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Life Updates | TSITP + HUH?? + VCC

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Sa sobrang baliw na baliw yung dalwa kong pinsan sa The Summer I Turned Pretty, hindi nila mapigilan na magkwento sakin kahit wala naman akong gatiting na idea sa story nun. Alam ko lang na libro sya at meron syang TV adaptation pero yun na yun. Alam rin nilang hindi ko alam kung anong pinagsasasabi nila but it doesn’t stop them from talking about Belly, Condrad and Jeremiah. Hindi nga sila yung, “Ate panoorin mo! Maganda!!” Hindi. As in diretso lang sila agad sa mga ganaps kaya litong lito ako. Ang alam ko lang kilig na kilig sila kay Conrad, hate nila si Jeremiah, at super frustrated sila kay Belly. So ako tuloy, mapapatanong sa kanila kung bakit. At sa kaka-bakit ko, nagkaron na ko ng idea at nagkaron na ko ng interes panoorin pagbalik ko ng Canada.

After almost isang oras na kwentuhan about TSITP, sabi ni Isabelle, “Para tuloy gusto ko ulit panoorin mula season 1.” So ayun. Sinimulan din namin at naintindihan ko na rin kung bakit sila nababaliw dun sa tatlo. Hindi pa ko masyadong makausad sa season 2 kasi nasa episode 3 pa lang ako. Pinaparaya ko kasi sa Mama yung TV para hindi sya mainip.

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Jet Lag

It’s 3:30AM at three hours na kong hindi makatulog. Kakabalik lang namin dito sa Canada two days ago at expected ko na yung mga ganitong nights na sira ang tulog ko. Medyo sabog yung utak ko ngayon pero na-miss kong magsulat dito. And I’m typing this on my new laptop! Well, technically hindi sya bago kasi laptop ‘to ng kapatid ko. Nag-switch kami ng gadgets. Nasa kanya na yung iPad Pro ko at nasakin na ngayon yung MacBook Air nya. Sakto kasi gusto ko nang magkaron ng bagong laptop na hindi na kelangan isaksak para lang mabuhay, at si Tricia naman, gusto nya ng iPad para daw madali syang mag-take notes when talking to clients.

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Ramblings #55

I miss you.

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Life Updates | Family Reunion + Zombie Finger + Booked & Busy

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Two weeks na ko dito sa Pilipinas at kakagaling ko lang sa sakit. Wala pa ko sa isang daang porsyentong lakas kasi medyo punga pa rin ako at may konting sakit ng ulo. Hindi pa rin maayos ang tulog ko. Nagigising pa rin ako ng 2AM then hindi na ko makakatulog ulit. Pati sa pagta-type ngayon hirapan ako kasi na-sprain ko yung daliri ko.

Halos kakagising ko lang at dito ako natulog sa in-laws ko. Everytime umuuwi ako na hindi ko kasama si Kenneth, I make sure na matulog dito ng ilang nights to spend time with my in-laws. Looking forward ako lagi na mag-stay dito kasi dito ako nakakabawi ng tulog. Parang ito ang aking mini spa retreat after ng mga sunod-sunod na activities with my family.

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Nung hinahatid pa lang ako ni Kenneth papunta sa airport, di ko talaga maramdaman yung excitement paguwi. Umiyak pa nga ako sa byahe. Hirapan pa rin akong i-accept na hindi ko makikita ang Mommy pagdating ko.

Kaming mga nasa abroad, halos sabay-sabay yung flight namin pauwi kaya medyo kagulo sa family group chat tungkol sa updates kung nasan na kami. At the same time, merong lungkot, kasi na-iimagine namin ang Mommy na nakikigulo sa sobrang excitement. Ito yung pinakahihintay nya. Na makumpleto ang mga anak nya. Pero hindi na nya naabutan.

Merong nag-message sa group chat ng, “Mommy andito na sila 😢” at “Ito ang matagal nang inaantay ng Mommy.” Hays lalo na kong naiyak.

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Thursday Letter #10 | “So live.”

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Two days before my period, biglang bumagsak yung mood ko. That was a week ago at hindi pa rin ako nakaka-recover. I thought the mountains would cure me kasi galing kami sa bulubundukin nung weekend. For a moment yes, aliw na aliw ako sa mga bundok, lalo na at first time namin dumaan sa highway na yun so iba yung mountain views. Pero after being distracted, andun pa rin yung off feeling.

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Ramblings #54

Show Your Work by Austin Kleon

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Q2 Expenses | Wala Pa Bang Itataas??

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It’s time for the quarterly report! Akala ko talaga magiging proud ako sa quarter na ‘to pero hindi pa rin talaga tumitigil ang mga gastusin. Anong quarter kaya kami makakabawi??

Just like last time, I’ll start with the percentages, then move on to the detailed breakdown of the numbers.

EXPENSE BREAKDOWN

Again, I’ve highlighted the highest and lowest expense for each month:

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A Shitty Memory

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Mid-Year Check 2025

Bilis ng panahon. A lot of things happened. Winter turned into spring, tapos ngayon summer na. Met new people, wrote a lot, feelings were felt, tears were shed. There were joys and laughter too—which I badly badly needed. It’s hard to face the second half of the year without feeling a sense of fear. I just really hope our family can take a breather and wala munang mangyari na mabigat.

Each start of the year since 2021, I make a game plan for the upcoming year. I also set a theme. This year’s was:

Make maximum personal impact through simplified effort

This theme’s goal is to prevent myself from being overwhelmed and just gain more clarity. I just want to keep things simple as much as I can. Whether it’s my routine, my clothes, how I eat, or my hobbies. I intend to have more feelings of peace and less anxiety.

So far, the feelings of overwhelm I experienced this year is less than last year, so pakiramdam ko nagagawa ko naman unti-unti.

Now let’s revisit my 2025 goals:

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Life Updates | PBB Collab + Book Picks + Side Gig

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One thing na tumutulong magpagaan ng araw-araw ko ay PBB. My big winner is Shuvee kaso na-evict na sya huhu. Dalang dala talaga ko sa mga ganaps at parang every episode na lang umiiyak ako. Nagulat rin ako paguwi ko last April kasi hindi ko alam na hooked rin pala yung mga pinsan ko sa PBB. So happy na nagkaron ako ng ka-bonding dito kasi lampake si Kenneth haha.

Skip this grey text if you don’t watch PBB:

Ngayon hindi ko na alam kung sinong duo ang gusto kong maging big winner. Gusto ko si River pero sobrang ayoko kay AZ. Okay naman si Charlie pero ayoko na kay Esnyr. Gusto ko si Will pero ayoko kay Ralph. Dati pareho kong gusto si Mika at Brent pero naayawan ko na si Brent kasi medyo rude sya kay Mika minsan.

Hindi available sa Canada yung mga full episodes ng PBB so umaasa ako sa mabubuting tao sa TikTok na few hours pa lang after the episode airs, uploaded na agad. At hindi sya yung pinaghati-hati sa ilang parts ha, full episodes talaga with decent quality! Thank youuuu!

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