"You might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof, trying to scratch out a pleasant, simple tune without breaking his neck." -Fiddler On The Roof #Nature #MyGrandparentsTookMeToSeeThePlayInSecondGrade #IThoughtItWasSoCool #IWouldntShutUpAboutIt #ForAWeek #IMissHome #Flowers #Summer #Summertime #Laramie #ThatsWY #ThatsWYWomen #Laradise #Garden #GardenersOfLaramie (at Laramie, Wyoming) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf9KAV3rGVM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Missing Home.

Sometimes I have bad days and I need to be brave, I need to be strong. It's up to me how I handle it, how far I can go with it. And if I don't try, how will I know?? I just think this is just a challenge, a challenge that gives me courage to pursue my dreams.

Eto pala yung feeling ng namumuhay mag-isa, humaharap sa problema pero wala kang pamilyang mapagsasabihan. Hays, I badly miss my sisters, Paciano, dad, especially mom. It’s been more a year since the last time i saw my family. Sometimes, napapaisip nalang ako kung mararanasan ko pa ba ang comfort na naranasan ko sa Calamba. Mas broken pa ata ako nung mga oras na nawalay ako sa fam kesa sa unang pagkasawi ko sa pag-ibig.

Want ko na talang maranasan ulet ang bonding namin, pero i still have my goals and my dreams. Sa tuwing naiisip ko ang ultimate ‘lodi’ ko, hinding hindi ako napapagod magpakabatak sa pag-aaral ng ophthalmology. Kahit na want na want kong umuwi ng Pinas, dapat kong tiisin ang lungkto dahil para naman ‘to sa mama ko. My mom was the first one to see my potential and so I would not let her vision loss. I want her to see how she transformed me into a fine, principled man.

At isa pa, makikita at mararanasan pa niya ang malayang Pilipinas.  Ibang-iba ang vibe dito sa Paris. Legit na maganda ang lugar na ‘to ngunit hindi ko parin maiwasang mag-isip kung paano kung kasama ko fam ko dito. Gustong gusto ko silang ilibot sa Paris. Gusto ko rin makita nila ang ganda ng Jardin d'Acclimatation, mga museum, hospital, at mga buildings dito. Bukod sa super miss ko na sila, gusto ko rin maransan manlang nilang magrelax at makalimot kahit papano sa mga problemang kinahaharap nila sa Pinas. Hindi pa man makita ni mama ang ganda ng aking layunin sa patuloy kong pag-aaral, naiintindihan ko parin s’ya kase alam kong gusto niya lamang akong ingatan mula sa nakakatakot na bukas na mararanasan ko kung patuloy akong makikialam o magbibida. Pero kahit anong mangyari, ipagpapatuloy ko ang nasimulan ko.

G lang para sa fam. 

i sat here on the greenest grass underneath the dim glimmer of the moon, waiting for a light to guide me home. you appeared to me in light posts, in the sporadic sparkles of the stars, in the blinding headlights of passing cars, in the luminous glow of a firefly. you lit up my sunken world like no other, and even now, in the darkest of days i will forever search for the light that burned as bright as you. because you showed me home.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to our beloved leprechauns ! It’s time to try one of our little pots of gold . We have five flavours for you . Feliz Día de San Patrick’s a nuestros queridos duendes! Es hora de probar una de nuestras pequeñas ollas de oro.Tenemos. cinco sabores para ti. #1936vcoffee #tradionforever #saintpatricksday #bourbonporn #magicallydelicious #thebourbonleague #newcastle #bourbonwhiskey #rainbow #leprechauns #endoftherainbow #origamiowl #whiskylover #plaid #stpatricksdayoutfit #imisshome #bourbonenthusiast #irishstyle #happysaintpatricksday #weargreen #vodkadrinks #galentine #stpatricksdaybaby #bulleit #irisheyes #calliope (at Boston, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp4SUP0uRR_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Sent to me by my sister 🥲 How I wish I could go home as in right now 😅🤤 #BicolFood #IMissHome #Tinakas #Gulay ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cna9OT7S8AwbX8K9gUNQ6ZRPdSQWKG00DiBZOg0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy 65th Independence Day Malaysia! I love my country and I miss home too 🇲🇾🥳🎊♥️ . #malaysiaindepenceday #selamatharimerdeka #merdeka2022❤️🇲🇾 #imisshome #lifeindoha🇶🇦 #malaysianindoha #malaysianinqatar #dohaqatar🇶🇦 (at Doha) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch4pqjkq1Um/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The pretty clouds in Jefferson, Texas. T. J. Taylor Home. And Former George Washington Carver Elementary where I spent my Pre-K 😭 #imisshome #karnacktx #illbebackoneday #myheartisalwaysthere I went to #uncertaintx today too, my true home. Maybe shouldn't have done that on such an emotional day. R.I.P. Marshalene aka Grandma. #fuckcovid19 (at Karnack, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSsxawogQTp/?utm_medium=tumblr

Russ always makes me feel some type of way 🤍

I keep seeing you. Twice now in two days. After what has been months of not.

Every little bit of love I have you has flooded back.

And you. You haven’t noticed me and possibly don’t even care.

So many questions. So many fears.

Am I your mind, like you are in mine?

what parades leave behind

curled up plastic beads do not-remind us of native stories Indians wear dark faces while curled up plastic beads resemble offal left by giant colorful beasts bow our heads-pray over green and gold cakes sliced into triangles babies snuggle inside-break a tooth my grandfather used to say lucky right? like cabbage and beans and rice family friendly now-no tits allowed-curled up plastic beads taunt and firm-color rubbed raw by bare skin-flakes revealing dark beneath

Lmao y’all ready for humid summer?!

I miss Hawaii :(((

I suck at taking selfies, but it’s been a bit. #whysoserious #gay #formal #hairislonger #PR #imisshome #browsonfleek https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs-bnzEF_QRZyo5tPGLg_tbMZuJZQOJZSRmltU0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zhb1puyz26uf

Carmel Market, Tel Aviv My first time to Israel Btw 好多local係咁同我地say hi, 係咪冇乜見過亞洲女仔 🤷🏻‍♀️ posted on Instagram - http://bit.ly/2MDzCtN

Just a smol doodle of Akiko for now because school’s started and yeah….