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Meaningful connection 

Moments of bliss

Pain in your stomach due to relentless laughter

Gratitude

Breath-taking sceneries, art, and captivating songs

Love, and the continuous rediscovery of it

I hope these are the things that you have in your life

Beyond the medals, and the titles 

And the digits in your wage you are measured by 

All your forgotten aspirations 

When yesterday feels like a lifetime away

And tomorrow is already stolen 

Dream in adventure, dream in tranquil

I hope tonight you have a splendid sleep

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About 2 weeks ago, I made a list of the things I want to blog about. 

They are kind of piling up. Will I keep my word when I said last time that pictures will follow?
Did I ever..keep my word?

I need to start journaling on paper again.

Anyway, here are a few of the things I listed that I will post with complete disregard of my previous travel post that was lacking the quality image content.

1. Marcus' Birthday e-Concert

My panganay nephew celebrated his birthday by having Zoom e-Concert for family.
He's learning to play the piano.

And if I have patience to learn to create quality video content, I might've vlogged by now. My Vimeo is hopeless, my YouTube is just unsightly. 

Going back, my nephew, e-concert. He played a few classical pieces and he's really improved tremendously.
At some point, I thought the kids weren't really interested in music and was something that their Dad was just pushing them to do. But ate said Marcus took the initiative of finding a tutor online.

 

2. I bought pre-owned books and I haven't started reading them

It was through Reddit, someone posted books for sale in Mystery Box fashion - "Mystery Book", literally. The genre of the books are suspense/mystery and buyers had no chance to choose. The poster said it was to help his/her kapatid's schooling or something. I appreciated that, instead of those who are just asking for Gcash donations. 

3. Chef Kulas' Quarantine Cooking 
 

I, a human adult lacking cooking as life skill was somehow saved by my player 2. I guess you can call me grateful. 

We're no cooking experts but Boss somehow manages. I've accepted the role of being the sous chef slash dishwasher. 

I probably need a separate post for this. I've been enjoying his experiments in the kitchen. 

One of my favorite from those experiments, this baked sushi. 

 

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Extended Vacay in Coron, Palawan August 2019

A year ago, we got stranded in Coron, Palawan making it one of our most memorable trips.

When choosing a destination dito sa Pinas, mas prefer ko yung less tourist-y na lugar. Coron is obviously one of the most popular destination dito sa atin.

But I really want to go to Black Island so pinush namin. Unfortunately, pag dating namin sa Coron to make arrangements sa travel agency, hindi allowed ang open sea travel, which include boat ride (of roughly 45 minutes to an hour) to Black Island or Malajon Island. Okay fine, maybe next time.

And as usual since a year ago na 'to, hindi ko na matandaan ang specifics. I'll try my best/ 

Cost

• Airfare roundtrip for 2 pax - PHP 2,761.20 (seat sale obviously)
• Coron Ultimate Tour and Calauit Tour for 2 pax joiner - roughly PHP 6,400 
• Accommodation - interesting, I can't find receipts. But according to the Internet it's about PHP 2400 a night. So we'll go with that for 2 nights... and the rest is our bonding with Agoda.

Itinerary - Expectation

Day 1 - Coron Town Tour

Day 2 - Calauit / Black Island Tour ♥

Day 3 - Ultimate Tour 

Day 4 - Uwian 

Itinerary - Reality

Day 1 - Paambon Coron Town Tour, slash me walking alone in nearby areas kasi super tired si Boss from graveyard shift 

Day 2 - Ultimate Tour

Day 3 - Calauit Safari and that beach I forgot the name coz I was so bummed di kami natuloy Black Island and felt robbed dahil di naman nabawasan bayad namin. 

Day 4 - Not Uwian - Day of emergency booking ng lodge etc. 

Day 5 - Still stranded, still rainy and our cash is running low. I bought a yellow raincoat.

Day 6 - Still here! I got my nails done because there's nothing much to do. Gale warning is still in place and seacrafts are advised against venturing out to sea. No flights in and out of Coron.

Day 7 - Acceptance is the key. More food trip in Coron. 

Day 8 - UWIAN!!! 

In depth kwento to follow. 

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Challenge Accepted

@kres_rue

@mrsjennav

@blessievg  

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Sunday Woe of a Skincare Junkie

I’ve made peace with the fact that my face will never be makinis. I’m fully aware that it’s ridiculous to compare it to the artistas, even more those kPop idols.

June 2019. I was hopeful at the outset of my skincare journey. The more I read and watch, the more confident I’ve become that I can do this without going through the horrible peeling other people go through when undergoing treatment at the Dermas. I have to say, I do see some improvement, particularly on my forehead area.

My enlarged pores will be with me forever; it’s genetics. And as I age I’ll see some spots here and there.

Pimples, yes, that’s kind if a given, especially when I’m close to my period.

But my, oh my, hormonal acne has reached another milestone: 5-in-1 cystic acne. My only savior for this stubborn kind is getting cortisone injection. But at a time of pandemic, that’s not really an ideal move.

So I’m stuck with this gigantic morph of cystic acne for the next few days. Debating whether I salicylic acid or Benzoyl peroxide the shit out of it, orrrrr try to calm it with niacinamide and hope for the best.

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Al Gamja Jorim and other unclear instruction

Al Gamja Jorim, or Korean Braised Potatoes has become one of my favorite Korean side dishes dahil madali gawin. You know me, cooking is not exactly one of my expertise.

What you'll need:

Baby Potatoes (cut in half yung mga malalaki)

A cup of water

About 2-3 tbsp soy sauce

3 tbsp honey, pwede rin pancake syrup kapag wala pa sweldo

Sesame seeds

Pakuluan mo lang sa water and soy sauce Yung potatoes. Then add honey.

If it's malambot na, tikman mo coz baka you need lagyan soy sauce or more honey, depende sa taste preference mo.

Pag oks na, remove from fire, add sesame seeds.

Ang dali diba?!  Huhulaan mo lang kung luto na nga ba.

Bilang nasa food na rin usapan, here is another favorite - - -

Made with love by my sister in law.

Medyo biased ako, pero may laban to sa Starbucks Banana Bread. This has walnut and chocolate chips. A whole loaf for only P300!

So, ayun kung anu-ano na inorder ko this quarantine period. Yaman na ni Grab and Lalamove sakin.

Sarap kumain!

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A flicker. Then another one. Another one. At ayun na, nag brownout. 

Eto kinakatakot ko sa pag work from home, pag nag fluctuate power, baka kung ano mangyari sa PC. Di ko to afford! 

Speaking of WFH.. 

..here I am making WFH cool from the year 1997! Lol.

Na-appreciate ko na bumili mga magulang namin ng computer kahit di naman kami mayaman. For me, isa to sa sign na they value education. Katulad din nung pagbili nila ng Encyclopedia at iba pang educational books that I enjoyed reading when I was younger. 

Today, ang dali na mag research dahil sa Internet. I think people take it for granted. 

I do too. Ilang oras nasasayang kakanuod ko ng mga video ng pusa, panda, and iba pang cute na animals, home makeover at interior design videos, etc. 

Oh well. I don't even know where I'm getting at.  

ctc? nasl?