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The 32 Books I Read in 2021, Reviewed in 3 Words/Phrases

Game.

1. Modern Love by Daniel Jones

Heartfelt. Some stories are meh. 95% of the stories are by published writers. [3 ๐ŸŒŸFull review]

2. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Unlikeable characters. Annoying as hell. Whatever. [1.5 ๐ŸŒŸFull review]

3. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Balik eskwela feels. Information overload. Science and Technology. [4 ๐ŸŒŸFull review]

4. Daring Greatly by Brenรฉ Brown

Vulnerability. Compassion. Medyo paulit-ulit. [4 ๐ŸŒŸ – Full review]

5. Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks

Highly entertaining. Lots of interesting personal stories. A must-read for everyone. [5 ๐ŸŒŸ – Full review]

6. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

Strange in a good way. Disturbing but charming. Love Merricat. [5 ๐ŸŒŸ – Full review]

7. Essentialism by Greg McKeown

Streamlining. Mostly about corporate work and super busy people. Elitist? [2.5 ๐ŸŒŸ – Full review]

8. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

Humility. Role of luck and risk. Be flexible. [4.5 ๐ŸŒŸ – Full review]

9. Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

Super entertaining start tapos biglang nag U turn. Too much testosterone. Keso. [2 ๐ŸŒŸ – Full review]

10. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Great storytelling. Entertaining pero may part na too woo-woo for me. Makes you want to travel and learn new languages and eat yummy food. [3 ๐ŸŒŸ – Full review]

11. The Chicken Sisters by K.J. Dell’Antonia

Delightful start and middle. Unlikeable main characters. Spilled secrets and sabotage. [3.5 ๐ŸŒŸ – Full review]

12. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

Be more rational. Wag tamad magisip. Nakakabobo yung pagka comprehensive. [2.5 ๐ŸŒŸ – Full review]

13. Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Creativity. Wow. Will definitely reread. [5 ๐ŸŒŸ – Full review]

14. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Hedonism. Beauty vs Morality. No likeable characters. [3.5 ๐ŸŒŸ – Full review]

15. The Whole-Body Microbiome by B. Brett Finlay, Jessica M. Finlay

Probiotics will save the world. Consume yogurt and kimchi. Don’t use antibacterial agents – soap and water will do. [3 ๐ŸŒŸ – Full review]

16. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Hilarious. Smartly written. Must read! [5 ๐ŸŒŸ – Full review]

17. Lifespan: Why We Ageโ€”and Why We Don’t Have To by David Sinclair

In a nut shell: eat healthy, exercise, importance of intermittent fasting. Lots of medical jargons. Dense. [3.5 ๐ŸŒŸ – Full review]

18. The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

Vague. Didn’t like how it was written. Too in-your-face. [3 ๐ŸŒŸ – Full review]

19. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Quirky and strange protagonist. Made me want to work in a convenience store while reading it. Weird overall but in a good way. [4 ๐ŸŒŸ – Full review]

20. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Korean culture. Nakakagutom – you will crave Korean food. Love and loss pertaining to her mother. [4 ๐ŸŒŸ]

21. The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman

Helpful in building relationships. Informative. There’s something problematic in the ‘physical touch’ example. [3 ๐ŸŒŸ]

22. Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Melancholic. Tragic. A few “WTF!” moments. [3 ๐ŸŒŸ]

23. The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal

Right book at the right time. Remember what’s reallly important. Feel your feelings but you don’t always have to act on it. [4.5 ๐ŸŒŸ]

24. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

LGBTQ+ themes. Coming of age. Made me more interested in mythology. [3.75 ๐ŸŒŸ]

25. Educated by Tara Westover

WOW. Must-read. Inspiring. [5 ๐ŸŒŸ]

26. Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery #1) by Mia P. Manansala

Cozy mystery. Nakakagutom. Fun read pero asan yung adobo? [4 ๐ŸŒŸ]

27. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

Adult fairytale. Humorous. Intriguing. [4.5 ๐ŸŒŸ]

28. Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

Kulang sa build up yung love story. Cringy. Okay yung premise pero di ako fan nung execution. [2 ๐ŸŒŸ]

