what's kept me sane.

One lesson everyone learns sometime or another is that you should never let one person control your happiness. Just because something doesn't work out with a certain  person doesn't mean you can't be happy. You've lived your life without them at one point, you can do it again and be just as happy with your life. Sure you shouldn't depend on one person because you have a whole support group behind you that can make you just as happy if not happier.

This semester has been a roller coaster of emotions, stress, and anxiety but despite all the craziness, i've had probably the best time of my life, in these few pictures captured just a few moments of the craziest semester of my life ♥

 after a stressful week of papers, exams, tumblers of coffee, fast food runs, sweatpants and running out the door without looking at a mirror, it was nice to finally take some time for myself and get pretty for a night out with the girls.

the girl that reminds me to keep my heels, head and standards HIGH. i love her for that<3

this, that or a little bit of both?

two different sayings that i grew up with:

"absence makes the heart grow fonder" and "out of sight, out of mind"

both similar, yet complete opposites at the same time. so, which one is correct?

i took it to the streets to answer this question...well...more like my friends opinions:

Mark S: absence makes the heart grow fonder, but thats only if the two care about each other. If it's like just a fling to one of the people, Than it's def out of sight out of mind

dee marie: I still have feelings for the kid but I guess out of sight out of mind helps
Danahsaur: Lawl. I used to believe in the opposite "absence makes the heart grow fonder"...because I think when you get used to having that person, and then suddenly you were apart, you feel like somethings missing. So the next time you see each other, the moment becomes sweeter.

Naomi: absence makes the heart grow fonder. Those comments serve different purposes though. cause if you want someone out of your life then maybe out of sight is out of mind... it all depends.

Jeff: with the absence of the other it makes the persons feeling grow stronger, and realizing that maybe he/she is needed

Wai: "The human mind is complex. Perhaps both quotes could apply. One could be trying to forget the person, but then they may want them at the same time..."

Serena: Absence makes the heart grow fonder for me! Because with absence you are without them which gives you time to realize and appreciate what you do have with them.

so apparently, with my love-struck friends, the verdict is "absence makes the heart grow fonder," now to a point I do agree with them, however I also think I could apply both quotes. It all depends on the context of the relationship I have with the person. 

ladies and gentlemen, your attention please.

Gentlemen...that word is hardly ever used anymore. Maybe because 'gentle men' is a rare find.And that whole feminist movement, gives women the power to initiate things first with guys. Sometimes it works, sometimes it gives guys the idea that they already got us in the bag. It is tough to live in the 21st century, and still want to be courted. Some people might not even know what that means, well according to dictionary.com:

court

   [kawrt, kohrt]  Show IPA

–verb (used without object)

23.

to seek another's love; woo.

24.

(of animals) to engage in certain species-specific behaviors inorder to attract individuals of the opposite sex for mating.

Now growing up in a Filipino household, my mom always told me stories about how men would flock to her, showering her with presents and attention for her hand in marriage. I know to some this might sound ridiculous, but I do believe guys still have the ability to do this still. In my opinion, guys use the 'equality' movement as an excuse to be lazy in a relationship. Of course us women will do our part in the relationship, but we want to see you do work too. We want to know how into us you really are, so we want to see how far you will go to catch our attention. How hard can it be to follow that?

Is it too much to ask to be wooed?