Miyerkules, Abril 23, 2014
News bit: Olonggapo Bus Incident on Day 2
LTRFB plans to file a preventive suspension order against 42 buses of the Victory Liner due to the recent Olonggapo incident.
A bus from that company fell from a cliff where one died and ten other people were injured. According to investigations, the break worked but the driver lost control of the vehicle when an elder crossed the rode. The driver, Allan Bustos, was charged of reckless imprudence resulting to homicide. Meanwhile, the company promised to pay for the expenses of all the victims.(Source: Umagang kay Ganda's broadcast, April 23)
On my femininity, Ol' McDonald and my blog name
"Pollenpiggy"
When I was younger, I was a chubby girl. Then, it was a good thing because having extra pinch-able cheeks scored points from the lolos and lolas. My flabby tummy, for some reason, made other people like me. Plus, being chubby was equated to being cute so there was no problem with that.But then I had to grow up and I had to learn that thin is beautiful and beautiful is powerful. Because of peer pressure and societal conventions, I unloved the very body I was gifted with. I wasn't open about this to the closest to me and to even myself then, but I was insecure for a lot of reasons.
So of course, being called as "baboy", even as an endearment, stung. It was a little reminder that I was fat and fat wasn't beautiful. And being made to feel not beautiful, unlike everyone else who seemed on auto-pretty mode, hurt because I wanted to accept myself for who I am but "who I am" seemed unacceptable to everyone else.
Initially, when my HS friends called me that, I felt bad though I never told them that. I just kept it in because I didn't really want to cause a riot.
It was in senior year when my view on that nickname changed. I don't remember how it happened but I became a part of the "pig family." Unlike my usual reaction, I was happy to belong in such a group. I had a mama pig, daddy pig, sister pig and pig niece! Basically, we were five people that just called each other "baboy" but treated every member as family.
During that time, I realized that being a pig wasn't so bad especially if there would be people to accept you. In a way, that whole situation was a metaphor. Everyone is a pig with, you know, a little bit of mud. But no matter how dirty or disgusting being a pig is, if someone would take care of you and appreciate you, your pig-ness won't really bug you anymore.
"Baboy" didn't sound like an insult to me since then and answering to it didn't mean demeaning my self worth. It meant that I was accepting my flaws, that I could never be the perfect model of society's standards and that I know that despite my imperfections, someone could invite me into their little pig family and appreciate the me that I sometimes hate.
I named my blog (and my twitter username) as "pollenpiggy" to embrace that I am a pig. I am imperfect but I don't have to live up to the standards of others.
Plus, there's the saying that "when pigs fly" which often implies that something's impossible to happen. I'm that pig, trying to fly when everyone thinks (and says) that I can't. But as "pollenpiggy", I'm telling the world that I won't give up. I want to reach my dreams and achieve the impossible. One day, I will fly.
"Pollenpiggy" is not just a cute jeje name. Now, you know why.
Martes, Abril 22, 2014
28-day Challenge: Day 1: Current Routine
Side note: I'm supposed to be washing dishes as of the time I'm writing this but then, blogging is just so much more fun.
At the moment, I'm able to wake up a few minutes before 5:00 or 5:30.
After that, I open the television to listen to news as I do other morning rituals. I eat breakfast and take a bath. I get dressed, ladidadi. Basically, I prepare for school.
I go to school at 6:30 AM or so and hang by the Student's Park for some me time. I'd either eat or do my homework.
Classes starts at 7:30 until 12:30 but I (as of date) stay in school until 5:00/6:00 PM with my Lavoxa family.
When I get home, I try not to sleep and do productive things. This includes setting dinner and washing the dishes.
Despite my efforts to sleep early, I end up awake until 12:00/1:00/2:00 AM.
That's just my day really. I don't do much but I still lack time for a lot of things. But then again, I'd rather have this schedule rather than experience days with no sleep and peace of mind.
At the moment, I'm able to wake up a few minutes before 5:00 or 5:30.
After that, I open the television to listen to news as I do other morning rituals. I eat breakfast and take a bath. I get dressed, ladidadi. Basically, I prepare for school.
I go to school at 6:30 AM or so and hang by the Student's Park for some me time. I'd either eat or do my homework.
Classes starts at 7:30 until 12:30 but I (as of date) stay in school until 5:00/6:00 PM with my Lavoxa family.
When I get home, I try not to sleep and do productive things. This includes setting dinner and washing the dishes.
Despite my efforts to sleep early, I end up awake until 12:00/1:00/2:00 AM.
That's just my day really. I don't do much but I still lack time for a lot of things. But then again, I'd rather have this schedule rather than experience days with no sleep and peace of mind.
News Bit: Napoles on Day 1
For our WriBrod class, we have to study news reports and present them in class the next day.
In the past, I didn't like news stuff because to me, they were complicated. I hated writing them because they were to plain while I hated reading them since they bore bad news more of the time. But after being the Campus editor of Lavoxa and having a day to whole-heartedly listen to a morning show, I'm loving it and I want to be dedicated to learning current events. I don't want to be apathetic and pessimistic anymore.
To record my momentous epiphany, I'm posting the daily reports that I would prepare. Today's about the latest Napoles development.