29. The Healing Self: A Revolutionary Plan for Wholeness in Mind, Body, and Spirit by Deepak Chopra

Helpful book on taking care of our bodies and minds. Can be technical at times which I like. Relaxing to read. [4 ๐ŸŒŸ]

30. Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett [5 ๐ŸŒŸ]

A quick, interesting read. Neuroscience. Teaches people on how to be a better human beingโ€”didn’t expect that. [4 ๐ŸŒŸ]

31. Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

Somewhat of a page turner. No matter how many theories my mind came up with, I didn’t see that twist coming. Didn’t like how the diary was formatted. [4 ๐ŸŒŸ]

32. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Atmospheric. Mushrooms. A bit far-fetched. [4 ๐ŸŒŸ]


My digital bookshelf in Notion: https://bit.ly/33DzOpp.

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Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata | Book Review

READ THIS BOOK IF…

  • You’re in the mood for something weird and quirky but also dark and disturbing
  • You’re interested in a book that examines identity and conformity. But it’s also a love story between a woman and a store.
  • Kung at one point in your life you felt like you didn’t belong in your inner circle (or the society as a whole) which resulted to a “need” of having to fit in

QUICK AND TAMAD SUMMARY

Keiko is a 36 year-old Tokyo resident who works in a convenience store since she was 18. Masaya naman sya at wala syang balak na mag-quit kasi sobrang kuntento sya sa trabaho nya at sa buhay nya in general. Kaso andaming echosera na sobrang judgmental kasi sa age daw nyang yon, dapat daw may asawa at anak na sya. At dapat daw makahanap na sya ng ibang trabaho kasi minamaliit nila yung trabaho ni Keiko as a convenience store worker.

I would assume you already read the book so hindi na ko magta-try ikwento, pero gusto ko lang i-highlight yung mga moments na meron akong na-feel na strong emotions while reading the book like yung sobrang natawa ako or nagulat ako. Tapos may konting personal stories kung pano ko naka-relate.

At speaking of gulat, matiwasay lang akong nagbabasa kasi sinimulan nung author yung storya na bata pa si Keiko. So na-imagine ko naglalaro sila sa park with her playmates. Cutie cute cute. Tapos may nakita silang patay na ibon. Nung pinakita nya yung dead birdie, at nai-imagine ko pa yung enthusiasm nya, sabi nya sa nanay nya, “Let’s eat it!” At dun ko na-realize na kakaiba ‘tong si Keiko at kakaiba ‘tong librong binabasa ko.

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Art Life

Good Morning + FOMO + Procreate!

Ang ganda ng gising ko ngayon. At ang ganda ng lighting dito sa apartment. Wait picturan ko.

Nung nagising ako ayoko pang bumangon. Tapos biglang nag-tiptoe si Walnut sa likod ko tapos minassage ako. Sarap ๐Ÿฅฐ

Kagabi sabi ko kay Kenneth bumalik na kaming Pilipinas. Baka mas magandang dun na lang kami. Feeling ko sanay na sya. Kasi parang hindi nya masyadong sineryoso yung sinabi ko. Tapos na-realize ko din na baka eto na talaga ang epekto ng December sakin. Tapos nababasa ko pa sa family group chat namin na may out of town sila. Nalawasan nanaman ako.

Hindi ko pa talaga siguro tanggap. At feeling ko hindi ko talaga matatanggap. Na malayo ako sa kanila at ang daming okasyon na hindi ako kasali. Na tamang tingin na lang ako sa pictures nilang magkakasama at masasaya. At ang worst pa, ako naman ang nagdesisyon na pumunta dito. So bakit ako nagrereklamo.

Wait wait. Nagsimula ako sa ang ganda ng gising ko tapos biglang eto nanaman ako sa pagra-rant ko about sa distance ko sa family. Tigil muna. Isipin ko na lang muna kung anong gagawin ko sa magandang araw na ito.

Magbabasa ako. Mag-eexercise ako bago maligo. Tatapusin ko yung book review ko ng Convenience Store Woman. Maglalaro ako ng AI. Baka manood ako ng k-drama. Ongoing na ang paglalaba so that’s good. Nakapag-yoga na rin ako. Gagawa ako ng bagong posters for the book club. Yun. May in-applyan nga pala kong Illustrator job. Ay wait wait wait!

