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Begin Again

I don’t know if I’m hurting. I don’t know if I need to move on. Am I okay now? Or am I just ignoring the pain? I seriously do not know anymore.

It’s been three weeks since Vince and I ended our two-year relationship. Honestly, I was expecting the breakup to happen after a year. Maybe this is why I’m feeling at ease with what happened.

Vince and I were in a long-distance relationship. I’m from Laguna, and he’s in Cebu. We met through an online community, each running our own online groups—mine was gaming, and his was a different genre. He joined my group, we talked almost every day, and that was the start of our love story.

Our relationship was simple. It wasn’t toxic. We didn’t fight at all in those two years together. I visited him in Cebu every quarter. Honestly, I would never have set foot in Cebu if it weren’t for Vince, lol.

We made memories together when we were together and even when we were apart.

But as time went by, things changed. We had less time to talk to each other. We stopped making video or voice calls. Our conversations became repetitive. Sometimes, I wasn’t even interested in what he was talking about anymore. It became so routine that it felt transactional… like we talked without meaning anymore… probably without love anymore.

I don’t want to get into more details, but we broke up after two years. It was an easy breakup. I initiated the conversation because I realized it really had to end. And he felt the same way too.

Now, I don’t feel like I’m hurting. There are times during the day when I remember him. I see things that remind me of him. And that’s just it. I believe this is normal because Vince was a part of my life. He showed me that despite the heartbreaks I had before him, I can still love someone. That love is still something I want in my life.

I know the time will come when everything will make sense.

I’ve been spending the last eight months
Thinking all love ever does
Is break and burn, and end
But on a Wednesday in a cafe
I watched it begin again

✨ Farewell 2023, Hello 2024! ✨

Finally, that day has arrived. December 31, 2023. Here we are, saying goodbye to 2023 as we stand at a crossroads.

2023 put my stamina to the test, delivered unexpected turns, and imparted life lessons that will always be remembered.

Allow the memories of this year to fade away as the clock strikes midnight, making space for the possibility of a fresh start.

Looking ahead to 2024, the road ahead is uncertain. As the new year approaches, we hold out hope that it will be better than the last. It’s a risky leap of faith into the unknown. It’s not about questioning the past, though; rather, it’s about accepting the lessons learned and moving forward with newfound wisdom.

Cheers to a prosperous new year.

hope this year brings us happiness by surprise and kindness by embrace.

✨ Farewell 2020, Hello 2021! ✨

We made it! To survive 2020, both physically and mentally, was not easy. Whether it’s economic, job, education, financial, and life uncertainty, it is even more important to appreciate and to take control of our lives, wellbeing, and future. We were thrown into a pandemic and told to learn to survive overnight. We have all been affected one way or another.

Thankfully, many have been available to advise, give direction, assurance, and help in navigating 2020. Whether you were grappling mentally, physically, or financially, there was something out there to lend a hand.

2020 was a tough year. It wasn’t perfect and the things that we planned didn’t always go to plan. Today, we will celebrate this holiday to remind us to keep fighting against this pandemic to celebrate the next.

Thank you to those who have been around and supportive. Rest in peace to those we have lost along the way. I send you strength and all the virtual hugs in the world. I wish you and your loved ones health and safety and love.

Let’s all hope for 2021 filled with you lovely people!

Happy New Year!

U R Not Alone

One of the most painful things about being an adult is that nobody has ever told you how lonely it is. It’s already December and I’m wondering how did I even get through this year?

I have struggled, and I have fought and I have cried more than I have ever cried in my entire life. I have fallen into the darkest pit and struggled to get out of it for so long.

But I believe everything is temporary. Whoever out there is struggling too, we got this.

Decorating Your Space to Your Advantage

After a day at work, school, or wherever you may have been – wouldn’t it be nice to come home to a welcoming space that will immediately lift your mood up?

I have always believed that a representation of how a person’s feeling – good, bad, apathetic, passionate, etc. is reflected in how their space looks like. Myself for example, if I have had a series of bad days, except that my room would be in such a mess. Meaning I wouldn’t actually care to even lift a finger to dust the shelves off. On the contrary, when I’m feeling hopeful, energetic, or full of passion, expect my space to be spot on! But as with the rest of how we deal with our lives, it will always be up to us with how things are going to turn out.

Selecting the Right Pieces

Whenever I need to clear my head, I always make an effort to first tidy up my space (usually followed by rearranging the furniture, bed), and select pieces (a trinket, a wall art, a clock even) that will instantly pop and change my view!

