Category: Life

  • Na-appreciate ko yung “Happy wedding anniversary” greetings sa family group chat without a single comment about pagkakaron ng anak. At kung naglalaro man yun sa isip nila, I still appreciate that they held their tongues (or thumbs). It’s just so refreshing. There’s hope! Boomers are learning!! Sana wag mabati.

  • Nalaman ko na nagbabasa pala ng blog ko ang mga tita ko. Hello Ate Bengsya and Ate Gigi (at kung sino pang family member na hindi ako aware) 😅 I didn’t expect na magiging interested silang magbasa ng mga sinusulat ko, kaya naman yung mga bagay na hindi pa dapat nila malaman, nagkakaron na pala…

  • I started drafting this entry nung beginning of June pa lang. Ang saya pa ng tone nung pagkakasulat ko that time. I even claimed this year to be one of the best ones. But after just a month, it went from being one of the best to one of the worst.

  • May nagtanong sakin dati, bakit ako komportable magkwento dito whether nakakahiya, nakaka-proud, nakaka-conscious, nakakalungkot, etc. Kasi parang ang hirap daw. Bakit daw ang dali lang sakin. Wala akong instant na naisagot. Kasi for the longest time, I just write without actually questioning it.

  • Feb 15-19 DAY 11 Halos buong araw nasa bahay lang ako ng lola ko. May pa-going away lunch for Mclein at AJ kasi pabalik na silang Canada. As usual, super iyak ang Mommy hehe.

  • 1. 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…

  • I’ve been tinkering on this blog post for some time now. The thoughts are concrete in my mind, but I find it challenging to put them into words. I know that I have to have it written just in case my mind wanders too much or get confused. Finally I finished it and here it…

  • Ramdam ko yung init sa ulo at katawan ko. Badtrip na badtrip ako sa unit sa taas namin. Kalabog ng kalabog! This is a common occurrence pero first time kong pumatol at pukpukin ng stick yung kisame namin para ipaalam na ang ingay nila. Btw, my period is approaching which clearly explains my behavior.

  • Feb 10-14 DAY 6 Happy 60th Papa! Few months ago, pinapapili ko ang Papa kung uuwi ako sa 60th birthday nya, or uuwi ako ng Pasko. Mahagad kasi masyado kung twice ako uuwi this year. Sabi nya Pasko na lang daw ako umuwi. Lahat kasi ng relatives namin na nasa abroad ay uuwi ng Pasko,…

  • February 5-9 DAY 1 Old But New Dumiretso kaming Glorietta pagkasundo nila sakin sa airport. Nung naglalakad na kami sa loob, it was pure nostalgia. Pagkakita ko sa Burger King, naalala ko yung isang date namin ni Kenneth na kakagaling lang namin sa away kaya bad mood pa rin ako. Nakita ko rin yung Mcdo,…