Celebrating Small Victories

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Wala talaga akong makabuluhang hobby. Sayang 'di ko na pinanindigan yung health and fit lifestyle ko dati - boxing, hiking, workout.
I'll try mamaya. I will try to try.. ;p 

On this post, I want to celebrate our small victories these past few days

Our Kitchen Sink 
Super duper hina ng tulo sa gripo namin sa kusina. Nakakainis dun, since ang chore lang na medyo magaling ako and I actually enjoy is ang mag hugas ng plato. Basta hindi OA na tambak, therapeutic para sakin ang maghugas ng dishes (kawali and kaldero not so much). 
But over the past few months, super duper humina na tulo ng gripo. Mas malakas pa ihi ng bata. Gusto ko na sya ilista and mark as priority sa mga things to-do after ng Covid-19 crisis ang pag-paayos/papalit ng gripo.
Panget din quality ng tubig namin dito. Not so Prime ang water Mr Villar! And I suspect na meron na-clog na deposit or something sa gripo. 
Winelcome ni boss yung thought na yun (about mineral deposit/clog) when I mentioned it to him kahit generally di agad sya naniniwala sakin ;p. So kinalikot nya yung gripo with matching palo ng screwdriver or what not. Then voila, lumakas yung daloy ng tubig! 
I cannot believe na it would only take na pukpokin to have that problem solved. It's almost comic!

Our LPG 
Nung lumipat sila ate Andrea, binigay nya yung LPG nila kay boss. It was a newer kind of LPG tank. Pero nung naubusan kami, amateur that we were, bumili kami sa there-there na tindahan ng LPG. Ang dami kasing naga-advertise dito. Dinidikit lang nila yung "calling card" nila sa pinto namin. 
Super duper panget kalawang level yung pinalit. 

So nung naubusan na ulet kami (parang ambilis pala, ilang months ba dapat tumatagal yung 11kg?), bumili na lang kami ng bago with the new / safe tank and all from Phoenix Fuels. Oo mahal. Pero para yun maka move on si boss sa disappointment nya sa sarili nya for allowing the there-there LPG tindahan take our maayos na tank.

Our Washing Machine
Ngayon lang kami bumili ng washing machine. Nagpapa laundry lang kami dati. But now, sarado laundromat 'coz of Covid, mauubusan kami ng damit. Nag try ako mag kusot less than 12 pieces, giiiiirrrrl, 'di ko talaga kinaya. Twice lang yun nangyari. Magiging resentful ako 'pag inulit ko pa. That's what I get for leaving my fit lifestyle.  
Medyo ka-close na rin ni Ali yung nagbabantay sa laundromat. Actually, pumayag pa nga takas 2 loads ng labahin kahit "sarado" na sila. Dun lang rin kasi nakatira yung bantay. 
Earlier today, lumabas si boss para maghanap ATM. But offline mga machines na malapit and umabot sya sa SM and Vista Mall. 
Umuwi sya with our very first washing machine as husband and wife. ♥

My Coffee 
Dahil nga sa unintended malling ni boss, nakapag supermarket sya and bought 2 packs of ground coffee.
Kung sinu-sino na kasi minemessage ko sa Facebook nya na mga nagpopost sa Marketplace ng Coffee for sale. Hay ang saya ko. Mas na-excite ako dito kesa sa washing machine. 

Yun muna chika ko today. Good job self for updating your blog. I-celebrate din natin yon. 

Stay safe ♥

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Pre-Birthday Monologue

I'm turning __! Can you believe it?! 10 years ago I was only __. That's old! I mean what do __-year old people do? How do they think? 
Why is my age getting bleeped out?! I'm not ashamed of my age! 

I've learned important things as I've grown older. 
Among the things that I've learned is, you can use "The fuck /tf" as substitute to the five Ws - Who, What, Where, When, and Why. 
eg.
Tf ate my cheesecake?!
Tf is this? (then points at the person you don't know)

That's not the only thing I've learned. I've also learned that when heating your bread (or pizza) using the microwave, you have to put a glass of water (or anything microwave-safe container with water in it) in it so the bread will remain moist. If you need scientific explanation please Google it. 
Speaking of Google, another thing that I've learned is you can go to scholar.google.com instead of just regular Google if you want your search to yield studies and other scholarly literature. I mean, everyone is on the web. Stupid people are on the web. I am on the web! You are reading this and this isn't educational at all.

There was one more thing I've learned that wanted to include in this post but forgot, also I do not want to seem so smart. 

I want to talk about the things I love. People my age, they usually talk about their children. Can I be honest here? I still don't know if I want kids. I am so fortunate that my husband is okay with that. I think he'd be an awesome father, I can already see it. He will probably be a new version of him that I'll love even more. But I can't look past the responsibilities. I mean I'm so sure that if and when we do decide and be blessed with a child, it will be spectacular. I'm certain it will be a new kind of love I've never felt before and I'll be wondering why it took me so long to do it. But that's a monologue for another time. 

Dear future child. I already love you before I met you. And I want to be sure that you have the best, and that includes having the best version of your mother. 

For now, let me love a bit selfishly and enjoy the things I have. One of the things I love the most about life, travelling. 

The Maldives 

I will never be able to justify spending a fortune for beach again. So we did it for our honeymoon.
It sounds so far right? The Maldives. Newsflash - it's still Asia. I hope to travel farther, maybe Europe before I turn 40. I still have _ years so that's fine I guess. 

