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twatkcox · 5 months ago

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[The Keihancarl Diaries: September 14, 2024]

Keihancarl here. The weather feels kind of unpredictable, as there’s the possibility of rainfall during the weekend. Well then, I’m heading to the SMX Convention Center for this year’s Manila International Book Fair, the sixth MIBF event I’ve attended since 2017. And of course, if the weather cooperates, there’s a chance I’ll get to visit Ayala Malls Manila Bay for the second time, as well as the Parqal Mall, both located in the nearby Aseana City.

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I’m going all-black for this weekend. Not that unusual, right? Well, I have to make sure to make the most out of this day so I really have to leave the house early. I'll probably have to deal with traffic along the way, but I guess it's pretty normal nowadays. Anyway, it was still sunny when I left, and (luckily) traffic was light along Commonwealth Avenue, well, except for North Fairview. I managed to reach North Avenue about an hour later.

On the way to North Avenue, I was having a hard time deciding between riding the MRT-3 to Taft (with a short jeepney/bus ride to SM Mall Of Asia) or taking the EDSA Bus Carousel all the way there (and save me the trouble of switching transport later). I ended up taking the MRT anyway.

I load up my Beep card and head inside the train. Looks like there's rain in the Ortigas area, but only for a bit. Well, the weather report says that there’ll be a chance of scattered rainfall throughout the day. I was hoping it wouldn’t rain in the Pasay and Parañaque areas, since I’m planning to visit a couple of malls at the Aseana City after the MIBF.

Reaching MRT Taft Station, I took a short bus ride (EDSA Carousel) to the Mall Of Asia Complex. Oh, and I happened to see the LRT-1 Gen 4 trains while passing by the overpass to the EDSA Bus Carousel. Would love to ride these new trains soon, well, probably on my 34th birthday.

I reached SMX about 10 minutes past twelve. As soon as I got inside, I decided to have a hotdog (on a stick) at one of the stands. Although I’m starting to get hungry, I don’t feel like having lunch just yet… well maybe later.

I decided to check some of the booths on the first floor, including Fully Booked, National Book Store, and the Precious Pages Group (including Black Ink Comics). I bought a copy of The Restaurant Of Many Orders (at 20 percent off) at the Fully Booked booth, and three bargain-priced manga books at the NBS booth.

Heading to the second level, I passed by a couple of booths, Komiket and Tankobonbon. I bought a couple of books at the Komiket booth.

This is the first time since 2019 that the MIBF occupied two floors of the SMX Convention Center, excluding Function Rooms 4 and 5 (which are closed). And yes, this is the first time that I actually had a large haul of books from the event.

National Book Store finally made a comeback to the MIBF for the first time since 2019. Tuttle Publishing, however, was not among the list of exhibitors. The latter is one of the exhibitors I always visited at most of the previous MIBF events. But at least I bought one of the publisher’s books (the manga version of The Restaurant Of Many Orders) at the Fully Booked booth.

It was already 2:00 in the afternoon, but there was a lot of time left so I decided to leave the event (and the Mall Of Asia Complex) to visit Ayala Malls Manila Bay. It’s been more than 4 years since I last visited that mall (exactly a month before the COVID lockdown), but I knew that it was doing well since then. Might as well visit Parqal Mall while I’m there.

It only took me 10 minutes to walk to Parqal Mall, which is actually a strip mall with a large roof above it. The area was breezy when I got there, not to mention that it is close to the bay. Since I didn't have anything to drink since leaving the house, I stopped by The Marketplace Supermarket to buy something to drink (it's just a bottle of C2) and consumed it along the way.

From the Parqal Mall, it took me less than 5 minutes to reach Ayala Malls Manila Bay. I visited several shops inside the mall, including Flying Tiger Copenhagen (probably the Danish version of the Japanese brand Daiso) and Biblio. There was an event by Foot Locker at the mall’s atrium.

I was getting hungry, considering that I didn’t have anything but a hotdog for lunch. I suppose it’s time for Pepper Lunch (after noticing it from the other side of the balcony). Besides, it’s already 3:00 PM and I’m only at the mall’s second level.

I decided on beef pepper rice, which is so far the only item I ordered at Pepper Lunch (I initially thought of trying their salmon pepper rice). I took a moment to write this post while waiting for the food to cool down a bit. The weight of the books I bought at the book fair adds up to the slight feeling of exhaustion, along with the crowd of people at the venue. It was also quite stuffy inside since the air conditioning unit was under maintenance, hence the portable air coolers.

I then continued checking the rest of the upper floors, as well as some of the shops. The Sun Garden on the fifth floor is already open, the last time I was there it was still closed. So far, I believe only Zus Coffee is open.

After checking the rest of the mall, I headed back to the Mall Of Asia Complex and passed by the Neo Chinatown area. It only took me less than fifteen minutes before I reached the SMX Convention Center, though I didn't bother checking the MIBF again. Anyway, it's time to visit the two malls in the complex, starting with the S’Maison Mall. I got inside the mall via the bridgeway from SMX.

I only checked the Fully Booked branch there, which had already relocated to the ground floor from the second floor. Nothing much, considering that I’ve already bought what I wanted at the MIBF. And yes, all of the books are 20 percent off. Also, I didn't bother checking the rest of the shops inside the mall.

I made my way to SM Mall Of Asia using the other bridgeway at the other end of S'Maison. Once I got there, I checked Decathlon first. After that, I immediately head to the esplanade.

Looks like a reclamation project has commenced near the MOA Eye. Some parts of the esplanade were cordoned off as well. Also, I’m not sure when these lamp posts were installed, but they sure brightened up the area.

From the esplanade, I made my way to the other side of the mall, the part near The Galeon. I then checked some of the shops inside.

Feeling parched, I decided to have a drink from ChaTraMue, at the MOA Food Hall. I ordered a plum red tea, with konjac jelly. The drink was kind of sour and salty at the same time, like kiamoy (dried sour plums/prunes covered by some orange powder). Is that how the drink is supposed to taste like?

I took a moment to check some of the shops. Nitori is opening soon, as well as a gashapon shop.

I then checked the Sky Park for a while, and Aperitif (cafe/restaurant) is now open. I decided to skip the Fully Booked x Kinokuniya branch at the mall due to time constraints.

Later on, I dropped by IKEA at the MOA Square. I was taking pics of some amazing displays, but the gamer’s room was the most awesome. And the kitchen.

And it’s time to go home. Unfortunately, there were no more UV Express vans to SM Fairview so I’ll have to find another way to get home. I could’ve probably taken the MRT-3 or the EDSA Bus Carousel to North Avenue, but getting a UV Express ride from Trinoma or SM North is quite a hassle, especially if I’ll have to line up for about 15 to 30 minutes. Instead, I took a jeep to the Taft Avenue-Buendia intersection and took the UV Express van from there. Traffic is mostly light, with slight traffic in North Fairview.

I got home before 11:00 PM. That was the first time I’d been out on a mall-hopping trip for more than 13 hours, and my hips and my left shoulder hurt so much from walking too much and my bag’s weight respectively. Despite this, I had a lot of fun at the event, and I’m quite pleased with this trip, even with some minor problems.

