It’s wonderful to get to see Laura again. It’s been over two years since the first time we met in person. She went to the Philippines to interview girls for her girl empowerment platform, She Is The Universe. Laura is very generous to sponsor three of our current students and also recognize the work we …
Today, I went out for a hike as a “celebration” of all the actions I took for my dreams for Bliss Scholarship Foundation sharing this moment with an energizing and inspiring person, Rukshana. I haven’t hiked enough for me to say that I am totally in love with it or the other way around so …
I’ve heard of “kindred spirits” before but it never bothered me enough to actually find out what it means. I just assumed that 1) it holds a positive meaning, 2) maybe the root word is “kind”? and 3) it sure sounds cool. Today, I finally feel like I’m starting to get all caught up on …
One of the sunny, but with comfortably cool days last week, I came across a sweet lovely old lady. Her name was Maureen and we were walking outside, about to cross paths. We said our hellos and found ourselves both admiring how gorgeous the day was considering that we’ve had quite a grumpy weather all …
Although this is the shortest application period Bliss had ever had (Bliss’ application period pre-pandemic starts in November through February), we were so surprised by the sheer number of the applicants who sent in their applications. It’s just so exciting for all of us to be able to do this again. For us to be …
Some may argue that as life becomes more hectic, individuals forget to check in with the people who matter most to them, but former Bliss scholars appear to disagree. Last 25th of February, former Bliss scholars who graduated in 2019 namely, Elaine, Reneath and Fred came over for a surprise visit for Bryan at his …
Almost a year ago from now, the pandemic hit the world by surprise. Who would have thought that in this busy modern age, the world would stop? People stayed home for safety. Roads filled with automobiles had none. Food supply was uncertain. And for some reason, toilet papers too. Unfortunately, a lot of businesses closed …
In contrary to John Locke’s philosophy that our minds at birth is a Tabula Rasa “Clean Slate”, John Michael Medrano, JM for short, thinks otherwise. He believes that we have innate capabilities we can unlock and discover if we have the will and patience to explore them. In JM’s case, he discovered his talent in art. …
In the Philippines, every barangay (village) is led by a Village Captain and seven Councilors. These officials are elected and serve as the basic government unit of the village. They plan and implement government policies, make local community programs and projects, as well as keeping every resident safe. There is a youth version of this …
Life is full of unexpected turn of events. This very fact is exciting and scary concomitantly. These are the events we believe to be absolutely fantastic or horrendously wrong. The thing is, it’s truly neither of the two. It’s just how we perceive it. Both people can experience the same event yet one might think …
