Ang gastos ay give na give this christmas 😭
1. Treat ng mga adulting na pinsans for the titos and titas of santo tomas
2. Provided lunch and charity work for Childhaus! ♥️
3. Hinga in El Nido, Palawan
4. Christmas Dinner!!!
5. The only photo of me in palawan na medyo maayos via the Sony a6400
6. Tatay ko blue
7. Manila by night
8. Dusit bago nila tanggalin yung Christmas Tree
9. First time ko ma-try ang real truffle and it's quite underwhelming (orbaka di lang masarap yung natry ko) HAHAHA
10. MMFF marathon,, only got to watch 5/8 films tho huhu
11. Timezone fanatics
12. Manifesting European boarding school from cambridge, oxford dictionary
13. New Year's Eve feast (with the help of cousins for the set-up🥰)
14. 1st photo of the year
15. S Maison decor before pa sya ma takedown by huntrix
16. Still at awe sa dami ng fireworks nung countdown 🥺 (naiyak talaga ako kasii super magicaaal!)
17. Disney on Ice 2026!
18. Hindi pa huli ang lahat upang magbigay ng iyong aginaldo(pambayad lang po ng credit card bills) salamuch 🫶
When you finally get the chance to take a step back, and relax for quite a while, it's amazing to see how much has changed: the things you've achieved, the people you've created good relationships with, alongside the food you've savored -- my hearts filled with nothing but gratitude and appreciation!
This may not be what I was expecting for this year, but it's definitely worth remembering. I'm not one to document life lately. Less pictures, less posts, less updates. And it's been quite peaceful just observing how the people I follow, friends from hs and uni, achieve monumental things and experiences.
But December felt different! And here are some snaps to from this year that makes this year extra monumental that's worth looking back unto!
WEEK 1
Corporate life = Me??? Ilang weeks kaya ako dito emee,
G pa rin po ako mag-freelance on the side guys, tap me up hihi
Best Regards,
Ivan Balmaceda
Social Media Producer
All i have are
Moments
With you
In secret and
In thought —
It’s not in a whisper
That beats loudly,
But a ghost
That haunts
Silently.
All i have are
Memories
With you
In mind
So alive
It’s not in a future
That’s waiting for us
But a past that’s
Dawning before my eyes
All i have are
Tears
For you
In oceans and
Rivers
It’s not a drop
That stops after
But a melancholic fall
That bleeds.
All I have are
Seconds
Of truth
In mystery and
Fate
It’s not a pull
That runs-out in time
But an infinite love
That’ll last inside
This heart of mine
Okay so skl time wahahaha strolled back thru memory lane and found this poem I've written way back when 🤣 grabii yung depth ko noon as a person, asan na sya ngayon emii HAHAHA
masyado na ata akong pinagpala ni Lord into not feeling that way again but super thankful pa rin dahil I got this piece of poem with me as an imortalized feeling of what was
sobrang ibang ivan ang nagsulat nyan to the point na parang ako ha talaga yan eme HAHAHA pero wohooo growth as a person is there but grwoth as a creative artist wheree?? I could never find myself writing this piece now, the power of emotions i guess 🤣
But for further context, delulu na talaga ako kay franz matagal na matagal na panahon na.. isa 'to sa mga nasulat ko because of him and what I felt before sa kanya. Di ko naman 'to sinend sa kanya ever pero ayan, alam nya na now kung gaano ako delulu at kabaliw 😇
Anyways yun lang naman ang story time ko for today - lovin the photos lang din kaya thank you po @d.alleison and @grantfrondozo forda pitik hahaha
ADULTING Checklist 101 for the privileged middle class beginners @ TAIPE 101 this 2025
✅ gumastos kahit wala pang emergency fund and savings
✅ lumabas ng bansa without parentals
✅ gumastos ng own money
✅ kumaskas ng kumaskas at isipin na lang ang babayaran pag-uwi
✅ humanap ng nga kasamang gagastos din with u
✅ sabay-sabay kayong magcompute pag-uwi ng hatian sa hotel etc.
So much love for this bunch for all the patience and everything in this trip! 🫶 appreciation for every individual in this post 😘
Assistant Director THINGS 💓🥰
1. Nonoy Pena Live Performance shoot
2. The company
3. Back Again by Angia MV
Had so much fun contributing to the creative side of things (finally) and nakaka-refuel ng passion for directing and just visualizing things, realizing them -- making them happen.
Kaya ko rin mag PD and PM guys, let me know lang HAHAHA thank yoi direk @kashkagaddi and @jeffersonhao for the projects and trust ✨ to more projects with you guuuys 🍾
Dined at @kasaa.ph and had the whole place to ourselves this valentine's daaay 🥹 what a treaat 🫶Buddy @frnzcstro and I had the best lunch and was soooo fulll to the max. So grateful for this experience, especially on such a special occassion 🍾
Aside from all the memories and all the places, parang feeling ko ang pinaka naging main highlight ng trip na 'to is how we were able to really see the flaws of my family and understand their personalities even more. Parang mas alam ko na ngayon kung paano kunin ang inis ng bawat isa at kung paano pikunin yung isa.
This trip truly made us closer even more, and just really get to spend more time with them, lalo na now na we're on the verge of adulthood and independence.
I love this family, all the quirks, the flaws, the mistakes, the smiles, the laughter, the fights, the annoyance, the stupidity 🤣 and everything. To more month long trips like this that really wraps everyone altogether and forces us to realle spend more time and more moments with them.
Ito yung trip na after umuwi sa pinas, masasabi kong mamimiss ko rin sila and their company (since working na rin me and mostly nasa manila). This is really unlike any other trip or travel that we've done before. One for the books and forever etched in my heart ♥️
I love you everyone 💓
Tried Carlo's Bakeshop. Grew up watching this show in TLC, very very iconic for me 😭
Spent the new year's even in Las Vegas Strip, memorable pero mas masaya pa rin sa pinas for sureee!! 🎆
Nag samgyup sa america...
Saw the sphere⚪️
And that's it 😭