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It sure was a fun weekend, even though I ended up feeling worn out. My all-black outfit sure was kind of ordinary, but it was complimented well with my usual accessories (particularly the black fingerless gloves).

I’m planning another trip for my 34th birthday (it’s less than a month away). When or where it will happen will depend on the situation, but I’m really pushing for it to happen. Manila might be the obvious choice, but I’m considering Ortigas/Greenhills or Alabang as well (the latter two I’ve yet to revisit). Of course, I’m gonna wear all-black on that trip as well.

I suppose this is where I’ll end this post. Until next time! Ciao!

All pics are uploaded to my Instagram account, @kcox_105, and shared to my Threads account.

#going places #mall-hopping #Manila International Book Fair 2024 #MIBF 2024 #Mall Of Asia Complex #Aseana City #IKEA #all-black OOTD #awesome weekend

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byaeivrynrv · 2 years ago

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#IKEA #photography #random #sky #iphone se #Manila

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hellodmplz · 21 days ago

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01•22•’25 — First day in MNL

First time riding a plane with Darge (1st time din nyang makasakay ng plane) Sobrang memorable ng trip na to kahit sa Manila lang yung destination kasi hindi naman namin to na eexperience before. We are not privileged to travel and go places via plane. Akala ko nga di ko talaga maeexperience and ma afford bumili ng plane ticket noon. Pero as time passes by, narerealize ko, kaya naman pero ‘yun lang kasi di talaga siya priority. Sa mga gantong bagay talaga ako napapaisip, mas masarap sigurong mabuhay kung di mo talaga problema ang pagwaldas ng pera.

As a “probinsyana” kasi I’m from Davao (pero city and davao ha, may kuryente din kami hahahaha! At malls! Ok?) na aamaze parin ako sa taas ng mga buildings sa manila, lalo na sa mga skyways. Siguro kung may skyways ang davao, ang cool tingnan and less congested ang traffic pag rush hours.

After checking-in sa airbnb namin, nag moa agad kami. ‘Mej malapit kasi dun sa pinagstayhan namin and yun lang alam ko. Hahaha! Nag book din ako ng Space and Time cube na pass. (Pricey pero ok lang kasi maganda naman)

Nag Muji rin uz. Naghanap ako ng planner kaso out of stock na. Hahaha okay lang, aanhin ko naman ang dagdag na planner?? Bumili nalang ako ng pens and isang notebook pang remembrance lang.

Nag dinner din kami sa IKEA. Ok lang yung food. Masarap yung almond cake!!!! Di ko bet yung mga drinks nila. Parang ewan.

Last stop for day 1 is Gala Food Park. Galing MOA nilakad lang namin yung loc ng gala, potek sobrang sakit ng paa ko after pero okay lang kasi ang ganda naman sa loob??? Pwede ka pang mag borrow ng Kimono for free. Eto talaga yung highlight ng day 1 ko kasi may mga figures ng Ghibli characters don. My ghibli heart was soooo happy!!!

Yun lang for Day 1. Hehe

#personal

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upismediacenter · 5 months ago

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LITERARY: 1DK

No’ng nakapagtapos na ako ng kolehiyo, pinili kong lumipat sa siyudad.

Ano’ng dahilan? Di ko rin alam. Basta isang araw, sinabi ko na lang sa aking mga magulang na lilipat ako sa Metro Manila. Sabi ko, isang job offering at tinanggap ko kaya roon muna ako. Well… in reality, di siya totoo. Lahat ng mga ina-applyan kong trabaho ay either di ako binalikan o di ako tinanggap. Sinabi ko lang ‘yon para payagan akong lumipat ng bahay. Naniwala naman sila agad! Buti na lang may latin honors ako. (lol)

Sa tulong ng mahiwagang Facebook at sa aking tita na nakatira sa Manila ngayon, nakahanap ako ng isang 1DK (1 bedroom and kitchen/dining area) na kaya kong bayaran ng hanggang tatlong buwan gamit ang savings. Siguro may trabaho na ako pagdating ng pang-apat na buwan. Baka pwede siguro magtrabaho sa retail or fast food?

At dahil naniniwala ang aking pamilya na lumipat ako sa siyudad para maghanap ng magandang trabaho, grabe ang binigay nilang financial support. Nagbigay pa nga ng $300 ang Lola kong nakatira sa Chicago para sa mga gamit ko sa apartment. Tapos sabi ng tita ko, magfu-furniture shopping kami sa IKEA pagdating ko sa Manila???

Oops. ‘Yan tuloy. Naging mataas masyado ang expectations nila sa akin. Haha, sorry. It’s a prank lang pala na may trabaho ako sa isang very esteemed company! Very very impulsive decision. IKR!

So ngayon nasa gitna ako ng apartment at napaliligiran ng mga kahon. Di ko sure kung kailan kong trip buksan at i-unpack ang mga trauma– I mean, ang mga kagamitan ko. Pero imbes na mag-ayos ng apartment, pilinili ko na lang magsulat ng isang blog post sa aking non-existent blog page! (Non-existent kasi ginawa kong imaginary blog ang google docs. Pero baka gumawa ako ng blog account soon? Bahala na si future me diyan.)

Bakit no’ng nakalipat na ako ng bahay at malayo na ako sa aking pamilya, biglang bumalik ang aking existential dread? O baka di talaga ito nawala at magaling lang talaga ako sa pag-suppress sa pakiramdam na ito. Pero feeling ko rin wala akong karapatan para maramdaman ito? Ako ay isang consistent honor student, may leadership position palagi sa classroom o sa org, nakakuha ng scholarship sa kolehiyo, tapos Summa Cum Laude pa. Di ba dapat “set for success” ako? Yung mga kaibigan ko nakapagsimula na sila ng trabaho pagkatapos ng graduation, habang ako kinailangan ko pang magsinungaling para lang magkaroon ng independence galing sa aking pamilya? Heads up lang! Okay lang ang family situation ko, gusto ko lang i-lessen yung burden na meron ang mga magulang ko ngayon, at gusto ko rin yung pakiramdam ng pagiging independent! Pero mukhang ginawa ko yung kabaliktaran nun. Whoops.

Ilang beses ko nang sinabi sa sarili ko na pansamantala lang ito at lilipas rin. Pero paano if hindi talaga ako makahanap ng trabaho? Display na lang ba ang aking Bachelor’s of Arts Degree sa Psychology? Hindi ba ako naghirap enough para ma-secure ko ang aking future na pinapangarap ko? Kailangan ko bang mag-aral ulit para sa isang Master’s Degree? Surely, tatanggapin na ako ng mga employers kapag maganda ang academic performance ko, right? Pero hindi iyon ang realidad. Minsan, overqualified ako sa position, minsan underqualified naman. Kung may employer man na gusto magmeet sa middle ground, biglang nakahanap sila na mas qualified kaysa sa akin! Mukhang kailangan ko na mag door-to-door sa lahat ng mga potential employers ko habang hawak ang aking résumé. Bakit ang hirap magkasecure ng trabaho?

Saan ba ako nagkamali?

Paano ko kaya haharapin ang mga magulang ko? Ang tita ko na nakahanap ng apartment ko? Ang lola ko na nasa Chicago na nagpadala ng pera?

Haha… Well! (deep sigh for added emphasis) It is what it is! Pinili kong tumakas na walang plano, so papanindigan ko!

