Month: June 2025

  • Q2 Recap

    The last few months have been very difficult—it still is—and I continue to maneuver through this extremely tricky feeling called grief. I just want to say thank you to everyone who expressed their sympathies. Whether I managed to give a decent response or not, know that it made the heaviness a little bit bearable.

  • Rating My Hobbies

    Our lola (I love you!) really made sure na bukod sa academics, marami din dapat kaming extra curricular activities. So bata pa lang ako, na-expose na ko sa iba-ibang hobbies. Kaya yung iba dito, inaral ko involuntarily pero nagustuhan ko rin nung huli. Yung iba naman, sinubukan ko talagang seryosohin as my career. I will…

  • From the Drafts Vault

    You’re reading this because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 Sobrang dami kong post na hindi natatapos kaya nakatambay lang sila lahat sa drafts (93 drafts to be exact). The oldest one is from 2018! Wow 29 pa lang ako nun. Yung iba, medyo relevant pa naman at pwede ko pang i-convert into a…

  • This is 35

    You’re reading this because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 Seven questions for my 35-year old current self: 1. When you were younger, what did you think 35 would look like? Nung 25 ako, ang big deal samin mag-30. “Samin” kasi same sentiments kami ng mga officemates ko noon. Lahat kami in our 20s…

  • Listening to Your Gut

    You’re reading this because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 After I published this essay about my social life, ang daming leftover thoughts na nag-flow after. Parang ang dami ko pa palang masasabi. So consider this as a continuation of that previous post. Unti-unti kong nakokolekta yung mga factors kung bakit pa-intense ng pa-intense…

  • Is My Social Life on Life Support?

    You’re reading this because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 Minsan, pag kuntento naman akong nakatambay lang sa bahay, tapos excited ako sa mga plano kong gawin (either magsulat at magbasa lang naman yun, or manood ng TV or mag-chores), tapos makikita ko online yung mga tao na lumalabas with their family or friends,…

  • What I Spend in a Week | Coloured Book Covers

    You’re reading this because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 It’s time to go back to one of my regular monthly posts. Dahil kahit malungkot tayo, tuloy pa rin ang paggastos—parang mas magastos pa nga pag malungkot. Before we go to the weekly breakdown, Best Buy and Bye-Bye of the week muna: Best Buy…

  • Thursday Letter #9 | Expectation vs Reality

    You’re reading this because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 Pag meron akong mga kaibigan na nawalan ng mahal sa buhay, I will say my condolences, sincerely let them know that I’m just here, then give them space. Aantayin ko na lang silang mag-message ulit pag ready na silang makipag-interact sa outside world. Pakiramdam…