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paper artist and radio dj

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At the beginning of 2017, I also started handling the CHIRP online newsletter and it gave me so much joy discovering local events, organizations, and other proudly Chicagoan stuff to share with our music-lovin’ subscribers.

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I will always remember the many things that could have been my last.🍃 Why I haven’t been on the air: I was scheduled for a common oral procedure when something wrong happened to me. I was then advised to go to a clinical surgeon first. Upon evaluation, the clinical surgeon informed me that he can’t treat me because I should be sent to the ER, urgently needed an operation, and that I will be kept in the ICU for a couple of days. I felt so emotional, terrified, sorry, sad. I was so disappointed with myself because I promised my mama that I won’t let anything happen to me after our family’s traumatic loss. I remember telling my husband, “doctor said a couple of days... I hope it’s just two days. I don’t want to be conscious through all this. If I’ll be in the ICU for a couple of days... I guess I’ll see you in two days?” And we cried. One of the surgeons in the hospital told me that I should push aside my fears and other concerns because in about 3 days, my airways can be totally closed up and that’s it for me. That’s how much I needed that operation at that very moment. There was a big consolation: I needed the operation immediately but I won’t be kept in the ICU after all. When the nurses were prepping me, I thought about the flowers that Rom gave me last Jan.2 as an “advanced anniversary gift.” I thought about my family, my art. I thought about my family, my art. I thought about my last commission, the last Etsy message I sent, the last book I read. I thought about my last radio show when I already noticed it was hard for me to enunciate my words. The last thing I remember before they rolled the bed away from my husband was having to remove my wedding ring. I handed it to Rom and my heart was just so crushed about how I’m hurting other people by making them worry about my life.💔 I’m now recovering, waiting for my incision to heal, regaining weight, and trying to speak+eat normally. I’m extremely grateful to the few who knew about it and sent prayers my way, and to the doctors and staff who took care of me. And to my husband, who excitedly put my wedding ring back on my finger when he was called by the nurse to see me after the operation, thank you.❤️
Hi fam.👋🏼 Most of you guys know what’s been happening to me lately. I am only either tight-lipped and very private about my life, or I wear my heart on my sleeve and become a totally open book in what I share on social media. And I’m happy that I have found comfort and strength in some of you. I appreciate all of you.🙏🏼 I’ll be going on air for the first time again tonight at @chirpradio. And I am terrified. This is one of the things that excite me the most, one of the things that I absolutely love doing, and now I’m anxious and mortified about how my thoughts and emotions will be like while doing my radio show. But I also know how much important music is with our process (whatever kind of process that is). So I am taking a dive tonight and while I do my best to navigate this “new normal” (as co-DJ Moi calls it), I hope you can bear with me IF (just a big if) some teeny tiny little specks of raw feelings escape from the confines of the studio and through the airwaves.✌🏼 I love you people. I will never be okay, but I’m still here.❤️ #gratitudejournal #radiodj
Hey fam.❤️ I’m joining the fun and vibrant people of @westelmskokie in Old Orchard mall today.🌿 My #papercutart are available for purchase, including a couple of newly released items (coasters! ornaments!).😍 I’ll share more photos of my space and my new artworks. Hope you can drop by to check them out. I’ll be like a creep watching you look at couches and then direct you to my art. Just kidding! I’m here until... 5pm? I want to say until closing so let me ask the team.🙃 I’ll be here all day if I can because you guys know that @westelm is a design wonderland.💫 #chicagoartist #chicagomaker #shoplocal #westelmlocal
Sometimes I don’t know what to tell my big brother whenever I miss him. It’s his birthday in a few minutes — same birthday as his son Allen Kurt.🎈This didn’t come to mind because I was trying to finish a new collection of art pieces for the past week. But my mind kept wandering today and I couldn’t explain why I kept thinking about him to the verge of crying (and I work with paper art so that’s not good 😅). A few minutes later my mama sent me a message reminding me about his birthday (it is already November 15 in the Philippines). That’s probably why. I kept holding this locket with his ashes and I still don’t know what to say. All I know is I miss him so bad and I wish I took care of him more or better, and I wish I was a better sister who was there more often even if he always bullied me. I still want him to be here with us. It’s so hard and I am still physically and emotionally and mentally incapable of a lot of things that I used to be/do. But I am very grateful to the friends who allowed, even encouraged, me to take my time. It has been rough, from being ill for weeks which never happened to me, to having a shaky phase in my marriage, to a lot of nasty breakdowns. It will never be okay. But I will keep trying to manage and be stronger so I can be there for the rest of my loved ones and live my life fully in my kuya’s honor. And yes fam, I’m still here.🤗 I am not okay BUT I’m still here.❤️

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