Hihinga na lang ako ng malalim. May tatlong buwan pa ako para maayos ko ang aking gulo, internally and externally. Aaminin ko na hindi maganda ang decision-making skills ko habang desperado at ngayon pa lang, nahihirapan na akong mag-ayos ng apartment. Sana naman makahanap ako ng maayos na trabaho, pero, deserve ko ng mas magandang trabaho kung saan pwede ko magamit ang college degree ko. Pagdating ng pang-apat, change identity na lang ako at lumipat sa ibang bansa. Saan ako kukuha ng pera? Di ko pa sure. Pero okay lang kung di pa ako sure! Marami pa akong oras magdecide! (Sana. Coping mechanism na lang ito. May time limit pala na 3 months whoops).

On the bright side, may veranda ako at ang ganda pa ng view. Ano konek? It’s none of your business. Gusto ko lang i-flex na may veranda ako.

(Note to self: If gusto mo talaga ito ang unang blog post mo sa gagawing mong blog account, ayusin mo nga muna ang mga eme mo. Dapat maging inspirational ito sa mga tao na kagaya mo na naghihirap ngayon dahil unemployed pa sila pagkatapos ng kolehiyo. Ang kalat mo dito. Sobra.)

(UPDATE to self: Tinitingnan ko ang mga drafts ko, hindi pala ito nakalabas? Anyways, nakatanggap ako ng tatlong job interviews. Sa wakas, may marunong magreply sa mga potential employees nila at hindi nangghoghost!)

(UPDATE UPDATE to self: Hindi ko na pala kailangan mag change identity at lumipat ng ibang bansa para makatakas sa aking pamilya. May trabaho na ako at hindi nila na-figure out na nagsingungaling ako sa kanila. :>)

(FINAL UPDATE: gg alam pala nilang di totoo may job offering ako kaya pala sila nagbigay ng financial support sa simula??? EH DI SANA SINABI KO NA LANG DATI NA GUSTO KONG LUMIPAT KASI TRIP KO LANG! Sabi ng nanay ko na papayag naman sila kahit wala pa akong maayos na trabaho, mas kailangan ko pa ng change of environment at the time. Umiyak ang bakla sa revelation na ito.

Anyways. May trabaho na ako :>. 5 months strong! Tapos mapro-promote pa ako next month! Nag-apply ako for Masters sa UP, pero this time, I’ll take it slow! Okay lang kung di pa ako sure sa gusto kong gawin kasi marami akong oras sa mundo para mag-decide. Btw, ang ganda ng veranda ko. Since September na, puro Christmas decor na ang meron dito kasama ang aking beach chair na nabili ko sa Shopee 8.8 sale na 70% off. Wag mo na itanong kung ano ang konek. Masama ba i-flex ang aking financial capabilities ngayon? Ha. Thought so.)

#MC2025 #MakingChanges #Literary #English #all is equal to time

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bbarican · 1 year ago

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october 27, 2023; 8:54 am - fri-yay!

hey, tumblr, what's up, its finally friday and im so so so happy

oddly enough, this week went by pretty fast pero this month has been soooooo long for some reason

as in my officemate just chatted sa gc namin na super tagal nung last sahod and we can all relate and i hate it bakit ganun tong october

but this week and the rest of the month has been really fun so far; my mom's birthday celebration was simple and fun and i loved celebrating with her

i went to makati with her yesterday and it was nice to just chill and get my favorites from seattle's best

and then last night, although may small hiccup lang, me and my dad assembled the shoe cab we bought from ikea and it lasted us siguro 2 hrs din but it turned out to be really nice!

tapos tomorrow, im really excited kasi my mom invited her friends over for a simple celebration so ill be helping her prep for that + ill also get ready for halloween

i need to paint the vital part of my costume para by the 31st everything's prepared na

as much as i want to also go to my cousin's birthday party dito lang din sa pasig after work sa 31, my brother and i might not go na din kasi nga undas na, traffic sa manila memorial eh dun lang daan ng fx na sinasakyan namin and we have a super early flight sa november 1 so i might pass on the party

but yeah im super excited to have a productive day today! happy friday, you guys! i hope everyone is doing okay!

#bbarican #prsnl #thoughts #personal #writings #update #updates #list #dump

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inkycherie · 1 year ago

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I have had the most amazing summer. In July, my best friend came to visit. I brought her to Paris (her first time), showed her around my town and other neighbouring cities around Geneva, and we drove to the south of France. I made different meals for everyone to enjoy, danced to the loveliest music, and drank the best wine(s).

The third week of August, I went back to the Philippines. We had a long overdue family reunion. Our uncle from Canada also came to visit with his family, and my cousin who works for months at a cruise ship extended his vacation.

We all flew to Zamboanga del Sur to surprise my grandma and our extended family whom we haven't seen in 13 years ! We spent a week there living the simple life, eating pandesal for breakfast, and singing karaoke kahit brownout.

The first few days of September, I spent back in my hometown. I saw Bowie again. I didn't let any minute pass without cuddling him. Whenever I'm in the PH and everyone else is back home, my sisters and I stay in one bedroom with our parents (and Bowie), chatting away until we all fall asleep. These nights were even more special because we were all cooped up in one room while there was a storm outside. Felt just like the good old days when my sisters and I would spend nights holed up in our parents room trying to pass the time until electricity was back on.

I was also sooo happy to walk around the malls with Christmas music already playing in the background ! We bought surprise presents for our parents. My sisters and I chipped in to buy papa his dream TV, and mama a new iPhone. The rest of my money I spent on groceries, more presents for the fam, pasalubongs for Jon, books, Cheetos, Spicy Century Tuna, Vienna sausages, and Spam. lol

We spent my last week in Manila. Took mama, my sisters, and our aunt on a date - brunch in Wildflour and shopping at Rockwell, and then continued to shop in MOA. I wanted to make dinner for everyone, so I made sinigang na baboy which was perfect for the stormy weather. We had drinks with our cousins before bed (red horse, spicy Oishi, and isaw at bbq).

The next day, I brought my parents to IKEA so I can buy them stuff for the house. I could tell mama was so excited to drive back home so she can start using everything we got. Uncle flew back from Zamboanga later than everyone else so the day after he arrived, he went straight to the condo so we can spend more time with him. We asked him to make lola's bistek Tagalog as he is the only one who can make it exactly the way lola does. I am glad to report that I watched him closely as he was making it - even volunteered to be the sous chef - so I will make it for dinner tomorrow.

The day before my flight, the entire family celebrated my aunt and cousin's birthdays. I made some of my specialty meals, and we ordered a bunch of other food. Of course, there was cake.

I flew back to Switzerland on the 7th. I arrived on Friday at 8 in the morning, unpacked my stuff, ate pancit canton, and fell asleep at 16hr. I woke up at 3am still tired, but I managed to clean up and do all the laundry. I was hanging clothes at the balcony even before the sun was out. I found it hilarious. The rest of the day, I spent on the couch still feeling quite sluggish and brushing off the fact that I was having chills, and my nose wouldn't stop running.

