23 minutes passed midnight and I suddenly had this urge to update this site. Moments ago, my mom, sis and I were sitting on the bed and we started talking about family . I conclude there are two kinds of family - the immediate one and the not-so-immediate one. In all honesty, I absolutely love  my immediate family. 5 years ago, I'd never have thought my family could mean this much to me but today, I know I can't live without them. (': Okay, the picture is missing the brother but you get the point. These people are the closest, dearest relationships I treasure unconditionally and I don't know what I'd do if we never found the meaning of truly being a family. I consider myself very blessed that my family, having been through all sorts of ups and downs, never gave up on each other and we stand firmly together. Even though the father left me at a very early age, even though I spent 10 years trying to fill that void he left behind, I'm proud to say I n...

Decided I should give this site a slight update before heading back to completing my data-driven report which will be up here on Thursday as part of my curriculum for Online Journalism. My initial intent to focus on online shopping has shifted to eating disorders, especially Anorexia Nervosa , so look forward to it! ت So... I've been feeling down the past couple of days. I think school has finally taken its toll on me and I'm all burned out and it has started to feel like a drag. After one week of resting at home, I've lost all motivation to go to school. In fact, since some 3 weeks ago, I began feeling extremely tired and worn out. ☹ Yesterday was probably the tipping point. I skipped school and headed out to Serene's house with the sister and Sandy. Mama was evidently not too happy about it. Even the sister chided me for not going to school again . I was all fine with that though. I mean, its not like I didn't expect it either so I was sufficiently prepared t...