does not stop here, it is only another beginning of something better. So I hope that you’ll continue to be there with me through this blog and my social media. I’m in the middle of processing my work permit. In the meantime, I am working on WFH. But considering how things are getting back to normal in BC, I might start working on the office at the end of June 2020.

If you guys haven’t checked out my Instagram, please follow me as I’m mostly active on that platform. I’ll see you guys soon. Hopefully, we get to meet in person. And I’m considering sending out mail to each one of you(that is if you’re willing to share your address 😉), so do let me know in my email or IG.

 

Again, as always, you guys are awesome! I LOVE YOU!

 

xoxo,

Glaire

 

I miss vlogging, honestly. But I’m just dying out here tryna juggle my studies and work. Work is not a major problem, but there’s too much school stuff and my courses this term are freaking hard. I mean not the course probably but my professors are making it so complicated, I swear if we had different instructors, I wouldn’t bleed this much. I can’t even find the time to want to film. I feel so guilty even touching my camera when I could’ve been reviewing. Everything just sucks right now. I wanna get back to editing already. If there were even times that I seem to be having fun on social media, I swear those were the only times I was free. I just finished one bloody midterm and right after we’ve been bombarded with presentations and reports already. So close to having a good night’s sleep. I find myself sighing all the time, I’m starting to think whether it’s just the stress or my lungs are starting to fail. I cried myself to sleep last night even. I didn’t even plan it. I just couldn’t take it. It felt good though right after I cried. It was loud. It was messy. Lights were off and I just let it all out and I could imagine an ugly crybaby while I was in the middle of bawling and the image was kinda funny so it made me calm down a bit after. Today is another day, another day about to end and I decided to finally write something about it. What more can I say? This is life. I know it doesn’t end here. I’m not gonna study for my whole life. All I’m saying is fuck this I’m so tired. I wanna quit, but I’m so close to the end line I can almost see its shadow lurking. Konti nalang please.

Just got back from the Philippines yesterday around 5pm. I was home around 8pm and started unpacking my stuff. I slept around 11pm and woke up 6:30am. And here I am at the moment on the way to my work at Vancouver. I feel sad. It finally hit me I miss my family. I get so teary eyed thinking about them.

This is why I didn’t want to go home in the first place. I know I’ll be feeling this way once I came back. It’s gonna be a hell of sad weeks for me. Although, I don’t regret going home. I’d do it all over again even if I know I’ll be feeling miserable afterwards. They’re worth it.

Looking on the brighter side, this motivates me to do better in Canada. The longing feeling always gets better. Remember that. It doesn’t go away but it sucks less in time.

*tears building up my eyes*

*tries to hold it*

*couldn’t hold it any longer*

*doesn’t give a damn I’m in a bus and cries*

*forgot to bring tissue*

*stops writing just cause it’s too much*

Two hours ago, my school’s term 5 officially ended. I just had a dreadful 3 hour finals on Statistics. This past two weeks, I barely had enough sleep because of finals and work. Even though I so badly need a sleep right now, I just wanted to drop by and write down this moment. And of course, my blog always get the dibs on any new information in my life. Since we’re talking about information now, tomorrow I’m off to the PHILIPPINES. Omg, I’m excited. But honestly, it still hasn’t sunk in yet that I’ll be going home tomorrow for the holidays. My life, oh my life has just been very busy. Tomorrow—I mean later—I’m going to work and try to finish all the stuff I can since I will be gone for a couple of days. Then, I’m gonna pack. OMG, I haven’t done that yet. Somebody help.

So that’s just about it, term 5 you’re done. Next one is the last one! Bring it on baby. Gosh, I feel nauseous. I need sleep!

Why hello there! It is a Sunday evening and I’m writing again to no one. Actually, it’s almost midnight. Ten hours before my class starts, to be exact. I guess I need to go to sleep now? Maybe after this…

So what’s new? Well, I just noticed I haven’t started editing for another YouTube video. I usually hear this screeching voice in my head saying I need to start working on another video when a week has passed after my last edit. But it’s been a month since my last upload and still nada. I am so on fire! Ha? I’m not making any sense right now.

