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april 20, 2022 - take care

the past few weeks haven’t been so great for me. i keep having setback after setback. what is the universe trying to tell me? i’m not sure, but i’m slowly trying my best to pull myself out of this and get better.

here’s something i drew the other day: a gentle reminder, for both you and me, to take beary good care of yourself! be safe and have a good day~ 🐻💕✨

studygram: gloomium

went to school for practicals today, and then went to the mall with the family. did some journal work for chemistry and math.

art by the wonderful @franshookie-art (DO NOT REPOST this image without their specific permission. check out more of their art on twitter.)

hi, all.. i know that a lot of our focus is on the BlackLivesMatter movement atm (which is wonderful and should’ve happened a long time ago), and i hate to distract you from that, but there’s something horrible happening in my country, the Philippines (yes, the one being lead by the so-called Filipino version of Donald Trump), right now.

our national government has passed a bill that’ll essentially take away our constitutional rights to freedom of speech and fair trial. it’s called the Anti-Terrorism Bill, but we’ve dubbed it Terror Bill. here’s a summary of what it entails:

if you want to read the actual bill in its entirety, here’s a link to the official Senate of the Philippines website, where you can download a pdf copy. i’d like you to keep in mind the political climate in our country, though, and just how rampant corruption and police brutality are here.

it has already been passed by the Senate; all it needs is the House of Representatives’ approval, and it will be enforced. if you want to help stop this from happening, here are a few ways:

sign and share this petition. we’re so close to 300,000 signatures!!!

send e-mails to the Office of the President and the Senate. there’s an e-mail protest currently going on. i have qualms about copy-pasting the message, but ultimately, this method is a lot more effective than petitions:

these posters were made and posted by @tentenyukki on twitter.

educate yourself about the bill and how it will affect us when it’s approved. here are some news articles, editorials, and thought pieces to get you started:

🗞 gov’t endorsing/defending the bill: 1, 2, 3, 4

🗞 reactions to the bill’s passing: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

spread the word. on social media, our tags are #JunkTerrorBill and #JunkTerrorBillNow, but don’t stop there; tell your friends and family. please. people need to know this is happening.

your help could save the lives of millions of Filipinos, and we’d really, really appreciate it. i don’t usually ask for much, but when it comes to urgent issues like this, i can’t stay silent. unlike with BLM, i can speak my truth about this because i know personally what it’s like to be a Filipino citizen and to live in the Philippines. i hope it’s heard, and we keep an ounce of what little dignity we have as a “sovereign” country and rights as a “sovereign” people.

some of you might unfollow or get mad because this isn’t strictly studyblr content, but it’s not about aesthetic right now. i need your help. we need to hurry.

15 July 2021

I had two exams this week – psychology on Monday and TEFL yesterday, and I hope they both went alright! Taking the exams also meant being on campus for the 2nd and 3rd time ever, which was nice. Maybe next semester, I can actually go there for classes as well…

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Throwback to Montmartre and Korean notes🌳. I hope your week has been going great!

12.03.2021

finished persuasion this week! tbh I think emma is by far my favourite jane austen book. I'm grateful to lily for keeping me company during my lectures, but this heathen just refuses to sit somewhere reasonable like my lap or an empty space on the table (ok those are scarce so fair enough) and instead decides she Must sit on whatever I'm writing at the moment.

Sat, Mar 27, 2021

Spent a long time journaling outside today, which was really satisfying.