I am at another turning point of my life. I remember being in this situation 10 yrs ago where nothing in my life ever made sense anymore. It was a difficult time but most of who I am today was a result of that experience.

I’d summarize the past 10 years as my growing up years. The time where I was brave enough to experiment and take risks. I traveled a lot and realized how much I wanted to see the world and not just my neighboring location. Where I’ve known different kinds of people (some difficult and yet most are amazing). Where I have done a lot of projects which shaped my interests. More importantly, I realized who I really wanted to be and the things I really wanted to do in my life.

I’m turning 30 this year and it feels like being fresh out of college (though I skipped that part of my life). It’s the time where I want to seriously be good at the career of my choice. Put into action the things I have learned and the skills I have acquired. Go out there and make a difference and maybe even change the world (cliche I know.. duh).

I can’t wait! I’m too excited and I’m taking that as a good sign for things to come..

As always, this has been my mantra in life..

The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams. Oprah

Thai Me Up is one of the popular restaurants in Cagayan de Oro City. Their ambience is elegant and their food is superb. Thus, I am really excited today because they have renovated the place and that they have added Filipino Cuisine to their menu.

The CDOBloggers will be there for the Grand Opening of Fil Me Up and I can’t wait to share my experience and of course blog about the food they will serve us.

Crunchy and Chewy Brownies

Last night I made some brownies because I miss the smell of sugar. Brownies are easy to make.. and I simply want them crunchy and chewy.

The 2012 CDOBloggers Officers

So today the board members and the new officers of CDOBloggers had a very productive meeting at Missy Bon Bon. I had to talk them through their position and even encouraged them to share their ideas on how they can help improve running the ORG.

For the year 2012, I have managed to redeem 2 Starbucks Planner. That’s a total of 34 fraps *pats my back*. Lol. I go to Starbucks for some ME-time every sunday but to get these planners, that’s about 4 fraps a week. I got my first planner, the Poplar, last December. I started using it and totally fell in love with it so I continued collecting more stickers for a 2nd one.

1. Be a Better Version of Myself

This year will mostly be about me and improving myself. I’m starting it off with eating healthier foods and eventually go on a diet so I can shed off some pounds. I also want to wear more dresses and sandals than the lazy jeans, shirt & slippers get-up.

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Cagayan de Oro City has been declared as in the State of Calamity. Philippine Red Cross reports 521 dead so far, 370 missing. Almost 35,000 people remained huddled in evacuation centers after the storm, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. #HELPCDO

First day of class during the Orientation we were asked about our Motivation in becoming a Pastry Chef. I of course said, I love to eat! Believe me, that motivation is enough to keep me going. I like to create something that tastes real good because I’d love to eat it too! Lol.

Seriously, I have been scouting for a good Culinary School the past few months. A professional Chef program would require 12 months to complete. Although the passion and interest to pursue this goal is rather unwavering there is still this hesitation because I have never liked going to school.So I thought about getting my feet wet first and just try and get a grasp of the Culinary World.

Mood: Content
Music: Queen – Love of My Life

Early on in life, I wanted to be a doctor. I would’ve been an awesome one if only that happened. But I don’t regret anything at all, it wasn’t meant to be. I have my dream job anyway. A job that doesn’t even feel like one. I run my own show and I make things happen.

Running a Personal Blog is like a forgotten love affair for me. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately on why I stopped writing about my life and myself and I think it was because of that time when I read all my old blog entries that I realized how much I’ve changed and grown overnight. I didn’t like my old self and I didn’t want to remember.