Biglaang Lime and Basil and Ruined Project?

Optimistic last June 2020 when we booked a trip to Boracay for May 2021. "Malayo pa naman."

But here we are; yet again, cancelled flights, open time quarantine, and the ever-growing list of its classification.

This was supposed to be our final indulgence. And for now, I bid farewell to booking flights, at least 'til everything sort itself.

We didn't cancel our leave at work, and decided to have breakfast and coffee in Tagaytay instead.
I enjoyed the change of scenery, fresh air, and our delicious breakfast!











For a brief period in 2014, we rented an apartment in Pilar with Tata Dear. It was shortly after Papong left for UAE. Knolan left weeks into me moving in and I sort of forced Ali to live with us so we can split the cost of rent.
Tata did some cooking but Ali and I mostly just buy from nearby carenderia. I was introduced to "Putsi Ko Ay", and I still miss their Gintaang Sitaw Kalabasa to this date.
I remember back when we were newly weds, one of the very first ulam he cooked was Ginataang Sitaw Kalabasa. I hold great affection for this particular vegetable.

I can't stop thinking about food. I can't keep my emotions in check. My hormones are probably vacillating between a Woodstock Festival and an Opera in my system and I just can't chill. 

I puked pretty much my entire meal yesterday and I wanted to mourn for my Jollibee Burgersteak. Is it normal to wanna cry for vomit? Most likely not.
And ODK why did I get inggit with a'L's Cookies n Cream Instagram post?! Cookies n Cream?!!!! The flavor I thought to be beneath me is now mocking me!

But there's calmness at night.
I had half a green apple for dinner.
I did not want to consume anything more.
If only I had one of those round fruit candies that come in dainty tin cans, I'd have one for dessert.

That was the past 3 weeks.

This week, I dislike everything, well not exactly, but everything is "meh". Even *dramatic pause* -- get this - Mi Goreng.

Fortunately, the food at Juicy & Mike's wedding were all masarap. 

Walang picture ng food, pero eto ang ganda namin. 

Happy Official Arte Day 2nd ECQ Edition

Happy Official Arte Day 2nd ECQ Edition

Instabirthday

Birthday ni Harvey, who is in Singapore but had pizza delivered to our apartment <3

Soapblissfully Package from Maggie, kuya Lucas, & kuya Marcus

Hindi to Wildflour, yan lang ginamit ni Doe na paperbag haha

Ang gulo kasi sa chatroom namin the day before, so di ko naintindihan na magpapa Grab Food ng kape ang Team Condo. So 2nd kape ko to for the day kaya bloated ako nung hapon tapos nag alak pa kami ni Boss

Nakapag book na ko ng nature-y trip and was really looking forward to it, but it just sucks to be me, ayan nag ECQ ulit. Nung una akala ko makaka lusot pa (MECQ Bubble) coz pwede ang mga open air attraction and within the bubble naman. Pero ayaw talaga ni tadhana, so stay put ulet sa bahay. 

kahit hindi natupad ang mga unang plans. Thank you sa mga loved ones ko who showered me with extra thoughtfulness and love on my birthday. I really appreciate it; lalo na sa sweet and mabait kong asawa; for keeping me sane, sa pag grant ng mga requests ko, even buying cat food sa mga kaaway na pusang pakain na ang lakas mag demand; ang mga bisita ko: si Feisty, Tambay, Oldie, and Blacky.

I'm really just trying to keep it together. Everyone is exhausted. 

My wish is the same as last year's. Sana matapos na pandemic.

Your Friend is not your Therapist: Please skip this post if you don't have space for negativity

Acceptance is the key talaga. So kahit gusto kong ayusin tong blog ko, puro rant na lang talaga naiiwan. 

My blog is 16 years and 4 months old as of writing! 

You can just imagine the sentimental value. Kaya kahit gusto ko na bawiin, hindi ko talaga magawa, even my most cringe-y post. Lol. Well, I did make bawi some. Anyway, 

16 years that epitomizes my identity crisis which is now slowly morphing to existential crisis. 

Eto na lang checklist ko, sana gawaan ko na soon -

Dumaguete-Siquijor Travel Blog

Book Review 

-Cradle and All - James Patterson

-Educated - Tara Westover

2nd Quarantine Official Arte Day Rant

Dun na lang muna sa realistic, kasi madami pa ko nakapending pero ayan na lang muna. 

Identity Moratorium -

I found here a list of songs which I liked back in 2006.

Surprise surprise, I still like them 'til now. 

