#ange's writing life hacks

[iloveyoudie]

talked about this in discord today but my fave way to Keep My AU's Alive even when not actively writing them, is mentally check in with them around holidays!

I like to give everyone a halloween costume every year, ponder their life state, and update myself. I do this at christmas also.. and that can overlap with the new year to really round it out.

It also keeps you thinking about them because you never know when that urge to write will kick back in!

[two-white-butterflies]

best friend | LN4 | part three

Description: Lando has a crush on you, and everyone knows it. Everyone except you.

Pairing: lando norris/actress-singer!reader (filipina coded reader)

series masterlist | part two

Carlossainz55: He wants you to know that his twitter was hacked.

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landonorris: IT WAS NOT

yourname: DM ME FOR PICTURES OF LANDO'S DELETED TWEET!!!!!!!!

Carlossainz55: 🤣

yourname: akyat bahay caught on cam 🧡

(translation: robber caught on cam)

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landonorris: Too handsome to steal 🥱 - yourname: are you a nurse din po? 🤣 (translation: are you a nurse too?)

Carlossainz55: Lando 😳

landonorris: She's not our August or our Betty. She's our Juliet. Happy birthday champ! 🧡😍

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yourname: landocakes, i'm gagged but YOU did not write that caption. 😅 - landonorris: mb I was supposed to put "She's my Juliet." - yourname: boom capiche uwian na hahahhahahaha - yourname: PICK UP THE PHONE I'M SERIOUS

danielricciardo: Happy birthday Y/N! Sending love from Melbin. 🇦🇺 - yourname: HAHAHAHA Melbin 🤣

danielricciardo: Might delete later.

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landonorris: MIGHT DELETE LATER?

yourname: Bring Heidi and let's turn it into a 2 date. - danielricciardo: Sorry we only eat around people who's ages are past 25 💞 - yourname: Daniel Ricciardo, u r on my death note

yourname: Kunware p sha pero crush niya pala ako. Side note: He kinda looks like one of those dudes who played DOTA a few decades ago😭 Still looking good tho 😝 #ThankYouToMyMan

(Translation: He be acting like he tolerates me but he be crushing on my secretly.)

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landonorris: that's ur man - yourname: he doesn't have roaches or nothing

danielricciardo: Ship him back to the factory

maxverstappen1: Congratulations ❤️

echieee21: ITAAS MO ANG BANDERA NATIN MAMSH 🇵🇭 - yourname: Laban pilipinas! 😁

landonorris: Ganda mo naman te. May jowa ka na? (Translation: You look good miss (alt/direct trans: older sister). Do you have a boyfriend?)

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yourname: yeah but he doesn't have to know ;) - landonorris: pass sa gusto maging kabit - yourname: tngina mo (translation: pass to people who want to be mistresses) (translation: fuck you)

yourname: Kuya, pls ruin my life. Luluhuran, pagsisilbihan, chuchupain, jujugjugin tas tubig lang pahinga. 🤤

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landonorris: KUYA??????????

maryjane_L/N: Anak is this your new boyfriend from England,,,? - yourname: yes pu tita 😭 - - maryjane_L/N: Pogi,,,,👍🏻

@ssararuffoni @inejghafawifesblog @love4lando @hiraethrhapsody @allenajade-ite @driveswiftly13 @shouq @fdl305 @iloveyou3000morgan @lpab @ietss @inejghafawifesblog @ldynblack @jessblack394 @iissza @iamahallucinationnn @sialexia @allenajade-ite

[dearlexies]

ok, I deleted the other post because god there a lot of typos (don't rely too much on Google translator) sooo i finally plucked up the courage to write a 4433 au, the problem is i had ideas for 8 different aus but i have serious focus and organization issues so i wanted to focus on just 1. Some are just ideas that haven't been written yet, others are already 1 or 2 chapters, others are just the name and a poorly done synopsis. I separated my favorites (and most likely to be made) and I want you to decide which one I should focus on.

1- something started in a getaway car

In this one Jos is forcing Max to have an arranged marriage, but ofc he doesn't want that, so on the day of the wedding Max runs away and ends up getting into Lewis' car, which is cool enough to drive him a long way away. Lewis takes him to a small town and temporarily shelters Max in his house while he is on the run from his father. As the days go by, Max begins to enjoy life away from the city as he slowly falls in love with Lewis and the quiet life he has.

Important information: long-fic, anxiety, past child abuse, single dad Lewis, parental neglect, kinda coffee shop au, found family, probably will be a series with fics of the other drivers.

2- Delicate

This would be after the Vegas GP where Max e Lewis have been in a secret relationship for years until at a party Max ends up drinking too much and ends up making posts on Twitter that imply that he is not straight. his and rbr PR team takes care of this, deleting the posts, paying journalists to not spread this information, and ofc Max says this is just a misunderstanding and that he was hacked, because he wasn't ready to come out. Everything was fine, the dust below and he even thought people had forgotten about it, that is until just as the 2024 season is about to start, pictures of him kissing another man appear. Now the media is on him like hungry sharks, his father is pissed off and is trying to disown him, and all Max wants is Lewis but at the same time he is terrified of dragging him into the madness his life has become, especially knowing everything that the media had done with Lewis over the years, so he tries to pull away and leave him alone even though I know it's not right.

Important information: Long-fic, established relationship, secret relationship, forced coming out, homophobia, anxiety, a little bit of miscommunication, angst with a happy ending, probably a series with fics of others drivers

3- I'm the reporter, baby, you could be the news

Max is a reporter who is covering his first Formula 1 GP, he ends up being responsible for interviewing the drivers who went to the podium and everything was fine until Lewis started looking at him with these lovely eyes, as if were looking at the most beautiful person in the world (like he does in THAT interview) Max doesn't notice at the time because he's so nervous and just trying to do the best he can so he's not really paying attention to Lewis or his answers, but then he comes home and he gets a text from daniel asking if he and lewis were dating and he's super confused because he had never talked to Lewis before, Max asks Daniel where he got the idea and he starts sending out a bunch of twitter posts of people asking who was the reporter and why Lewis was looking at him like that. So he looks at his interview trying to pay more attention to Lewis and he can't deny it, he looks at Max like he's the most beautiful person in the room. When they meet again it's kinda weird, but Max tries to be a little more open in communication and even tries to joke with Lewis about it, and when he flirts and Max blushes the fans go wild and start shipping them and getting really interested in this.

