February 2012
6 posts
..And So I Will Wait.
Source: jillruth.com via Hanah on Pinterest
Patience is a virtue.
Love is an emotion.
Loving someone is a choice.
Finding someone is by fate.
xo, Hanah
Colorblocking.
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I totally agree.
This is pure truth.
Planning The Shot
“You have to plan the shot before you shoot it,” my friend said. “It’s better that way.”
Upon hearing his words, I had an epiphany. Like a flashing light bulb over my head, I am enlightened. Now it all makes sense to me. Everything is all about the right timing — sometimes, you feel the right feelings but it’s a complicated time frame, so you end up not...
January 2012
2 posts
Let Me Tell You Something. . .
There are some things in life that we can’t really hold on to no matter how much we fight for it. The most painful part of a break-up is the realization that the person you built your dreams with is -in fact - not the one. Memories make people sentimental because those are the only things that you cannot change. It is something that will always be there like frozen memories. Love -...
Love Others & Choose Happiness.
That’s the way to live.
December 2011
7 posts
Will I Ever Find Love?
Usually, I’m the kind of person who is always hopeful when it comes to relationships. Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever find that person… I don’t know where I’ll find him … or where he would find me … After the last one, my expectations for a guy is now different, I am not just for the comfort and accesibility. I will not tolerate attitude problems that I am...
Backing Up to Get Back Up
I ALMOST forgot who I am, and who I ought to be.
Well, I’m back again. :)
Function of Faith.
Today, my uncle told me:
“The world is a very cool place and I’m sure there’s that very cool person for you, walking this planet as we speak. Maybe Finding is just a Function of Faith in this very cool place! As for “forever and ever”, I wish us all luck…”
Such an Irony.
Holding on, letting go.
Being afraid, Taking a risk.
Getting closer, Pushing each other away.
Falling in, Falling out.
Holding in, Holding out.
Confused, Certain.
ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
November 2011
3 posts
October 2011
7 posts
Clinton Foundation: A Decade of Difference - Recap
It was an honor to attend the Clinton Foundation event tonight. A lot of celebrities were there such as (yes, I’m going to name drop!) Lady Gaga, Usher, Ashton Kutcher, Ellen DeGeneres, Jason Siegel, Bono, Canon, Juanez, Stevie Wonder, and of course the Clintons. More than seeing these artists perform, a bigger sense of responsibility came to me as I sit there to watch them. It has always...
Use Your God-Given Personality
It is true that you become closer to God when you are away from everything. Well, not literally being alone in the middle of nowhere.. but at this point of my life, I am away from the comfort zone, I am away from home, I am away from loved ones — but I never felt like I was in complete solitude, and it is because God is always there for me wherever I go. He gives me and supplies me with all...
AAJA Trivia Bowl - Los Angeles [Charity]
Friday 10/14: I have been a part of AAJA for a long time now. From being that “new student member” to a “chapter board member” — it’s been a long way from the beginning, and I just grew to love the people, the organization and their vision to help out other minority journalists who are just starting out in the media business. Not only did I meet new awesome...
California, You Have Been So Good To Me.
So here’s a little note from me to you.
Thank You.
XO
September 2011
1 post
Le Billet Doux (The Love Letter)
Le Billet Doux
(The Love Letter)
by Hanah Fadrigalan
My dearest gentleman,
Must it be the twinkle in your eye,
or your sweetest smile that caught
my heart drifting in the wind.
Perchance, you are a wizard
performing some magic on my soul
and a kind thief
entering my mind without permission.
Oh! merciful heavens, I have stolen
Cupid’s arrow and shot myself
right through the...
August 2011
12 posts
“Actually, I don’t have a sense of needing anything personally. I’ve learned by...”
– Philippians 4:11-13 MSG (via romography)
Amen.
Why Worry?