So as I start the year, I partnered with Photowall, a company in Sweden which aims to positively affect people’s feelings one wall (of a room) at a time. For this collaboration, I chose a piece to display in my space that will surely help with how I steer each day of this new year (and new decade) as I see it.

Photowall has a great array of products to achieve that vision through custom wallpapers, prints, and posters. Check out the variety of their products here.

Don’t forget to use my exclusive code
‘clintmamuri2021’ for 25% off sitewide at www.photowall.com.
Valid for one whole month. 🤩

Beauty of Silence

For this project, I selected a Canvas Print because I wanted to achieve a nice accent wall that will capture my attention each time I look at it. And the design I chose was Beauty of Silence– sounds peaceful? Just about right, we need some type of peace on any day!

This Canvas Print was shipped from Sweden to the Philippines, and it was rather fast! Roughly 5 days, if I’m not mistaken – so that was impressive. 

Upon shipment, I initially thought that the canvas print would be ready for hanging by the day it arrives. Only to find out, it’s a DIY assembly which for me was a project I’d love to finish!

6 Steps to Beauty

The package came in a bit heavy, but after opening it I found that it contained such high-quality materials: Canvas cloth, wooden frame sections, and metal plates, screws. Along with these come the Canvas Print Assembly Instructions which were listed in 6 achievable ways! They also have an Instruction Video link at the user’s disposal.

What I personally love about this whole DIY thing was the challenge it brought – in a good and exciting way. The guide provided visual references and easy to understand words that inexperienced individuals (in the field of craftsmanship) like myself can easily grasp and perform. The assembly also did not include any rigid tasks like sawing, punching a hole, or screwing things up (I mean by use of screwdrivers), etc. All were prepared and we’re just ready for assembly! How easy could this get!

The 6 Steps to Beauty (of Silence) was achieved in roughly 30 minutes. Not bad for a newbie, right?

Paradigm Shift

True to the company’s vision to positively affect people’s feelings – one wall (of a room) at a time, the Canvas Print I ordered and assembled did lift my spirits up in an entirely different way!

My initial thoughts and expectations of having a ready-made canvas print shipped was also a reflection of how I view things – wanting to get things instantly without putting in the work. Thus, it was a surprise and challenge when it also expected me to do the work to see the final product.

I thoroughly enjoyed the process of assembling this piece, as it made me appreciate the output even more for the personal touch I gave it. Being able to start, process, and finish a project is truly rewarding and I’d like to thank Photowall Sweden for reteaching me the lesson that Beauty Takes Time and Hard Work. But it will be worth the sweat!

As the Beauty Of Silence hangs on my wall, I will always be reminded of this lesson that will surely help shift my view in life especially during trying seasons – that at the right time, a beautiful product will come out of it!

Check out more of Photowall Products here:
Wall Murals | Wallpaper | Canvas Prints | Posters
To know more about Photowall, check out their official website here.

Mixtape Vol. 2 📼

  • Ariana Grande ; ghostin
  • Lord Huron ; The Night We Met
  • Ed Sheeran ; Happier
  • Dermot Kennedy ; Outnumbered
  • James Bay ; Bad
  • Dominic Fike ; Açaí Bowl
  • Rihanna ; Close To You
  • Billie Eilish ; i love you
  • King Princess ; 1950
  • Isaac Dunbar ; woman on the hills
  • Sody ; The Bully
  • Maisie Peters ; Favourite Ex
  • Freya Ridings ; Lost Without You
  • Rhys Lewis ; No Right To Love You – Acoustic
  • Sasha Sloan ; Dancing With Your Ghost
  • Ali Gatie ; It’s You
  • iris ; giving in (acoustic)
  • BANKS ; Crowded Places
  • Jessie Reyez ; Figures
  • GRACEY ; If You Loved Me
  • Khalid ; Saturday Nights
  • Demi Lovato ; Sober
  • Hamzaa ; Stranded Love
  • Celeste ; Coco Blood
  • Evie Irie ; The Optimist
  • Joesef ; Loverboy
  • Mabes ; America
  • Joel Baker ; Bag Of Dreams
  • TRACES ; High and Dry
  • Sigrid ; I Don’t Want To Know
  • Lewis Capaldi ; Someone You Loved
  • L Devine ; Panic
  • Oh Wonder ; All We Do
  • Delacey ; The Subway Song
  • Julia Michaels ; Hurt Again
  • Alec Benjamin ; Must Have Been The Wind
  • Lewis Capaldi ; Bruises
  • Plested ; Worthy Of You