Jon and I went on a quick café date and I couldn't taste the coffee nor the pastry I ordered which I found strange but thought nothing of. We did errands and bought groceries but I started feeling sicker as the hours passed. As soon as we got home, I checked to see if I had covid. The test came out positive. Dinner wasn't much fun. I was much sicker so I couldn't enjoy the food Jon prepared for me - he made me the perfect steak which I couldn't taste hahaha and some soup to make me feel better.

This morning, I woke up at 5am and called my family right away. The symptoms are getting worse, and now I have chills, body pains, and constant headache. I will rest more so I can feel better by tomorrow. I just find this to be a silly end to an incredible summer.

#personal #home #homesick

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akocomyk · 1 year ago

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Here’s a photo I originally intended to put on my What an August post the moment my best friend shared the file to me, but totally forgot about it when I was making the collages.

But I guess some things just happen for a reason because something better is meant for it (wow naman, ‘di lang nailagay dun sa post eh).

Anyway... I just think that I’m meant to share a little story about it.

Last August 21, my sister, her friend and I went to IKEA to look for blinds. During that time, I was on a “talking stage” with someone I was sooo into because we were of the same wavelength and we had so much connection

While we were in IKEA, my best friend Wilma sent a message to our group chat, saying that she and her husband would be in Ayala Malls–Manila Bay later that day.

Out of the blue, my ex also messaged me while we were in queue for checking out. And... we kinda messaged each other for the rest of the day, and until the next day, talking about what we’ve missed in each others’ lives since we stopped talking.

Our group then eventually went to Ayala Malls. While we’re having coffee at Starbucks, I messaged Wilma, telling her that I was also in the mall.

So... we decided to meet up for dinner, and had a little catch up. She asked how my dating life was, and I told her about this list of people I’ve dated so far during that time. One by one, I told them the little story I had for each.

I was very hopeful then that I would no longer add people on that list ‘coz I was determined to push for that person. Unfortunately, we didn’t end up together because… that someone didn’t leave the excess baggage in Sagada.

Anyway… so the list continues to lengthen. When will it stop? Maybe soon. And since all these people have been a part of my life even for a short time, I have this idea of making something for them—though I will only share it here in my blog.

#my life #sawi

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mint-moon25 · 18 days ago

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LANDED - LIKE - A - RUNNING - BACK

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USUALLY - MARRIED - MEN

OLD - MARRIED - MEN

EASY - 4 - US

OUR - AUTO - BLADES - ON - THEIR

THROATS - WHEN - THEY - WAKE UP

USING - OUR - MACHINES - NOW - AS

WE - OVERTHROW - GOVERNMENTS

USA

KOREA

PHILIPPINES

300 MILLION - CHINESE - MALE

SOLDIERS - SINGLE - NO - CHILD

GIFT - CARD - $14.90

EBL - AA - RECHARGEABLES

CHEAPER - 1 AA - NEEDED - 2

IKEA - $9.99 - BUT - ONLY - WHITE

AND - BLACK - SIDES

DISPLAYED - RED - BUT - WAS YES

ALL - SOLD

SUNDAYS - FASTEST - 2 - GET - 2

IKEA - AND - DOLPHIN - MALL

1 HR - 20 MIN

WEEKDAYS - 1 HR - 40 MIN

2 HRS - 05 MIN

WHY - WOULD - METROBUS WANT

ANYONE - MOTHERS - KIDS - NOT

IN - SCHOOL - YET - ENJOY

SHOPPING - MALLS - SHORTER

TIME - MIAMI - CREATED - FOR

21 AND OLDER

DRUNKS

WORKERS - 18 AND OLDER

NO - DANCING - BUT - IN - YES

BUSES - LOUD - MUSIC

MIAMI - FL

FAT - PEOPLE

ALL - THE - WAY - ALL - THE

TIME - AS - STRANGERS

HISPANICS - ESPECIALLY

NO - GREAT - CHURCH

DOWNTOWN - MIAMI 2

$300 - PER - HOUR

BLONDES - ILLEGAL

PROSTITUTES

I'M - BUYING - AT - AMAZON

BECAUSE - DON'T - HAVE - 2

OPEN - BAG - AFTER RECEIPT

SHOWN - JESUS - IS - LORD

DEAR - KOREAN - GIRLS,

YOU'RE - SO - HIGH TECH

FULL - OF - MURDERS

WHY - WOULD - KOREAN - BOYS

UNEMPLOYED - HAVE - U ENJOY

7-ELEVEN

FREE - BOILING - WATER

RAMEN - NOODLES

TRIANGLES - SEAWEED

FRIED - RICE AND TUNA

WHY - WOULD - KOREAN - BOYS

ALLOW - U 2 - LIVE - WHEN YOU

ARE - RICHER - BECAUSE - SO

MANY - PLACES - WHY U WANT

2 - SPEND - SPEND - EAT - EAT

FUTURE

HDG - BANKS

TONGUES - 500 BILLION - WON

SING - TONGUES - 500 BILLION WON

TAX - PAID

LEGAL - PERMIT

BETTER - HOTELS - BETTER - APTS

BETTER - WORK - BUILDINGS

BETTER - CAFES - BUFFETS - ALL U

CAN - EAT

RELIGIOUS - ENTRY

NO - TONGUES - NO - ENTRY

MINT & MOON

TONGUES - 2 - ENTER

EACH - TIME - 2 - ENTER

APP - OR - DIGITAL - ENTRY

SPEAK - TONGUES - YOUR - PASSWORD

500 BILLION - WON - TAX - PAID

THEREFORE - WE - ARE - RICHER THAN

BTS - ROCK - STARS - ACTORS - UNTIL

WE - START - GBC - FILMS - STUDIOS

TANAKA - FILM - STUDIOS

SO - STARS - WILL - WANT - 2 - MARRY

YOU - NOT - OTHERWISE

BUT - CHINESE - ZODIAC - CHEMISTRY

2 - MARRY - YOU ...