Important information: long-fic, angs/comfort, media being media, stalker (not lewis or max) cyberbullying, past toxic relationship, homophobia

4- We never go out of style

Max is a photographer who gets a last-minute work call to photograph a famous designer's newest collection, he accepts without a second thought, for the money ofc. there he meets a man, who he assumes is one of the models because of his beauty, he's really nice and for some reason is flirting with him?? Max doesn't understand why such a handsome model would be interested in a clumsy photographer like him, but that doesn't stop him from flirting back. While talking with him Max confesses that he didn't like that designer's collection, the model explains the clothing concept, but still Max didn't seem to like it, he looks a little offended but doesn't say anything. When the photo shoot finally ends, Max asks George (who had called him offering the job) why that model was the only one who wasn't being photographed and he reveals that he is not a model but actually the designer Lewis Hamilton. So Max runs over to apologize to him, but of course Lewis still looks a little pissed off. They have a small argument, with Lewis saying that Max has a very close mind for fashion and that he is not able to see the cultural and political messages behind the clothes, Max trying to make a joke (and get them to end this fight on good terms) says that Lewis should teach him about this complex and political world of fashion, and Lewis sees that as a challenge and doesn't think twice before invites Max to the louis vuitton fashion week in Paris.

Important information: long-fic, one bed, slow-burn, mentions of ed, anxiety, past toxic relationship, racism, mentions of transphobia, homophobia

[seedleaflesssapling]

Ver 2.0? Turning Point?

I can't really identify to which point in my life that i started to doubt myself but im pretty sure that it was because of UP. Damn, that school, my uni. It do really have the ability to make you feel small; i was in a disadvantaged side when i entered it, you know. I was acquainted, no we did not really talked one-on-one, but i heard when we did introductions - Pisay, UP High, science comprehensive schools, Xavier University, who wouldn't be intimidated by that when you came from Col. Ruperto Abellon National School (who would know where that is? I was lucky enough for a teacher recognized it and my classmates be like 'ahhhhhh,' .....really?! I dont even know where xavier is, it just sounds cool). Another thing is that, i wasn't a stem shs graduate - a leverage(?) or excuse (?) that i always use for them to know that i am at disadvantaged side here, not their competitor, probably a NOBODY. They, being stem graduates, have capstone projects you never thought that they have at that age, but i would hear them saying that it was publish in this journal (whatever, idk the journals lmao, i dont even understand their studies 2nd lmao, but that was some smart shit you know, a shit that makes me feel pathetic for being too proud of my what? Correlational study from inconsistent surveys?!!! Wtf, wtf, wtf). But it was a very good peer pressure you know, i kinda turned it that way. Being left behind, being on the rock bottom, i have no other place to go but up. It wasn't the goal, like making or taking the top spot, i just need to survive.

Inevitably, the exams came. I had hard time adjusting chem but math was kind to me. Who would have thought that i would get two 1.0 at my math subjects for the first semester, the sem that i thought i would barely pass. I was even a CS for that sem. Who would have thought? Our first chemical engineering subject that involves computations was on the list the next semester and the first exam, out of 100 i got something like 20ish. WTF. THAT WAS MY FIRST FAILED EXAM. but no, never did cry but tears were flooding inside. So apparently, i have to focus more on this subject and i did. Some were still failing, but i raised my average up. We also had physics, my first ever physics. I really love physics that time or that sir rommel is just a very good professor. I got the highest score on our second LE, everybody else did fail. Small victories. Not that they lose, but i just won. But i heard one time they were talking about me re: passing the physics exam and even getting a high score. They were uhm.. a guy i really look up to cause his good, the other was a girl that idk but i think she didn't like me back then. They were friends but eventually the girl transferred uni because who cares why. i heard the guy saying something like sin.o gid na si franklin nga taas iya score man, maybe even worse than that, i still look up to the guy even until now. But wtf. I really took it in that time, like i wanted to cry but did not. With all that, i got a fair grade at physics. I still got 1.0 at maths that sem and even maintained being on the CS list. S M I L E. BECAUSE WE HAVE A MIDYEAR CLASS. VERY EXHAUSTING FOR SOMEONE WHO DONT WANT ANYTHING BUT JUST ADJUST, SURVIVE, AND FIND MEANING OF BEING A UP STUDENT. It was just one subject and it was math, but i got 2.0?!!! I have no excuse to that, i am very grateful for the family who accommodated me. After midyear class, i did got sick, it sucks, really sucks. I wanted to file an LOA for the next academic year, it is the only thing i can think of for me to go back on track (i haven't said that my parents pushed me to graduate with latin honor and i wanted to also for my resume to look good because everything else in me is effed up). I really wanted to pause and be free for a while but i also wanted to graduate on time (mostly because i want to give the bitches who dared to have expectations be put on my shoulders not the satisfaction, but the audacity to tell them 'i aint did it for ya') so i asked mama. THANK GOD, SHE DID SAY NA KUNG ANO LANG KAYA MO, AMO LANG DA IH 😭😭🤧🤧 so i enrolled, but went to school late, haven't attended the school opening but all is good. I did kind of reset, just enough for me to face school again.

Second year, it was fucked. I did really love coding on octave and doing sheets at ms excel though. On that year, we have formed the che 103 bagsak group. Together with two of my classmates on 103 and math 55, we became buddies after failing che 103 on the first LE, another 30 over 100 exam hahahahaha. We made bawi just enough for us to pass the subject hahahahahuhu. I have thermodynamics sub, i barely pass. Thank G na wala ko nag removal. If ever i did, i am so sure that i wont make it. My GWA for that sem was not enough for me to be a CS. Who cares? I still did, actually but mama was never been too pushy since then, even since after midyear, after getting that 2.0 grade from the only subject i am good at. Btw, my math 55 for first sem, second year, was 1.25. Not a 1.0 but still, it's good. Second semester that year was when pandemic hit so there's nothing much to tell. I was, sorry but i was really, glad to be away from school for a while, not until for a while became forever. Virtual university set-up was very hard. With too much from taking in whatever i see and hear on my surroundings, even just at home, everything is difficult. It is very hard to find motivation and discipline in studying when i was surrounded with people who do nothing. Even to this point i am writing, everyday is like a battle, but is mostly an internal one. Self vs self, a war no one knows who will win. So the confidence, the tower of knowledge i did build, exponentially went down. I did really well when i was in grade 10, i did my best that time and it can be seen at the achievements i had that year. Being consistently on top 1 the whole year, placing second on division MMC (even getting the highest score on the written elimination round for the whole cluster), doing well sa physics under maam andico, placings on cluster journalism competitions - it was like a record best, best record (?) Whatever. But it wasn't enough you know, i eventually came fourth like wtf. I had read from somewhere Newton saying like the two years when he did write the three laws of motion and the calculus stuff were the two best years of his life, and it kept me thinking that what if mine already passed? That it was when i was in high school?