Bakit hindi ko ‘to nakwento. Kinontak ako ng Procreate!! As in legit sila talaga yun kasi nag-DM sila sa IG ko tapos totoong account talaga nila kasi may verified badge.

Procreate slid into my DMs ๐Ÿคฉ

Kahit nakita ko na yung badge, hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala. Feeling ko na-hack sila. Ang tagal ko nang hindi nagd-drawing so hindi ko alam bakit out of the blue nahanap nila ko at kinontak nila ako! Ako! Grabe yung validation na na-feel ko. Kaya bigla akong napaisip kung bibili ba ko ng iPad para mag-continue ulit kasi nga wasak yung screen ng iPad ko (thank you Walnut).

Yung home button tanggal na rin kaya nilagyan ko ng washi tape ๐Ÿ˜… Naibenta ko naman yung Wacom ko so meron akong kaunting funds pero nanghihinayang pa rin ako. Tingnan natin.

So may in-applyan akong illustrator job pero malabo naman akong makuha dun. Lalo pa ngayon hindi naman ako active. Pero love ko kasi yung company kaya I took my shot. Ayun.

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Books Insights Personal Development

The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday | Book Report

READ THIS BOOK IF…

  • Youโ€™re someone who half-ass a lot of things
  • You dwell too much on the negative side
  • You are overly emotional

DO NOT READ IFโ€ฆ

  • You have more time at your disposal. I suggest you read A Guide to the Good Life instead.
  • Youโ€™re already objective and calm and collected when facing stressful situations.

The title of the book is a bit of an oxymoron. Kasi nga pano sya magiging “way” kung may obstacle nga. So title pa lang, it’s clear na ang gustong iparating ng book ay yung mga challenges daw, mga setbacks, mga “obstacles”, yun yung makakatulong satin para mag-improve at mas maging resilient. Yung mga problema, hindi natin dapat syang iwasan. Dapat natin syang daanan.

The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.

Marcus Aurelius

He says the best way out is always through
And I agree to that, or in so far
As I can see no way out but through.

Robert Frost
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Books Non-Fiction Wellness

Lifespan: Why We Ageโ€”and Why We Don’t Have To by David Sinclair | Book Report

READ THIS BOOK IF…

  • Interesado kang pahabain ang buhay mo
  • Ang concepts na “aging is a disease” at “we have the right to choose how we die” ay controversial sayo at gusto mong malaman bakit nasabi yun nung author
  • You don’t mind learning a few scientific terms (like methionine and epigenome) and some scientific explanations (the longer your telomeres are, the better)

May shinare yung author about sa lola nya:

She told me to enjoy my youth, to savor the feeling of being young. Adults, she said, always ruined things. Donโ€™t grow up, she said. Never grow up.

Lola nung author

Wala naman ako masyadong realization about dun sa sinabi ng lola nya. Shinare ko lang kasi interesting and I kind of agree. Wag maging laging seryoso sa buhay. Minsan kelangan natin maging playful at mag-try ng mga bagay bagay. Kasi ang mga bata diba laging curious.

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Apple Chips + Isko + Cool People

Nagpapahinga muna ako sa paglalaro ng Axie. So magsusulat muna ako dito. Mga nangyayari sa buhay ko ngayon. In general ano nga bang nangyayari sakin ngayon? Ah. Medyo nagiging busy ako ngayon. Kasi manager na ko. Haha. Wala akong magagawa kasi manager yung tawag nila pag meron kang pinapalaro na Axie teams sa iba. Yun yung pinagkakaabalahan ko these past few days. Pagha-hire ng scholars. Hindi ko rin alam bakit sila tinawag na scholars.

Tanginang shield yan

Busy din ako paglalaro. Yun lang naman yung routine ko eh. Make sure na may pagkain kami during meal times whether magluto ako or umorder online, matapos yung paglalaro ko ng Axie, at try na isingit ang pagbabasa between those two. Plus maki-update sa nangyayari sa cryptoverse para maging at ease na meron pa kaming pera pagdating ng retirement namin. Yun. Importante na meron tayong routine para hindi kung ano-anong pumapasok na mga unnecessary things sa utak natin.