WE - WILL - PAY - 4 - YOUR - WEDDING

DAY - IF - I - HAVE - CHINESE - ZODIAC

CHEMISTRY

KIEUN CHOI - AMERICAN - KOREAN

HER - CHRISTIAN - HUBBY

LOVED - WHERE - SHE - WED

LOOKS - LIKE - UGLY - BUILDING 2 ME

RULES - RULES - RULES

OURS - VINEYARDS

OURS - BEIRUT - LEBANON - BUILDING

OUR - WEDDING - DAY

FIVE - STAR - HOTELS - COMING - UP

THINKING

MOON & STARS - HOTELS

LIKE - $0.25 - EACH - NIGHT

24 HRS - ENTRY

CHECK - OUT - 3P KST

WORLD - RECORD

DRY CLEANING - UNITS

WASHER - AND - DRYER

VENDING - MACHINES - INSIDE

FOOD - AND - DRINK

NOT - 2 - WORRY

REFILLED - FR - WALL

NO - ENTRY - NEEDED

THIN - REFRIGERATOR

KITCHEN - INCLUDED

IRON - STEAMING - AND - MORE

2 - THE - POOR

END - OF - OUR - MISERY

TOKYO - JAPAN - SMALL

COCOONS

SMALL - COFFINS - ACTUALLY

BIBLE - 'RICH - RULE - OVER THE

POOR' - TOKYO - JAPAN - MASTERED

RICH - RULING - OVER - THE - POOR

GIRLS - SEPARATE

LOWEST - INCOME - OF - JAPAN

THEIR - NO - LOCK - ALLOWED

BEDS - BECAUSE - JAPAN - HAS

ALWAYS - BEEN - ORGY

4 - MALES - 1 FEMALE

4 MALES - 2 FEMALES

JAPAN - HAS - ALWAYS - BEEN - ORGY

BUDDHISM - CONFUCIANISM

HOTELS - NO - LOCKS - ALLOWED

BEDS - BECAUSE - WHEN - JAPAN

MALES - NEED - ALL - THE - WAY

DRUNK - FEMALES - THEY - GO YES

ALL - THE - WAY - AS - THEY - GO

HOME - 2 - OSAKA - NAGOYA

PREGNANT - THAT - IS - JAPAN

BUT - THERE's - MY - MOM

AN - OTAKU

SINCE - KIDS - OBSESSED - WITH

MARRIAGE - AND - JAPANESE

ANIMATION - OBSESSED - WITH

ANIMATION - DAILY - AND - YES

MARRIED - 2 - HAS - SAME

PASSION - 4 - JAPANESE - ANIME

2 - COMBAT - IMMORAL - JAPAN

SO - I - CHOOSE - SOUTH KOREA

MOST - BEAUTIFUL - HOTELS WITH

KOI - FISHES

MOSO - BAMBOO - INSIDE

INDOOR - OUTDOOR - MASTERY

$0.25 - PER - DAY - HOTELS - INNS

AS - WE - LEAVE - POVERTY

WHERE - PART - TIME - WORK - OK

TIME - 2 - START - OUR - BUSINESSES

OURS - WILL - BE - RELIGIOUS ENTRY

2 - DECREASE - ARMED - ROBBERY

OURS - THEIR - WEAPONS

DISAPPEARED - AND - 2 - MUCH

PULSE - OF - HATRED - JEALOSY

PULSE - OF - HATES - KIDS

PURLSE - OF - HATES - FEMALES

AS - THEY - DISAPPEAR

RELIGIOUS - ENTRY - BETTER

CUSTOMERS - TIME - 2 - HAVE

OUR - BUSINESSES

MOON & STARS - INNS

MOON & STARS - HOTELS

MINT & MOON - STORES

DEAR - KOREAN - GIRLS,

WE - HAVE - A - CHANCE - 2 - MAKE

SEOUL - KOREA - AND - THE - REST

LAND - THAT - MUST - B - HEALED

WATER - AGAIN

RAIN - AGAIN

AS - WE - DISAPPEAR - CRIMINALS

LITTLE - BY - LITTLE - BUT SURELY

HAVING - KIDS

ADOPTING - KIDS

THEN - ALL - THE - WAY COUPLES

MORE - ENJOYING - BABIES

MORE - ENJOYING - CLOTHES - ON

BABY - CRYING

KOREAN - HUBBY - WANTS - ALL THE

WAY - AS - WE - PAVE - THE - WAY - 2

ENJOYING - BEING - MOTHERS

NO - LONGER - IMMORALLY TOUCHED

THIGHS - OPEN - 4 - ENTRY

BREASTS - TOUCHED ...

KARA - 'DAMAGED - LADY' - ALL - HAVE

BEEN - KISSED - AS - THEIR - BOYS

FLIRTING - WITH - WAITRESSES

FLIRTING - WITH - RICH - GIRLS

NO - MORE

JESUS - IS - LORD

TIME - 2 B - MOMS

TIME - 2 B - UNWED

TIME - 2 - MARRY - TONGUE SPEAKERS

TIME - 2 - MARRY - SINGS IN - TONGUES

BUT - WHEN - KIDS - VOMITING

KIDS - MUST - B - TAKEN CARE

OF - DEAR - KOREAN - GIRLS,

APP - 2 - END - MARRIAGE

CLICK - ( ) - MARRIAGE - ENDED

I - HAVE - GUARDS

'GUARDS - BRING - HIS - THINGS

OUT - NEVER - EVER - LET - HIM

NEAR - ME - OR - US - AGAIN'

REACH - 4 - APP

CLICK - END - MARRIAGE

HIS - STATUS - DIVORCED

ANNULLED - NOW SINGLE

DEAR - KOREAN - GIRLS,

WE - HAVE - A - CHANCE - WITH KOREA

MINT & MOON

PRINTED - GOODS - ALSO

TEAM - SEOUL

TEAM - HONG KONG - ISLAND

BOTH - OF YOU - AS - EMPLOYEES

WILL - COMPETE - FOR - OFFICIAL

TEAM - ASIA

TEAM - NAPLES

TEAM - CARMEL

COMPETING - 2 B - OFFICIAL - YES

TEAM - USA

WINNER - TAKES - ALL

EACH - TEAM - MEMBER

WHO - WINS - GOLD

$500 BILLION - X 5 - TAX - PAID

DIAMOND - TEAR - SHAPE - BIG

DIAMOND - NECKLACE - AND - GOLD

OUR - GOLD - MEDAL - SUB

SMALL - DIAMOND - TROPHIES EACH

3 LARGE - DIAMOND - TROPHIES

ONE - DISPLAYED - TEAM - PAID

$500 BILLION - PER - YEAR - TAX PAID

FEMALES - LARGE - BOUQUET - OF

FLOWERS - MALES - SMALLER SIZE

AT - LEAST - WINNINGS

WHAT - WE - NEED - IN - THIS - WORLD

DISTRACTIONS

BIBLE - 'MONEY - ANSWERS EVERYTHING'

