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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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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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Life Updates: Book One + Netflix Games + Kawawang Ego

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FINALLYYYY! I finished my first book of 2026! I just finished reading Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel. Pero hindi ako ganun ka-happy kasi 3.5 stars lang sya for me. Since hindi ako magaling mag-review ng books, hindi ko ma-eexplain kung bakit ganun ang rating ko. Basta based from my reading experience, the insights, and the lingering impression after finishing the book, it feels like a 3.5 🌟

Romantics value intensity over stability. Realists value security over passion. But both are often disappointed, for few people can live happily at either extreme.

— Esther Perel

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Thursday Letter #18: The Golden Age of 2000s Rom-Coms

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Kung nagkaron ako ng Pinoy movies phase last month, ngayon naman nawiwili ako sa mga foreign movies from the 2000s—especially rom-coms. Ito yung mga paborito kong movies in my early 20s. Grabe pa rin yung kilig ko sa Sweet Home Alabama at How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days kahit ilang beses ko na silang napanood. At dun sa mga tender moments, naiiyak pa rin talaga ko. Bakit wala nang ganitong klaseng rom-coms ngayon? Pumunta ko sa Reddit and the people have the same sentiments.

“They don’t make rom-coms like this anymore.”

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Oscars High

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Thoughts Medley

May mga times na gusto kong magsulat dito pero sabog-sabog yung thoughts sa isip ko. Di ko alam kung san ba ko magfo-focus. May mga times din na instantly, alam ko agad kung tungkol saan ang gusto kong isulat. Sa mga times na ganito, na wala akong mahagilap na topic pero andun yung desire kong magsulat, nagsisimula ako sa kung ano bang nararamdaman ko.

Ano bang nararamdaman ko?

“Ang lamig!”

So pwede akong magsulat tungkol sa weather at ikwento na nag-s-snow nanaman.

Iyak nanaman si Kenneth pag-shovel ng snow
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Life Updates: Crylaloo + AI Antidotes + Currently Watching

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I intend to write last Thursday kaso sobrang bothered ako by something. Tapos kinabukasan maghapon akong nagiiyak. Literal na mula umaga hanggang hapon. Ang sakit tuloy ng ulo ko. Magaganda pa naman mostly yung ikikwento ko kaya hinintay ko lang na maging better ang kondisyon ko bago ko sila isulat.

Hindi pa rin ako sobrang okay. Medyo mabigat pa rin ang dibdib ko at may konting sakit pa rin ng ulo. Tingin ko okay na yung isip ko—I’m thinking more positively now. Pero yung katawan ko feeling ko napagod kahapon kaya meron pa rin akong residual physical symptoms na nararamdaman. I will try to eat healthier today at mag-workout para maka-recover na rin physically. Nag-yoga na ko kaninang umaga so that’s a good start.

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Happy Things #31: Valentine’s Day Edition

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It’s a date!

November pa lang, alam na namin kung anong plano namin for Valentine’s Day. Naghahanap kasi ako ng mga activities na pwede naming magawa during winter, at na-encounter ko yung suggestion na mag-cooking class. Nakahanap naman ako agad ng cooking school, kaso hindi ko in-expect na super in-demand pala nya. Yung mga upcoming classes, puro sold out agad. Bukod pa dun, may kamahalan din sya kaya naghintay ako ng December para mag-book. Para lang din makabwelo ng konti sa gastos. Fortunately, hindi pa sold out yung Valentine’s day couples class nila nung ready na kaming mag-book.

Cooking time

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