But, back when i was in school, every time that i was belittling myself or even at random times that i would feel nervous for nothing, my classmates and close friends would say na:

Uno mo man ang Math, uno mo na na (it was a one or two time thing, what if chamba lang to???)

Ikaw man highest sa first le sa thermo (it was really an absolutely one time thing, i barely passed that sub)

Alam ka man sa physics (i was just invested on physics and maybe nachambahan lang na ang ginpractice ko solve kay parallel sa exam ni sir)

Alam ka, d ka lang confident (OKAY???!)

I was ignoring those shit cause who cares if i did really good that time. Yeah, it felt good but it wasn't fulfilling. Satisfied but not happy. But with recent events, i think i would be changing. This post will be a written contract that i will push to be better, to start trusting myself, and build that confidence glow behind me; to believe that i am bright and i can hack it, whatever it may be.

For coherence, i would itemize na lang all of the events that brought me to epiphany lol

It was Friday, 17 Sep, when Dean, in our plant design subject, gave an activity for us - to come up with solutions that would address problems he presented. 1 off grid island community (either you address the water, electricity, and phone reception/signal problem under a 100k budget) and 2 vinegar packaging with a 500 mL volume and should cost less than the cost of vinegar. The due's on Monday, 20 Sep. The challenge is that you should come up with an idea that is not the same with those who already turned in their proposed solutions. I haven't turned in mine until Sunday afternoon. We are 23 in class, hence there should be 23 proposed solutions for each problem. However, only 20 or 21 turned in their solutions and as a student who decided to do it three days after the sheet was given, i was at the second to the last of the entries hahaha. I have limited choice since a lot have been proposed. And ngl, i did entered my idea for the first problem at Sunday evening and for the second problem it was on the afternoon of the next day. Those were basic solutions cause who am I? Am just your basic guy.

Tuesday, 21 Sep (#NeverForget #NeverAgain), class again for plant design (PD). Dean discussed stuffs which im ngl, i did not listen because im bored (not until he said 'we'll have a 5-min break and we'll have a quiz after that' like wtf, how will we do our quiz???!). After the short break, I did study cause i panicked as hell, he presented the prospects of the course, that we will be divided in groups and that the leaders were chosen based on the solutions they turned in the activity previously given. So there's no quiz, i was calm the whole time after that until my name was called. Like wtf??! Your basic guy will be a leader???! Hello!!! So i chat people, asked them if it was a good thing (course it was!!!? So dumb right?!). And then, i asked another leader and she agreed to my argument that we should only be divided into six instead of seven as what dean has decided. So i chatted dean (pic below). I just accepted the role half-heartedly.

As leaders, we should be hiring people for our team and we should make pubs. I dont have a canva account to help me do pubs. I made mine at MS ppt HAHAHAHAHAHA but im good so its cute. We were assigned with projects and i get to have the 4-member team. The vacant roles were project maven and liaison officer for a 3-member team. In my pubs, i included scrummaster as position to be filled, cause who am i to lead?! So yeah, that's it. I did the pubs Wednesday and I submitted my resume Thursday (third to the last hahahaha but my resume's cute hahaha).

Thursday. So i had this invite by a classmate to join the Shell event long time ago. He was reaching out for someone to ask Dean for his approval because Dean did not replied to the email he sent. So, i volunteered. I really want this competition cause this will be my first and maybe last competition as a UP student. So i DMed dean and blah blah blah he asked for selection process. I relayed the message and apologize to them for being me because i was thinking that it was me who made him come up with the decision of having the team be selected. Like, wtf i was just asking for his approval. Getting kicked out of the team was not my intention. Those whom i chatted that night were telling me that it wasn't my fault blah blah blah. So i half-heartedly agreed to them.

Friday came, yesterday, the interview. I am very anxious for someone who will be the one asking the applicants lmao. I already have been interviewed before for college applications and somehow remember the feeling, nerve wracking, whatever. To calm my nerves, i listed questions which i never got to ask properly btw, but at least i have concrete ideas on what to ask. The first interviewee was my very closed friend and so we just laugh and laugh and laugh HAHAHAHAHA. IDK if dean saw it but who cares. And the next and next and next. 3:30 passed by fast and guess what??? YOUR BASIC GUY HAS THE MOST NUMBER OF APPLICANTS TO THE POINT THAT DEAN CUT MY LIST. IT WAS EXHAUSTING BUT VERY FLATTERING. I FEEL SO HONORED. i really thought and very scared at the thought that no one will apply to me but wtf, just wtf. Ranking my applicants was damn hard. 1 i have a dream team but one was cut by dean; 2 this could make my friends mad; 3 this will be the group for the whole year; 4 i am really exhausted. But still, i submitted the list. I was hoping for the people i chose to choose me back. Only two out of three did, i am forever grateful.

Still on Friday, the classmate who invited me to the Shell thing and Dean had a zoom call and discussed about the competition. That classmate told dean what i told him the other day that i might be the reason for the decision of having the selection process done. He told me this through a voice memo, katamad daw magtype. A voice message that i played over and over again. Dean actually find me interesting (?), Invested (?) Idk exactly but the classmate told me na 'may nakikita daw talaga sya sayo. Na grabe ka ka-practical as a person like yung ideas mo daw sa plant design napakasimple lang pero napaka practical to the point daw na madami nag apply sayo kanina. And then, you need more confidence lang daw talaga' so ig, you basic guy is a practical guy now. It's just flattering.