I also listed some items which I then wanted to buy once I get a job. I now own some of it -

digitaL camera - ✔ Canon EOS M3, which I bought before our Singapore trip, na medyo malapit ko na ibenta coz ang tamad ko rin dalhin nung mga nakaraan travel namin 

poLaroid camera -✔ yes ganyan ang pagkakatype ko, upper case L, and yes, meron na ko nito, but Fujifilm Instax and not Polaroid (brand) also hindi ko binili, birthday present ni Boss back in 2016 

teLescope - wala pa ko nito, I kinda still want it, but not as much

PDA - not Public Display of Affection but Personal Digital Assistant or Handheld PC, obsolete na because everything is in Smartphones na

drumset - wala rin, and most likely di na ko bibili

canvas, acryLic paint, water coLour, different sizes of paint brushes - ✔ meron na rin, pero gift din ni boss yung first set. This was his "something to do during quarantine" gift last year

books - ✔ I have been buying myself some books since I started earning money. Speaking of which, I am still waiting for my order from this website which I haven't received yet, kaya ni-resume ko muna basahin tong book ni Tina Fey na kinainipan ko nung 2017 

Other random rant

Bakit wala pa rin sa Spotify yung ibang kanta ni Emily Wolfe?! even YouTube! 

Gusto ko na mag 2nd kape tapos ngangawa na naman ako mamaya na di ako makatulog kahit naka 6mg na ko ng Melatonin

May variant na di nade-detect ng standard testing?! 

I'm sooooooo pandemic fatigued na. I miss hugging my family and friends. 

I miss travel. I miss going to gigs and concerts! I miss buffet!!! 

I miss not worrying! 

 

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Played with Paint and my Starbucks Travel Organizer

I literally went on a hunt for this Starbucks Reserve Travel Organizer as soon as I've collected the required stickers. Palagi kasing out of stock! And when I got it, natalsikan ng specks of white paint on its first night.

Konti lang naman, but that gave me the idea to Heart Evangelista it. Lol.

Pinush ko talaga kahit hindi ko ma-perfect ang shape ng roses. Pero medyo mukha naman na, sa malayo, so pwede na yan. Newbie lang naman ako, I should remember to not be too hard on myself kahit pag tinititigan ko mukhang project ng gradeschool.

Anyway, wala pa rin sulat yung notebook kasi nga dun na sa binili kong Lime 365 Planner. Wala naman talaga akong pinaplano rin, more on days accounting lang.

I'm rambling again.

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Quarantine Hobby

My niece told me she didn't want to hang her artwork in her room because she doesn't like 'em that much. I told her that if she did, it will serve as a reminder of her beginnings. So, this is me "hanging" my art.

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Minsan hindi ko na alam kung pagod na ba ko to try to connect with other people, or tired lang talaga ako sa sarili ko; with my thoughts, feelings,  and reactions. Not that anyone is looking, pero minsan gusto ko to "not be found".
Dear random strangers or virtual friends who happen to be here, please drown my thoughts with your random musing, the paingay thoughts in your head, your recent discovery, current addiction, or anything that is living rent free in your mind.

Kung ayaw nyo, ako na lang ulit. 
Contemplating on where to go for my birthday, bilang nag mukmok lang ako last year.
Obviously, lookin for some place "safe" / not crowded. Pero gusto ko ma-nature.
Nicki & Tita went to this nice campsite in Tanay called Treasure Mountain. Ganda ng view. I'm seriously considering it, pero......
-baka crowded sa van (hatid/sundo to the camp site)
-how would we get sa pick up point/how to uwi from drop off
-Holy Week, baka madami tao
-April, baka todo init na at di namin (ko) kayanin ang tent lang, at hindi aircon.

Naalala ko hike namin in Mt. Talamitam right around this week 6 years ago (thanks for the reminder Google Photos).
Ang init non sa peak dahil wala nang puno whatsoever. Least favorite hike ko yun. Although 630 MASL lang ang Mt. Talamitam, baka sa Treasure Mountain mas mataas/malamig. 

So my other option, bagong bago, Tagaytay Staycation. 

Also, San Rafael River Adventure, kaso parang expensive to masyado compared to other options. 

Basta medyo nature, may mga puno,halaman at iba pang pwedeng makita. Change of scenery lang ba. 

But my other dilema is Vacation Leave credits ni Boss, dahil need to make tipid for our lakad in May. 

Dito na muna. 

Yours truly, 

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Sobrang aliwalas ng langit kahapon parang gusto kong ilapat mga plano ko sa buhay. Eh kaso biglang umulan today. Oh well. 

I'd like to congratulate myself by finishing 2 books so far. I set an alarm for our Book Club's meeting, but I was still so sleepy, nag snooze na lang til it was time for my morning shift. May be next quarter.

Iba pa rin talaga ang dating sakin ng physical book vs eBook. I have some eBooks na naka stash sa Aldiko, Google Drive, and sa email but mas inviting ang physical copy ng book. 

I would also like to thqnk one of my forever boyfriends, Arjen for encouraging and inspiring me to do these stuff again -- be more physically active and to read books. 

He always sundo & hatid me pag mag briskwalk and badminton kami. Forced me to do yoga; lent me my 1st 2021 book. I tried to influence him to watch animé, pero Attack on Titan is tad bit morbid for his liking.

Anyway, I will TRY to write a book review on the ones I've read. There's a great chance na walang substance yung review, but again, focus on the word TRY. 

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