Another B-Day in Pandemic

I just turned a year older yesterday and I still can't believe that the pandemic is still here. Oh well, nobody knows for sure how many more birthdays we all get to spend with this pandemic but somehow I am grateful that despite of all that's been happening, I am still here.  

I celebrated my birthday in private as usual, which I like a lot because I'm not a people person and I'm happy to spend it only with people who matters to me. I don't mind if it's just two or three people as long as I'm happy. Some friends greeted me and my twin on social media and I'm glad that they remembered and nobody asked why they weren't invited, well, given the situation. 

My twin and I did all the cooking and decorating which we love to do anyway on any special occasion in our family. We had vegan food, Netflix marathon and exchanged birthday presents later on. I got a Snoopy pillow from sissy whilst I got her a mini tv bluetooth speaker in return  Overall it was just a very chill birthday celebration but I enjoyed it a lot and I am more than happy to still get to celebrate. I guess we all just have to make the most of life because we'll never know when it'll be our last. Life gets more and more unpredictable so savour every moment while you still can. Birthdays come and go and while most people say "YOLO" or you only live once, I say you live everyday and die once, but if you believe if reincarnation, maybe not. On a serious note, live every moment, seize the day because we only pass through this life once. 

All Vegan Menu

HBD to me

Birthday Vegan stash 

Pandemic Bayanihan

I’m just counting the days until my birthday and I’m kinda getting used to celebrating the holidays in pandemic including my birthday. Thank God I’m not into big celebrations and stuff, I prefer to celebrate in private and would not mind not having people around aside from family members. One of the many perks of being an introvert is not having the fear of missing out on anything, because what is it that I’m going to miss out in the outside world anyway? Since the pandemic started, I feel like we are living in a biohazard planet. It’s like the air we breathe in these days is not safe anymore, I’m not even sure if I can stop wearing a mask even after the pandemic ends. I don't think I'm being paranoid because it's better to be a germophobe than be too comfortable because the world we're living in has become way too dangerous. 

Community pantries sprouted like mushrooms all over the country

I hate being pessimistic but it happens all the time especially if what I see in the news every day is nothing but bad news. But looking at the bright side of it, I think the pandemic is not so bad after all, it also brings out the good in people. When some parts of the country was put on ECQ again, people have no choice but to stay home again just when things are slowly starting to somehow go back to normal. Getting aid from the government is a tedious process especially for those who need it the most. It is rather frustrating to see people go hungry and resort to doing bad things so they can feed their families. But those days are gone. When help started pouring in from private individuals, a lot more followed. A community pantry organized by Patricia Non went viral about a week ago which paved way for over a hundred more community pantries nationwide. Despite of red tagging issues, the pandemic bayanihan continues which only proves that nothing can stop the Filipino spirit from spreading positivity and goodwill because if we will not help each other, then who will? 

Hello B-Day Month

April is here, yay! My birth month. This will be my second pandemic birthday. It's been over a year since the pandemic started but it seems nothing has changed. While other countries are slowly opening their economies and going back to normal, we are back to where we started, even worse. More and more people are getting vaccinated but it does not mean the pandemic will be over soon because as long as there is no cure, there is no end to this. 

As much as I do not want to think about all the negativities in the world right now, I just couldn't help it because it has changed the world so much. Anyhow, I am keeping myself busy with other things like home modifications while I'm not busy with my online business. Just like any type business or industry, there are highs and lows but that is not reason enough to be disheartened, take it as a challenge. 

At the moment, I keep myself busy by doing some minor home modifications like installing wallpapers, painting walls, etc. I made a few projects and I love how it turned out. You can find some of my recent projects on my most recent vlog by clicking on the video below.

I guess life goes on no matter how hard it is. We have to keep going and find things that'll make us happy. So what keeps you happy and sane these days? 

Keep safe everyone.