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“Care less, you‘ll be less stressed.”

— Unknown (via quotemadness)

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The moment you finally feel confident in knowing that you have always been, and will always be, enough is when other people will start seeing it too.

Dane Thomas (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

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"'People said... that I should relax,' she said barely audibly. 'And I guess I can only relax when you're around...'

That... that was a whole lot better than I love you..."

--Ariesa Domingo, Control the Game (Game Series #4)

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Here's my cup of coffee, and here's my favorite Game Series couple. 🌻🌻🌻 Also, those magnetic bookmarks are freaking cute. Hahaha! I' ve got the entire BGY couples on my desk. ❤️

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I’m @/shereadsalatte__ on instagram! I’ll post pictures of books and some school-related stuff soon! 

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whisperingchapters

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cred

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Tuwing iniisip ko na baka 7-8 years pa akong maga-aral, parang sinasabi ko wag nalang. Na tapusin ko na masters ko tapos tigil na kasi masyadong matagal. Pero alam mo yung masakit. Nakakaiyak. Kasi gusto ko eh. Gustong gusto ko. Hindi ko lang pwedeng idiretso kasi my career growth comes with the title. Ganon naman sa Academe. At kailangan ko ng stable job kasi alangan namang magpapaka-scholar pa ako ng mga magulang ko? May stable job naman ako. I am actually practicing my profession. Nagagamit ko na lisensya ko, finally. Pero kailangan kong matapos yung MBA ko para umakyat sa ladder. Kung pwede ko lang diretsohin edi sana nag enroll na ako nung 2019 pa lang. Kaya lang hindi pwede eh. Kasi ako yung magpapaaral sa sarili ko, ayokong ipashoulder kila mama dahil lang nagmamadali akong matapos.

Iniisip ko yung nasayang na tatlong taon. Actually di naman talaga siya sayang, it is something that I really can't control. Pero alam mo yon... patapos ko na sana MBA ko ngayong taon, mage-enroll na sana ako sa Law School next Academic year. Pero ang nangyari next year ko pa lang masisimulan yung MBA ko... Pero sabi nila trust the process diba?

Sabi mo lagi redirection lahat ng rejections na nangyari. Pagkatapos ng MBA ko, saka ako mkakapag-enroll sa JD. Pero the journey will be worth it. I know it will be. Bakit? Kasi I know I want it. I want the title. I want to become a lawyer. It is THE DREAM. I want to claim the dot. Madaling sukuan para sakin ang isang bagay na di ko talaga gusto, madali ko lang siyang bitawan. Kung di ko talaga to gusto edi sana di kuntento na ako. Binitawan ko na dapat to nung di ako nakapagenroll 3 years ago. Pero after 8 years eto parin ang gusto ko. Parte parin siya ng plano ko. So I'll be damned if I won't go for it.

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sometimes, i choose my next read.

most times,

it chooses me.

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how about a midnight car ride ? yes or yes

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the smell of old books

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Say Hi! to this shiba inu plushie! I'm going to name this chootie "fluff" courtesy of my adorable niece. I'm rereading The Ghostwriter by @alessandratorre4, my favorite 2018 read. If you’re interested, here’s the synopsis:

Four years ago, I lied. I stood in front of the police, my friends and family, and made up a story, my best one yet. And all of them believed me. I wasn't surprised. Telling stories is what made me famous. Fifteen bestsellers. Millions of fans. Fame and fortune. Now, I have one last story to write. It'll be my best one yet, with a jaw-dropping twist that will leave them stunned and gasping for breath. They say that sticks and stones will break your bones, but this story? It will be the one that kills me. This book is not a romance. It is contemporary fiction, but very suspenseful in nature. It is about a famous romance author and a dark secret she keeps.

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Instagram: thenovelacademy

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“And as hard as this choice is, we break the pattern before the pattern breaks us.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Ends with Us

I remember when this book got published in 2016, I visit our local bookstore everyday so that I can buy my own copy. If my memory serves me right, I went there after my shift for 10 consecutive days until I finally got a book. I should have known that it was the universe’s way of telling me not to read it because it will break me.

This book is really painful. I cried because I was hurt and I was so mad because "domestic violence" or "intimate partner violence" happen in real life. DV is not something that we should romanticize or tolerate. Lily is one of the strongest characters and I can't thank Colleen Hoover enough for sharing Lily's story to us.

@colleenhoover, thank you for this book. It’s been (almost) 6 years since IEWU got published, and I’ve probably reread it several times but it still feels like it’s the first time.  I missed your book signing when you visited the Philippines, I hope you’d come back here.

To the future readers out there: Naked truth? Do not romanticize this book. If you are going to read, please read the author's note after, you'll understand why it was written.

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Hehehe. Ang gwapo ni Kim Beom. 😭❤️

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TALE OF THE NINE TAILED (2020)