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May Recap

I know patapos na ang June and this is a very late recap for May. Plano ko na talaga syang i-skip, pero hindi ako mapapakali.

Sobrang happy ko sa weather nung May kasi hindi na tagos sa buto yung lamig. Mas vibrant na rin tingnan ang paligid dahil sa pagsibol. Umay na umay na kong tingnan yung mga puno na lagas ang dahon at mga damo na kulay yellowish brown. Ang sarap sa mata na makakita ng madaming green and pops of yellow and pink this time around.

MAY DIGEST

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  • In Happy Things #33, super naramdaman ko yung love ng mga kaibigan ko sakin at ng Mama ko. Nakakataba ng puso.
  • I enjoyed answering a super random list of questions in Isang Tanong, Daming Sagot. Di ko in-expect na babalikan ko pa yung mga panloloko ng mga ex ko sakin while also answering shallow questions about my height and the thickness of my hair.
  • Shared a story about the ups and downs of my food cravings.
  • Something unexpected happened in May (a friendship was rekindled) and I shared it in Life Updates. Also, ang ganda ng Project Hail Mary! Gusto kong panoorin ulit. Available na ata sya sa Prime.
  • Muntik na kong maiyak habang kumakain ng bangus: Luto ng Papa.
  • Na-shock ako nung nalaman kong 3 weeks straight kaming hindi nagpa-food delivery. Plus more money mumblings in What I Spend in a Week.
  • In Thursday Letter #20, I talked about the fine line between being annoyingly overbearing and offensively underbearing.

See you next week for June’s recap! Thank you for reading!

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Camping is a Yay

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Kakabalik lang namin kahapon from our first camping at meron pa kong camping hangover. Masaya nga pala! Haha. Few days prior, medyo kinakabahan pa ko kasi nga first time kong ma-eexperience. Madaming unknowns. Pero nung isang tulog na lang at camping day na, mas nafeel ko na yung excitement. I think dalwang bagay yung super looking forward ako:

  1. The food
  2. Sleeping and waking up surrounded by nature

On the other hand, meron din akong main concerns going into our 3-day camping. Dalwa lang naman:

  1. Toilet and shower concerns
  2. Ang sobrang malamigan pagtulog

Concern ko rin yung pagtatayo ng tent nung una. Pero hindi naman masyado kasi alam kong si Kenneth ang in-charge dun. Tutulong-tulong lang ako ng konti and susundin ko lang yung instructions nya. Ang bilis lang pati namin na-assemble kasi nakapag-practice na si Kenneth few days ago. Tinayo nya yung tent sa backyard namin para may idea na sya kung pano.

YUM.
Saya ni Kenneth nakapagbilyar ulit 😂

Day one pa lang, ang sarap na ng dinner namin (chicken adobo and pork binagoongan). Walang calorie-calorie deficit. Ang takaw namin ni Kenneth kumain. Nag-weed gummies pa kami kaya lalong tumakaw. After dinner, uminom at nag-gummies yung mga boys, nag-bilyar, tapos kwentuhan. Hindi ganun ka-harsh yung lamig kaya very chill lang. Nung pare-pareho na kaming tinatamaan, tahimik lang kami at nakatitig sa fire pit. Yun lang yung trip namin. Mga past 12MN na ata kami nagsitulugan.

Burnt my marshmallow

Nung nasa loob na kami ng tent para matulog, I was pleasantly surprised. Hindi ko ‘to na-anticipate. Nakahiga ako sa sleeping bag, my warmers and thick socks keeping me cozy, tapos rinig na rinig ko yung tweet-tweet ng mga ibon. Since mahilig akong makinig ng nature ASMR bago matulog, sobrang natuwa ako dun sa thought na meron akong totoong nature ASMR! Hindi na recording or digitally altered yung naririnig ko, kundi totoong huni ng mga ibon! ANG SAYA!! Kaya naman natulog ako ng nakangiti at komportable habang hinehele ng mga ibon. Siguro sobrang perfect pa nun kung umuulan.

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Life Updates: Hirap Makatulog + Camping Thoughts + Best Deodorant

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Kahapon, alam ko na kung anong isusulat ko kaso parang naba-blangko ako ngayon. Siguro dahil kulang nanaman ako sa tulog. Lately, hirap akong makakuha ng magandang tulog. It’s either ang tagal kong nakapikit lang, or magigising ako ng 3:15AM tapos mahihirapan na kong bumalik sa tulog. Ang dami ko ring nightmares recently kaya ako nagigising ng madaling araw. Di ako mapakali kung bakit biglang nagkaganito kasi proud ako sa 8-hour sleep ko almost every night, then biglang nagsunod-sunod yung pangit kong tulog.

Nung una nagjo-joke ako kay Kenneth na baka dahil nagsimula akong mag-calorie deficit. Tapos nung sinearch ko, may connection pala. Kasi pwede raw na bumababa yung glucose ko sa gabi, and para mag-release ng glucose yung katawan ko, kelangan kong ma-stress—hence the nightmares. Sabi rin maganda ang Magnesium supplement sa quality of sleep, kaso biglang nawala yung effect nya. Bakit??

