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Good Food

Pag nakakakita ako ng mga videos ng mga farmer’s market haul, natutuwa ako. Parang ang saya nyang activity. Na-experience ko na sya dito pero hindi ako natuwa. Hindi kasi maganda yung farmer’s market dito sa Calgary—to be fair, isa pa lang naman yung napupuntahan ko. Pero ang layo rin kasi dito sa lugar namin. Tapos hindi sya yung farmer’s market na na-iimagine ko. Ang gulo dun sa napuntahan namin. Ang isa ko pang dilemma, once andun na ko, na-o-overwhelm ako sa nakikita ko at hindi ko alam kung anong mga bibilhin ko. But I think nakahanap na ko ng solusyon.

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Lola Goals

During our weekly heart-to-heart session last week, merong tanong dun sa couples deck na:

What’s your ideal day pag nag-retire ka na?

So inisip ko yung mga gusto kong gawin pag lola na ko, which is:

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My Gen Z Cousin Helps Me Keep Up with TikTok

I’m three months TikTok-free (my longest TikTok detox yet?), and out of curiosity, I asked my cousin what’s happening there and what are the things I should know:

1. KATSEYE

First, she sent me a voice message of her singing and bombarded me with videos of her dancing. Akala ko mga general TikTok dance trends yung sinesend nya. Yun pala dance trends specific to KATSEYE songs. I told her I would finally listen to their music.

2. 6-7
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Holiday Season 2025

I think the holiday season officially started for us when one of Kenneth’s college friends invited us to go on a holiday train ride.

Our whole universe was in a hot dense state…
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Gleniz da Menace: Year in Review 2025

Just like the previous year, I rounded up all my published posts and organized them around the recurring themes of this blog (paid posts are marked with an asterisk) . My utmost gratitude goes to those who find joy and comfort in my writing. I hope it was worth your time. When you love to write, being seen and heard means a lot. But probably the more compelling motive is my internal one. Writing is how I make sense of the world. Thank you for being with me on this voyage of self-expression and discovery.

Writing has so much to give,
so much to teach, so many surprises.

The act of writing,
turns out to be its own reward.

Anne Lamott
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The 12 Books I Read in 2025

I was able to achieve this year’s reading goal (yay). Since 2023, my reading goal has been the same: read 12 books in a year. This number feels right to me—it’s not too many, but still personally challenging enough.

Here are the 12 books I read in 2025 (with quickie reviews), starting with the ones I liked the least:

LOWEST RATED

I rated these books 2 to 2.5 stars

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Annoying kid. Mean boy. Bad friend.

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My Decembers

December is a sensitive month for me. Kasi simula pagkabata, as mentioned before, ito yung favorite month ko. Festive and vibrant ang paligid, magbi-birthday ako, nung bata ako alam kong magkakaron ako ng pera pamamasko, nung tumanda na nakakatuwa yung mga sale, and just overall looking forward to family holiday events. My brain had a certain expectation pagsapit ng December, built from my childhood and was a constant part of my world. Pero nagbago lahat yun nung nag-move kami sa Canada.

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My 19 Year-Old Playlist

Many years ago, after getting my first iPhone, pinamana ko yung iPod Touch ko kay Illysa (my cousin) because I figured hindi ko naman kailangan both at the same time. But now that she’s no longer using it, I retrieved it for nostalgia purposes (buti na lang hindi nya naiwala or tinapon). Nung binigay ko yun sa kanya back in 2016, ang tanging hiling ko lang ay wag syang magbura ng photos. Thankfully, she didn’t delete them all and I was happy to see some of those old photos again.

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November Recap

November 28, 2025

Nabilisan ako sa buwan na ‘to. November felt like two things:

  1. Malapit na ang US barkada trip namin (our flight was November 7th)

and

  1. Tapos na ang US barkada trip namin (we flew back November 18th)

Pero since kasama namin si Benson pabalik ng Calgary, tapos lumabas pa kami nung 19th and 22nd, parang na-extend pa rin yung trip somehow. November 28 na ngayon, and I’m still writing about this recent trip of ours. Kakatapos ko nga lang manood ng isang LA vlog nung minsan. Needless to say, hindi pa rin ako nakaka-move on. Tapos next week, December na! Parang lumipad lang talaga yung November.

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California 2025 Highlights Pt. 3

Rainy days in LA

Since sobrang konti nga ng kaalaman ko about LA, nito ko lang nalaman na hindi pala karaniwan umuulan sa LA. Kaya niloloko nila kami na kami yung nagdala ng ulan kasi maulan nung week na punta namin. Ngayon ko lang din nalaman na since hindi nga maulan dito, ito yung ideal place mag-shoot ng movies, plus idagdag mo pa yung varied landscapes like mountains, beaches, and deserts—a perfect shooting location. Good to know.