"Real Beauty comes from the Inside!"

Article No. 63

"Beauty is not in the face, but beauty is in the Heart." As I can still remembered way back in my elementary years, I used this saying as my motto during the time that I joined "Miss Bathala" when I was a grade five pupil. (wala tayong photo) I was then able to joined the said pageant because I was being forced to, way back 2010. I was so "Yagit" at that time, but make-up does its work to beautify I and the other candidates. Fortunately, I was crowned as the winner in that pageant. Can you believe that? Haha, even I cannot!

Before anything else, I want to greet you all, "Happy Friday! Fly-day! Fri-night out again! What's your plan for this coming weekend guys? Me? No need to ask, I'll be at home.

What's with this topic anyways?

Well, I've got the idea of writing this one, from one of my friends here and outside this world, none other Ms. @Marinov . I was then hooked to her story about this "Glow up" thing she had mentioned in her article;

https://read.cash/@Marinov/was-there-really-a-glow-up-b56d5e27

Actually, I think I've already shared some of my glow up story months ago, ("I was the one who wrote it, but I can't remember the complete details, anymore. Lol"). But for those who are new in here, this maybe some sort of recap, hihi.

So, without further ado, here's my story...

Elementary Years

-I have already shared to you about me before and how I was being bullied for being thin or skinny. Yayy! "Mangiyak-ngiyak pa ako." I've searched my old facebook accounts and I found some of my old photos, both in elementary and high school. So this is me when I was an elementary pupil.

This picture was actually taken by my Aunt. She took it when she got home from Manila. That's our first family picture, I think. As you can see, I was like a stem. My arms and legs are so thin. Even my papa once said, "Nak! You are so "wangkig". Like duh, even my papa said that horrible word to his own daughter. Well, that's all in the past, and he is my papa, so there's no problem about it. "Kitang-kita naman kasi yung pagiging patpatin ko."😂

High School Years

-When I was in highschool, I am able to learn how to combed my hair properly, do some make-up, not the professional make-up thou, I just used face powder and lip balm. Not to brag, I was then became a campus muse at that time. (In school organization) I also have my first boyfriend. (I already shared this before too) He was our TLE Teacher's son. But now, he has a child with my girl classmate. Back to the topic, yesterday, I found this pictures,

and I think, I was a second or third year high school at that time. Nah... I can't remember at all. "Matanda na kasi ako ngayon, kaya ulyanin na." That time, having a "bangs" was a trend, so as for me, following the said trend, I also had a bangs. "Ang pangit, di bagay sa'kin."

College Days...

-Actually, I had a lot of pictures in college but I just want to share this one photo of mine, where I can really say that, "I am ugly" bwahaha... "Ang dami ko nang tawa."

I was a third year college student at that time. I had this college friend of mine and she took that picture. Look at me, I am thin and with dark skin complexion. Well, the reason for that is when I had my "Aquatics", one of the major subjects I took during college. And the hair, haha "Dora the explorer?"

This days and forward...

-Yay! I do have a lot of pictures too but let me just share some of it. You have already saw me in my previous article thou, so I hoped you don't mind.

In this picture, I was about to take my bath but I decided to do some make-up and it turns out, I didn't finished the thing because my mama called for me.

I just finished taking a bath in that photo. As you can see, I still have a towel in my head.😅

In that photo? Well, I just felt GGSS (Gandang-Ganda Sa Sarili) maybe, haha..

I don't like this photo but I still kept it thou.

I used that photo as my DP in facebook, but later on replaced it with I and MGD's photo because he got mad at me for wearing that attire..haha "Panira nang moment eh."

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So, what do you think? Did I glow up?

Thoughts:

Its not bad to improve ourselves physically, for me, it becomes bad when we forced to have this or that, to the extent that we are more focused to improve it without thinking about our inner beauty. I was then felt so insecure on the other girls for having such physical beauty, but later on, I had realized, "I am who I am!" "I am beautiful for who I am!"

As you can see, not all, but mostly, people now a days, especially men, were looking for a girl/woman not just beautiful in the outside but more importantly, beautiful in the inside.

I already witnessed some stories about it, the reason why I changed not just physically but I also, little by little, changed the inner me, to have it both improve and I will become a better version of myself.

"Beauty is in the Inside!"❤️

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[August 06, 2021]

"ALL PHOTOS WERE MINE, INCLUDING THE LEAD IMAGE"