We all have our different tastes... A different take on clothes, gadgets, books and even food. That includes desserts. Like most of the Filipinos, I grew up to be a Goldilocks kid. My birthday cakes would come from Goldilocks and even that irresistible polvoron and caramel popcorn. When there are times I would feel down and out, I will grab my bag and wallet and catch a jeep going to SM North where the Goldilocks store would greet me at the entrance.
Katulad din ng nakararami, I too, underwent a change... a pagbabago. When I was in college, I was the shy-type, not really minding my looks and how I walk. And it was in this period where I met a man whom I thought would be my mate for an entire lifetime. He was cool, good-looking and confident. He complimented my simplicity as something to his style. Little did I know, he had a dark side to his "somewhat-saintly ways". He began abusing me, both physically and emotionally. When we both separated ways after the incident, I underwent the biggest change in my life. I went out more, changed the way I look, the way I talk, the way I walk and everything. Although my spirit was bruised, I will never forget the day when my Ate brought me to Goldilocks the day after I separated from the man would leave me scarred. She told me in her exact words as I recall from 5 years ago: "Life is like a bakery, like this place Goldilocks. They might go through changes, but its still the same store. Parang ikaw, at first you might not enjoy the change, pero eventually you will find that its the best, kasi your hair might change or the way you dress, but you're still you. Parang baking lang, you're just sifted through, so that the bad elements will be sifted away and separated. And then you will be molded and baked to who you are today."
Some may call this a love story, the cynics might call this a tragedy, but for whatever ending that had happened, I was glad the ending happened the way it did. And I was glad that the pagbabago happened and still happening. Life is all about changes, all we have to do, is embrace it and let it change you the way it should even if the original you is still inside...
Katulad din ng nakararami, I too, underwent a change... a pagbabago. When I was in college, I was the shy-type, not really minding my looks and how I walk. And it was in this period where I met a man whom I thought would be my mate for an entire lifetime. He was cool, good-looking and confident. He complimented my simplicity as something to his style. Little did I know, he had a dark side to his "somewhat-saintly ways". He began abusing me, both physically and emotionally. When we both separated ways after the incident, I underwent the biggest change in my life. I went out more, changed the way I look, the way I talk, the way I walk and everything. Although my spirit was bruised, I will never forget the day when my Ate brought me to Goldilocks the day after I separated from the man would leave me scarred. She told me in her exact words as I recall from 5 years ago: "Life is like a bakery, like this place Goldilocks. They might go through changes, but its still the same store. Parang ikaw, at first you might not enjoy the change, pero eventually you will find that its the best, kasi your hair might change or the way you dress, but you're still you. Parang baking lang, you're just sifted through, so that the bad elements will be sifted away and separated. And then you will be molded and baked to who you are today."
Some may call this a love story, the cynics might call this a tragedy, but for whatever ending that had happened, I was glad the ending happened the way it did. And I was glad that the pagbabago happened and still happening. Life is all about changes, all we have to do, is embrace it and let it change you the way it should even if the original you is still inside...