Na-discover namin sa Costco. Crispy apple chips. Kakaadik.
Isa sa mga nil-look forward ko sa araw-araw ay ang magmeryenda

Kausap ko kagabi ang Mama. Nagkkwentuhan lang kami at kinakamusta ko sila kasi nag-positive sila ni Tricia. Ayoko munang makampante hangga’t hindi pa sila nakakarecover talaga. Basta everyday winiwish ko sana maging okay na sila at maging back to normal na. So sa pagkkwentuhan namin, tinanong nya ano daw hapunan namin. Sabi ko ito:

Ayun. Tapos ngayon anniversary nila. Hindi sila makapag-celebrate ng maayos dahil nga naka-quarantine pa sila. Baka umorder na lang daw sila ng food or magluto ang Papa. Hays sana talaga ok na sila. Buong family kasi ng kuya nag-positive din. Daddy rin ni Kenneth. Buti naka-recover sila โค๏ธ Kaya Mama at Tricia magpagaling na kayo.

Kahapon ‘to nung nasa totoong office nila si Kenneth. So sya muna officemate ko kahapon.

Dami naming nadiscover sa Costco last week. Nung nasa Costco kami ewan ko pero parang walang topak si Kenneth. Anything na ituro ko umo-okey sya. Madalas kasi laging kontra. Mahal daw etc. Pero that day di sya masyadong kontra so ang dami naming snacks. Pero nung pauwi na nag-away kami haha. Biglang naging masungit. Lagi talaga yun! Umiinit ang ulo pag naggrocery kami. Sinabi ko na nga na wag na syang sumama. Mag stay na lang sya sa sasakyan. Nakakahawa kasi yung negative energy. Ang saya saya kong maningin ng mga prutas, karne, chocolate, tapos biglang pag tingin mo sa kanya feeling mo tinotorture sya. Kakasura.

Eto yung nakakaadik

Ah tapos last week, pumunta kami sa birthday-an nung officemate ni Kenneth. So na-meet ko din officemates nya. Ang saya din nung gabi na yun. Ang sarap ng food at company. Tapos may karaoke pa so nagkantahan din. Nagpalitan lang kami ng mic ni Hope (katabi ko) kasi mahilig din pala syang kumanta. Sana maulit!

Haha nakakatawa naki-twinning pa si Kenneth dun sa may birthday

Ang saya din pala nung baby shower nila Trix kaso wala akong picture. Noon na lang ako ulit nakapaglaro ng Pusoy Dos tapos super cute ni Muy.

Ang lawak at ang ganda ng bahay nila. Nakaka-inspire.

Wala na kong maisip na significant na nangyari. Ah last. May Nintendo Switch na sila Nick so naglaro kami nung minsan ng Overcooked 2.

Bulok ni Nick! Hahaha joke. Pero medyo kasi merong game na tarantang taranta sya (naka-video call kami) tapos sigaw ng sigaw pero yung character nya nakatayo lang ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ Tanga eh hahaha. Sana maging available ulit sya gusto ko ulit maglaro. At para magamit naman yung Switch namin na naka tengga na lang.

I LOVE YOU!๐Ÿ˜ป

Ayun.

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Books Insights Ramblings

Letting Go of My Reading Goal

Lately, nawawalan na ko ng time and energy magbasa. And nafi-feel bad ako about it until narealize ko na hindi naman dapat. Initially, I felt bad dahil baka hindi ko ma-reach yung goal ko na 50 books this year. Napatigil ako bigla and napaisip. Sa mga bago at interesting information na natutunan ko from reading this past few months, ilang percent yung na-retain sakin? Parang ang konti lang. Hindi kaya sa sobrang dami kong nabasa, na-jumble na masyado yung utak ko which resulted to less retention? Hindi ba mas maganda kung I read less books pero mas madami akong naaalala?

At yung isa pa, I already read 27 books this year and I have to remind myself that itโ€™s nothing to scoff at. For a lot of people, itโ€™s already an achievement. So parang ang useless nung pagka feel bad ko. But I would still like to be able to read more than I usually do. Pero siguro less pressure from myself na lang.

