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  • September | In Retrospect

    September | In Retrospect

    Song of the month: No Time For Lonely by LOLO

    September is a start. A reboot. A change in the weather and the seasons. A chance to reassess and potentially begin again before the year is out. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking this month but here’s three I wanted to share.

    A cathartic haircut, the physical shedding of emotional baggage, always seems to work wonders on my mentality. Especially when you have a one-on-one Little Mix ‘Hair’ moment with a new hairdresser in a salon.

    The company of friends who have known you since you were taking your first dive into clubs when you were 18 is sometimes what you need right now. They will pass judgement both with and without laughter and it will be ok because they’ve seen you do dumber stuff when you were younger and dumber than you are now.

    A small lick of paint on your blog can make you want to join a community again. I know I sound like a broken record whenever I say I want to jump back in (hiya this post is 5 days late) but I really want to try. So be patient with me please.

    Ria

    This month in blogs:

    On TMM

    My Inner Adventurer // Revisiting Bridget // Not A-Typical: My Filipino Identity // The September Reboot

  • Not A-Typical | My Filipino Identity

    Not A-Typical | My Filipino Identity

     

    I am a Filipino woman. Do I look it?

    Racial identity and appearance are so closely linked in conversations about diversity so I thought I’d explore my own Filipino identity for a change. The header above encompasses a couple of common comments I get whenever I meet anyone for the first time.

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  • The September Reboot | Unapologetic Blogging

    The September Reboot | Unapologetic Blogging

     

     Oh boy it's that time of year again.

    If I hadn’t mentioned about a billion times before, I ruddy love Autumn. In particular I really love September. Call it the call of being ‘back to school’ season, but I believe it’s the perfect time of year to signal a change in the wind and ultimately a fresh start on myself. And though this September I’m already fantastically swamped at work – ah the price I pay for working in marketing that revolves around the school year – I’ve used the first week of this brand new season to sit back and reflect on this, my blog.

    As I approach my sixth year of blogging (crikey!) it’s a good time to reflect on the kind of blogger I actually want to be. And when I look at the blogs and vlogs I really enjoy, the ones I look forward to seeing on my feed and the ones I consistently return to, they all have one thing in common. All of them are run by awesomely unapologetic people. They’re wholly creative. They don’t hash out half-hearted content for the sake of views even when posts are sponsored. You see ‘them’ dripping through their words. They sound passionate even if the topic is about losing passion. They value quality over quantity.

    I tweeted about how much I loved Louise Pentland‘s recent video already, but I honestly really did admire the way she talked about the evolution of her online presence and about she as a person had changed so much since she started her blog and how she wanted to showcase that.

    And that’s where unapologetic blogging comes into play. Yes, I don’t want to be a douchebag online, but equally I do want to embrace the idea of posting content I care about and content that ‘may’ stir some interesting conversations. I want to evolve like the freaking glorious Pokemon that I am. I want to find my voice again instead of following the (already) crowded community. After all the blogging world does not need another carbon copy of everything else out there.

    Ria