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Day 3: My First Love

12:11 PM / BY Heidy
My first and greatest love happened to be living 3,000 kilometers from me. It was a fateful time when I finally packed my bags to seek an adventure in South Korea, which led me to him. He came at a time when everything was unknown and when my world suddenly turned into a different language. Despite all, our similarities overcame the language barrier and cultural differences to the point that we became genuine friends. We...

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Day 2: Meaning behind your blog name

10:31 AM / BY Heidy
For some reasons, my closest friends has started calling me HD four years ago. My name is very short and easy, I didn't really have a nickname while I was growing up so I was fascinated when people called me a different name. It happened at a time when I needed a new domain name because my old blog name was apalling so there yah go.  For some reasons, my closest friends has started calling...

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Day 1: 10 facts about me

2:00 PM / BY Heidy
Hello, I'm Heidy. I'm a 26 year- old researcher currently residing in Queensland, Australia. As you can see in my previous posts, I've been overwhelmed by deep thoughts and quarter-life drama but that's not how I used to be. I decided to go back to regular blogging in the hopes of bringing back my thoughts to shallow shores so I can enjoy mundane things around me.   10 I-hope-they-are-interesting facts about me: 1. I love my...

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Day 0: The blog's 10th year anniversary!

11:17 AM / BY Heidy
Visiting this old blog always gives me the feeling of nostalgia (already!?). I started writing a few posts in Multiply (now defunct) back in 2007 when blogging enjoyed a good yet not so hyped limelight. I also tested the waters of Wordpress and Tumblr, then eventually settled in Blogger. Back then, blogging was primarily used as a friendly online journal where people share their lives. I remember it as something very simple, harmless and innocent...

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