2017♥

2017 passed by so swiftly. A lot has happened during the year, good and bad. And now, it's already June 2018. Kalahating taon na? Wow! Time does fly. Anyway... Let me just walk you through how my 2017 was 😉 Well it hasn't really been my year. Twelve months that were full of challenges that happened over and over again. Challenges that made me question if I'm still taking the right path. 

You may just see me smiling and laughing even if I'm already worrying about my grades. I really am having a hard time in Med School. That's the truth. Even though things in school hasn't been that great, I made sure I didn't stop. Even if there were a lot of crying nights and even mornings, I did not stop. Here I am still trying to make it through Med School. Konti na lang, matatapos na din ako. So why quit now right? As I always say to myself; laban lang 💪🏼 And it's okay to cry, just to release all the stress you've been experiencing but be sure that at the end of the day you wipe all those tears, smile and continue with life. Sabi nga nila, ang problema dinadaanan lang yan, hindi tinatambayan. 🤗 I just heard that from a vlog of Bianca Gonzales. So I guess that sums up how my year in school was. It was not a smooth sailing ride but definitely a one full of lessons. 👌🏼 


I'm glad that I still got the chance to bond with my friends in med school❤️

Our favorite thing to do: eat!!

On the lighter side of things, I still got the chance to enjoy life outside Med School. I still got to go out with friends and family. I even had out of town trips with friends. That's a first. 😂 It was also last year that I had an out of the country trip with my nieces and sister which I just blogged a few months ago. Click here if you wanna read about it😉 

Random tambay with HS friends :)

Also met new friends last year.
Hi to Mic's friends hehe :))

Got to see my college friends again!

It was also last year when I got to attend a wedding of one of our kabarkada in HS. :)
Oh you know how I love weddings❤️

Lunch after mass with family is always one thing I look forward to.
Guess where's Vielle 😂

Annual HS Christmas Party :)

our motif for 2017: denim 🙂

May 2017.
Daddy's birthday celebration :)

Swimming!!

June 2017.
Zambales Trip with friends :)

December 2017.
At Mount Purro. Definitely had a relaxing overnight stay there.

It was also last year when I got to join #michelangelo in a wedding shoot.
Click here if you haven't read about it yet. And book them for your photography needs! :)

SG Trip with the girls.

Definitely had a great trip with them 😊

*Forgive me for the cheesy post ahead😂🙈 

If you remember my blog entry last year about how my 2016 was, I mentioned about someone who has been special to me. Last 2017, I already decided to say yes to be his girlfriend. That's another first. 😂 I had my first boyfriend that year and hopefully he's my last😊 He was one of the reasons how I managed to go on with my life. He was always there to encourage me. During the times that I didn't believe in myself, he was the one who did. During all the exams and reports I had to do, he was there to push me to do my best. When I needed to focus in studying, he makes sure that he doesn't disturb me. He never became a distraction but rather an inspiration. When I had to be an all-nighter he made sure I didn't fall asleep. He's my human alarm clock 😂 He made Med School bearable along with my family and friends. ❤️ That's why I always thank the Lord and St. Jude for answering my prayer through you. 😊 



Although there are moments that we wish did not happen, there are still those moments that we were glad it did. Come to think of it, it was just a balanced life. As my favorite saying goes: "Everything happens for a reason." I still believe in that. 

This 2018 I promise myself that I would be a better version of myself. Yeah, as cliché as it may sound, but I don't really tell that to myself every year. I promise to not overthink anymore and to just let things be. I won't really plan things detail by detail but I'll still keep track of things in my planner. I want 2018 to be a more spontaneous one in terms of traveling and other things. I won't dwell much on what other people think of me, of what they are saying about me because let's face it, not everyone will like me. And that's okay. As long as I'm not stepping on anybody and I'm not doing anything wrong. 😊 This year will be full of positivity and good vibes. Less drama and procrastination. Hopefully, I can be able to do all of these. Claiming that this year will be a great one!  Five months done and so far, so good 👌🏼😊 Can't wait to see how the rest of my 2018 will unfold. 🙂 

Forgive me if my 2017 blog post is six months late 😂 I was planning to blog once the results of last sem was out but then classes already started so I wasn't able to do it and now that the sem is over, I'm finally able to blog again. Yay! 😬 Another thing I wanted to do ever since is to be able to blog a lot. I'm hoping that I could do it this year. Well, yes I'll do it this year!! Hopefully I can still do it now that clerkship is about to begin. Uy, clerk na ko!! Hahaha. Still can't believe it. Will blog about my journey to clerkship once I can. And of course I'll blog about my clerkship itself. So excited and nervous!! 😁😁😁

To more blog entries! To more spontaneous trips! To more food trips! To more studying!😢😂 To living my life to the fullest!!❤️ To a great 2018!! 

