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Thursday Letter #19: Are Catch-Ups Enough?

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As I’ve mentioned many times on this blog, sobrang saya namin nung nakalipat na kaming Calgary (more than a year ago na!), pero ang hirap pala talagang maka-establish ng circle na reliable. Para kasing yun na lang yung kulang eh. And when I say reliable, yung klase ng friendship na alam mong magkikita kayo ulit soon at hindi sobrang palaisipan kung kelan ang next hangout. Yung tipong kelangan mong mag-drop by sa bahay nila kasi may isosoli kang food container nung time na binigyan ka nila ng ulam. Yung involved kayo sa buhay ng isa’t isa na hindi nyo na kelangang magcatch-up. Matagal-tagal na rin akong nagkikwento about my longing for friendships like these. Ang dami ko nang nasulat tungkol dito. But I’m happy and grateful to say that: mukang ito na yung last.

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Q1 Expenses | Relaksss

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Spoiler alert: Q1 2026 was one of the best quarters we’ve had in a looooong time (in terms of expenses). Every time ina-update ko yung expense tracker namin at the end of each month, ang lagi kong reaction is, “Kayang-kaya naman pala!”

Let’s start with the percentages, then we’ll get into the detailed breakdown of the numbers shortly.

Kain na kain ng mortgage and bills yung income namin. Pero wala kaming magagawa kasi fixed expenses na yan. Hopefully, soon, in time, kung kelan man yun, in the near future, sana, makahanap na ko ng trabahoww 😅

EXPENSE BREAKDOWN

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

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Life Updates: Book One + Netflix Games + Kawawang Ego

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FINALLYYYY! I finished my first book of 2026! I just finished reading Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel. Pero hindi ako ganun ka-happy kasi 3.5 stars lang sya for me. Since hindi ako magaling mag-review ng books, hindi ko ma-eexplain kung bakit ganun ang rating ko. Basta based from my reading experience, the insights, and the lingering impression after finishing the book, it feels like a 3.5 🌟

Romantics value intensity over stability. Realists value security over passion. But both are often disappointed, for few people can live happily at either extreme.

— Esther Perel

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Happy Things #32

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Cat Mom Tings

Nagiging pihikan nanaman yung mga pusa namin at bigla na lang hindi kinakain yung wet food nila. After doing some tweaks, iba yung saya pag nakikita kong kumakain na sila ulit. Every time nakikita kong ubos yung food bowl nila, ang satisfying.

Tapos kahapon, bumili ako ng bagong cat toy nila. Sa kanilang tatlo, si Almond lang yung masipag maglaro (kung sino pa yung may hika). Nagwo-worry ako dun sa dalwa kasi wala sila masyadong physical activity. Kaya nung nilalaro nilang tatlo yung bagong cat toy, sobrang saya namin. I really wish them a happy and long life please!

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Thursday Letter #18: The Golden Age of 2000s Rom-Coms

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Kung nagkaron ako ng Pinoy movies phase last month, ngayon naman nawiwili ako sa mga foreign movies from the 2000s—especially rom-coms. Ito yung mga paborito kong movies in my early 20s. Grabe pa rin yung kilig ko sa Sweet Home Alabama at How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days kahit ilang beses ko na silang napanood. At dun sa mga tender moments, naiiyak pa rin talaga ko. Bakit wala nang ganitong klaseng rom-coms ngayon? Pumunta ko sa Reddit and the people have the same sentiments.

“They don’t make rom-coms like this anymore.”

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Life in Canada (After 8-ish Years)

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Oscars High

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Life Updates: Crylaloo + AI Antidotes + Currently Watching

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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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Thursday Letter #17 | Skincare and Sopas

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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.

March 2022

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Happy Things #31: Valentine’s Day Edition

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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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