Starting Over Again

Island-hopping with Mama (Calatrava, May 2016).

I am starting over with my blog and my life again. It has been five months since I lost the person who had been with me even before I took my first breath in this world -- my Mama. 

The world now seems like a stranger ever since Mama passed on. It feels a lot colder now. I miss the kind of care and attention that I could only receive from Mama.

Now, I am trying to stand and walk by myself again, so to speak. I am re-learning to see the good in my daily life and to be grateful for it, despite the fact that I have already lost two of the most important people in my life.

I miss my Mama and my bro Nadz. I am holding on to their memories and to the love they have left behind. I am holding on to the love and support of the rest of my family, especially my Papa who has been making sure that I am okay while we are going through our loss. 

Above all, I praise and thank the Lord, our Creator... words are not enough to describe Your love and greatness. 

I Can Love Like This!

More than a decade has passed. Time has led me to see that fateful moment from different points of view. That single moment that introduced me to what anger, betrayal & loneliness mean has changed from something to be forgotten to something to be forgiven and, eventually, something to be celebrated. 

Love has indeed revealed a new face… something that is not only STRONG enough to withstand betrayal and FAITHFUL to forgive and to continue to love despite distance & time but also WISE enough to not let me lose sight of the more important things in life. 

I celebrate because I can love like this.

(Repost. First published on February 08, 2015. http://najmalayo.tumblr.com/post/111711634267/i-can-love-like-this )

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Love Hate Tolerate

To disagree does NOT mean to hate.
To love does NOT mean to tolerate.
But to disagree could mean to love.
And to love could mean to BE hated.

Numbers in June

I celebrate a lot of things every June. This year marks my 32nd birthday, 1st anniversary in the academe and 10th anniversary in the media industry. If there's such a thing as personal new year, it would be June 18 for me.

For these, I thank my family especially my parents, my friends and colleagues, and all the people I've met along the way. My greatest gratitude, however, belongs to the Lord almighty who never abandons me even in times when I forget about Him.

Thank you, Lord.

Odi the Schweenie

I would like to introduce to you my newest stress buster, Odi the Schweenie. Born on June 20, 2014, Odi is 13-day old in this video. Actually, this is the first time that I've learned of such breed. Actually, Odi is the first offspring of our pets Xysat of John Dexian and Bizkit, dachshund and shih tzu, respectively. So I searched about the mix online and found out that there are really breeders who raise schweenies.