SO - ORDERING - FR - AMAZON - A CLOCK

JUST - GOT - 1 FEMALE - FOLLOWER

AT - FACEBOOK

MINT & MOON

CHANGING - DESCRIPTION

FACEBOOK - INSISTED - ON - MY - NAME

AND - BUSINESS - PAGE

THEY - WANT - FORMER - AMAZON CEO

NAME - AMERICANS - ALWAYS CONFUSED

ABOUT - PRIVACY - FR - POOR - 2 - RICHES

PRINT - BUSINESS

SHIRT - ONLY

EARNINGS - $1 MILLION - EACH - YEAR

SO - 2 - OBTAIN - WE - WILL - THANKS 2

JESUS - IS - LORD

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NATO basic let me remind you guys: to negotiate already: bit by bit then ALL - 1 month period 1. all land titles- core land titles (145) ex. Sta. Mesa office, San Juan city home, NAVOTAS, folgueras, there are 2 - 4th st. San Miguel Manila (near San BEda college), paranaque, Ayala alabang properties, binan, Laguna, pasay city. Batangas (talibeach area)…tip of the iceberg. 2. Full receipt of NATO aid- primary- 15,000 euro per day for myself & only & cents & pennies from UST priests 25 cents a day from the priesthood. P6000 per month from the New Vatican state as it’s prime deity. To back it up- for NATO not to have a hard time timewise - Salaries from my banking businesses worldwide as bank owner (110)- 1.2M euro each per month and as law firm owner & accounting firm owner (110) - Dentons (Swiss international law firm)/SGV & co. (Filipino world class accounting firm)/Deloitte (French accounting firm)/Grant Thornton) a. Credit suisse b. UBS c. Sarasin d. Mirabaud group e. Migros group f. Banque Cantonale de Geneve g. Banque Cantonale de Vaudoise h. Vontobel I. Swiss National government bank j.Julius Baer Group k.EFG international l.Pictet Group m.Lombard Odier n.Intessa San Paolo 0. BMP p. CDP Italy q. Sella bank r. PostFinance s. Habib bank (Swiss) - not Muslim! t. Revolut (France) u. Unicredit- (France) v. Chinabank (Capitol commons branch) w. Security bank (Capitol commons) X. BDO (Rockwell the Grove & Silver city pasig & main branch in Makati & BDO corporate center) y. Eastwest bank z. Landbank UP diliman - z1. AUB (Asia United bank) - Ortigas center z2. Lloyd’s of London z3. Barclay’s bank z4. PSbank z5. Metrobank (tiendesitas area & main near San Miguel ave. Ortigas center) z6. BNP Paribas (Italy) z7. Mendiolanum (Italy) z8. Banco Al veneto centrale (Italy) z9. HSBC (UK) z10. Standard chartered bank (UK) z11. Harrod’s bank (UK) z12. Bank of America (USA) z13. Bank of Tennesee (USA) z14. Washington mutual (USA) z15. Citibank group (USA) z16. Goldman Sachs (USA) z17. Wells Fargo (USA) z18. TRB (USA) z19. Desjardins of Canada z20. Royal bank of Canada z21. Bank of England z22. Scotiabank z23. TDbank z24. ANZ z25. Philippine National Bank (PNB) z26. Unilever z27. Coca Cola company z28. Unionbank z29. RCBC z30. Philtrust bank z31. Chase z32. Morgan Stanley z33. Carnegie Mellon bank z34. New York stock exchange z35. Hong Kong stock exchanges z36. Mainland China stock exchanges z37. Swiss stock exchange z38. Italian stock exchange z39. British stock exchange z40. NASA z41. X or Twitter z42. Tumblr z43.APPLE z44. European space academy z45. Various military schools- MILAC (premier Swiss military school) & Royal academy of sandhurst (United Kingdom) & Karlberg military academy (Sweden) & premier Belgium military school (Belgium) & Benedictine military school (Kansas, USA), premier California military school (San Luis obispo), westpoint (Virginia). Premier Italian military school (Naples) - Yale standard/ non - Yale standard (UST working level style) (Naples). St. Cyr military school (France). Z46. Hewlett-Packard z47. H and M & ikea & swedabank z48. Louis Vuitton/Harrod’s/Chanel/balenciaga/van cleef arpels/Cartier/Tiffany’s/bulgari/ z49. SM z50. Microsoft z51. Warner brothers/Weinstein company/MGM/Marvel comics z52.EPSON z53. Union bancaire privee (UBP Switzerland) z54. Banque Luxembourg z55. 7-11 z56. UERM & Veterans bank & Phoenix oil, our lady of Lourdes hospital, Philippine law school, Arellano law school. z57.General Motors Z58. McDo Z59. Swiss broadcasting corp. Z60. Vatican News z61. Keystone SDA (Swiss media) z62. BBC worldwide per country z63. SpaceX (USA) z64. Bucca de Beppo Italian restaurant Z65. Marugame Udon z66. Asakusa z67. Tartufo z68. RPN 9 z69. UST law school z70. GMA 7 3. 1 small car - Chevrolet mini hatchback 🚗. British Mini cooper (not more than P1.5M in value)- green in color or black in color

#New Vatican state NATO stories

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[The Keihancarl Diaries: September 16, 2023]

Hi everyone, Keihancarl here. This will be my second time at the Manila International Book Fair/MIBF post-pandemic (my fifth overall since 2017), plus my first time attending the Best Of Anime/BoA (if I manage to get there before the onsite tickets run out). And so, let’s begin!

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I’m wearing all-black with a splash of red. Well, except for the shirt, since I decided to wear the Kei Tsukishima shirt (a black shirt with an orange and white print) that I bought online more than a month ago. I decided to wear the black fleece coat and black fingerless gloves as well, hoping that I wouldn’t be mistaken as a cosplayer (as was the case back in 2018, during Pinoy Otaku Festival: Ai, though it only happened once). I was initially planning to wear my red plaid scarf, but I decided to ditch it at the last minute.

I decided to leave the house around 9:45 AM (supposedly 9:00 AM), knowing that I’d be dealing with heavy traffic (particularly along Commonwealth Avenue) later.

I reached the MRT North Avenue station within an hour from SM Fairview. Surprisingly, the travel time was a bit faster than expected. Traffic was incredibly light in most parts of Commonwealth Avenue. Along the way, some of the MRT-7 stations are being constructed, with a few of them nearing completion.

The entire MRT ride took me 45 minutes. Getting off at Taft Avenue station, I rode the EDSA Bus Carousel to the Mall Of Asia Complex. Reaching the area, I immediately head to SMX Convention Center (via the elevated bridgeway, coming from MOA Square/IKEA area) to check out Best Of Anime 2023: The Reunion (the event is only for one day, as opposed to two days). It took me 20 minutes to buy the ticket and get inside the venue.

Inside, it feels different. The venue is quite large and there are awesome stalls selling various anime merch. There are food stalls on the side, offering a variety of snacks and meals.

And speaking of which, I treat myself to a serving of gyoza (4 pieces). I didn't buy any drinks, though.

I get to see performances by Starmarie and Chicken Blow The Idol, plus a cosplay talk with AC Hernandez. There was also the official launch of Ani-One Philippines, but I never got to witness it as I already left the venue by then.

I stayed inside the venue for about two hours and bought a couple of souvenirs: a small Domo plushie from Splat.MNL (I used to see their store at Trinoma several years back) and a couple of magnetic bookmarks from Khel_Gotcha (I couldn't remember which stall). I also had a couple of selfies with the cosplayers as well outside the venue.

I head down to the ground floor where the Manila International Book Fair was held. As soon as I got in, I checked some of the booths, including Tuttle, Black Ink Comics, Tankobonbon, and Psicom, among others.

Fully Booked made a comeback at this year's MIBF. National Book Store is notably absent in this event.

There were long lines in some of the booths. Also, there are numerous book signings as well.

As with the previous MIBF visits (except 2018), I never bought anything. I was actually interested in the book No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai (the one I saw at the Tuttle booth), which also had a manga version. Both the novel and the manga are not available in the country yet, the one managing the booth told me. That would've been an awesome souvenir from the event, but… oh well.

At this point, I was starting to get hungry so I decided to leave SMX and head directly to the Mall Of Asia. It took me a while to find a restaurant. Fast food chains are always full of diners and with long lines at the counter.

I initially chose Greenwich, but the long line to the counter made me decide against it. And then there's Pepper Lunch, but I changed my mind at the last minute. I finally decided on Classic Savory.

I chose a solo meal with buttered fried chicken and salt-and-peppered ribs. The buttered fried chicken is okay, but five pieces? I almost had to take out the remaining chicken since I couldn't eat anymore, but I managed to consume them anyway.

Moving on, I checked some of the shops inside the mall, including Muji and Fully Booked. I even passed by ChaTraMue, an original Thai tea shop, but I never got to try any of their drinks.

