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I intend to write last Thursday kaso sobrang bothered ako by something. Tapos kinabukasan maghapon akong nagiiyak. Literal na mula umaga hanggang hapon. Ang sakit tuloy ng ulo ko. Magaganda pa naman mostly yung ikikwento ko kaya hinintay ko lang na maging better ang kondisyon ko bago ko sila isulat.
Hindi pa rin ako sobrang okay. Medyo mabigat pa rin ang dibdib ko at may konting sakit pa rin ng ulo. Tingin ko okay na yung isip ko—I’m thinking more positively now. Pero yung katawan ko feeling ko napagod kahapon kaya meron pa rin akong residual physical symptoms na nararamdaman. I will try to eat healthier today at mag-workout para maka-recover na rin physically. Nag-yoga na ko kaninang umaga so that’s a good start.
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It’s Thursday Letter on a Friday! Di ko na kasi namalayan ang araw. Parang ang bilis. San ba ko magsisimula. Ang dami ko kasing kwento. Kung iisipin ko kung anong nangyari ng February, ang unang pumapasok sa isip ko ay yung frustration ko sa paghahanap ng trabaho. Gusto ko na kasing lumuwag-luwag ang finances namin kaya siguro nagiging desperado na ko. Pero ayoko nang pagusapan yun. Nasasawa na rin ako.
Two days na lang malapit nang mag-March! Which means patapos na ang winter. Hindi nanaman kami nakapag-tubing huhu. Ito ang nag-iisang favourite kong gawin pag winter. First time namin ‘to na-experience sa Winnipeg at tuwang tuwa talaga ko. Ang sarap ulit-ulitin. Padalwang winter na namin ngayon sa Calgary at mukang maghihintay kami ng isa pang winter bago pa ‘to ma-experience ulit.
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It’s a date!
November pa lang, alam na namin kung anong plano namin for Valentine’s Day. Naghahanap kasi ako ng mga activities na pwede naming magawa during winter, at na-encounter ko yung suggestion na mag-cooking class. Nakahanap naman ako agad ng cooking school, kaso hindi ko in-expect na super in-demand pala nya. Yung mga upcoming classes, puro sold out agad. Bukod pa dun, may kamahalan din sya kaya naghintay ako ng December para mag-book. Para lang din makabwelo ng konti sa gastos. Fortunately, hindi pa sold out yung Valentine’s day couples class nila nung ready na kaming mag-book.
Cooking time
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Before we go to the weekly breakdown, as usual, Best Buy and Bye-Bye of the week muna:
Best Buy
Easily, it’s the honey butter red bean toast na binili namin sa Mari Bakeshop. Homaygash sobrang sarap!!!
Hindi talaga ko masyadong interesado sa kanya nung una kasi, toast? Na may red bean and cream? Eh. Since minsan lang kami mag-drive ng malayo papunta sa bakery na ‘to, I want to make it count. Pero nung nakita ko yung IG reel kung pano nila ‘to ginawa, nabudol ako. At ang pinaka-selling point: exclusivity. It was their ‘weekend special’. So hindi ko alam kung kelan ulit ako magkaka-chance na ma-try sya.
Kung titingnan mo, parang ang tigas kagatin diba? Ni-ready ko yung ngipin ko sa matigas na toasted tinapay. Pero pagkagat ko, it was perfectly flaky and crumbly. Una kong natikman yung tamis ng pagka-honey butter nung toast (yum), tapos biglang may creaminess contrast nung fresh cream and red bean paste (ugh!) Hindi sya papasa sa, “Masarap, hindi masyadong matamis.” kasi sobrang tamis nya. Pero wag ka, hindi sya nakakaumay. Nakakaadik pa nga. Dire-diretso ang kagat ko sa sobrang sarap.
Nung pinapa-try ko kay Kenneth, skeptical din sya. Pero tuwang tuwa din sya after. Pramis nakaka-amaze talaga yung sarap. Nung gabi during our weekly couple’s sesh at nagtanungan kami ng things to be grateful for, yung honey butter red bean toast ang sinagot nya. Ganun sya ka-impactful.
Bye-Bye
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My cooking enthusiasm continues! Tuwang tuwa ako sa pagluluto ko recently. Ang dami nya kasing benefits:
- hindi nasasayang yung mga binili naming gulay
- nakakatipid kami at nasusunod ang food budget namin
- homecooked meals are healthier
- happy si Kenneth na laging may food tuwing lunch break nya
- I feel somewhat creative pag mino-modify ko yung mga recipes na nakikita ko
Happy ako sa discovery ko na ‘to kasi ang dali lang pala gumawa ng fruit jam! Kala ko kelangan pa ng heat at pakulo, pero may simple version pala. Few months ago, bumili ako ng blackberries at na-disappoint ako kasi ang asim. Yun din yung nangyari sa blueberries na binili namin last month. Hindi matamis. Hindi ko titiisin na kainin yung mga yun kasi bukod sa hindi enjoyable, magkaka-heartburn lang ako sa asim, so nilagay ko na lang sila sa freezer. Gagawin ko na lang silang smoothies in the future para hindi masayang. Kaso hindi nangyari kasi nawala na yung hilig ko sa smoothies. Kaya ang perfect na nakita ko yung simple jam recipe na yun. Nagkaron ako ng idea kung pano i-consume yung sour frozen fruits. Na-counter nung honey yung asim kaya palatable na sya for me.