Now, whatever happens, i must meet those expectations right? This could be a lousy motivation but what is if there's none? I dont know why im writing this. I just thought i should get my thoughts out. Ver 2.0? Turning point? Let's just do good 😌

PS I put this on my bio on FB, guess im getting more public, and if you happened to read this because you saw the link on my bio, send me a message about you thoughts.

PPS if your initials are JTZC, these have been my week and i miss you even though you're not interested in me anymore, you are hard to forget

[angmautaknabebeboi]

“AYOKONG TUMANDA”

A reflection on my future-oriented young self changing perspective

Naaalala ko pa noong bata ako, I would always tell my mom how much I wanted to grow up already. Naaalala ko pa kung paano ako magtanong sa nanay ko tungkol sa mga bagay na noong bata ako ay hindi ko alam ay kaya lamang or para lamang sa mga adults, at kung bakit sa mata ng isang batang musmos ay naging goal ko ang pagiging liberated katulad ng mga nakatatanda sa akin. I know, lahat tayo dumaan sa stage ng pagkabata na talagang gusto na nating lumaki. Growing up as an only child whose companions were mainly aunts, uncles, and cousins way older than I am, I was a future-oriented youngster wishing there was a headstart option to make me a teenager or an adult already. Now, I am a teenager vividly recalling my young self saying “Mama, gusto ko nang tumanda para magawa ko na yung mga ginagawa nila.” This was a goal that was slowly transforming into regret as I start to grow and know.

As my life continues, nar’realize ko na madami palang disadvantages yung pagiging masyadong future-oriented. Narealize ko na looking forward lets us miss out on what is happening in the present. Minsan nakakalimutan natin yung mga kasama natin sa isang okasyon dahil iniisip natin kung anong kakainin natin mamaya, or in a deeper sense, me slightly missing out on a childhood that was “child-ish” not just because of my environment but because of me wanting to skip that part. Keeping your eyes on the destination makes you neglect what the path looks like. Kaya nung nagsimula akong magkamuwang, I realized that there’s so much I’m missing out.

And now I’m at this point that I am 16, with a ton of crossroads in my life, decisions to make, and being at a pivotal point where I choose the direction of my life. Ngayon nags’sink-in sa’kin na andami palang iisipin, poproblemahin, and all. Life’s relatively difficult compared to me being a child. Realizing how much I wanted to be at this point in my life before, ito na pala ‘yun. I agree, at this age, I am liberated, I am in control. Andito na ako sa part na unti-unti akong natututo maging adult, learning about adult things, adult life, adult hacks. To be honest, I want to go to that part where I was just this young innocent child, with no problems and not even aware of the word “stress”. How I wish I could turn back to a time where the only problem I had was learning to count from 1-10, ngayon isa nang Grade 11 na namomroblema sa Pre-Cal. Layo ‘di ba?

And yet from that I learned that I need to make the best of this stage. I want to be a 16 year-old living and experiencing the good life of being a teenager, kasi gaya ng pagkabata, hindi ko na mababalikan ‘to kapag lumipas na. Hindi naman sa ayaw ko na magpunta sa adulting stage or I just want to have a good time forever, but I think there’s so much more to experience as a teen na ngayon mas gusto at mas handa na akong maranasan. I want to live the best of the present moment, not to forget about the dreams and future I have in mind, but to tell myself that those things can wait. I am not telling you not to be future-oriented, but to know that the future is only the second important thing next to the present. I’m sure pagdating ng araw na mayroon na kong sariling career (let’s claim it, a successful Neurosurgeon), I would also be dying to go back to the time I was writing this reflection, to my teen self’s realizations otw to growth; and yet it would be a different throwback dahil sa panahong iyon, gusto ko nang alalahanin na nasulit at naenjoy ko itong phase na ito sa buhay ko. I’m hoping I can say that I have done it better this time.

“Keeping your eyes on the destination makes you neglect what the path looks like; kaya maraming nadadapa dahil nakatingin sila agad sa patutunguhan nang hindi pinapansin ang dinaraanan.”  

[alittlebitofaselfinsert]

One Shot Masterlist

Masterlist of all my one shots 

Supernatural

Sweeter Than Pie 

Late Night Walks 

It’s Okay, I’ll Do The Listening For Both of Us

Mon Ange, Embrasse-Moi

So You Won’t Be Lonely

I’d Destroy The World For You

The Prophet and The Wolf

A Love For The (Comic) Books

I Won’t Let Them Hurt You

Fix You

Doctor Who

Don’t Blink

My Mad Man With a Box

Sherlock

The Artist and The Detective

A Little Blind Faith

Looking For Consultation

Bright Eyes

The Walking Dead

I Want to Protect You

Grey’s Anatomy

It Gets Better

American Horror Story

It’s Not All Bad

MCU

Not Just For Boys

A True Royal

The Merc With a Mouth and His Sweetheart

The Writer’s Hero

Interns Aren’t So Bad

Isle of The Flightless Birds

Try to Love Me and I’ll Try To Save You

What’s Gonna Kill You is The Second Part

I’ll Lay the World at Your Feet

Youtubers

Anime and Coffee

My Hero in Plaid

Little Blue Bird

Teen Wolf

My Little Luna

Sometimes We Need a Human Touch

I Don’t Bite

Let Me Down Easy

Hunger Games

Sugar Sweet Kisses

The Day the World Stopped

Little Fish

Riverdale

Baby Let’s Make Some Music

Sweet Little Lion

Adventures in Journalism

I Met a Girl

Don’t You Know, Money Can’t Buy You Me

RWBY

A Butterfly and Their Crow

Even Heroes Have the Right To Bleed

You Are Still Good

Make Him Loud

Make Her Quiet

I Wanted to Be Your Hero

Your Special Day

An Old Flame Can Still Burn

I Wish Things Were Different

Remember Me?