Matthew 6:25-27, 34 GWT
“So I tell you to stop worrying about what you will eat, drink, or wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothes? “Look at the birds. They don’t plant, harvest, or gather the harvest into barns. Yet, your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they? “Can any of you add a single hour to your life by worrying? “So don’t ever worry about...
All About Food.
Deuteronomy 14:3-21 GWT
Never eat anything that is disgusting to the Lord. Here are the kinds of animals you may eat: oxen, sheep, goats, deer, gazelles, fallow deer, wild goats, mountain goats, antelope, and mountain sheep. You may eat all animals that have completely divided hoofs and that also chew their cud. But some animals chew their cud, while others have completely divided hoofs. You may...
How To Get Ahead in Life.
You get ahead in life when you become a blessing to others; not when you put them down. Growing up, I was always taught to be positively competitive:
Whatever they can do, you can do better.
You must excel in everything you do.
Critical thinking, critical thinking.
Check, then double check.
Don’t criticize unless you have a solution.
Those were just some words that were drilled into...
June 2011
1 post
The Secret Ingredient.
I have once read in an online health website that people don’t realize how much chemicals we put on our skin. Imagine this: the chemicals in your shampoo, make-up, facial wash, body wash/soap, lotion, etc. The list just goes on and on. Don’t you ever realize that all these chemicals can build up IN your body? Yes, in your body; and the same products that can make you...
May 2011
13 posts
Tip of the World.
MAY 30, 2011
PROVINCETOWN, MA — To spend this holiday, Tim and I went to Cape Cod to enjoy the dazzling weather. We weren’t quite sure where we wanted to go at first, but we decided to go to a place where we haven’t been to — Provincetown.
It is located on the very tip of Massachusetts. Thus, making it the tip of the East Coast. (Now, I can finally say that I’ve...
PositiveHearts.
People have different perspectives when it comes to beauty and attractiveness. It is really true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and being attractive comes from within. When I was younger, I was all about the rough tough kind of guys (maybe because it was a trend, then?) but as I learned that those “tough” ones are really the “insecure” ones… I changed my...
GreenMonster.
My brother came into the house. I heard him as he threw his doorkeys on the living room table. I hollered.
Hanah: YOOOO brotherrrr.
He went to the kitchen where I was (but, he’s actually in search of food).
Zero: WOAH, there’s a green monster.
Hanah: Huh?
Zero: A green monster.
Hanah: Where?
Zero: YOU.
Then, I realized I have my green mask on. Lol. I totally forgot about...
TeenageLove.
Do you still remember your first teenage heartbreak? Sucks, eh. The first time you’ve ever broken your tender heart? When I was growing up as a teenager, I loved love. Get it? I loved singing about it, writing about it, sketching about it, doodling about it —you name it; but, at such a young age, I never knew anything about it. Ironic, isn’t it?
The first person who I thought I...
LevelUP
The semester just ended and I’m on another adventure yet again. I just registered for summer courses at UMB before I fly out to California (CSUN) for more studying. My co-workers are calling me an ‘overachiever’ haha, but I do take that as a compliment. I want to be ready when I go out in the real world.
There are times when life becomes confusing. I find myself just sitting and...
“I’ll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know...”
– God in the book of Jeremiah. (via romography)
What an inspiring Bible verse.
Easy but Complex.
Love is a feeling that is followed by a choice. You can love a person and not be with them … this goes vice versa, you may not love someone and yet still be with them (i.e. arranged marriages, marrying for money or status).
For some, love is easy to understand — they interpret it with roses, chocolates, love songs, and all that sweet stuff. But, what matters the most is the capability...
Greek Haven.
BOSTON, MA. —- On the way to the Greek Market, Tim and I saw my Greek neighbor, George, tending his tomatoes on his front lawn. We had a small talk about the weather and then he asked us if we’d like to see his garden. Honored and excited, we agreed to pay his garden a visit. (This man has won many city awards for his excellence in gardening.)
I was amazed on how big his garden was!...
On Osama Bin Laden's Death
”I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.
