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2023 Game Plan

THEME:

Sink into the Present

I chose this kasi eto yung overarching theme ng mga paboritong non-fiction books na nabasa ko last year. Eto ang sagot sa overthinking, sa anxiety, sa pag-eenjoy, sa pag-create ng good relationships. When I’m truly present, I only focus sa kung anong nangyayari right in front of me, right at this moment. I’m forced to get rid of the past (where it’s nice to revisit sometimes until you get stuck) and the future (where everything is uncertain, pressuring the brain to do a lot of guesswork which leads to overthinking and anxiety). So instead, I will do my best to let the present be my default mode and only pay brief visits to the past and future when needed.

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What Happened to My 2022 Goals

Eto ang mga sinabi kong susubukan kong gawin nung 2022. Bago ako gumawa ng 2023 game plan, ire-review ko muna:

PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH

Goal #1: Make healthy food choices

Outcome: Needs improvement

Nagkakaron ako ng phase na healthy for a few weeks tapos babalik nanaman sa food deliveries. Pero super nag-eenjoy na ko sa mga vegan meals. Minsan pipiliin ko yung vegan option pero hindi ko nafi-feel na may kulang. Kasi may mga vegan/vegetarian meals na masarap naman talaga.

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2022 Highlights

  1. Got an Apple Watch nung start of the year.

So almost isang taon na pala ‘to sakin. Everyday ko naman syang ginagamit pero hindi ko alam kung nakadagdag ba sya ng value sa buhay ko. Nung una oo kasi excited pa, dami kong apps na dinownload. Pero nung tumagal, ginagamit ko na lang sya pang-check ng oras at weather. Siguro yung pinaka-best feature nya for me ay yung remote camera.

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Fake Twitter #26

Happy (?) New Year. Hays sumama nanaman ang pakiramdam ko. Kala ko pagaling na ko. More than a week na kong may sakit gusto ko nang gumalinggg..

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Christmas 2022

After 5 Christmases here in Canada, eto ang pinakamasayang Pasko ko. Binasa ko uli ang mga nakaraang Pasko at eto ang summary:

2017 – Last Pasko sa Pilipinas

2018 – First Christmas sa Canada kaya distracted pa (di pa homesick). First time din maka-experience ng white people Christmas party.

2019 – Depressed sa pagka-homesick. Maghapong nagmukmok sa apartment, walang pakana.

2020 – Bumawi. Masaya at buong araw nagluto.

2021 – Neutral. May konting iyak pero may saya.

2022

Dec 24

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Fake Twitter #25

Nakakapagbasa na ko which means magaling na ko! Yayy. Ilang araw nang masama ang pakiramdam ko ultimo pagbabasa hindi ko magawa. Naputol yung reading streak ko pero okay lang, gusto ko lang magpagaling. Di rin ako makapagsulat. Naiipon na ang mga kwento ko. For now eto muna.

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Faux Aurora Borealis

It’s Christmas Eve! Na-boost yung mood ko pagtingin ko sa bintana. Hindi ma-capture ng maayos nung camera ko pero greenish yung sky ngayon 🤍 First time ko ‘to mapansin kaya super na-excite ako. Bigla ko naalala yung aurora borealis kasi green. Kelan kaya ako makakakita ng aurora borealis. Yung as in legit.

Sobrang faint dito pero in real life kitang kita yung green. Para syang cerulean green 😍
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Fake Twitter #24

Nagpadala ako ng pangkain sa kanila at super ganda nung cake ko 😻 Sayang di ako nakatikim. Alam kong masarap ‘to kasi same yung gumawa nito at nung cake namin nung civil wedding namin. Katakam 😭

Best cake ever
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34th Birthday Bop

Bago ako magsimula, binabasa ko muna yung mga nakaraang birthday bops ko. Mahilig na pala talaga ko gumawa ng birthday checklist kasi meron din akong ginawa nung 29th birthday ko (last birthday ko na pala yun sa Pinas). This year, eto ang plan of activities ko:

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Social Fatigue

Just finished reading this article and I’m happily reminded that I will switch to a prepaid plan some time next week. The article is about highschool kids who formed a no-phones-for-an-hour club called Luddite Club. A few of them gave up their smartphones and switched to flip phones. The rest kept their smartphones but are happy to spend an hour without technology. There are no group activities, they just do whatever they felt like doing. Some read books, some paint, others just sit still and listen to the wind—what a cool club.