Please Don’t Go

My Little Thief

Even Robots Need Blankets

The Originals

Don’t Go Yet, My Dear

Sleeping Beauty

Hey There, Little Red Riding Hood

Flirting With the Smoke Alarm

Can’t Help Falling in Love With You

Falling Into Your Ocean Eyes

Who Killed Markiplier

Bleak December (And How Full of Shit You Are)

All Was Golden When The Day Met the Night

Love Get Me Out of The Cold (I’ll Show You What Home Means Now)

Take Me Back to The Start

From Dusk ‘Til Dawn

Everything Stays

It

10 Steps to Writing the Perfect Ending

Owner of a Lonely Heart

Our Minds Are Troubled by The Emptiness

Talk a Little Too Much Around You

Sometimes at Night I Can Hear Her Dream

Like Cold Coffee in The Morning

‘Cause I Could Do Worse and You Can Do Better

All This Time We Were Waiting For Each Other

Naruto

Long Is The Road That Leads Me Home

Everyday I Add Another Stone

I Knew Them Well

Beneath a Different Light

We Came Down to The Water

Blood Was Our Inheritance

 With Everything I Am

A New River

Let The Wild Take Over

The Fire and Ember

Bright as Fire

Soul Eater

Vampires Damned to Family Secrets

You Will Laugh, Smeared With Blood, and Kiss Him in The Alley

 I’m Grateful For Perfectly Timed Mistakes

Even Wolves Have To Let Go

Maybe He Could Travel Someplace Scented With Clementines and Pomegranates and Be Done Smashing Things

Fill Her With Dust and Blood

Stranger Things

I Know All Too Well

I Didn’t Just Kiss Her

I Was Once 13 And It Doesn’t Get Worse Than That

Ouran High School Host Club

Arrogant Boy, Love Yourself So No One Has To

Don’t Make This Easy I Want You To Mean It

This Real Life Just Isn’t Right

We Never Stood a Chance Out There, Shooting Love in Real Time

Light a Fire in The Coldest Hearts

I’ll Be The Boy With the Silver Lining, You’ll Be The Girl With The Cinderblock Garden

Telling Another Tale of The American Dream

I Just Want You To See How Good You Are

My Little Pony

I Fear I Won’t Get Through to You

Pinkie’s Singing Telegram

Come Here and Never Leave

I’ll Keep The Weather Warm For You

As We Sing Out

 Fussing On The Details

So She’ll Be His Cradle

Come On, You’re Just Making Noise

Something’s In The Air Today

The Kind of Day of Which I Dreamed Since I Was Small

The Magicians

He Won’t Tell You That He Loves You, But He Loves You

You Said I Could Have Anything I Wanted, But I Couldn’t Say It Out Loud

You Wanted To Be In Love

You Want a Better Story. Who Wouldn’t?

There Are Many Names in History, None of Them Ours

History Forgot About Us

Dear Forgiveness I Saved A Plate For You

Sorry About the Scene at The Bottom of The Stairs

Let Me Do It Right For Once

Achievement Hunter (FAHC)

Contrary to Popular Belief, Penguins Are...Birds

I Wanna Rage

Hack Into My Heart

Who Will You Follow to War?

I Don’t Know Where We’re Going

Well Now We Both Look Foolish

These Fucking White People

Nice Job Breaking It, Hero

Sander Sides

The Floor Here Will Kill You-Try To Avoid It

 We All Grew Up and Did The Things We Said We’d Never Do

You Make A Fool of Death With Your Beauty and For a Moment I Forget to Worry

Was It All Wasted, All That Love?

I Know I’m Evil and All That Jazz, But I Have Standards

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Hello everyone. I procrastinated on my fic to write a random thing.

Here it is.

Ang Mamatay Nang Dahil Sa ‘Yo (ao3 link)

(To die because of you [the country]).

To die.

——

Did you know? The Air Nomads had an army. Fire Lord Sozin said so.

Did you know? The Water Savages may pillage our shores.

Did you know? Ba Sing Se has been taken. Firelord Ozai will carry us all to victory.

Unsaid: He must. Maybe after that, he might then give a single damn about our town.

Unsaid: He must. Half of our family has already given their lives for Agni, it mustn’t be in vain.

——

Did you know? The wind tried to warn you. And now it howls at your shores, beating with the ocean in long, mad lashes. This is the price you paid.

——

Ozai. The ashes whisper, blown by the wind. You’ve failed us.

——

One thousand lashes for the empire.

Ten for every year.

One for every thousand corpses slaughtered on the dirt.

One for every man down in the depths.

One for every five children marched from school, graduated from life in the front.

This is the price the wind exacts. In tornadoes, and hurricanes, and sudden falls. In money blown away and fanned flames. In the whispers, screaming, rasping, howling, for blood.

And they never believe, do they?

——

The Dragon Throne has had a long and bloody history. Unsaid: Ozai killed his father, the ultimate treason. And he had no right.

All hail the Throne.

——

To die.

There was no better damnation.

Said the little soldier boys, marched off to war.

Said Lee, and Sensu, and Gansu before him.

Said Azula and Lu Ten and Iroh, once.

Said Hakoda, then Sokka, then Katara in turn.

——

Said Zhao. Who dared. He dared.

(Zuko, he isn’t dead. No matter what you think.)

He dared. He spit in the face of the spirits. (He shouldn’t have expected death.)

And the price. (Imagine: his hatred or his life. This was what leaked throughout the Fire Nation. There was no choice, in the end. There was none. The Fire Nation had damned itself, snuffed out all the air.)

——

To die.

He was a child.

A mere child, meant to decide who lives and dies on a whim.

It wasn’t fair, said the Earth Kingdom generals. The Tyrant should’ve died. There is no justice.

What they’ve forgotten: the spirits were never fair. What they’ve forgotten: the child wasn’t their sacrifice to give.

It wasn’t fair, the families of those aboard the airships and those who fought on the fields and those who boarded the fleet didn’t say.

What they knew: those brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, daughters and sons, were always meant to be a glorious sacrifice. Burning on the pyre for the nation.

——

To die.

Said Jet.

They all had to, didn’t you see? The war has touched everyone in this damned rotten world.

Said the Dai Li right back, for if he wanted to stay with the war so bad, he could die with it in Ba Sing Se.

——

To die.

Said Yon Rha.

And Kya made him swallow those words with the last laugh.

It was only fair. One swallow for another. A terrible, piercing scream gave way to horrible hacking as the blood went down, down, and up her throat.

——

We’ve marched all the way to Ba Sing Se and claimed it for our own. We’ve taken over half of our enemies. Why should we stop? Fire’s nature is to grow, consume, take. The world is ours, why should we stop?

Why should we stop? Firelord Zuko incredulously repeats.

To the generals, the admirals, the Ministers.