Iโ€™m currently reading The Healing Self (my non-fiction pick) and Tokyo Ever After (our book club book of the month). So far nag-eenjoy ako pareho sa kanila and malapit ko na matapos yung The Healing Self. I chose this book dahil baka makatulong sa chronic condition ko. Iโ€™m taking meds pero gusto kong samahan ng ibang approach para holistic yung pag-improve ko.

Konti na lang

Ayun. Kelangan ko nang mag-exercise para makaligo na ko para makakain na ko para makapag farm na ko ng SLP. Good morning!

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Anxious People by Fredrik Backman | Book Review

READ THIS IF…

  • You don’t want to miss out on a really really amazing, brilliant story
  • Kung gusto mong magkaron ng madaming feelings (mostly matawa)

QUICK AND TAMAD SUMMARY

A bank robber has taken hostage a group of strangers. Bank robber sya pero sa apartment viewing naganap yung hostage situation. From an outsider point of view, kakabahan ka kasi baka kung anong mangyari, but what happens inside that apartment is something else.

Funny and heartfelt. Memorable and quirky characters.

Our April BOTM

Akala ko, Big Magic na ang top book ko for 2021. Pero after ko ‘to basahin, wala na. Sobrang nalito na ko. Sobrang ganda!!! Book of the month namin ‘tong Anxious People and ang dami rin nila na na-inlove sa story, sa writing, sa cleverness, sa characters at kung ano pa mang namiss ko. Ang galing talaga.

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Hobbies Life

My First Legit Vlog

I’m back to vlogging! Pero this time mukang legit. Yung mga nauna kasi parang joke time. Eto mukang matino na.

Grabe yung oras na ginugol ko pag-edit para makuha yung color grading (naks!) na gusto ko. Pero ang saya. Sobrang worth it. 3 days ako nag-edit ng paputol putol tapos nung 3rd day, 2AM na ko natapos. Nung parang satisfied na ko sa final product, ang saya saya ko. Gising pa din si Kenneth non tapos paulit ulit ako sa kanya na, “Worth it! Sobrang worth it!” Haha frustrated na kasi ako nung huli kasi ang daming pasikot sikot.

Disclaimer: hindi sya groundbreaking. Haha. Basta natuwa lang ako na medyo decent naman yung kinalabasan. Extra natuwa din ako nung tinanong ako ng kapatid ko at nung ibang friends ko kung ano daw gamit kong camera at mic. Eh yung phone ko lang ang gamit ko, iPhone 12 Mini to be exact. Ayun! Thank you kung papanoorin nyo ๐Ÿ˜„

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Canada Food Life

Time for a Recap!

Nagkaron nanaman ako ng writing slump. Ang daming moments na gusto kong i-document pero laging hindi natutuloy. Minsan nalilimutan ko, minsan tinatamad ako. Pero siguro ang biggest thing na nangyari ay bigla na lang akong tinamad mag-drawing. Eh nag-resign ako para dito diba. Para magkaron ng more time mag-drawing at mag-improve para makahanap ng work/projects. Pero hindi ko alam. Masyado akong naaliw sa mga ibang bagay.

10,000 Steps

Since summer at suitable ang weather for walking, pag hindi kami tinatamad, naglalakad kami sa trail. Kahapon tinatamad talaga kong lumabas pero buti na lang may kailangan akong i-drop na order kaya napilitan ako. Si Kenneth tinatamad din pero nung nalaman nya na maglalakad ako whether sumama sya or hindi, napilitan na rin sya.

May nakita kaming stray cat. I named him/her Creamy.
Gusto kong i-pet pero baka kalmutin ako. Baka maamoy nya sakin si Walnut at Cashew.

Pinilit ko din talaga yung sarili kong lumabas kasi alam kong hindi ko pagsisisihan once naglalakad na ko. Alam kong mag-eenjoy ako kasi makakakita ako ng ibang scenery, may rabbits, fresh air at mababanat ko man lang yung mga buto ko. Yung first step lang talaga yung mahirap. Kelangan mo talagang i-drag yung mga paa mo papalabas.

Tsaka effective yung nabasa ko na wag mo nang masyadong pagisipan. “Maglalakad ba ko? Sinisipag ba ko? Bukas na lang kaya?” Wag kang magspend ng time na magisip basta gawin mo na lang. And ilang beses na ‘to nangyari na pag andun ka na sa act of doing it, you will gain momentum. Tapos mahihirapan ka nang tumigil. Kelangan mo lang talagang lampasan yung first crucial step.

