My Gratitude List

As I am sitting in my English teachers' classroom while working working on my blog, I hear my stomach growl. I look around my surroundings, and think about how I have so much to be thankful for.

1. I am thankful for my family. I am super grateful that I have a family like them and never seem to bring me down as much as they annoy me sometimes. I'm glad that they've been by side since day one.
2. I am thankful for my friends. Whats life like without them? The answer to that is very boring. They make my day with funny jokes and insults and they just make me smile. I'm glad I get to see them in school everyday so even my school day won't be boring either.
3. I am thankful for Darren Espanto. I'm glad I found out about him so I have something to look forward to listening everyday while doing homework, or something to wake up to so I can look on his recent posts on social media. (I know I'm weird but you have to tell me you do it too!)
4. I'm thankful for food. I am super thankful for waking up in the morning to have breakfast on my plate and having lunch and dinner as well. Oh and being able to eat junk food. :)
5. I am thankful for my home. I am glad that I live in a warm shelter with people that I love and make memories from.
6. I am thankful for music. I cannot stand a day without listening to music. If you make me do that I'll go crazy! I feel like without music, days will be gloomier, the sky will be darker, and everyone will always be sad. So I'm glad that someone created music in this world.
7. I am thankful for my country/nationality. I am thankful, proud, and glad to be Filipino. I am thankful for all the traditions my Filipino family have every holiday and just being able to go to the Philippines to see the lifestyle there.
8. I'm thankful for technology. I'm thankful for the invention of computers and phones to communicate with friends and having social media. And of course, having Google for an open encyclopedia, dictionary, or just having an open world of the internet on my hands.
9. I am thankful for school and being able to have an education. I know, I know, school sucks. I agree with that too, but imagine that this is a step on being successful in your future.
10. And lastly, I am thankful for my health and being able to go to places I want to go and having the strength to.

Food, Glorious Food!

Whenever my parents would ask me what I would like for dinner, I would most likely just ask to order a pizza. But not any kind of pizza...Giordano's pizza! I love Giordano's pizza, especially the cheese stuffed deep dish pizza. The reason why I love it so much is because once you take that bite of thick, crispy, crust, and about 10 inches of melted cheese topped off with just a delicious mess of sizzling sauce, it makes me think of all my fears and troubles vanishing away as the sauce and cheese start to warm my stomach. Did I get you hungry? Because I just did, yes I just got myself hungry. But once you take that second bite, its like your just having a normal day eating a slice of pizza. Relatable?

Childhood Memories

When I was young, I was the only child, so I always got the attention. Well, I have an older brother, but he lives in the Philippines, so I still am the only child in the house. But anyways, as a kid my aunts, uncles, and grandparents always gave me the spotlight. They made me dance and sing in front of them and my grandparents would teach me how to speak Tagalog very often, without them, I wouldn't be able to understand a thing on what my family say in the house now. In Kindergarten, I started to watch T.V nonstop after a long day of school. I watched Arthur, Little Bill, Hannah Montana, Kim Possible, the Rugrats, and so many more that I cannot name or else you'll be staring at your computer screen for what will feel like forever! But, the best of all, I LOVED Max and Ruby. That show was literally my childhood. I loved it so much because I loved all the silly things Max did like building a cake out of worms or trying to hide away from Ruby. Believe it or not, I tried making a cake out of mud and worms in my grandma's garden outside of my house. Looking at Kindergarten Jillian, I can say I had a good childhood, but quite odd considering I had no one to play with but myself.

My Trip to The Philippines

                      Over the summer this year, I went on vacation to the Philippines for the 4th time in my life. I always love going on vacation to the Philippines because I get to meet all my family and get to experience a lot of things that you would normally not experience on a daily basis in the United States. While I was there, I got to go surfing in the beaches of Baler, Bamboo rafting at the national park of Minalungao, and go to the coolest waterpark in Northern Luzon, Poracay! But the best of all, I met my all time favorite celebrity, Darren Espanto on July 3rd. it was an amazing experience and going on vacation this year to the Philippines was an unforgettable 1 month. :)

Celebrities

All my friends know that I have a slight obsession of a lot of Filipino celebrities. One of my favorite celebrities is Kathryn Bernardo. Kathryn Bernardo is a singer, and actress from the Philippines. Her laugh is contagious but she has another side in herself where it can be really serious. She's amazing.

Darren Espanto is a singer from the Philippines. His voice is really high and when people hear him sing for the first time, they think it was a girl singing! He auditioned for The Voice Kids Philippines and was the runner up. In this GIF, Darren sang Chandelier by Sia and it reached 10+ million views on Youtube. If you have the time, you should really watch it. 

Life Quotes

Hey guys! These are some of my favorite life quotes:




One of my favorite quotes is by Audrey Hepburn which is "Nothing is impossible; the word itself says I'm Possible." I love this quote because when your at the point in life when you just want to give up, always remember that anything is possible so theres nothing wrong with trying something that you thought was impossible.

Another one of my favorite quote is "Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, But today is a Gift. That's why it is called the "Present." I found this quote from one of my favorite actors, Enrique Gil. To me, this quote means to just enjoy today, and don't worry about any of the bad things that happened to you in the past because you need to enjoy the present day and wait for tomorrow like you are finding a mystery and once you find that mystery, you can have that tomorrow. And also, who doesn't love Kung Fu Panda?