The Philippines

Am I being unfair? I know all of them require their own post (like this and this), but I think I did most so I'll just pick out random photos.

  

Siquijor

Okay, I'll post my Dumaguete x Siquijor x Apo Island trip soon so I'll skip the rest of those photos.

Lakawon Island

Okay now I'm just tinatamad and so many beaches that I love. 
so I'll just cut this post short and continue binge-watching The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. 

I'm on s02e04 ~~ Zachary Levi is on Mrs Maisel!! My Chuck Bartowski is now an accomplished physician or something.

Let me end this post by claiming my birthday wish:

I wish for this Covid-19 crisis to end! 

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It's difficult to look in the past.
It's worrisome to look to the future; the nostalgia, the uncertainty.

and now, a daunting crisis.  

I hear my husband's calming voice just outside our bedroom. I'm thankful they also have the opportunity to work from home, not everyone does. 

I guess it's okay to admit, the pandemic is causing psychological distress in me. I wanted to check on everyone, especially my friends who work in the medical field. I worry for them, but the last thing I want to do is to add to the panic they may already have. 

I wish I can hug all my loved ones and tell them it's all going to be alright, ... right?
 

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Trying times for humanity. Things have escalated rather quickly from the first few days we've heard of confirmed case in the country, to present, where rate of death is far higher than the ones who have recovered. 

I pray for healing for all who were stricken by the virus. 
for our frontline healthworkers, safety and perseverance
for our government leaders, may they have sound decision
for workers who tend to our basic needs and those who keep business running, endurance 
for each and everyone of us, safety and most of all hope...

Stay safe and please enjoy this beautiful photo of sunrise from Dumaguete! 






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Project CKGA Ep 6: These Cute Mugs

Look at these cute mugs we gave our squad as token.

I just bought the wider mouth ones for my bridesmaids at Landmark and had my friend personalize each of them. For the guys, I got them from Reiko as package ~ mug + personalized vinyl sticker of their names.
We then paired them with a pack of ground coffee hoping they already own a coffeemaker or coffee press. Cute and affordable tokens for bridesmaids and groomsmen.

https://www.facebook.com/QCraftDesigns/

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Not a movie review of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

What do people write on movie reviews? I don’t read them. I have probably read people’s opinion on some movies on Rotten Tomato or IMDB at some point.

So I just saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for the second time and this time I was not bored (that's an understatement).

My first thought was, ooohhhkaaaay, here we go again with the manic pixie dream girl lead because the film has to be exciting and creative. Only to realize later on, she can be just as relatable.

How can people be in love at an astonishing level and still not be right for each other? Why does that kind of configuration is even in existence?  What a waste right?

I certainly did not like it the first time I saw it. I guess that’s why people give second chances. It’s because we change, and our perspective changes.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a beautiful film. It made me think. It made me imagine. It made me feel things.

The film used "basic", and transformed it to a fantasy. I mean, look at Lacuna’s office. There wasn’t any effort to make it appear like a futuristic brainy-thing-bleughk-trying-hard facility. It looked just like a regular “meh” office that you pass by everyday.

I do dig some of Clementine’s outfit though. I wanted to sorta bookmark her “as Mrs Hamlyn” look, if and when I have the opportunity to go to a costume party. Boss can play 4 y.o. Joel Barish in his pajamas with yellow airplane print. 

I enjoy the hint of comic in its soundtrack. There wasn’t a standout song though. For me all the background music was just to add to the feelings. And not take away from the scene, do you get what I mean? I mean, do you do that? When watching something, a movie or a TV show, and a really good song comes up, and you have to pause what you are watching (if possible) to find out what that song is? Do you do that?  

And the irony that Mary had to have the procedure done on her too. That was a ”nice” touch. See what I did there? It was nice. A bit abrupt in my opinion though, but not exactly forced.  

At the end, as much as I want to root for them, I was already apprehensive. But maybe just like the second chance I gave this film, Clem and Joel deserves it too.

Ps. They first used “Okay. Okay” (I’m looking at you John Green and TFiOS)

PPS. Kate Winslet’s skin OMG!

Ppps. How dare you Patrick?! Where the hell is your moral compass?!!

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Buffet Dinner at Marriott Café

We had dinner at Marriott Café to celebrate Tita Le's birthday. This may be the fanciest buffet I've ever gone to. And great timing dining here on a Friday because we got to enjoy their seafood station called "Barrels of the Sea".

I avoided rice and bread, but had mashed potatoes, gelato, and CAKE!! Ganon kami maglokohan ni self.

Delicious smoked salmon (finding Lucas)

Also, Marcus was looking for a conveyor toaster ;p

After their split, James Reid decided to man the Tempura station so he can forget about Nadine 

 I had them make me Chili Garlic Shrimp (they were prawns really). It was a hit! However Boss' calamares was a miss. Mas masarap pa yung sa mga tusok tusok 

Look at all those choices. Bakit nung nasa Maldives kami, parang 2 dish lang ang nagsalitan

Lucas and Pusheen enjoying the sweets 

You are forever in my heart Pistachio Strawberry Ganache

Happy Birthday Tita Le ♥ 

The Birthday girl with her dahling dahling

Family Portrait 

Yup, no pose-y photo coz Maggie is already sleepy

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