Since puro karne kami last time, naisipan kong lutuin naman yung salmon. Simpleng bake lang with garlic butter. I partnered it with quinoa and veggies para ma-utilize ko yung zucchini at bellpeppers. Gusto ko lang ng konting crunch kaya nilagyan ko ng potato chips on the side.
Eto mainit-init pa. Kakaluto ko lang kanina. Tofu at eggplant lang talaga yung nasa recipe pero since meron kaming tirang isang slice ng pork belly, isinama ko na. Happy ako dito kasi nagamit ko dito yung kamatis at talong.
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Happy Things #30
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Binge Galore
Ang daming magagandang series na lumabas nitong January! May mga times na wala na kaming mapanood ni Kenneth (evening routine naming mag-couch potato), pero this time ang daming options!
- Can This Love Be Translated?
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
- Shrinking (season 3!)
- Frieren (season 2!)
- Bridgerton (season 4)
Lahat yan sabay namin papanoorin ni Kenneth except Bridgerton (hindi sya fan) kaya nasimulan ko na sya kahapon. Episode 2 pa lang ako at okay naman sya. Mala-Cinderella ang istorya.
Ang pinapanood namin ngayon ay Can This Love Be Translated? Maganda naman. Kaso minsan, nakaka-frustrate yung subtitles kasi parang hindi sya na-itranslate ng maayos to English. Lalo na dun sa isang scene na yung sinabi nung bida, hindi akma dun sa ginawa nya. Kaya may times na naguguluhan kami ni Kenneth, tapos ip-pause muna namin para i-decipher yung words.
New Colours
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Before we go to the weekly breakdown, Best Buy and Bye-Bye of the week muna:
Best Buy
Si Cashew, bigla na lang hindi kumakain nung wet food nya. Samantalang dati, marinig lang nya yung pagbukas ng delata ng cat food, tatakbo na papalapit sakin tapos ingaw na ng ingaw. Sobrang worried ko kasi hindi raw magandang sign yung walang ganang kumain. May sakit daw pag ganun. Pero, ganado pa naman syang kumain nung dry food nila. Basta lahat normal except sa hindi nya pagkain ng wet food. I’m confused.
Since meron syang gingivitis, na-research ko na meron daw palang type of wet food na masakit for them. Kaya mas okay daw yung purée or mousse type, para hindi na nila kelangan nguyain. Pero bakit yung dry food kinakain nya? Diba mas masakit yun?? Pero ito ang sabi:
Okay, good to know. So in short (haba ng kwento 😂), kinakain na nya yung bagong wet food. As in simut sarap! I’m so happyyy 🤍
Bye-Bye
Nung Saturday, down yung mood ko, so niyaya ko si Kenneth na manood ng sine. Sakto discounted yung movie tickets buong January. Out of curiosity, ang pinili ko ay Marty Supreme. Bukod sa crush ko dati si Timothée, maganda raw talaga yung film. Tapos nalaman ko pa na dalwang best actor awards na yung nakuha ni Chalamet, so mas na-curious ako.
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Sometimes, I get conscious sa mga sinusulat ko dito, kasi pakiramdam ko minsan paulit-ulit. Or I sometimes negate myself, lalo na pag nababasa ko yung mga luma kong posts. Despite this worry, it’s not stopping me from hitting the publish button. Kasi yun talaga yung reality ko eh. Yun ang pinagdadaanan ko. Perceptions change. Tastes change. Normal lang magbago, at normal din na magpaulit-ulit.
It’s also a universal reality na mabagabag sa isang bagay, tapos akala mo resolved na at naka-move on ka na, until dadating yung araw na mababagabag ka ulit. Or yung may sasabihin kang gagawin mo, proud na proud ka sa plano mo, tapos sasablay ka nanaman. Wala eh. Yun talaga ang realidad. Sabi nga nung isang guest sa Ang Walang Kwentang Podcast:
I’m not here to be a role model,
Inah Evans
I’m here to be the real deal.
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Every year, I make a post about the goals I want to achieve for that year (I call it my game plan). Dun ko rin nilalagay yung naging result nung previous game plan ko. But this year, I decided to keep my 2026 goals private until the end of the year. Since there won’t be a game plan post this year, dito ko na lang ilalagay yung naging outcome nung 2025 goals ko:
2025 RESULTS
- Maintain an organized and clean home 😊
- Visit PH again, this time for Mama’s 60th birthday 😊
- Take one or two C level French classes 👎🏼
- Don’t go a 3rd day without working out—or doing yoga at the very least 👎🏼
- No sugar Monday 👎🏼
- Practice having my last meal at 3 or 4PM 😊
- Start building 3 months worth of emergency fund 😊
- Invest more than we did last year 😊
- Find a remote job 👎🏼
Out of the 9 goals I set, I was able to achieve 5. Okay lang naman kung hindi sya ma-achieve lahat, kaso mas satisfying sana kung na-achieve ko yung numbers 4 and 5.
Note dun sa goal #1: Magkakaiba tayo ng standards ng kalinisan. So pag may pumunta sa bahay namin at nadumihan sila, it’s a them problem 😂
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Gleniz da Menace 