Archives for December 2015

2015: A Year of Firsts and Lasts

December 31, 2015 by Anna — 8 Comments
Filed Under: Personal

While I was browsing blogs today, I chanced upon Rej’s year-ender post and I liked how it was straight to the point. I checked my previous year-ender posts, albeit they’re not as consistent. Sometimes I’d write really long posts (the usual), or make lists (quite unusual, but it’s faster). I think I may have skipped a year’s entry of a year-ender post. Too late to go back now.

I wish I am as diligent when it comes to updating my blog. No wonder I’m not going anywhere with blogging even if I’ve been doing this for 8 years now. Haha! That’s the dream, to be active and revolve my life to share everything in my blog. Going to be a looong struggle w/ the last one.

Let’s proceed with the year-ender post of 2015, it’s below the cut. The contents of the lists are not in particular order. 😛

The Answer Everyone’s Been Waiting For

December 28, 2015 by Anna — 15 Comments
Filed Under: Dialysis Diaries

It seems that every time I get admitted into the hospital, or whenever I post a photo of my forearm with dextrose all over it – it freaks people out. 😆 I admit that I very rarely talk about my health anywhere online, what more with my personal life. Most of my social media accounts are locked now compared to in my late teens-early twenties when I would carelessly tweet and post messages online and not think of repercussions later on.

I have also been asked too many times the same question of what happened to you? by several people. From friends, to people I live with, people I don’t see often, people online, even people I don’t know who think I am too young to be where I am right now. Other than that question, they’re always shocked to find out that I have this illness such a young age.

I’ve come to laugh at the reaction process of people.. first they’re surprised, and then they’re shocked.. because I am so young, and I was so.. normal! Like how can this be ever possible, you’re skinny as shit, you don’t look sick at all!

Thank you guys for the concern, I appreciate it, I really do but it does get annoying getting asked the same question over and over again. Also, people pitying you.. again and again. The latter is definitely the worse.

Stellar Views From the 33th Floor: An AirBnb Review

December 2, 2015 by Anna — 3 Comments
Filed Under: Reviews, Travel

It’s as if my review in the Host’s page of the place I stayed in wasn’t long already, I went ahead and wrote a post about it. Haha! 😆 This post is for people like myself who endlessly Google around the internet for any written articles about their AirBnb experience to ease them in and make them comfortable of that idea. Maybe because up to this point you are still torn if you are going to do this (Essentially, the concept is still you staying in a stranger’s house, right? Personally this was my #1 concern haha and other shallow things tbh) or just banish all anxieties, fears and worries and just book in a boutique hotel or hostel.