Wednesdate!

Because of my complicated work schedule, I only get Wednesday nights free. It's kind of a drag going back and forth from Cavite to Manila every time but last night was totally worth it! Went on a date with my 2 male best buds of all time!

We had dinner at Bellini's in Cubao Expo where I will always love the ambience apart from the authenticity of their Italian food!

Quatro Formaggi!

Pesto!

Meatball Spaghetti!

I love how wherever I looked, there was always something to get my attention...like the ceiling for instance!

Looking forward to more of this! To more mature dinner with friends! CHAR!

What Barney Stinson?

Then we had ice cream which I didn't bother to take pictures of anymore and met up with my sister and capped the night off with coffee at CBTL.

I'm hoping this will become a more regular thing, Wednesdates I mean. Since I don't get to see my friends often and am quite literally far away most of the time, Wednesdays could possibly become my new favorite day!

Maybe In Another Universe, I Deserve You « Thought Catalog

Maybe In Another Universe, I Deserve You « Thought Catalog

LUMOS

Light. I’m a person who is attracted to light, to happy, to good. Who isn’t? But about a year ago, I lost my father and it felt like everything had shut down. I lost one of the brightest lights of my life and I almost drowned in the darkness. But like Dumbledore said, “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light.” Last year was rough but looking back, I realized how many wonderful people there are in my life and how many wonderful moments I can look forward to with them no matter what. No matter how dark it gets, there will always be light but it’s up to us to let it in. I’m still processing the loss of my Dad, I’m still grieving. But now I know that I will never lose him, not really..because when you love someone, he becomes part of you. This tattoo is a reminder that my Dad will always be a part of me, of who I was, who I am and who I will become. He will always pull me out of the dark. Whenever I remember my Dad, I remember being my happiest and I will always be grateful for these memories. I am who I am because of him. Daddy, I love you and you will always be my light.

(A couple of self-portraits I took by putting Schmidt beside the bedside lamp. Haha. I'm so happy with my tattoo. I'm happy that one of my best friends, Ruth, and I got tattoos together while my other best friend, Ely got her bellybutton pierced in Boracay. This is turning out to be quite an unforgettable summer! Expect more posts on Boracay later :D)

Black Bird

I never thought I would be saying goodbye to a loved one for quite a while..at least not after I just lost my father. But alas, life is full of surprises and you can't ever really tell what will happen next. Nothing is certain and of that I am, well..certain. But you know what I've learned this past helluva year? It's that we are actually stronger than we think. I wouldn't have imagined going on my life without my dad, but here I am. And my Dad is never really gone. And now he'll be with Papa Jun, my mom's younger brother, probably watching over us all with love. I always believed in guardian angels and now there's a squadron out there looking out for me.

Anyway, Black Bird by The Beatles has always been my theme song for saying goodbye..so, yeah. Here are some of the photos I took during the funeral. 

Here's Mommy and her natural smile..been teaching her how to do that. Isn't she lovely? She always told me that when I was young, I'd deny it when people said I looked like her. I was a fool. Hehe. I really admire her. She's the strongest person I know and Ate and I are so lucky to have her! Love you, Mom!

Skyping with Daddy Benny. It's amazing what technology can do when used for the good.

Agit.

Ate likes touching her hair.

 I just do!

Pretty sisters! No, they are not twins. The Fajardo DNA is just really strong!

Kanino pa ba naman kasi magmamana? My beautiful Lola Mommy. I love her so! I love it when she's malambing with me. That's probably where I got my charm! CHOS!

 Candles..

Tradition. They scattered the petals on the road we took to the cemetery. It was a looooong drive.

There's something heartbreaking about chains.. 

We let go of balloons but we'll hold on to you, Papa Jun.

She has already said goodbye to two of her children. Her strength as a mother is inspiring.

You were only waiting for this moment to arise...

City Lights

(Took these from the Prince David roof deck where we had our PMSA Turnover Party. I will really miss Katipunan :( I don't ever wanna leave.)

Here in these deep city lights

Girl could get lost tonight

I'm finding every reason to be gone

Nothing here to hold on to

Could I hold on to you?

On sappiness and happy endings..

Because I haven't seen this face in what seems like forever. It's sort of obligatory for me to put his annoying face here. Haha! I missed you, Jaime! Welcome back!

I feel really lucky that I was able to meet people in college that I'm sure I will be friends with until we're all aged and grey. Elysa's one of them!

Being the resident 3rd wheel that I am. I will always be rooting for this couple though! Elysa <3 Migo

Kiara, Ruth and Jaime (being all creepy looking). It was so fun being with them these 4 years! It was fun being with them at the Research Conference where some of my closest college buddies were nominated as finalists for Best Thesis!

Brick-breaker and Fruit Ninja. Nice going you guys! =))

Jaime's Pasalubong! He brought us different flavored KitKats! I only got to taste this Wasabi one..I thought it was weird at first but it was actually really good. I wanted to taste the other flavors too, got a bite of the Cherry Blossom one, but then I got shy and well..sweets make me thirsty and I was too lazy to stand up and get water. Thanks for this, Jaime!

The 3 very desrving Best Thesis winners with their adviser and Dr. Teh! We all got teary-eyed because they really weren't expecting anything, you could see it in their faces when their names were announced. So humble and unassuming, these 3 have come a long way from our first year days..we all have. Hay! Y1 represent!!!

Y1!!! So very proud to be part of this block! Will miss every single one of you, crazies!

KREM!!! Wouldn't know where I'd be now if not for these 3 very awesome girls!

Psych 2012! A group of very genuine and seriously gifted individuals :) Nice to have crossed paths with you all!

 And I also kind of said goodbye to the PMSA EB 2011-2012 yesterday at the Turnover! I will really miss all of these dedicated people. It has been really fun working with you!

It hasn't sunk in yet but the end is slowly dawning on me. I know that nostalgia will hit me soon enough. "We're all right where we're supposed to be." and for the past four years, despite the challenges, I have always been home in the Ateneo and I have always been family with everyone I met here. Cheers to us! Batch 2012's gonna rock the world!!!