But let me say this, I know life does not stop for anyone. But at some point in our life, it can feel like we’re at a pause or something. I guess I was on that pause phase for a while where I had to re-evaluate some important decisions in my life. It’s good once in a while to just stop and think twice about where you are in your life. 

Right now though, I’m feeling quite better. Thank you for the people around me, especially my mom who just openly listened to my doubts in life and afterward gave me life lessons and advice. That never gets old. I can never get enough of those advice from her. 

I want to say a lot of things right now…mostly about life lessons and realization. But maybe that’s for another whole new post next time. In fact, I have a lot of kwento to share. It’s crazy. I still believe everything happens for a reason and I mean it. I know we make our own fate and whatnot. But maktub, right? No matter how we think we make our own faith, when you think about maktub, everything is just thrown out the window. Okay, don’t tell me you don’t know what maktub is. Hello, The Alchemist, anyone? It means it is written. So whatever it is you think you’re doing dodging fate like that, it really how it was supposed to happen. 

You know some of these days, I would like to be able to talk in front of anyone and talk about life. Hahahaha. I don’t know! It seems like it would be really fun sharing my perspective in life and not just that but also hearing other people’s experiences. Man, this post is getting out of hand. I should stop and get my daily dose of sleep. 

I love you all. 

Glaire

There are things I’ve tried so hard to forget in the past and moved on from that are starting to knock on my door again. And here I am welcoming them with open arms. It’s not the best choice I have right now, but it’ll do for now. It’s not the best way to deal with what I’m going through, but it helps me survive the day.

My routine is becoming all too familiar once again. It’s funny when you’re in the right state of mind, some things are just so unacceptable to you. But when you’re not, you don’t even blink twice to do it.

Oh well, life.

g

I bet you sang a little when you read the title. Unless of course, you don’t know Alanis Morissette’s hit music Ironic?! The chorus goes on like “It’s like rain on your wedding day…” which is something that happens to me except it’s not my wedding day, but it’s just an ordinary day…

Today’s weather forecast was a full day rain. I lost my umbrella the other week, so I had no choice but to walk in the rain a few blocks from the station to the school. I swear I was the only one brave enough to walk in the rain without some cover. 🤷🏼‍♀️ After class, I was supposed to stay at the library for a few more hours to study for my Stat midterm, but I just wasn’t really in the mood to study for anything. I skipped that supposed study session and bravely faced another few blocks of walking in the rain to the station. I’m no Elsa but the cold and rain couldn’t bother me in any way. There was a long queue for the bus way home but good thing I was lined in front, so I still had the chance to be seated at a window seat. I just stared outside the window the entire trip thinking about things. I could never see past my window because it’s so foggy and rain won’t stop pouring outside. I couldn’t care about the view outside when my head was so full of thoughts. I guess I was too busy thinking that I missed my stop. I swear it never happened to me before. I could fell asleep in the middle of the trip but still wake up two or three stops before my stop. But this time on the bus earlier, I think I just heard my street name so faint that it took my brain to register for about 5 seconds to realize that oh shite that’s my stop. But I was too late and the bus already zoomed past my stop and I just realized like fuck I was gonna walk for blocks while raining. I was not ready for this haha. I’ve been here for almost two years and never have I ever missed my stop and when I did it’s pouring like hell. Great. I stepped out of the bus and gather my self like how the fuck am I gonna survive. I stopped in the middle of the crosswalk, took out my coat in the middle of the rain and made sure my backpack was sheltered inside my coat. I walked for what feels like an eternity. I couldn’t run. Running would do no good and I couldn’t risk slipping lol. Fuck this life was what I thought while I was walking in the rain. Isn’t it fucking ironic that it had to happen today? Is there some kind of message over this? 

I just thought maybe it’s a wake-up call to finally buy a fucking umbrella lol and finally move on to one that I lost. I did look for another umbrella the other day, but then I thought maybe I could still survive without a new one. But alas, not after this incident for sure. I guess it’s time to finally let go of whatever sentiment the lost umbrella holds and just buy a new one. 

Yeah, I’ll do that. Tomorrow, okay? ‘Cause I’m fucking tired now.

Goodnight, 

Glaire