The heavy rainfall that afternoon made it impossible for me to go to the Esplanade. Instead, the rooftop garden, with the view of Manila Bay and the MOA Eye, became my outdoor setting for some selfies. It was already dark when I got there, though, and the rain had already stopped by then.

The two sculptures are yet to be revealed.

Oh look, there’s a nun by the stairs.

Afterward, it's time for IKEA. Well, I could've visited it right after the MIBF, but I was starting to get hungry at that point, hence the need for a late lunch (more like an early dinner).

Anyway, it was already quarter to seven when I got there, so I had to check much of the area as fast as I could. It took me almost an hour to check out some of the furniture and some home furnishings and even took some wacky selfies.

I could've bought something there, but I hold off for now.

These would make awesome containers, especially for fruit salads.

The LED screen at the MOA Arena was finally fixed. The last time I checked, it looked kind of glitchy. Also, the MOA Globe is lit. Too bad I never get to take a pic.

And it's time to go home. It didn't take me long enough to catch the UV Express ride to SM Fairview. Traffic is light in most parts of the route, but there's heavy traffic past the Batasan portion of Commonwealth Avenue northbound. I even witnessed a traffic accident in that area.

I reached SM Fairview around 9:20 PM. The mall was still open so I took some time to check the area. I couldn't check Booksale though, as they are already closed for the day (though the lights were still on). I got home about 30 minutes later.

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Two events in one awesome Saturday afternoon. An anime convention and a book fair? That was an awesome match. I thought I wouldn't be able to check out the first one since there'll be a potential amount of visitors coming from the book fair. And it's a one-day event too. But the event wasn't jampacked, unlike the book fair below.

I'm so glad I finally get to see another anime convention, and the second for this year after Pinoy Otaku Festival 2023: Shizen (I never got to attend Coshabatsu last July, so that obviously didn't count). Next month, there's the Ozine event at the Fairview Terraces, which will happen a few days after my birthday. My next mall-hopping trip should take me to the BGC and Makati areas, and I'm already planning it. Looking forward to visiting Mitsukoshi BGC, perhaps?

And that concludes everything that happened on that awesome day. Arigato and sayonara! Until next time!

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Most of the pics featured in this post are from my Instagram account, @kcox_105. The first and last photos are from my private Instagram account, @kcox105.

#going places #mall-hopping #44th Manila International Book Fair #MIBF 2023 #Best Of Anime 2023 #Mall Of Asia Complex #IKEA #all-black OOTD #awesome weekend

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I have traveled to:

More than three states in the US

Mexico

Canada

A place that starts with the letter L I mean yeah I guess. No famous countries or cities or anything like that but I've traveled to local provinces with cities starting with L.

Austria

An island I live in an archipelago.

A big city Sure! Manila, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore.

Anywhere in Africa

Japan I've been to Fukuoka.

A place where English is not the main language That would be Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, and Indonesia for me.

Anywhere in the southern hemisphere If I'm not mistaken, Indonesia ticks that box.

India

Netherlands

I Have Read:

Any of the Bible I had to read it every single day in Catholic school for nearly 15 years. I had to read the four Gospels, mainly, but I also had this brief phase in like 6th grade where I wanted to challenge myself to read the Bible in its entirety (I didn't get to accomplish it).

At least two Harry Potter books I read a good part of it but stopped by the blue book(?) because the plots were starting to feel a little repetitive.

The entire Twilight series I've done this, but I've done more rewatches of the entire movie series moreso than the book.

Catch-22

Animal Farm

A Dr. Seuss book I'm sure I did as a kid. My favorite Dr. Seuss memory though was watching the Cat in the Hat movie over and over.

Instructions to a piece of Ikea information

A warning label that made me laugh

A biography/autobiography This is my favorite genre.

Dante’s Inferno

A Chuck Palahniuk book

A newspaper in the last week

Something that made me cry

I Like to Eat:

Spam I like spam, but when it's part of spamsilog. Spam on its own is on the salty side so I like to have other flavors to balance it out.

Mexican food It's not the 1st or 5th cuisine I'd look for but I like it nonetheless. I only have certain favorites though, like burritos.

Brussell sprouts

Onions Especially when they come as fried onion bits in burgers.

Watermelon

Vegan food I love trying out vegan meals whenever I can! Not a lot of vegan offerings where I live to begin with, so it's something I explore when I get the chance.

Bacon I might be in the minority but I love my bacon on the non-crispy side.

Chocolate

New things I'm very adventurous when it comes to food and am open to trying pretty much anything as long as they aren't made with fruit.

Escargot Love snail. We have a local dish where we cook them in coconut milk and it's one of my favorites.

Hummus Hummus is great! I discovered it in high school when I was attending college entrance review classes, and I haven't looked back since lol.

Haggis

Indian food My favorite cuisine.

Home cooking Home-style meals always feel like a warm hug, especially when it's Filipino food.

Fast food Not too much of it but I do indulge myself from time to time.

My Favorite Actors Include:

Mark Wahlberg

Morgan Freeman

James Franco

Leonardo DiCaprio His acting skills are undeniable but I'm just a little 50-50 on him these days due to his dating choices, and that makes it difficult to vouch for him fully.

Robert DeNiro

Samuel L. Jackson

Chris Hemsworth

Elijah Wood

Johnny Depp

Steve Buscemi

Robin Williams His performance in Good Will Hunting changed me. I still hold on to his delivery of "It's not your fault."

Jack Black

Channing Tatum

I Have Listened to These Bands:

Taylor Swift Only because I have no choice. She's everywhere.

AC/DC

Jay-Z The Watch the Throne album raised me throughout my middle school years.

Frank Sinatra

Pink Floyd

Fall Out Boy Folie A Deux is my favorite album of theirs.

Incubus

No Doubt

The White Stripes

Skrillex LOL yes. Dubstep was crazy popular when I was in high school and I'm more than ready to admit I had a big Skrillex phase at the time.

Tenacious D I was obsessed with playing Rock Band when I was younger and the game I played had a Tenacious D track in it, so that's how I came to know the band.

Metallica I must've listened to For Whom the Bell Tolls a million times after Triple H came out to it during one of the past Wrestlemanias.

Britney Spears She was huge on radio from 2008-2011 and I lovedddddd all the singles that came out at the time.

Ke$ha If you told me to summarize 2009 in one word I would answer with Ke$ha. Sis blew up overnight and Tik Tok was playing everywhere.

The Beatles I tried to like them because everyone had been listening to them, but I couldn't find myself becoming a fan of the music.

I Have/Had These Pets:

Dog I had Kimi for 14 years, and currently I have a 4-year-old and 2-year-old in Cooper and Agi.

Cat My sister had Arlee for a few years, and I took care of her for a bit when Nina had to stay in her dorm for college.

Horse

Bird We owned a pair of lovebirds a little over a decade ago.

Hamster

Lizard

Snake

Guinea Pig

Goat

Fish Had several goldfish as a kid.

Mouse

Spider

Pig

Hedgehog

Ferret

I Have Seen These Movies:

Fifth Element

Gone With the Wind I was introduced to classic Hollywood by an ex, and Gone with the Wind had been one of the first movies I got to watch. I owned the book and read the first few chapters, too, but ultimately never got to finish reading it.

