The Word According to Paula

Disconnecting

I value the time we spent together. I just don't think the person I am now and the person you are now jive the way our past selves used to.

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12 Things Undergraduate School Taught Me

This Friday, I will be graduating from the University of the Philippines Manila. From where I stand, the commencement exercises from undergraduate school is not the end; it is only the begining. 

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The Continuation

Supposedly "Taho Wednesdays and Not So Long Ago, Part 2." But I forgot about the Part 2 months ago...

And a lot of things happened in between Taho Wednesdays and today. Now that I have my writing momentum back...

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Contradictions

It's been a while since I've written something non-academic in nature. So do forgive me if I'm not up to my normal writing self. 

I did try, yes?

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Taho Wednesdays and Not So Long Ago, Part 1

Today, my mom and I waited for my brother in the parking lot of his high school - the same campus where my grade school stands. Impatient in waiting for my brother to arrive, I decided to walk around the school until my feet got tired - which never really happens. Thus the raison d'etre of this post.

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The Best of 2011

With the year coming to an end, I took the time to look back at the things I'm most thankful for this year. It's nothing grand but it's a lot. I know I don't deserve a lot of good things in my life but that's all the more reason to be even more grateful. Even if I don't deserve them, The Big Someone takes the time to remember me and to remind me that I'm loved... :) 

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Vicarious Living

After seeing my first total lunar eclipse, I realize something's askew in how I see and experience the life I have before me.

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Holiday Materialism

    Because despite being legally legal, I do have some whims of my own. I do enjoy presents and being remembered. And yes, it's nice when you do get something you like for a prezzie. It means someone really didn't just think of you, but also knows you a little bit better than everyone else.

    Time to enumerate those whims for my more materialistic 2011 Wishlist: 

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    The One That Got Away

    ... does not have the right to demand his place back in my life.

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    To Posterous, Love Metalab