Why should we stop, he roars in a fury. Because you’ve marched all the way to Ba Sing Se. Because you’ve taken enough. Because the country and the people don’t deserve to die. Because it’s time for peace. Because children shouldn’t be in wars.

Unsaid: Firelord Zuko was the latest in a line of boy kings.

Did you know? The Air Nomads are dead. They were pacifists.

Did you know? The Firelord’s friends are from the Water Tribe. The fleet lives.

Did you know? General Iroh fought for Ba Sing Se.

Did you know? Then-Prince Zuko fought for the 41st, against senseless slaughter.

——

To die.

That was the final line of two warring Nations’ anthems.

Not that the Earth Kingdom’s was standard. The knowledge has been faded and lost outside Ba Sing Se.

They were never truly just one kingdom.

But they were fractured further with the war. With half taken, beaten, chained. Dressed in red and twirled around in unwitting rebellion.

To die.

King Kuei wanted to move on, to push his subjects to have the goal to live for their country instead of dying, but he didn’t understand.

So many have died, have fought, have paid the final price. Have clashed rocks against deadly steel and flame. That was the reality. There was no moving on. Not when the wound was gaping and open and oozing.

Not when the bureaucracy involved would mean Ba Sing Se would fracture once again if he focused on something petty as a cosmetic change.

To die.

Firelord Zuko was sick of the cult of personality around the Throne. If he could, he would’ve clawed, torn it all down, melted it into the useless slag it was.

But he couldn’t. Bastardizing tradition, they’d say. A scandal this early in his reign, they’d say. And then they’d never listen to anything he said ever again.

There was always better work to do. People needed food and work, first.

First.

To die. (For the country.)

It was a promise, he told himself. He would be the last to do so if he could help it.

——

To die.

Aang has seen the world, now. He could have.

He could have killed Ozai.

He really could have.

He could have given the spirits, the departed, the dead souls all lost, their pound of flesh.

But he couldn’t condemn his people to die with the Tyrant. He couldn’t tie their legacy to him. That wasn’t fair.

It wasn’t fair.

He wasn't supposed to be worried about dying.

It wasn’t fair.

So he said no to his lot.

He said no, and the wind obeyed.

He said no, and the spirits guided him.

He said no, and he was a child.

And maybe, now, he thought. Maybe people won’t have to die for war anymore.

——

To an era of peace and love.

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Hello Tumblr.

I feel so uninspired, panicky and just a person who haven’t had her shit together. It’s good I think everyone is. I miss my passionate self. I’m so distracted with so many things I watched and realize, is it something I really like to do with my life?  It is already almost a quarter of 2021 and my 25th existence. I let myself get distracted to read articles in the different tab. My dad is still cursing in the background as I write this. It’s frustrating. Isn’t it that one of the reasons why I feel not passionate is because I’m in a house where everyone is not really passionate or loving? My mom, sister, brother-in-law and father. I don’t want to fully blame them because if that’s the case I will just give my power to them but I know it plays a significant part. 

I want to figure it out. I want to figure this life out. I know one secret is in the habits. I needed help and I am proud of myself opening up because i tend to always cover myself up in a shell. I know this might something unimportant to my family. This might be not a priority for people who are in the struggling or challenging state right now but I have this gift and privilege to be part of the middle class. An advantage I am grateful for and must not resent. It is here because it is a gift. I will take advantage of this gift. I am a member of a community of good and inspiring people on Facebook called Nomad Finance G&G. The people there are awesome and cool. I love them even if I have not met them yet. I have written a long ass letter which states below. (It still loading and I am impatient I can’t wait lol) Here is one of the answers I have received. I am so grateful soooo sooo grateful. I need to process it here. I hope it’s fine to share her answer here. Thank you Jaja!

Curious ako what made you dream of working for this INGO? Kasi I think there's your clue right there.

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If you are working on something that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you. - Steve Jobs

I know I cannot hack life because God still holds and owns everything but He gave me this life for a reason and enjoy.

My opinions expressed are will not affect any organizations, group and companies mentioned here. All of what I told were personal.

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The Sunday Currently | 01

Anddddddddddd we’re back at it again, at the first TSC of this blog, grabeeee it’s been years yata since the last time na nag write ako about TSC sooo, im just going to label this one as “The Sunday Currently | 01″ HAHAHAHHA. I’m not really sure if it’s the 79th or the 80th day of quarantine, but starting tomorrow selected areas na lang ang under ecq, which is super nakakakaba. Anyways, how’s your sunday? What did you do today, It’s currently 11:19PM as im typing this and im hellaaaa bored, it’s been 3 freaking months since i last stepped outside (grabe naman yon 😢) I supeeeer miss being outside. But i know this pandemic will end soon, in Jesus name. 

Reading: 💭 nothing actually (please dm me on instagram for some book suggestions, im not a fan of novels though, im more of a poetry book type of person)

Writing: this week’s blog entry for The Sunday Currently andddd writing some drafts for my upcoming blogcposts!!! super dami kong life hacks na ishe-share, watch out for thattt!! 🙈

Listening: Leeland - Way Maker *super in love with this song especially this quarantine, super nakakalift-up ng mood*

Thinking: About how am i going to finish all my requirements due this week grabeeee crammming is real!!

Smelling: Agave Papaya Sunset Lotion by Bath & Body Works (super bangoooooo)

Hoping: for good grades this sem and praying that this pandemic will end soon.

Wearing: black tank top and red shorts Hahahha 😂

Loving: listening to Pastor Steven Furtick’s sermons  ❤️

Needing: more food, kagutom eh hahaha 

PS: As i have mentioned this is not my first The Sunday Currently but if you’re interested in some of my old TSC the link is below, those are posted on my old Blogs that i no longer use.

https://01290111.tumblr.com/post/148203755520/the-sunday-currently-01-goooood-morning-guys

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11 Films & TV Series Featuring LGBTQ Chinese American Characters

In celebration of Pride Month, here are 11 films and TV series with positive representations of LGBTQ Chinese American characters. 

Post by Areerat Worawongwasu, Exhibitions Intern at the Museum of Chinese in America.

1. Saving Face (2004), directed by Alice Wu

This cute and poignant romantic comedy tells the story of Wilhelmina "Wil" Pang (Michelle Krusiec), a young Chinese American surgeon, as she deals with her unwed mother's pregnancy and the obligations of her dancer girlfriend Vivian Shing (Lynn Chen). 