Sana ganito everyday ๐Ÿ˜‚
Every time we go for a walk, pagbalik namin dito namin sila nakikita ๐Ÿ˜ป

Crypto Millionaire

Naniniwala talaga kami na magiging millionaire kami sa crypto. Haha ang crazy pakinggan. Pero ang basis nito ay hindi lang feeling. It’s mathematically possible. At based sa mga news about crypto, unti unti nang nangyayari yung mass adoption. Although nasa early stages pa lang, some institutions and small countries are already getting involved. At merong job posting ang Apple na naghahanap sila ng IT person na merong knowledge about cryptocurrencies. Basta madami pang bullish news. Kaya undeniable na talaga.

Abangers habang nakikinig kay Japanese Breakfast. Sobrang Ganda ng In Heaven!

2017 nagtry na kaming mag-invest sa crypto. Kaso yun yung time na na-reach nya yung all time high price tapos nagkaron ng correction. So nabili namin ng mataas then medyo bumagsak so nalugi yung investment namin. That time kasi nakiuso lang kami without any knowledge about sa purpose ng crypto.

Pero kung nagtiwala kami at hindi namin pinull out yung investment (naglagay kami ng mga 20k pesos), milyon na sana yung investment namin ngayon! Yung kakilala ko na kasabayan ko noon ganun yung nangyari. Hindi nya inalis. Tapos nung inopen nya yung account nya nung 2020, ayun milyon na. At ngayong nagbabalik loob na kami ulit sa crypto, hindi na talaga kami magbebenta. HODL na talaga ๐Ÿ˜‚

Trying to learn chart patterns

Kung in 10 years at nagretire na si Kenneth (by that time 42 na kami), alam nyo na. Haha.

Chef Bumburumbum

Mga notable na niluto at binake ko these past few weeks:

Lemon Garlic Chicken
Pork katsudon
Lucky Me Pancit Canton inspired noodles
Charred corn salad
Chocolate chunk oatmeal cookie
Mexican corn
Creamy tuna onigiri

Book Club

Consistent pa din ako sa pagbabasa ko although merong days na may nami-miss ako. Nung recent days kasi masyado akong preoccupied sa mga crypto news kaya nawawalan ako ng time and energy na magbasa. Pero ngayon na medyo nag-die down na yung crypto hype sa puso ko, feeling ko I can properly manage my time again.

Random quote of the week

Isa sa mga exciting news about books ay nag-join ako sa book club ni Jenn Im! Isa sya sa mga YT personalities that I adore kaya medyo na-star struck ako nung nag-join na sya dun sa Zoom call para i-discuss yung book of the month which is Crying in H Mart. Ang ganda nyaaa ๐Ÿ˜ (ni Jenn Im pero maganda din yung book, 4 out of 5 stars).

Hindi ako masyado nagsalita pero ang ganda ni Jenn Im!!

Herb Mom

Ang bushy na nung mga herbs ko sobrang nakakatuwa. Hindi ko talaga inexpect na mabubuhay sila. First time ko kasing magalaga ng halaman. Kung ika-count yung succulents, second time pala. Pero eto kasi yung super nagseryoso ako. Bumili pa ako ng planters, potting soil, etc.

Lush basil

So far buhay na buhay naman sila. Gusto ko pa ngang dagdagan kasi naka-gain na ko ng confidence. Kung may backyard lang kami or balcony gusto kong magtanim pa ng mga gulay.

Cilantro, chives and thyme. Plus cat grass yung nasa left.

Randomness

Naggupit ako ng buhok. Actually tulong kami ni Kenneth. Akin yung sides, sya yung nagpantay sa likod.

Before
After

Done with the first dose.

Mga old photos na sinend ng lola ko sa group chat namin.

Mama and me
Wow naging Reyna Elena pala ang Mama ๐Ÿ˜

Random things na nakita namin sa paglalakad.

10 PM
What mystery lurks behind this fence
Cools
Droping some orders

Kitty cuteness

One of his favorite tambayans
May nainggit
Time for some grass
Talo ka na sa hide and seek Cashew
Awww pretty Walnut
Reading buddy