You have full access to this post because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍
Subscribe to continue reading
Become a paid subscriber to get access to the rest of this post and other exclusive content.
Category: Life
Categories
October Recap
After a very tiring September, October was super chill. Sabi ko gusto ko naman ng maraming alone time this month, and that’s exactly what I got. Andami kong nabasang libro (I think finishing 5 books in a month was a personal best), dami kong sinubukan na bagong recipes, I went back to baking, andami ko ring nasulat. While all of that sounds like a dream, sana sa November magka-trabaho na ko. All this free time is already making me antsy.
yu;[p[[[[[[[[ (Hello, Almond)
Categories
My Mind Reader Cat
Last night’s dream:
Ang setting ay nasa palengke ako, naglalakad, nang makita ko ang Mommy (my lola) na nagtitinda ng gulay at isda. Except it wasn’t really Mommy. It was Mommy’s hologram projection (the work of AI). She had this pleasant wide smile at suot nya ang kanyang pambahay uniform: daster. Nandun din yung mga co-teachers nya sa bandang likod, nagtitinda at mga naka-daster din. I was aware that the co-teachers are real people and Mommy was just a projection, so lalampasan ko lang dapat.
Categories
Ramblings #56
Not that any one cares, but I have a funny little PSA:
Dito sa Canada, they spell color as colour, flavor as flavour (they use British spelling more often) at gusto ko syang i-adapt. But I’ve refrained from doing that kasi laking Pilipinas naman ako. Baka sabihin bakit biglang naging ganun yung spelling ko. Kaso gusto kooo! Haha ewan ko, mas maganda lang sya sa paningin ko.
Every time I stick to my usual spelling and see that red dotted underline (courtesy of the spell check tool), one, I get slightly annoyed, and two, nate-tempt akong baguhin pero pinipigilan ko yung sarili ko.
The little PSA is, hindi ko na pipigilan ang sarili ko 😆 I will now spell behavior as behaviour and favorite as favourite. Yun laaaaaaaaaaaang.
Categories
Goodness Gracious
I wanted to share an article I read about being a good person. The author—drawing from social media standards and contemporary novels—humorously summed it up this way:
First and foremost, a good person possesses a deep understanding of power structures and her relative place in them. She has a sense of humor that never “punches down.” She doesn’t subtweet, buy stuff on Amazon, or fly on too many planes. She has children in order to fend off narcissism—a bad quality—and develop a stake in the future of planet Earth, but she would never presume to judge another woman’s choice. And though she occasionally makes mistakes—cheats on her boyfriend, offends her friends after drinking too much, doesn’t call her mom very often—she admits them. A good person is not perfect (she has read enough not to fall for that trap), but she is self-aware.
Lauren Oyler — For Goodness’ Sake
Categories
Q3 Expenses | As Expected
You have full access to this post because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍
It’s time for the quarterly report!
Just like last time, I’ll start with the percentages of our monthly average expenses, then move on to the detailed breakdown of the numbers. Looking at last quarter’s average (left), there were definitely changes.
EXPENSE BREAKDOWN
Again, I’ve highlighted the highest and lowest expense for each month:
Subscribe to continue reading
Become a paid subscriber to get access to the rest of this post and other exclusive content.
Subscribe to continue reading
Become a paid subscriber to get access to the rest of this post and other exclusive content.
Categories
Happy Things #28
You have full access to this post because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍
Hello Panda
Nung nagta-trabaho pa ko sa Maynila, madalas akong mag-bus mula probinsya namin papuntang Makati. At minsan, may makakatabi ako na may naka-ready syang snacks (4 hrs din kasi ang byahe) tapos maiinggit na lang ako habang sarap na sarap sya sa pagkain ng Hello Panda (minsan Chips Ahoy or Oreos). Nakakainis. Bakit nga ba hindi ko naisip mag-baon? Tamang wishful thinking na lang ako na sana alukin nya ko kahit isang Hello Panda lang. Tapos matatawa lang ako dun sa thought kong yun kasi ang unusual naman na gagawin nya yun. Kahit ako hindi ko yun maiisip gawin kasi parang weird.
Sa dinami-raming beses na sumakay ako ng bus, never nangyare na may nag-alok ng pagkain. Kaya nagulat na lang ako nung nasa flight ako papuntang Winnipeg last month. May nakatabi akong babae (feeling ko mas bata sakin) tapos inalok nya ko nung kinakain nyang sweets! Bumalik yung mga bus memories ko at natuwa ako. Ang thoughtful naman nya! Pero tumanggi ako kasi hindi naman ako gutom (kung Hello Panda pa yun).
Touch ID
Subscribe to continue reading
Become a paid subscriber to get access to the rest of this post and other exclusive content.
Categories
Q3 Recap + Happy Anniversary!
I didn’t even realize that my Gleniz da Menace newsletter just turned a year old! I still have my occasional once-or-twice-a-month free posts, but September last year I started making these exclusive posts to help support this ancient blog of mine.
Though I am fairly consistent with my creative output here, I am sluggish in a business sense and find discomfort in promoting this paid newsletter too much. So if you find enjoyment in what I write here, I hope you’ll consider a paid subscription. If you’re wondering if it’s worth it, here’s a note from one of the early subscribers:
I shared this with Kenneth and tried reading the message out loud to him but failed ‘cos I started crying. Thank you for your generous words 🥺
You have full access to this post because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍
May random moment sa sasakyan (on the way kami sa Waterton para ipasyal ang Mama one last time bago sya umuwing Pilipinas) na napa-blurt out ako ng, “12 times pala akong sumakay ng eroplano this year!” After saying that, ang unang pumasok sa isip ko ay exhaustion.
I will not deny the feeling of relief na last na yung Waterton sa itinerary namin ng Mama. After ng sunod-sunod na ganaps sa Pinas, tuloy pa rin ang ganaps pagbalik ko ng Canada. I know this is a great thing, pero looking forward na rin akong tumiim ng bahay. Lalo na dahil sa result ng blood test ko. Mababa raw ang WBC ko, meaning mababa rin ang immune system ko. Kaya pala ang bilis kong magkasakit at ang tagal kong gumaling. Napa-paranoid ako kakaisip kung nag-normalize na ba yung WBC ko or mas bumaba pa. At feeling ko, ang solusyon para maging normal ulit ay magpahinga.
Subscribe to continue reading
Become a paid subscriber to get access to the rest of this post and other exclusive content.
Gleniz da Menace 