In the past, I didn't like news stuff because to me, they were complicated. I hated writing them because they were to plain while I hated reading them since they bore bad news more of the time. But after being the Campus editor of Lavoxa and having a day to whole-heartedly listen to a morning show, I'm loving it and I want to be dedicated to learning current events. I don't want to be apathetic and pessimistic anymore.
To record my momentous epiphany, I'm posting the daily reports that I would prepare. Today's about the latest Napoles development.
Napoles, to reveal PDAF secrets (April 22, 2014)
My news bit came from ABSCBN's Umagang Kay Ganda broadcast today.
Janet Lim Napoles told Sec. Lilah De Lima that she would share the pork barrel scam secrets in exchange of becoming a state witness.
In an exclusive interview with the ABSCBN news team earlier this morning, the DOJ secretary told the reporters that Napoles requested to see her personally.
She said, "She's ready to speak up. She's ready to tell all and t execute an affidavit. I agreed to talk to her under those conditions - that she will tell all that she knows about the PDAF scam."
Napoles agreed to give her statement before she undergoes a cyst-removal surgery later this evening in case it goes wrong.
Despite this, Sec. De Lima did not promise to make her a state witness since they have to evaluate her statement frst.
FashDash: Summer Day 2
No, this isn't a recap of how my day went since that would probably bore you to death. Instead, I'm going to share what I wore for the day.
I know, I know. I'm not a fashion blogger and trust me, this isn't a fashion blog but I'm doing this as a personal project with my sister, Ish. She and I wanted to upgrade our wardrobe or something and in a way, we needed that to... improve our sense of femininity, maybe.
Truth is, I'm not a girly girl though floral, vintage and elegant designs, I seem to have fallen out of the "How-to-be-a-Lady" manual of our society. I didn't dress up and put make-up before. I didn't mind fashion trends. And it's only now that I realize the importance of gussying up. This "FashDask" thing will keep track of my progress when it comes to mixing and matching clothes.
Warning: I'm not a model of any kind (except maybe a role model youth, haha) so don't expect one.
I know, I know. I'm not a fashion blogger and trust me, this isn't a fashion blog but I'm doing this as a personal project with my sister, Ish. She and I wanted to upgrade our wardrobe or something and in a way, we needed that to... improve our sense of femininity, maybe.
Truth is, I'm not a girly girl though floral, vintage and elegant designs, I seem to have fallen out of the "How-to-be-a-Lady" manual of our society. I didn't dress up and put make-up before. I didn't mind fashion trends. And it's only now that I realize the importance of gussying up. This "FashDask" thing will keep track of my progress when it comes to mixing and matching clothes.
Warning: I'm not a model of any kind (except maybe a role model youth, haha) so don't expect one.
Inside shirt: Bright red velvet crop top from Toppings;
Dress: Checkered-balloon dress from Clanline;
Footwear: Native style heeled-step in from Mario d'Boro;
Heart necklace from my lola Ason
That's me in my mom's room. No filter. No make-up.
Looking at it, I don't thing the shirt's color matched the look, actually. Hmm, I'll do better next time then! :)
Happy New Year!
It's not the 1st of January or anything but it is the time for me to restart this blog.
As you may have noticed, my last post was way back June 2012. I didn't use this site since then because I didn't really feel the blogspot environment and I became more active in the Tumblr community.
But now, due to a project in my WriPrin summer class, I've decided to turn a new leaf and give this blog one more shot. From now on, I will try to post meaningful ideas here daily.
To guide me is a list I made for my 28-day blogging challenge:
Of course I'd be posting about stuff other than that those above. It will just get me by during days when I couldn't think of anything to write about.
Anyway, since it is my blogspot new year, I'd like to do a little recap of what has happened since 2012 so that I can move on to the future.
Currently, I'm a second year AB COMM student in De La Salle Lipa, taking her summer classes. I was a required term prescribed in our curriculum. I'm a campus journalist at Lavoxa and is holding the position of the associate editor of Utak Berde. I'm single and in love with God. And yes, I guess, those are some of the most basic deets about me.
Now that I'm older, expect less of the sappy teenage girl I was before. I'm still sappy and still a romantic writer but I think I'm asking bigger questions now and my mind is the sea where they float. More on my mind soon. :)
As you may have noticed, my last post was way back June 2012. I didn't use this site since then because I didn't really feel the blogspot environment and I became more active in the Tumblr community.
But now, due to a project in my WriPrin summer class, I've decided to turn a new leaf and give this blog one more shot. From now on, I will try to post meaningful ideas here daily.
To guide me is a list I made for my 28-day blogging challenge:
Of course I'd be posting about stuff other than that those above. It will just get me by during days when I couldn't think of anything to write about.
Anyway, since it is my blogspot new year, I'd like to do a little recap of what has happened since 2012 so that I can move on to the future.
Currently, I'm a second year AB COMM student in De La Salle Lipa, taking her summer classes. I was a required term prescribed in our curriculum. I'm a campus journalist at Lavoxa and is holding the position of the associate editor of Utak Berde. I'm single and in love with God. And yes, I guess, those are some of the most basic deets about me.
Now that I'm older, expect less of the sappy teenage girl I was before. I'm still sappy and still a romantic writer but I think I'm asking bigger questions now and my mind is the sea where they float. More on my mind soon. :)
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