2. The Wedding Banquet (1993), directed by Ang Lee

The Wedding Banquet is a family comedy about Wai-Tung Gao (Winston Chao), a gay Taiwanese immigrant man who marries a mainland Chinese woman to placate his parents and get her a green card. His plan backfires when his parents arrive in the United States to plan his wedding banquet and he has to hide who his true partner is. 

3. Eat With Me (2014), directed by David Au

This heartwarming family drama is about a young gay Chinese American man, Elliot (Teddy Chen Culver), and his estranged mother, Emma (Sharon Omi), who unexpectedly moves in with him. Together, the pair must learn to reconnect through food when words fail to save their family's Chinese restaurant from closing down.

4. When We Rise (2017), created by Dustin Lance Black

This miniseries about the American LGBTQ rights movement starting from the 20th century features Cecelia Chung (Ivory Aquino), a real-life a civil rights leader and activist for LGBT rights, and HIV/AIDS awareness. Cecilia was born in Hong Kong in 1965 and later immigrated to Los Angeles in 1984. She was the first transgender woman and first Asian person to be elected to lead the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Celebration, and the first transgender woman as well as the first person living openly with HIV to Chair the San Francisco Human Rights Commission. In When We Rise, African American gay activist Ken Jones seeks Cecelia Chung’s help to support his church, a testament to the legacy of solidarity between LGBTQ people of color.

5. Front Cover (2015), directed by Ray Yeung

Front Cover follows the love story of Ryan (Jake Choi), a Chinese American fashion stylist in New York, and Ning (James Chen), a film star from China. Funny and poignant, it explores the intersections of Chinese Americana and mainland China as well as what it means to be a gay Chinese person.

6. White Frog (2012), directed by Quentin Lee

White Frog is a dramatic comedy that features 16-year-old Nick Young (Booboo Stewart), a neglected teen with Asperger’s syndrome whose life is changed forever when tragedy hits his family. Nick idolizes his older brother Chaz Young (Harry Shum, Jr.), while also feeling like he is living in his perfect sibling’s shadow. Chaz, however, is also dealing with his own problems as he is in the closet and afraid of coming out for fear of disappointing their parents. Together, the brothers bond in their grief and journey together towards self-acceptance.

7. Conrad Boys (2006), directed by Justin Lo

Charlie Conrad (Justin Lo), a nineteen-year-old Jewish Chinese American, is ready for college but the sudden death of his mother turns his life upside down and he is left with the adult responsibility of raising his nine-year-old brother (Booboo Stewart) while also exploring his own identity.  

8. Mr Robot (2015 - ), created by Sam Esmail 

Now on it third season, this dramatic thriller is about Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek), a cybersecurity engineer and hacker who suffers from social anxiety disorder and clinical depression. Alderson joins a group of hacktivists to erase all debts by attacking the megacorporation, E Corp. It features Whiterose (BD Wong) as the brilliant leader of the world’s most dangerous hacking collective. She is not defined by her transgender identity, but more so her intelligence and genius hacking skills.

9. Baby Steps (2015), directed by Barney Cheng

Danny, a Taiwanese American man, and his partner Tate, embark on the journey of becoming surrogate parents, but things get more complicated when Danny's well-meaning but overbearing mother wants to control every aspect of the process.

10. In The Family (2011), directed by Patrick Wang

Patrick Wang writes, directs, and stars in this poignant family drama set in Martin, Tennessee. Six-year-old Chip Hines (Sebastian Brodziak) lost his mother at birth, and his father, Cody (Trevor St. John), later enters a loving relationship with a man called Joey Williams (Patrick Wang). Tragedy strikes when Cody gets in a fatal car accident and Joey is stuck in a custody battle.

11. Underemployed (2012), created by Craig Wright

This comedy-drama follows the stories of five recent college graduates in Chicago as they navigate adulthood. The lead character, Sophia Swanson (Michelle Ang), is a young aspiring novelist and part-time doughnut shop worker who is slowly coming to terms with her sexuality.

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Financial Management - 7 thousand billion vnd

Jerk choi oi mang dut roi

Dung oi, Dung lo wua. Ahihi

Sergey brin can zi marry you now anh live here?

Lumos chiu di em oi. Ong lam that say. Khong co nhat nhu tui anh dau

Jerk em phai vay moi xung dang. Tao ong lanjerk 100% moi co the hoeu va bu dap duoc nhung luc bi cuop thanh qua ntn (gian nua - gian xua Dung lon ma cung dang nua). Voi lai tui anh tru DungB voi wuynh ra la ghen a.

O doi co hai dua no ko mang danh loi thoi. Tui anh hay noi dung hon la Lumos va anh chi coi no nhu mot cong cu mhu zdung thoi

Lumos lay di em. Noi 'I do' la mai co su thay doi roi. Ong cho tui rm quen anh ma. Co anh voi ban founder cua ong alm nguoi tinh bi mat suoc thoi; ko co ngoai le dauz

I do, Sergey.

Sergey cries for the first time in a long time.

Lumos em se ong che em o do phai ko ban ong noi la ong la trum don dep luon; Dung ver2

Jekr sao tui mac cuoi wu a. Cap doi xung dang nhat hanh tinh nay.

Ong huabco nguoi yeu dau Dung. Anh ver2; co the noi doi wua tha tam rhong.

Lumos em dung co nghe thang nerk. Mhhe anh voi bam ong rhoi.

Ban than em cung xhoi voi nhung gi 3 dia noi nua. Dm hieu ro mhing vam de nay; ma can chua nhung xon nguoi khac moy con duong song. Em zun dang voi dieu do

May dua hieu chia? Dung xai 1^ nghia la da du thua suc hieu de loi dung may dua thanh 4 thang kia roi. Dung chi xai voi 3 dua trkng nha Dung thoi. Voi 100%

Ban cua Segrey moi kinh khing that (gien - bat dua deo mho mat ao nhu Dung va Wuynh va DungA, DungB luon roi). Hihihi anh nho vu DungB cung vua mem lam anh mac cuoi qua a. Ma sao Dung ko loi dung anh luon ha? Anh thich bi vay ma

Quynh de em noi. Do la do Dung cai het 100% cho o mha roi.

