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California 2025 Highlights Pt. 1

November 7-18, 2025

This whole California trip was an achievement in and of itself. Our schedules were aligned, no flights were cancelled despite the US government shutdown, (and most importantly) we now have some adult money, and even with some unavoidable hiccups, we all managed to take with us special and fun core memories.

Travels with Kenneth

With our matching neck pillows (that feel more like neck braces)

I’m happy to be traveling with Kenneth again. After so many trips these past few months (12 flights!!), it feels nice that this last trip of the year gets to be with him. I’m also grateful that my friends are his friends too! We don’t have to worry about one of us being left out or getting bored. No awkward scenarios where one of us goes quiet and the other constantly asks, “Okay ka lang?”

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Some Emo Thoughts On Our Recent Trip

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Ang sarap bumalik sa bahay after a long vacation. Kinikilig ako habang nakaupo sa office chair ko, nagsusulat, tapos mamaya magbabasa ako, magpapakain ng pusa, then magluluto.

Home sweet home with the kitties 🤍

I can’t wait to go back to my nice little routine. But let’s rewind a tiny bit…

I spent 9 straight days with some of my closest friends during this recent California trip, and it was absolutely divine. It was as if we’re college kids again—hanging out everyday, drinking almost every night, and chatting endlessly about the past and the future. It was such a treat! Sobrang na-miss ko sila! And the sad part is, sobrang mami-miss ko rin sila now that it’s over. I was actually feeling nostalgic kahit magkakasama pa kami. The thought of, “I’m going to miss this.” kept popping at the back of my mind while currently hanging out with them. But I try to pull myself back and just enjoy the moment. It’s also probably because there’s a part of me that couldn’t fully believe we were all really together and spending this much time with each other once again—and I think some of us felt the same way too, because Benson would randomly blurt out, “Wow! Dito na talaga tayo sa US nagkita-kita!”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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
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Q3 Expenses | As Expected

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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:

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Today’s Log #23 | Perfect Day na Sana

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Happy Things #28

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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).

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