we’re all beautiful, what matters is we feel beautiful inside and out…^^

so easy to say my dear. we women are under more pressure to feel beautiful—outside.

hey liz,

yup, you can post it.

thanks for the words of wisdom.

you are beautiful well, i do have a very low self-esteem but i think im trying to develop some confidence hehe. thanks for an inspiring read

Hrm. That was something. Now, I’m not exactly trying to chuckle or anything - or being unserious - but this reminds me of those “separated at birth” things.

The glasses make all the difference, methinks.

dear, beauty is in the eye of the beholder… i’ve always believed that if you feel ugly, no amount of makeup or boosting of morale would make you feel otherwise so… stand tall, smile all the time, feel beautiful… next thing you know you’re blooming na! Besides, from what I see naman, you’re pretty!

hahaha. god, i used to get the “she looks smart” comment all. the. time. i can so relate.
thank god for getting older and learning to be comfortable in one’s own skin.

I can relate to that. Thanks for posting this kind of article

The “you look smart” comment made me giggle. Heehee.

You look way better now. You even look like Toni Gonzaga in a different angle. (Yeah, I was lookin’ at your pics. Does that make me maniac or sumthin? LOL)

was this post Ugly Betty inspired?

we are beautiful, no matter what people say. words can’t bring us down.

*teehee*

I read a serene self-assurance here which maybe due to your sense of self-composure

you are beautiful dear

Our ideas about beauty are heavily influenced by our cultural upbringing.There are things about her appearance that the average Filipina finds unattractive and wants to change…..very often it’s an attribute that the typical foreign male finds most attractive.

Yeah! Same here!!!!!!!!

I use to have the same inferiority complex as you do… But then time changes… hehe… Kahit na I am not gwapo, I always think that I am gwapo… hehe (kapal!)… Always remember Liz that “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!”… Ok lang kahit walang hitsura basta may alam sa buhay!

hey liz..
nakarelate ako sa ‘you look smart’ comment sayo. ganun din madalas sabihin saken dati. you’re beautiful, liz.

i wanna say something funny and witty but the memory of my ugly childhood made me weep…

…till i discovered the art of masturbation

wow!!! you’ve really transformed into a lovely swan.

Fans mo ako. Ikatutuwa ko kung mapagkakalooban mo ako ng picture na may dedication sa likod.

Pero higit diyan, sa opinyon ko lang kahit walang nagtatanong e mahalaga pa rin ang maging sarili. Being oneself. Isa sa napakadali at napakagandang mission statement. Napakaganda.

Seryoso ako sa picture.

*cries* thanks everyone! i’ve edited the article, adding a little more. if you have things to add, reactions, i’d love to hear it. aw, thanks for all the comments. *sniffs*

jake the miserable: how do i give it? lolzies!

watta gradpic!! lolz

guh i know marco. -.- it is to make, shall we say, a point.

Ganu’n pa rin. Penge picture. ‘Yung may dedication at pirma sa likod.

Sino nga ba ang nagsabi ng mga pambanat na “Beauty comes from within?” “Eh ‘yung beauty is in the eyes of the beholder?”

Kani-kanyang pagkakaunawa naman ang “beauty,” sa palagay ko. May mga taong nagagandahan sa hitsura, o sa busilak na kalooban, sa istilo ng pagsusulat o kung anumang paggamit ng talento. At siyempre, may mga iba na epekto lang ng pagkadismaya sa nilalangaw nilang blog. Isa ako du’n.

Higit sa kaninuman, alam natin kung paano pangalagaan ang sarili upang ito ay maging maganda. Ibayong ingat lamang sa mga ginagamit.

sure it’s all subjective—beauty can be defined by no one because it can be defined by everyone. but you must admit that there’s a general idea of what a beautiful female should look like. this general idea (fair skin, high-bridged nose, long straight hair) is what most people try to conform to to look beautiful. ^_^

my parents and my brother are all tall except for me. my mom jokingly said that she prayed for this and that but she forgot to pray for my height. how i wish i am tall.

i believe that all of us have our insecurities. it could be the height or the built or anything. even glam people, they too have their own hidden imperfections.

you are not alone.

lately, i described beauty with this:

“beautiful but not from the emergence of it, but from lack of it.”

pareho tayo. ako rin minsan iniisip ko na sana tinatawag nlng akong handsome instead of smart. but then again, i’ve also met people who wished they would be noticed for their brains than their looks.

sayang.. sana palit nlng kami.

evi: thank you. that just really nailed it down. actually all the comments i’ve been getting is saying the same thing: i’m not alone in this. so you aren’t, too.

dave: Hiram na Mukha, much?

paolo: in my lowest moments i thought the same thing too. does wonders for one’s self-esteem, that.

lolz i soooo love the gradpic

I agree with RTS. My ex, an Englishman, said I was cute.

Cute. Pakshet. CUTE DAW AKOOOOO!!!

I guess he found that the “exoticism” quite tiring after four years. Hahaha.

So, if you want someone to tell you you’re pretty, get a foreigner. Kidding.

Seriously, never, ever listen to stereotypes.

and another…we are all beautiful in our own way. yes, we are! and while you’re at it, tell yourself you rock because you’re beautiful and you know it.

yes. I am serious.

I feel ya!

Imagine a Max Alvarado baby look-alike. Yeah, that was what my uncle told everyone when he first saw me from the hospital’s nursery.

I still feel I I look like Max Alvarado.

You are very pretty Lizzles. My eyes don’t lie.

mids: you can’t possibly look like Max Alvarado! that’s the most ridiculous thing i heard for this day! and i still mean it when i said you’re beautiful. i hope i can meet you someday.

layla: thank you. i keep telling everyone lately that i need a boyfriend. now i’ll be saying, i need a foreigner boyfriend!

hi liz, i especially like this entry of yours… can relate much to it. though, i don’t look as smart as you.. hehe

but we’re all beautiful, in our own way.. cliche as it sounds but i believe in it, because it’s true.

stay beautiful!

you are beautiful. And you write beautiful too.

Maybe I should start making myself beautiful, i looked like crap in my grad photo. haha

hi liz, tama ang sabi nila that you are beautiful. wag ka masyado maniwala sa TV at mag….

nasanay lang kasi ang pinoy na ang maganda sa atin e yung mga tisoy, pero pag kasama mo na lahat ay tisoy, then nakakasawa rin…dito nga sa pakistan, dalawa kasi ang lahi dito, lahing indian (dark) at lahing afghan(white),magaganda sila, pero nakakasawa tignan, unlike sa pinay, habang tumatagal lalong gumaganda…same case with you..my two cents…

and btw, ang mga foreigner, mapa asian or european, tamad maligo at magpalit ng damit, kaya ma-aaango sila…maganda lang sa picture, pero mabaho from within…eww

You already have a lot of things going for you. Looks are just a bonus No need to be insecure about anything:)

still: grad pics suck so much no? you never look like you’re supposed to!

louie: ugh. that totally made me feel better about being Filipina

jaywalker: lots of things except love.

you’re right, you know. you look way prettier now than before. your make-over was a success.

Well, I guess we’re our own worst critics.

so we are, shaira. thanks to everyone for the comments! i may not reply to them one by one but i take them to heart.