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Life Updates: Mga Ka-Pitness + Favourite Note + Stampede

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Meron kaming group chat na ang naging pangalan ay ‘Mga Ka-Pitness’. Apat lang kami sa GC na yon (Ako, Kenneth, Nick, at Benson) and since three out of the four ay trying to be healthy and fit, yun na yung naging main topic nung group chat. Ang ironic lang kasi kung sino pa yung doktor (si Benson), sya yung hindi nakikisali sa fitness talks namin. Sya yung hindi healthy ang lifestyle. Kaya niloloko sya ni Kenneth na hypocrite haha. Pero hindi tumatalab yung panloloko kasi wala syang pake sa mga pinaguusapan namin. Pero kahit wala syang ma-ambag, lurker sya nung gc kasi minsan mag-eemoji react sya. I’m hoping that one day, our enthusiasm will rub off on him.

Noong isang araw, tumatawag si Nick at na-confuse ako kasi nung sinagot ko, naka-smirk lang sya tapos hindi nagsasalita. Then ni-flip nya yung camera nya at pinakita nyang nag-lalakad sya sa walking pad. Na-surprise at natuwa ako kasi nabudol ko pala sya haha. Tagal ko na kasi syang kino-convince na bumili rin ng walking pad. Ang dami nyang reasons na wala raw syang pambili (ASA). So na-surprise ako kasi finally, bumili na rin sya.

Sumeseryoso na talaga kami sa fitness namin at nakakatawa kasi nga, hindi naman kami ganito dati. Sabi ni Nick, “Ang galing natin ano? Healthy na talaga tayo. Feeling ko aabot tayo ng 100 y/o.” Tapos pinaalala ko sa kanya yung podcast episode namin years ago na sinabi kong gusto kong umabot ng hanggang 100 y/o, tapos pinagtawanan nya lang ako. Anyway, since meron na ring walking pad si Nick, ang recent topic ng gc namin ay daily steps. Goal daw nila na maka-10k steps a day. Sabi ko ako 7-8k steps goods na.

I’m happy na may isa pa kaming accountability buddy 😄 We will be patiently waiting for you Benson!

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Q2 Expenses | I’m Selfish

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Kung yung Q1 ang isa sa mga best quarters namin in a long while, lumagapak kami ngayong Q2. Pinaghandaan naman namin ang pagdating ng parents ni Kenneth so hindi yun ang main reason. Tingnan muna natin ang big picture:

Ang top 3 big chunks lagi sa pie ay syempre yung bills, transportation (dahil sa car loan), at food expenses. Compared sa last quarter, merong mga na-inflate yung share tulad ng gifts (andito yung budget namin sa stay ng parents ni Kenneth) at shopping (huhu).

EXPENSE BREAKDOWN

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

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Thursday Letter #21: I Prefer This New Version

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Hindi ko in-expect na magiging bagong tao kami ni Kenneth. Nag-evolve kami into calorie-counting, protein-conscious, outdoor-loving, workout-almost-everyday people. Na-observe ko yung pagbabago, pero hindi sya super obvious kasi madalas bumabalik lang din ako sa dating gawi. Tapos mag-aatempt ako ulit maging healthy-healthy, then fail nanaman. Paulit-ulit na ganun. Pero ngayon, mukang tumatatak na. Nagiging part na talaga sya ng everyday namin. Natatawa na nga lang kami minsan sa mga sarili namin kasi ang layo sa kung ano kami noon. But now it’s our new normal, ika nga.

So pano ko nasabing itong new normal ko (i-exclude ko na si Kenneth kasi ang tagal na nyang consistent) is something that will actually stick? There were signs:

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Life Updates: Hirap Makatulog + Camping Thoughts + Best Deodorant

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Kahapon, alam ko na kung anong isusulat ko kaso parang naba-blangko ako ngayon. Siguro dahil kulang nanaman ako sa tulog. Lately, hirap akong makakuha ng magandang tulog. It’s either ang tagal kong nakapikit lang, or magigising ako ng 3:15AM tapos mahihirapan na kong bumalik sa tulog. Ang dami ko ring nightmares recently kaya ako nagigising ng madaling araw. Di ako mapakali kung bakit biglang nagkaganito kasi proud ako sa 8-hour sleep ko almost every night, then biglang nagsunod-sunod yung pangit kong tulog.

Nung una nagjo-joke ako kay Kenneth na baka dahil nagsimula akong mag-calorie deficit. Tapos nung sinearch ko, may connection pala. Kasi pwede raw na bumababa yung glucose ko sa gabi, and para mag-release ng glucose yung katawan ko, kelangan kong ma-stress—hence the nightmares. Sabi rin maganda ang Magnesium supplement sa quality of sleep, kaso biglang nawala yung effect nya. Bakit??

Ang isa ko pang hula, baka dahil tumataas yung dopamine ko sa gabi. Kasi libang na libang pa rin kaming maglaro ng Boggle every night (we played Boggle 1,100 times already in the past two months). Eh since pareho kaming competitive, full effort talaga kami lagi. Whether talo or panalo ako that night, may after effect. Pag panalo, may winner’s high. Pag talo naman, may konting asar. Tapos ang yabang pa ni Kenneth pag nananalo kainis.

Buti pa si Cashew sarap lagi ng tulog.

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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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To Be.. Or Not To Be.. A Mother.

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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!

My 14 y/o Digicam

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The Other F Word

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Dito Ba? O, Dito Ba?

Dami kong tanong. Recently kasi, ang hilig kong manood ng mga Manila vlogs. Yung mga podcasts na pinapakinggan ko, gusto ko as much as possible Tagalog. Aliw na aliw rin akong manood ng Pinoy movies ngayon (kakatapos ko lang panoorin kagabi yung movie ni Regine Velasquez at Robin Padilla: Kailangan Ko’y Ikaw). Basta para bang uhaw na uhaw ako sa anything Pinoy. Ito ang mga tanong ko:

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Lola Goals

During our weekly heart-to-heart session last week, merong tanong dun sa couples deck na:

What’s your ideal day pag nag-retire ka na?

So inisip ko yung mga gusto kong gawin pag lola na ko, which is:

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