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Art Secrets TV

Life Updates | Stranger Things + 911 + New Favourite App

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We watched Stranger Things season 5 volume 1 at sobrang na-excite ako sa volume 2! Kaso ang tagal i-release. Sa Pasko pa. Pero perfect timing na rin kasi on-call ata si Kenneth ng Christmas at malabo naming magawa ang aming Christmas movie tradition sa cinema, so manonood na lang kami ng Stranger Things kasi para na rin namang movie ang bawat episode.

Yung last Christmas movie namin ay Nosferatu. Para tuloy nagkakaron na ng monster theme ang Christmas movies namin (and I think I like it).

Stranger Things volume 1 spoiler alert:

Nung first time pinakita na na-eexperience ni Will yung POV ng demogorgon, naisip ko na yung possibility na maco-control nya yung mga monsters, at yun nga ang nangyare sa ending ng volume 1! (maybe even controlling Vecna sa season finale??) Sobrang satisfying. Will deserved this moment. After being helpless sa mga naunang seasons, yung tipong sya na lang lagi ang kelangang i-save, now it’s his time to shine! I love this for Will.

The thing I’m dreading is yung mga mamamatay before this final season ends (for sure meron!) Ito yung list ko ng mga characters na hindi ako sobrang magiging heartbroken pag nadedz sila:

  • Nancy
  • Lucas
  • Joyce or Jonathan (dapat may isang matira kasi kawawa naman si Will)
  • Maybe Eleven and Robin??

Habang naghihintay mag-Pasko, sinimulan ko ulit panoorin yung season 1 (I’m now on season 2).

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Books Secrets TV

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

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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 read a Neil Gaiman book, my initial reaction is always, “I don’t get this. This is out of my league.” But I learned that if I just keep going and let myself enter his mysterious world, I would eventually be enchanted by it. I have to keep this in mind whenever I start one of his books again.

I currently have 38 books on my ‘currently reading’ list and maybe that’s just how it is. Maybe each book has its own time and place (The Graveyard Book was gifted to me by my sister last Christmas of 2020!) and I’ll pick them up again when the timing feels right.

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Happy Things Life TV

Happy Things #25 | Healthy Cats + Anime Binge + Nokia 3310

Walnut’s okay!

Walnut’s health scare is over! Feeling ko hindi naman talaga sya na-poison nung lily kasi naisuka nya naman agad, pero sabi pa rin nung vet, kelangan syang i-monitor for 72 hours to make sure hindi tinamaan yung kidney. Thankfully, normal yung apat nyang blood tests and she’s in the clear. Ang nakakaasar lang ay yung pilay nya caused by the nurses nung tina-try nilang i-restrain si Walnut para kunan ng dugo. Ka-badtrip. Accountable naman sila ang they will cover all expenses related to her limp (dapat lang!), pero nakakainis pa din. I think nag-iimprove naman yung pilay nya and aside from that, she’s healthy and well and back to her old self.

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Life Pals Secrets TV

Life Updates | Galinda + French Class + Christmas Party in November

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Life Pals TV

Life Updates | Journaling Club + Succession + Spring is Here!

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I have found my people! I am so happy that my choices led me to finding them. I invited my online-to-real friend, Xiao, for brunch to thank her for helping me with Almond’s trip to Canada. Tapos sakto, merong stamp caravan event sa favorite stationery store ko (26 Market)—na malapit lang dun sa brunch place. We went to the stationery store after eating. There, I met a few fellow journalers. One thing led to another, and I got invited to join their bi-weekly planner hangout.

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Life Today's Log TV

Today’s Log #20 | Sick Day + Showbiz Chika + Weekly Menu

THURSDAY

4:30 AM

Woke up. Pinapakiramdam ko kung masakit pa rin likod ko. Parang medyo na lang.

5:05 AM

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Books Career Life TV

Life Updates | Fasting + Retail Therapy + Books & TV

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Wala naman ako talagang balak mag-intermittent fasting pero nahawa ako ni Kenneth na mag-skip ng breakfast. Hanggang sa nasanay na lang ako, at may bonus perk pa sya na 2x a day ko na lang po-problemahin ang kakainin ko imbis na 3x. Nung binilang ko, nakaka-16 to 17 hrs ako na fasting almost everyday.

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Books TV

Kakagutom

Still trying to finish my book report for ‘Recapture the Rapture’ at medyo drained na ko so titigil na muna ako. Sobrang nagustuhan ko kasi yung libro kaya gusto kong i-extract yung mga napulot ko at i-summarize ko sya in a way na madali ko syang maa-absorb. Pag magbabase lang kasi ako dun sa mga hinighlight ko, minsan kailangan ko pang basahin ng ilang beses bago ko ma-gets ulit. At least sa book report ko, sarili kong words so madali kong maiintindihan.