Ang isa ko pang hula, baka dahil tumataas yung dopamine ko sa gabi. Kasi libang na libang pa rin kaming maglaro ng Boggle every night (we played Boggle 1,100 times already in the past two months). Eh since pareho kaming competitive, full effort talaga kami lagi. Whether talo or panalo ako that night, may after effect. Pag panalo, may winner’s high. Pag talo naman, may konting asar. Tapos ang yabang pa ni Kenneth pag nananalo kainis.

Buti pa si Cashew sarap lagi ng tulog.

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Thursday Letter #20: Extreme Hiya

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Nung malapit nang dumating ang parents ni Kenneth dito, na-eexcite na ko. Diba sabi ko last time parang nakaka-anxious. Pero few days leading up to it, looking forward na ko. Si Kenneth pa nga yung hindi ko nakikitaan ng excitement. Di ko alam kung anong trauma ang pinagdaanan nya bakit hirap na hirap syang magpakita ng happy and sad emotions. Ang default nya ay nonchalant lang, peppered with anger and goofiness.

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What I Spend in a Week: Tears Were Shed

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It’s time for Best Buy and Bye-Bye of the week!

Best Buy

I think my best buy for this specific week would be these monthly tab stickers. I use them for my planners, so whenever I get the chance, like right now, I try to hoard them kasi sa Pinas ko lang sila nabibili. Meron namang nabibili dito sa Canada, kaso hindi ko gusto yung designs plus mahal pa. Eh itong from @onthedotph sa Shopee, minimalist design lang, tapos less than a dollar lang per sticker sheet. ₱20 nga lang sya dati, ngayon ₱40 na. Pero mura pa rin naman compared dito.

$5.46

First time kong makabili sa kanya nung 2024. Bumili ako ng tatlo (which is good for 3 years) para lang i-try muna. Tapos saktong papunta dito yung parents ni Kenneth, kaya nag-hoard na ko. Bumili na ko ng good for 6 years.

2024-2026

Bye-Bye

Mukang wala akong bye-bye purchase pero siguro ito na lang, kasi umiyak ako. Before kami pumuntang Costco para mag-grocery, sabi ko kay Kenneth, mag-drive thru kami sa A&W kasi feeling ko magugutom na ko. Ang usual purchase ko dun ay double buddy burger with cheese and extra mayo. I have major dislike for dry burgers and sandwiches kaya lagi akong naka-extra dressing.

$5.24

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Luto ng Papa

Noong bata ako, hindi ko naman na-aappreciate masyado yung luto ng Papa ko. Although oo, masayang kumain na masarap ang ulam, pero normal na kasi samin na magaling syang magluto. Hindi na bago samin ang halos araw-araw na pagkain ng masasarap na luto nya. So I took it for granted.

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Life Updates: People Time + Calorie Counting + Project Hail Mary 👎🏼

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Kasama namin yung family ng tito ko from Winnipeg two weeks ago. Meron kasi silang a-attendan na kasal dito sa Canmore and nag-book sila ng Airbnb for 3 nights kasama kami. Tapos may pasalubong sila samin na tatlong crispy pata! Hihi. Na-miss kong makipag-bonding sa kanila and it’s always nice to have family around kahit mabilis lang.

Ganda nung Airbnb na binook nila 🤍

Habang uma-attend sila ng kasal, nagikot lang kami ni Kenneth sa isang malapit na lake. Nagyaya na rin ako agad pabalik ng Airbnb kasi ang lamig. Hindi nakaka-enjoy mag-walking. Buti na lang maganda yung mountains.

📍 Quarry Lake

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April Recap

Sa wakas, spring na talaga! Nagsisimula nang magka-dahon ang mga puno. From tuyong damo na kulay yellowish brown, green na sila ngayon! Ang sarap makakita ng maraming green sa labas. Hindi na frozen yung pond malapit sa bahay kaya ang dami na ulit ducks na nakatambay. Milder na rin ang weather kaya nakapag-walking na ako finally. Pero April recap nga pala ‘to. Ang April ay malamig pa rin at may pabugso-bugsong snow. Buti tapos na sya. Mas excited ako ngayong May.

April vs May
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The Crave Monsters

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Ang proud ko dito sa Costco snack purchase ko kasi 120 calories lang per 25 pieces. Kaso pag-bukas ko, sobrang liliit pala. I could probably snack 50 pieces in one go super easily. Pero okay na rin ‘to kaysa dun sa mga recent snacking ko ng BBQ potato chips and milk chocolate quinoa crisps. I’m all for healthier options.

Since mahilig ako sa sweet and salty situation, I paired the veggie crackers with my favourite dark chocolate bites. Na-satisfy naman ako sa snack ko bago ko kainin yung last meal of the day ko at 2:30PM—garlic shrimp and farro bowls with cannellini beans, feta, and spinach from HelloFresh. Proud nanaman ako kasi nasunod ko yung unintentional healthy theme for the day.

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Isang Tanong, Daming Sagot

Questionnaire from surewaitwhat.com

Do you have any songs in your head at the moment?

Wala at the moment. Pero yung medyo recent, drop dead ni Olivia Rodrigo. Ilang beses ko kasing pinaulit-ulit kaya naumay ako agad.

Love the music video
Do you ever get more than one song stuck in your head?

Yes.

What is your favourite kind of cheese?

Processed cheese. Eden!

Are you happy with your height? Would you change it if you could?
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