Category: Books

  • Life Updates: Book One + Netflix Games + Kawawang Ego

    You have full access to this post because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 1. 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…

  • 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…

  • Life Updates | Social Media Detox (Again) + Baked Goods + Disappointing Author

    You have full access to this post because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 1. Deleted my social media apps (except Threads). I just said goodbye to TikTok and *with a conflicted heart* Instagram. Where am I gonna find my recipes? Where am I gonna share my cooking and baking and our cute kitties?…

  • Today’s Log #23 | Perfect Day na Sana

  • Life Updates | New K-Drama + Skincare Update + Dreading Winter

    You have full access to this post because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 1. It took me more than a year, but I finally finished The Graveyard Book. When I started reading it, I stopped at 20%, paused for 15 months, picked it up again, then finished it in a week. Every time I…

  • 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…

  • Life Updates | Coping Mechanisms

    You’re reading this because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 1. Nung nagkasakit ang Mama, thankful ako sa music ni Chappell Roan. Hindi dahil sa nakaka-relate ako sa mga kanta nya, sobrang ganda lang talaga nung ni-release nyang album. Nakaka-soothe (isa sa mga proof na may healing properties talaga ang music). Basta pag nakakapakinig…

  • I Was Born in the Wrong Era

    You’re reading this because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 Being in my jobless era (once again), ang hirap maramdaman yung usefulness ko. Pinupuntirya nya yung ego ko. Lalo na pag nakikita kong nagta-trabaho si Kenneth? Tapos napapadalas pa yung OT nya these days? Nakaka-guilty. Ang pinipilit kong ipaintindi sa sarili ko, mas napapagaan…

  • Life Updates | 3 Months in Calgary + Fate and Friendships

    You’re reading this because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 1. I’m super happy with my current reads. So far, I’ve finished 2 books (Born a Crime and The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and both were easy 5-star reads. My goal each year is to read 1 book a month, and I’m pretty much on track.…

  • Annotating Books

    You’re reading this because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 I’m currently enjoying Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Hindi ko na ita-try i-explain kung tungkol san yung book at kung bakit sya maganda, kasi hindi ako magaling mag-pitch ng libro. Pero ang gusto kong topic ay kung pano ko sya ina-annotate. Naaalala ko yung…