Nightmare Before Christmas

High School Musical Pretty much took over my life in grade school. I had (and still have) the choreo to We're All In This Together memorized and I've lost count of the many birthday parties I was invited to that were High School Musical-themed.

Kickin’ It Old School

Casablanca I must've tried watching Casablanca more than ten times, but it always bored me.

Predator

White Men Can’t Jump

AVATAR

12 Years A Slave I've seen a few bits, but not the whole movie.

Saving Private Ryan

MASH

Mamma Mia!

Dark Shadows

Riding In Cars With Boys

If I Could Have A Super Power, I Would Choose:

Mind control Mostly for clients just so I can have things my way sometimes, lol.

Mind reading

Teleportation I'd love to have this, both so I can travel and so that I don't have to deal with the terrible traffic.

Flying

Bulletproof

Speed

Super-strength

Invisibility Yeah, I mean as someone who hates being the center of attention and being seen in general, I could enjoy this.

All-Knowing

X-Ray vision

Freeze-touch

Time traveling This would be my main superpower of choice.

Invulnerability

Telekinesis

I Am Scared of:

Clowns

Heights

Spiders

Open spaces

Small spaces

Vacuums

Snakes

Needles No tattoos for me, ever. As much as I'd want them hahaha.

Strangers

Michael Myers

Bugs They just freak me out. They have a lot of legs, some fly, some have that annoying buzz, they come in 47324723 different colors, you never know if it's going to sting you or bite you or fly straight to your ear... just no thanks.

Tiny holes

Highways

Germs

Police

My Favorite Color Is:

Red

Yellow

Orange

Green

Blue

Purple Borahae!

Gray

Black

Brown

White

Pink I started liking pink in college, and I'm still here.

I Am Currently Wearing:

A t-shirt

A hoodie

Capris

Shoes

A bra They're nipple tapes but I'm counting them.

Make-up I put on some BB cream, foundation, and concealer today since we had to head out for a bit of a get-together with extended family.

Perfume

Deodorant I have it on daily.

Hat

Something with a superhero/symbol on it

Nail polish

Scarf

Pajamas

Boxers

Sweatpants

I Would Describe My Best Friend As:

Bossy

Intelligent She's both book smart and street smart.

Promiscuous

Funny We share the same humor so naturally I find her funny, but even outside of that shared humor she tends to crack me up all the time.

Whiny

Honest Yeah, I mean we're way past the age where we'd feel like giving white lies haha. We just tell each other it like it is at this point.

Reliable I wouldn't be friends with someone I can't find reliable...

Loyal ...Or loyal.

Lazy

Adventurous Our trip to Thailand together was a shining example. She was always open to trying new things, new food, new spots, new plans...which I appreciated and was happy to ride alongwith.

Unique We all are.

Complicated

Open-minded I wouldn't be able to be patient with, and much less be friends with, someone who prefers to be stuck in their own circle of thoughts and beliefs.

Well-read Hence her intelligence.

In the Last 24 Hours, I Have:

Read

Drank alcohol I had a bottle of soju earlier.

Had sex

Eaten meat I saw family earlier and we had a dinner spread that included Korean fried chicken, gimbap, and pork barbecue so there's that.

Danced in public

Went swimming

Changed my clothes more than once

Said something mean I didn't say anything that was mean but I was forced to deliver a few words to a younger cousin in a tone that was on the bitchy side because he was starting to get inebriated and I was starting to be unhappy with his tone.

Cleaned Yeah, I cleaned up my room earlier before we left because I wanted to come back to a room that was spotless.

Spent money on something pointless

Sang aloud I listened to Seventeen in the car with my sister and we were both singing along.

Met someone new

Played a game of some sort I have a game on my phone that I check in on at least once a day.

Things In the Room With Me Now Are:

A TV Which is also currently playing a YouTube video.

Another person

Something that belongs to a child

A pet

Food I have a cup of coffee...do we count that?

Bed And I'm SO excited to sleep in it later.

Art I do have a few art pieces in here, all made by my sister.

Clock not connected to a phone/computer

A mirror

Medicine I have a couple packs of Strepsils here if we're counting them.

Books Mostly books from my younger years since I haven't thrown any of them out, but I also have books I've owned in the last year or so.

Drugs or alcohol

The Last Person I Texted Is:

My significant other

Someone who sucks at spelling

A different race than me

A relative

Someone I don’t really like

Someone I went to high school with

My best friend

A person I work with Kind of. Not a workmate, but he's a work contact.

At home

In the room with me

Knows more than one language Most Filipinos are at least bilingual.

Is female

Is under the age of 21

Someone I live with

I Am For:

Abortion Her body, her choice.

Death penalty

Gun control Can people just, like, not own guns at all lol. I'm from a country where gun ownership is uncommon so I just really don't understand the frenzy around them.

Gay marriage Should've been legal everywhere to begin with.

Prayer in school

War in the middle east

Marijuana legalization I admittedly need to do more research on this since it's not a big topic where I'm from, but I know it has its medicinal benefits that I wouldn't want to kept from those who can really be helped by it.

Banning cigarettes in public places

Higher taxes Especially for the rich.

Higher minimum wage Because everyone deserves a livable/sustainable wage.

Standardized testing

Lowering the legal age for drinking

I Have Committed These Crimes:

Jaywalking

Smoking weed

Shooting heroin

Shoplifting

Breaking & entering

Public intoxication

Hit & Run Once, when I had been driving for like only two weeks. It's not something I'm proud of.

Speeding I'm pretty sure I have but no one ever gets pulled over here for speeding lol.

Opening someone else’s mail without their permission

Burglary

Vehicular manslaughter

Lying under oath

Truancy

I Took These Classes In High School/College:

Home Ec Yeah this one mandatory all throughout grade school and high school. Wasn't the biggest fan of it and it showed in my grades lol, but at the time it was hard for me to care any less.

Physics I had to take it in senior year high school, then again in my freshman year of college.

Photography

Criminal Justice

Journalism That's my college major, so journalism and I definitely had our dance for four whole years. Realized the fieldwork wasn't for me so I went for journalism's closest cousin instead as a career – PR.

Debate

Creative Writing

Art I took an art history elective if it counts? One of the classes I enjoyed a little more than others.

Music Theory

Philosophy I had to take it for a couple of years in high school and HATEDDDDD IT. Also in freshman year of college, where I was so close to failing the class because I just could not grasp whatever the fuck concepts were being talked about. The one thing that saved my final grade was the actual finals of the class since it turned out to be objective.

French

Theater

Choir

Psychology I took a psych elective since psychology was one of my dream courses and I figured taking a bunch of psych electives can let me be immersed in their world, but my prof wasn't the best and it put me off from taking any further psych electives. I ended up taking a bunch of history ones instead.

What I Watch On TV:

Reality shows about celebrities I don't religiously follow any per se but this is for sure an unguilty pleasure. I'll watch the Kardashians from time to time.

Game shows

News Yes, especially if my dad's home since he likes having the evening news on over dinner.

Reruns of classic shows I watch Friends regularly on Netflix.

Award shows

Modern Family

Doctor Who

Scandal

Infomercials

HSN

MTV

Singing competitions

Cooking shows