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36th Birthday Bop

December 15, 2024

Isa lang ang nasa checklist ko for this year’s birthday:

  • Makakita ng mountains!

I celebrated my birthday in a new place! Our new home. Ugh sobrang excited kong makakita ulit ng bundok. Pumunta kaming Banff ngayon and I can’t believe na 1.5-hour drive na lang ang Banff mula sa bahay namin. Bukambibig ko kay Kenneth few weeks ago na maiiyak talaga ko pag nakakita ako ng rocky mountains sa birthday ko. Hindi ko na kailangang pigilan ang aking tears of joy. Yung first time ko kasing makita yung rocky mountains last year, kasama namin ang parents at kapatid ni Kenneth, so nahiya ako at pinigilan ko yung luha ko hehe. Baka sabihin naman nila para kong tanga. Pero sabi ko ngayon, kung maiyak man ako, I will wholeheartedly let myself. Hindi naman ako naiyak, but I got super teary eyed.

Morning lambing from Almond 🤍
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Delayed Reaction

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November Recap

The month of November was our last official month in Winnipeg. We were making the most out of our last few weeks pero hindi pa rin talaga natatapos ang kabusy-han. Ang dami pang kelangan gawin.

Ambilis. One week na lang nasa Calgary na kami. AGGHHHH!!

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Ramblings #51

To soothe my anxious heart:

“even when the reasons why are a mystery” 🥹
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How I’m Learning French Pt. 2

Update: Unfortunately, Babbel isn’t offering live classes anymore.

I’m taking French classes again! I started posting them again on TikTok, so I’m currently receiving questions on how I’m learning the language, what platform I’m using, and most importantly, the cost. Since I’m no longer using Lingoda, I decided to make a separate post for Babbel Live. If you’re interested in reading my experience with Lingoda Sprint, click here.

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Life Updates | Galinda + French Class + Christmas Party in November

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What I Spend in a Week | Sugar Addict

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I’m sad to say that I’m a bubble tea addict. Kulang ang meal pag walang sugary drink. I can feel it in my bonez. Araw-araw, hinahanap-hanap ng puso at isip ko yung honey green tea ng Panda Tea o yung oreo chocolate slushy ng Happy Lemon. Kaya uunahin ko na ang bye-bye for this week.

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Ramblings #50

Napa-‘trip down memory lane’ ako nung may hinahanap akong book review ko. Every blog post kasi, merong link to the next post. Di ko namalayan pindot ako ng pindot ng next at nabasa ko yung mga old entries ko nung 2020. Nakakaaliw basahin yung mga ikinaka-excite ko noon and at the same time, yung mga dati kong hinanaings. Pero ang pinaka-napansin ko, halos lahat ng entries ko written in Tagalog. Lately kasi, mas nag-ga-gravitate ako sa English. Kasi gusto ko rin mapractice yung writing skills ko in English. Kaso mas ramdam ko talaga pag Tagalog. Mas naiikwento ko yung nangyari at yung emosyon ko ng maayos. Ewan. Nakakalito.

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The Child-Free Life

Minsan, I feel defensive sa desisyon naming hindi magkaanak. At yung minsan na yun ay ngayon. I think it’s due to some recent events, kasi ever present pa rin yung mga shocked reactions ng mga tao pag nalaman nilang wala kaming anak at wala kaming planong magkaanak. Siguro pag hindi ko na na-witness yung mga ganung comments and reactions, saka lang ako titigil magsalita tungkol dito. Since marami nang spokesperson ang mga parents, gusto ko naman maging spokesperson sa mga couples na nag-decide hindi maging parents, o kahit dun sa mga nagdadalwang isip.

One time habang nasa bakasyon kami, nakita ko yung meme na ‘to at naka-relate at natawa ako, so ni-repost ko.

In case wala kayong Instagram, this is the meme. Also, I’m jealous of you.

Pero the moment na ni-repost ko, bigla akong na-conscious. Naisip ko, “Hala, baka offensive sya sa mga friends kong parents. Okay lang kaya yun?” Tapos naisip ko, my momshie friends post their babies all the time. They are proud to say, despite the hardships, how wonderful and fulfilling parenthood is. So hindi rin siguro masamang i-express, despite the judgment and criticisms, kung gano rin ka-wonderful yung kabilang side? Kaya with an anxious heart, I let it exist on my IG stories for 24 hours.

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Thursday Letter #3 | Overdrive

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Hello! Huhu I don’t even know where to start. My mind is racing in every direction because so much has happened over the past few days. I already talked about the chaos of moving and how it was sooo stressful. So stressful that my period came a few days early. It messed up with my hormones and it’s another sign that I have to slow down.

Almond reminding me to relax 🤍

I’ve also been very reflective about friendships lately. This isn’t exactly new, but I think it’s the first time I’ve talked about it extensively in a blog post. I guess it’s just hard to admit that I do feel alone at times. Emphasis to the word ‘feel’ because I know I’m not really alone. Also, spending a few days in New York with my good friend Nick just reminded me of what I was missing. All my closest friends are in different parts of the world, and I still find it hard to reconcile with this reality. We keep in touch regularly but it’s just not the same.

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