Isabelle Daza's IG TV needs to be watched and re-watched

For the first time in a long time, i feel the need to publicly address a video of a social media influencer.

WATCH ISABELLE DAZA'S IG TV HERE

I've been an Isabelle Daza fan since 2014 when I was obsessed with loosing weight by being fit. I felt a one-way connection with her because she's the tan one in the sea of light-skinned women in show business. In fact, my fitness journey posts have the #chasingisabelledaza hashtags..and when I got pregnant, I also jokingly posted that I was so busy chasing Isabelle Daza's body that I got her cousin's (Georgina Wilson)'s body instead (G and I got pregnant around the same time)..when Isabelle Daza got pregnant, I also joked that it's about time that Isabelle Daza chased me.

She became controversial with her jokes and contrary to the popular opinion, I found it funny because in reality, there are non-showbiz people whose jokes are "worse" than hers yet they gave her so much clout..after all, she's an influencer. I admired her sardonic humor while watching her stories and hands down, she has the hottest husband among the IT girls. Her humor is an acquired taste and it's unfortunate that not a lot could really appreciate it. I followed her pregnancy journey, her breastfeeding journey and her "trying to get her figure back" journey and she's transparent over the fact that these journeys weren't easy for her

Maybe people who make a big issue about the things she says are those who are thinking the same thing as her yet not having the same guts to say it out loud.

It takes a lot of fearlessness for a social media influencer to be vocal about the things that us, non-influencers(as same berth as hers) experience. The anxieties, insecurities and the feeling of inadequacy seems to be bottomless and for one, I am comforted that I am not alone in this. Social Media doesn't intend for us to feel this way and here I am feeling inadequate that I haven't booked anything during the last International Travel Festival. I've pondered why I am feeling this way and I've realized a few things:

1. I follow people whose livelihood is to make the best out of their life sans monetary worries. It's business and I forgot that these people were also vocal that their lives weren't always easy-peasy too.

2. I should change the way I feel about my connections in social media. Instead of feeling sad that I haven't been to where they were and tried what they did, I should be glad that they get to experience those things and could share it publicly.

3. Be the queen who arranges the crown of other people. There is plenty of happiness and success for every one to share and yours won't diminish just because you 

4. Unfollow/unfriend/disconnect with people online you can't say "Hi" to in real life. Less awkwardness and it's already 2018, even way too late to detox. There's nothing wrong with wanting a smaller circle

5. ALLOW YOURSELF to feel negative at times. Let's admit, being 100% positive 100% of the time can take a toll. Humans are created to feel and being negative over something is normal. Give yourself permission to feel down. Stumble, acknowledge the pain and enable your support system to help you get back on your feet.

To Isabelle Daza who surprise surprise, basically told every one that she's human, we hear you and we are not alone. Life can be overwhelming and remember, direction doesn't always have to come with a speed. 

Yes-Man

A yes-man is someone who always agrees with a person in authority in order to please them.

you tend to be a yes-man when you are in your late teens-mid 20s

there's no shame in admitting that you are. 

or you were.

We've all been there, really. Wanting to be seen and be recognized, wanting to be found in places where "popular" people go and usually, being young makes us think that we have all the time in the world to waste in these eye-rolling activities. Social media has actually made these wasteful endeavor worse. I was in the "transition" era where I felt the change between pursuing what you really want vs. going to where you want to be tagged or captured on someone else's picture on Facebook. A decade ago my weekends were spent either playing DOTA, Left4Dead, and other online games (if I actually have the luxury of time I would very much like to play again) or I was with my girls getting drunk. To date, it's still easy for me to be drunk DESPITE all the drinking sessions I've actively participated in..broke or not (Hey Francis!)

Mama told me that I will get tired of it eventually and unbelievably, I did. I went back to my first love which was reading. I got tired of impressing people who don't know me, I got tired of straining to hear what my friends trying to say over the blaring noise in the club. My circle got smaller; it used to be a Venn diagram but now it just resembles a mole. I can only count less than 5 people i text with every day, less than 10 people to run to when I want to share my problems and you know what? I'm actually pretty cool with it for the simple reason that these people are the ones I love.

When I can, I meet with people who find no shame in wanting me to be great (and vice versa), it's very encouraging to belong to a group who will water you when you are wilting, who will laugh at your strength knowing that who you are won't make them weak and insecure because hey, they are also strong too. They read my blog and you know who you guys are. Each one of you is irreplaceable. Thank you. 

I have a strong affinity for 60s inspired fashion and electric pleats. I've always been the under-dressed type and just last year I decided to step-up (a little) and bought a line of old-fashioned dresses. I got this dress for Php25 only at the Tabunok flyover ukay-ukay. Also, this is the first time I've worn heels in almost 2 years. I only have 3 pairs of heels because I already disposed some. No regrets.

 Dress: Twiggy

Belt: H&M

Bag: Dooney and Bourke

Heels: F&F