Greetings, earthlings.
Disclaimer
I'd like to apologize in advance because I suck at introducing myself. I've had like five blogs in the past - multiply that by ten, then you'll have the number of times I've tried to come up with a decent introductory post. It always seemed like it doesn't really define me - everything's basically just a collection of random thoughts put together badly. The funny thing is with a mind this disorganized, you wouldn't think that I'd be a developer and writing codes for a living. Huh.
Okay, so here goes...
Hi, my name is Gizelle, a Computer Engineering graduate from MIT (now MU), 26 years of age. I was born and raised in the Philippines, but I'm currently working in Malaysia as an EDI Consultant for DHL. I've been here for 6 months now, and I'm very excited to share my journey with you guys.
I've always had the heart for writing. It started way back 2005 in grade school when I first took journalism classes and became part of the school paper. I got that going for 6 years until high school. It sounds geeky but the experience was awesome. I joined a whole bunch of contests (and won), met a lot of people, rode the plane for the first time, and ate a lot of free food. I was the official "photo journalist" (sarcastic air quotes). But that didn't work out well for me because I didn't have the resource to continue learning photography. Anyway, most of my interests were drawn because of that point in my life. So I have (frustrated) writing, (frustrated) photography, (frustrated) layout and photo editing -- hence the number of blogs.
Oh you now, being a modern hero of my generation and all. JOKE. I'm still trying to settle in, mentally. It's one of my dreams to work abroad because I've always wanted to travel. When I first had that idea, it was all very exciting and scary to be out of my comfort zone - and now I know why. It's not always easy, most of the times I feel like flying back home - but I can't quit that easily. As of now I'm trying to focus on my career development and finding things to do on weekends. On my list - buy a camera and plane tickets.
All over the world, literally. It's a fun, ambitious thing to say. But growing up in a beautiful country where you can't run out of amazing places to go and thrilling things to do - you will really fall in love with traveling. These past few years, you will almost never see me at home on a weekend. Mountains, rivers, caves, waterfalls, beaches, canyons - name it, I will be there. It's one of the things I wanted to share you with you. I am very lucky to have been born in the Philippines. And when you come to think of it, it's only like a dot in the globe. So I can't stress enough how excited I am to see more of what the world has to offer.
Now that you've mentioned him, tell us about your boyfriend
I'm in a long term relationship with my bestfriend. It may sound cliche but we really started as bestfriends. A friend of mine can atest to that, 
And oh, shoutouts!
Before I end this post, I just want to say hi again to the one who encouraged me to join steemit,
Cheers! 🍻
