"Mas mabudol pa kog Bandai kaysa Pop Mart." (I'm more likely to get suckered into buying Bandai than Pop Mart.) One of my Bandai collections. Black Beard vs Trafalgar Law Senkozekkei. Those are the exact words I told my tech geek friend while watching our other friends go ga…

As every parent knows, taking kids to the mall is rarely just a trip to the mall. You walk in with a budget and walk out spending more because your simple grocery run somehow turns into a negotiation over snacks and toys. I don't impulsively buy things at the mall (I usually look it u…

My Facebook wall is pretty much a collection of: 1. My travels 2. My greetings for select few (for birthdays and anniversaries) 3. Pickleball 4. Running 5. Brand collabs and events I've attended  I don't think I have posted anything outside of those (I might have shared some memes…

Yesterday, I had an emotional breakdown triggered by a teeny tiny rubber band. It was so awful that I would lose sleep over it.  Let me start by saying that I got a new pickleball paddle. It was not a cheap one, at least for me. I did not pay for it. But then again, I would never shell ou…

Back in 2023, I was one of the speakers at a blogging and grammar workshop, and one of my topics was the use of dashes in the English language. The dash, en dash, and em dash each have specific functions. And I remember sharing that the em dash is my favorite. Not just among the dashes, b…

I've been buying Christmas presents.  I know, it's only the middle of November. But hear me out. For the first time, we finally have a 7-foot Christmas tree! I’ve always wanted a big tree, but buying one from the malls was never an option. A tree that size costs around Php 10k. Th…

I remember back when I was at a fastfood resto with friends when, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed someone asking another person for a photo outside. I recognized the content creator right away. He doesn't come across my feed (thank heavens!) but the media pages I follow feature…

I love online shopping and traveling, that's why it is imperative that I return to work to continue funding my hobbies. So I looked into the job market, and I was mildly horrified. The last time I had a job interview was in 2016. That was eight freaking years ago. Plus, in my line of …

A few Sundays ago, I decided to hit the road to fetch Jan in General Santos City. Honestly, with the cost of fuel consistently going up where a 500-peso worth of gas won't get you anywhere, I could have just let him commute because that would have been obviously waaaay cheaper.  But a…