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Pauline

@pollenpiggy

A storyteller on various platforms who's doing it scared

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Pauline
@pollenpiggy Mar 28, 2024, 2:48 PM UTC

The Lines We Do Not Cross: Setting Healthy Boundaries (Part 2)

ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ɪɴ ꜱʜᴇʀᴄᴏɴ, ʟɪᴘᴀ ᴄɪᴛʏ Being an adult who’s learning to properly set her boundaries for the first time, I have to sit with a lot of icky feelings. My belated reali…

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Pauline
@pollenpiggy Mar 28, 2024, 2:38 PM UTC

The Lines We Do Not Cross: Setting Healthy Boundaries (Part 1)

In my old playground, there were no rules. I wanted my playground to be everyone else’s favorite place, and so I welcomed them in, believing that happiness meant everyone could do whatever they wante…

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Pauline
@pollenpiggy Mar 3, 2024, 2:39 AM UTC

I Rest My Case: Understanding the Importance of Rest

At least for that one weekend, I did not allow time to exist. Instead, I listened to my body and empowered it to direct my day. That meant eating when I was hungry, drinking water when I was thirsty,…

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Pauline
@pollenpiggy Feb 4, 2024, 9:49 AM UTC

The Resolve Needed for a Resolution

Three weeks into the year, I have fallen back into the lull of my auto-pilot. Falling asleep with my mouth agape as I waded through my frequent commutes, producing one “urgent” output after another a…

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Pauline
@pollenpiggy Jul 13, 2023, 9:22 AM UTC

Battling Insecurities: What it took to get to Bangkok

It wasn’t easy stepping into an experience I knew was going to change my life forever. As everything unfolded, I was simultaneously bracing myself and experiencing the whiplash. In that push and pull…

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Pauline
@pollenpiggy Jul 5, 2023, 5:47 AM UTC

CONQUEST PH 2023: Meeting Sykkuno, Poki and the Roomies (Rae, Yvonne, Leslie)

In all honesty, I’ve already let the idea go. I told myself that I just won’t be going to Conquest this year. It was too expensive and I’d have to travel from the province all the way to Manila on a…

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Pauline
@pollenpiggy Jul 2, 2023, 1:23 PM UTC

Dear Self: Mid-Year Check-in

After a whole day’s worth of cleaning my apartment, I found myself seated on the floor, sweating profusely but with a smile on my face. I was so exhausted, evidently, but I was also feeling lighter a…

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Pauline
@pollenpiggy May 22, 2023, 1:32 PM UTC

“Tahanan” and My Search for Home (HivePH May Blogging Contest)

Ironically, my favorite Filipino word is also the same word I don’t quite have. It’s the one thing in the world that I have fervently protected, consequently lost and eventually, slowly tried to find…

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Pauline
@pollenpiggy May 21, 2023, 12:34 AM UTC

The “Bakit” Bucket List (ASEAN Hive Community Challenge #58)

Hello internet friends! For this blog entry, I’m participating in the ASEAN Hive Community’s 58th prompt: What’s your Bucket List? I’ll be listing down some of my personal dreams that I believe will…

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Pauline
@pollenpiggy May 14, 2023, 1:57 AM UTC

One Act of Kindness and Bus Rides Moving Forward

A frequent commuter, I never really expect anything special to happen when I ride buses home. However, on a particular night, one stranger showed me an act of kindness that changed my perspective of…

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