Let's try to maximize every day that we have. Let's not waste our time. If we wanted to do something, let's do it. Let's not wait for tomorrow or another day. Let's treasure every second, every minute, every hour of our life❤️  Today only comes once. Our today will never be our tomorrow. Do what you have to do now. 😊

SG 2017.

Since I'm not lazy anymore, I can now blog about our trip last July. :) An out of the country trip. I was glad that I was able to squeeze in this said trip. Well I don't have much on my schedule anyway hahaha! I can say that it was a "biglaan" one again. It wasn't really planned that long, just two months I guess. Or that doesn't count as a biglaan? Hahaha anyway... I didn't really do anything much for this said trip. It was my sister and niece who planned the whole trip, from the booking to the itinerary. :) 

I was really excited for this trip even though I already went to Singapore because this time I'm with a different company. The last time I went there I was with "oldies" hehe sorry mommy. This time around I'm with my nieces who are just a little younger than me plus my older sister as well. :)

So now let me share with you our trip :)

Day 1.
We had an early flight, 7:45 if I remember it right. I liked the time of our flight 'coz we got to maximize our day. I decided to go to the airport by 5:30am, thanks to my kuya for bringing me to the airport :) We arrived at Singapore at around 1pm?

While waiting for our flight :)

lunch :)

At the airport :)

First thing we did upon arriving was to buy the EZ link card which we can use for trains and buses. We were supposed to get the tourist pass but it is only good for 3 days so we just bought the regular one. After buying, we went straight to the hotel to leave our baggages and freshen up.

The bus station just beside our hotel :)
Haha I just saw the photo bomber just now :))

First on our list to do that day was to go to Chinatown to get our tickets for the attractions we booked. 

Next stop was Bugis. This became our "favorite" place 'coz almost everyday we went there. Hahaha. We went there to buy a sim card which my niece can use for internet connection. We also had our dinner there, we had the never ending Chicken Rice :) 

Our "favorite" hahaha

This was the sim card used. :) I highly recommend buying one when you plan on going here. :)

Chicken Rice!! 

After dinner, we just walked around Bugis to get some dessert. While walking, we saw this Korean dessert house across the street and decided to give it a try. We had bingsu!! Yay :) It was really delicious.

Next thing to do: to figure out how to get back to the hotel from there. Hahaha. Good thing we have an internet connection. And the train/bus rides were actually easy to follow. So we decided to take the bus ride going back to the hotel. We went down at the wrong bus stop, just one stop ahead anyway so we just walked from there. Walking there during the night really felt safe not like here in Manila -_- So that ended the day, it was a really long one even though it's not evident in what I've stated. It's more of a walking adventure for the day. We went home at around 11 already. Our feet hurt.-_-

Day 2.
We already talked about waking up early to be able to maximize our day. After taking a bath, we all went down to have our breakfast. Breakfast buffet for the next four days, wow!! Walang diet daw muna. 😂 I really enjoyed our breakfast, well I enjoy eating in general. Hahaha!

After breakfast, our first stop was the Singapore Art Museum. From our hotel, we again rode the bus and just walked from the stop nearest to the museum.

On our way to the museum.
We really liked riding their double-decker buses :)

After going to the museum we met up with my sister and my other niece. They just arrived that day 'coz my niece still had classes the day before. Guess where we met? At Bugis 😅 We just walked around Bugis and looked for a place to have lunch. My sister saw this place and she said it was good there. We ate at Nando's for lunch :) I felt really full!! 

After lunch, we went to Haji Lane. We tried this Hokkaido ice cream puff we saw while walking along Haji Lane, it was yummy. :)

Then we went back to the hotel for some of us to change and freshen up. After, we headed to Gardens by the Bay. We went to two attractions there, the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest. I was really amazed with the Flower Dome. It was so nice!! The flowers were really nice to look at. And it was really cold inside, so cool! Hahaha.

We didn't stay too long at the Cloud Forest 'coz there were so many people, the line was already long and we were already contented with what we saw. So we just decided to go out and see the Supertree Grove. It was also great! I bet it's even better at night, with all the lights and stuff.

