Blog Posts

  • Photo Dump: A Newbie’s Attempt at Iphoneography

    If you’ve known me in the past 3 years, you probably know of my struggle as a student journalist. There was a time when I juggled being a third-year Radiologic Technology student, editor-in-chief, photojournalist, feature editor, and lay-out editor of the school paper. It wasn’t easy but that part of my life definitely taught me…

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  • I’ve always considered myself arte. I’d been the little girl who chose princesses and castles over restaurants and toy-cooking. I remember having one of those cute and extremely extravagant (for a 5 or 6 year old) make-up treasure chests. It had lipsticks of different colors (I loved the blue one),  glittery eyeshadow and various iridescent blushes.…

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  • Holding Yourself Back and Failing- A How To Guide

    If there’s one thing I’m an expert of, it’s holding myself back. Hesitating and second-guessing are habits I’d been carrying since I was about 11 or 12. What I failed to realize was how it started dictating how my life went. It was in my last year in college that I allowed myself to speak…

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  • Calligraphy Haul

    Calligraphy Haul

    I love looking at calligraphy and typography. I find it soothing and the same time it makes me want to create something like it and this is why I purchased a lot of calligraphy sets over the holidays. I’ve somehow managed to collect a lot of pens I’ve yet to try. I just wanted to…

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  • Anytime Fitness Abreeza’s Grand Opening

    If your busy, on-the-go personality never finds time to work out, Anytime Fitness might just be for you. With 3,400 branches worldwide, Anytime Fitness is quickly becoming the largest gym franchise in the globe. The club emphasizes the need for a fitness gym that’s customized specifically for today’s bustling professionals. It’s open 24 hours a…

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  • Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf’s Giving Journal 2017

    I promised a live stream of the Giving Journal launch in my last post but failed to do so. My brother had an asthma attack that morning and everybody was pretty panicked. However, I did get a couple of photos of the event and I received my Giving Journal!   Coffee bean and Tea Leaf’s…

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  • 10 Study Items I Swear By

    Studying in college is a whole different thing from studying in highschool. In highschool, you could do with only skimming pages of your old boring history book. College entails a lot of attention to key points in each topic… and if you’re taking a medical course, it’s highly likely that your studying goes beyond the…

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I’m Gaelle.

I’m a lifestyle content creator and writer based in Davao City. Most of the time you’ll find me sharing stories about everyday life, food spots around the city, and little ways to make things simpler and more enjoyable.

If you’re from Davao or just curious about what life here is like, think of me as your friendly guide and big sister on the internet. I share honest recommendations, personal lessons, and bits of inspiration from living and creating in this city I love.

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