Gusto ko lang i-share yung isang part na sinulat ko kasi medyo connected rin sya dun sa last post ko.

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Happy Things Life TV

Happy Things #11

Ang tagal na pala nung last ‘Happy Things’ ko. One month ago na. Ang dami nang nangyari. Sana maalala ko pa. Siguro unang-una:

I Got My Refund!

Nabalik na sakin yung pinambayad ko sa French classes! Malaking halaga sya at may 5% sa isip ko na baka di na mapabalik sakin. Kasi baka hindi naman totoo yung promo nila. Baka pang-hikayat lang nila para mag-enroll ang mga tao. Pero iniisip ko na lang, madami naman akong natutunan at nag-improve talaga ko. Pero totoo ngaaa! Binalik nga nila! Mga 3 months siguro akong nag-aantay pero finally andito na. Yayyy!

My First Concert Experience

Nakailang ulit na ata ako dito 😂 Pero hindi ko sya pwedeng i-leave out sa ‘happy things’ list ko. Basta andito yung full experience ko sa concert ng Kamikazee.

Tapos nakita ko sa IG na may come back concert ang Blink 182! Di pa namin napaguusapan ni Kenneth pero for sure gusto nya rin. Magkano kaya ang tickets..

TFC

Meron na kaming Cinema One! Tapos meron din nung mga lumang movies ni Jolina Magdangal, my grade school idol. Ang nostalgic ng feeling. Tsaka naiibsan nya talaga somehow yung pagka-miss ko sa Pilipinas kasi eto yung usual na naririnig kong pinapanood ng mga magulang ko, lolo at lola ko. Minsan nga hindi naman talaga ko nanonood pero gusto ko nasa background lang sya. Ang comforting nya sa tenga.

Klasik

Films and Shows and Podcasts

Eto yung mga na-enjoy kong panoorin the past month aside from Jolina movies:

Films

Mulan | Disney Movies
Turning Red | Disney Movies
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) - IMDb
Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry — Official Trailer | Apple TV+ -  YouTube

Shows

Watch The Kardashians | Full episodes | Disney+
Moon Knight (TV Mini Series 2022) - IMDb
New 'House of the Dragon' poster shows off Rhaenyra's dragon Syrax | EW.com

Podcasts

Spiraling Higher | RedCircle
Wake Up With Jim & Saab | Podcast on Spotify

Telebabad

Sarap ng kwentuhan namin ni Arien. Naka tatlo’t kalahating oras kaming magkausap. Feeling ko kaya pa namin ng mas matagal eh. Sa daldal ba naman namin.

Naalala ko yung college memory na seatmates kami sa bus papuntang Maynila kasi field trip namin. Mga ilang oras din ang byahe at non-stop talaga yung kwentuhan namin. Di kami nauubusan.

Parang dito lang sa blog ko, di ako nauubusan ng kwento. Dami ko pa ngang naka-pending na posts na di ko pa nasusulat. Tapos meron akong 46 posts sa drafts ko na hindi ko na siguro mapa-publish ever kasi ang outdated na.

Finished a Book

I-highlight ko na lang kaya yung buong book

Nakatapos rin ng libro sa wakas! Ang saya basahin ng book ni tita Oprah kasi ang dami kong wisdom na napulot. This book is called ‘What I Know for Sure‘. Mapapa sanaol ka na lang kasi parang naabot na nya ang self-actualization, the highest level in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

Late Night Trip

Sama si Cashew 😍

Sobrang rare mangyari na ma-convince ko si Kenneth na lumabas ng gabi para bumili ng impromptu snack. As in first time nga ata ‘to nangyari. Nakakatuwa lang kasi medyo nagiging carefree na sya. Kasi kung yung dating Kenneth, ang dialogue nya ay, “Gabi na.” Pero kung iisipin mo, ano naman? Di pa naman tayo matutulog, may gasolina naman yung sasakyan, wala naman tayong ibang iniisip at this moment kundi tayo lang, bukas naman yung tindahan, etc. Haha bigla tuloy bumalik yung frustration ko pero babalik ako sa present. Mas nagiging loose at easygoing na sya and I am here for it.

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Ramblings TV

Fake Twitter #10

Kakatapos ko lang panoorin yung Soul 🥺 Buti na lang aksidenteng nag-renew yung Disney+ namin. Nalimutan kong i-cancel.