Next on our list for that day was the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark. Again, there were a lot of people and we had to line up for an hour I think? But it was worth it. The view from the top was breathtaking, figuratively and literally. 🤣 Well, I'm not afraid of heights but if you're the type who is, then I guess this isn't made for you. But it's good to try something new once in a while right? If I go back to Singapore next time, I would go at the SkyPark during the day. Just to have a better look at the city :)

Last thing to do for that day: have our dinner!! We had our dinner at Makansutra. We were all tired and hungry that time. Our feet hurt so bad. All we wanted to do after dinner was to go back to the hotel and rest and prepare for the next day :)

Makansutra. 

Day 3.
Again, we woke up early to get ready for today's itinerary and have our breakfast.

Breakfast before anything else :)

For that day we went to Sentosa :) Our first stop: Madame Tussauds. We enjoyed taking pictures with all the wax figures there :) They all look so real. 😱 Here are just some of our pictures. ('coz we had a LOT😂)

Then after, we went to the attraction called "Images of Singapore Live" wherein there were actors and special effects as well. It was a unique way to learn more about how Singapore started. We had no pictures there since photo taking was not allowed.

While waiting for the show to start. 

Next, we went to the Trick Eye Museum. We also had fun in there, a whole bunch of pictures were added again. :)

Then, next attraction was the Singapore Cable Car. It has two lines, one is the Mount Faber Line and the other one is the Sentosa Line. We had a great view from above. I enjoyed our cable car ride :)

Our view from the top.

Next thing we did was to go to some shopping centers. They went shopping, not me hahaha. *kuripot mode* We went to Queensway Shopping Centre and to Mustafa Centre which is a 24-hour shopping mall. After all the walking and shopping(?), we went back to the hotel to eat the chicken and fries we bought at a store just outside Mustafa Centre. :)) It was another long day, tiring but fun. 😊
End of day 3.

Day 4. 
Again and again, we woke up early for today's adventure. This day was reserved for Universal Studios. :) We weren't able to ride a lot of attractions 'coz of the long lines. I guess that's one thing you should expect in theme parks. Even if it's a weekday, long lines will never be gone.Waiting in line took most of our time there but nonetheless, we had fun. :)

We just had to take a photo here. You know how I love minions 💓

Picture taking just to kill time. 

never ending line 😅

Yeah, we're tired 😑😅

the clouds 😍😍😍

The obligatory shot 😊

When we were already tired from all the rides and lining up we did, we decided to go to Central Perk. This was on top of our list since Day 1 'coz we're all HUGE Friends fans. Good thing that we were able to squeeze it in to our day. Yay!! :)) We then had our coffee and dinner there.

The food's great!

Look at their menu, so cool :))

The famous couch at Central Perk.
💓💓💓

We were literally smiling during our whole stay there. By the way, Friends was being shown there. So we got to reminisce and talk about some of the episodes being shown. It was definitely a great place to hangout for Friends fans like us hehe 😊😉

And after, we went to Merlion Park. Our Singapore trip won't be complete without seeing the Merlion right? We actually got lost while trying to get there from Central Perk hahaha. But we made it! Yay for us haha. That time it was only the four of us left, my sister and other niece already went home 'coz my niece had classes the next day. Too bad she wasn't able to come to Central Perk with us. :(

Another obligatory shot in SG 😊

Again, at the end of this day our feet hurt! We deserve a foot massage hahaha :))
From Merlion Park, we again tried to figure out how to get back to the hotel. It involved a lot of walking again. And yes, we made it to the hotel! Time to rest. :)

Day 5.
Our last day in Singapore. :( Bitin. Well, come to think of it I guess five days in Singapore would be enough. We were able to do a lot for the past four days already right? So yeah, it was enough haha! For our last day, we also woke up early for breakfast and for us to be able to line up early to buy Irvin's Salted Egg Potato Chips and Fish Skin. We've been hearing a lot about it so we decided to give it a try, to see what the fuzz is all about. And yes, it's good but not something I could eat continuously. It still has an "umay" factor, for me. After buying, we went back to the hotel to fix our things then we went straight to the airport. We just decided to spend our afternoon there since a lot can already be done inside the airport. Our flight back home was at 7pm. So we really did spend a LOT of our time in the airport. :)

Just chillin' while waiting for our flight :) 

lol. too bright 😅

'Till next time Singapore. We had a blast! 💗

It was a great trip indeed. Everything was great since Day 1 and I couldn't have had any better company. Now I miss Singapore -_- :)) Where's our next destination girls? Hahaha. To more trips together! :)



Yay! Thanks for taking the time to read this loooooong blog post of mine. Have a great day guys!💜