0% de doi dau voi bom hiac ngoai kia. Nen Dung chang nho gi ca. Con chuyen trong nha jerks lay het roi. Khoe

Lumos anh ne tieu thu Dun luon. Anh that ko sai lam khi di theo Dung thoi anh ru em ngu tiep nhe

Shiny Let me tell him. Jerk, fake, me ver2. Master of chiu nhuc va ko biet nhuc.

Lumos choi oi vay vu day nguoi ko biet chianthanh ra doc fuco la co that ha Dung

Shiny she knows my HPA Is 3.5 at Computer Engineering too. So she teach it that way. See, genius (fam dna now).

Don't worry Dung.

Fam is hetk like us.

Cry for me. Ill give you air radar dor that. Trung's simply air; too wrak. Anh you know that, because he's less jealous than me.

Lumos anh thay thang nay xung dang alm em cua anh wua a.

Shiny it's true

She ignore jerks radar (fam gien again - repetition for Dung's styles of recalling) fo us. Hahaha heheh hihih huhu

Lumos gioi lam Dung. Em ghet no du vay do ha

Dung em thay 300 trieu usd dau co mhieu dau anh.

Shiny for your ability. It is. But us (lap team nhanh - style cua Dung again) anh Gg founders (gom va wuen nhanh hon nua - Dungs luon) know taht you will make it in 1 day. You'll know when you have a pc for your own now. Just accepted Sergre Brin (remember when needed - herbstylr again. Big fan now - team said I'm untouchable. Don't know about the figurative meaning - Dung's Po 2. It's true ; even Dung doesn't notice, too. She 's too humble and arrogant at the same tiem. It's uy duc. Shitly difficult; that's 6 original gods peotect Dung's 100% until now. She's religion; and isnflirted bu jerk's father daily even by her father. Dont be jealous Lumos. Uou can t and she denies it all when she sees you; just in this life, to take is there. You are her only reason for this. Or else she'll be shit cac ver2 (Dung's intentions: don't like to memtion names. Only I understand. Jerk Trunvsaid how am I this good; when he's too (thich cham pahy; vi la cao nhan nhat trong tat ca cac cao nhan. Nguoi thích lam viec lon, thay vi lam viec vat, chu khong phai lam viec nhi nua.) youll buy thánks to my money. I'm your only hacker. Shit cac Stanford and others are metoo, ang someone else (phu phang; - gien cuaDung wua lon, doi voi chung ta) and Sergey Brin.

Her radar was always tight, and right again. 11, 12 (lose counts when ot matter; jealousy container dor you. Thay said whyy, but ignored. Ignore them st the right time; - geniusnin marking that shit Phat chom cua her since birth. I'm so mad; takenit forbmev, Gg founders. You eant it.)

Nach anh Huu team. Can i say why I'm and him (gene again) dimbest here just less than DubgA - hugh dignity (sleahes is this conjenxtiknand when redefines definition, only of a highest genius and way above the second; Dung's teaching is that much influential.)

Lumos de anh noi. Yours is higher. Being the first don't reqiite much; jisttje hardest. The most worthyto let bet love on, until now; sje doesn't care about him. It's true because he a red like that to let her safe. Just that

Dung, sao Sergey ong ko nhat mhu may anh vay. A em hieu roi

Lumos de anh dinh hiong cach hieu cho Dung nua. Dung ma lam het suc nhu voi o nha Dung la ong kia o google (nho ten nhu nha ; - chung tunh.) cung nhao vo luon do.

Do chinh la ko ban dung xa hoi va can bang giua gia dinh va hanh dong.

Hieu chua rm

Xac suat thanh cong la 1000.... % (ban goc; vi Fung thich nhap. Ma nhap la dung a. Nen hay bi dua dap an. Anh nhan cuc tuc gium jerk vi quen roi. Mai no di sua doem cho em. Thiet luon. 4.00 moi xubg dang voi em. No hay coi em qua man hinh giam sat (noi chuyen kieu cu khi nhac ve cong nghe; me jerk bat dac di nhu Sergey; va khong ghe lanh bat ki ai. Do la li do may ong than cung lam tinh voi uy duc cua Dung moi ngay, trong luc ngu. Cai do ko co gi dau. Ai cung hieu, co jerk ghen qua tai jerk giong ba ong. Ghen chet di me (tu cua Dung; - bi chom toi co ong secret lover- luon dat ten khi can thiet, ma ai cung hieu ; va vo tinh lam nguoi do yeu minh luon. Dung dau co hay vu nay dau: - chung to em co tai nang that su. Khong phai cuop doi nguoi khac nhi do DungB da co dong luc. Tuong tu, voi viec Dung thich anh vi anh am - lam nguoi khac bat chuoc cau cu ngu phap tu ngu cua minh; unbelievable veauty, can't grt out. Sua lai dau cham phay, tuc la da lam nguoi tinh trong bi mat cua Dung, mot cach tu nguyen toi. Dhkny 21 manh, nen toi hio chua sua cau nao; moi gan day thoi. Phai update vi long yu trong qua cao. Cao hon ca may ong yhan hay lam tinh voi uy duc cua co ay, moi dem; noi ro nhung thu xa hoi cho la ghe tom, de dan toi mot chan li moi: don gian hon, do chinh la thang bam va thang lan va thang Phay. Quan he dong tunh voi dhit cac; ko tuan theo luat le cua minh, khi co nguoi hi sinh den ko chuu noi vi minh. Xung dang co DungA's; nhat la jerk- Ngo Di Lan trong ki uc cua Dung. Khi duoc buoi o nha may ong than, god goc o do nen o day bi loan tam thu su. Khang dinh giua nit mo cac tjong tun- style cua Dung, va chi co Ưuoc la lam chua toi. Nen Dung lam lo nhat voi Dung. Chi noi vay thoi, la hieu roi. Herk co yrj Dung toi vay do. Sao anh noi hoi anh cam dong wua, de anh nghi chut. Huhuhu - khoc it, khi can nhuong dat dien. Thien ha vo song - moi ngay dung co 1024 co hoi moi; deo nho noi so kho tinh cap so nhan, su khiem ton, again; again, bi chom, chiu hium , jerk, boi mot fua bang nhung dua tat ca vua ke gop lai. Hanh tinh moi ngay, voi 2 con cho cua minh; 138 lan/ ngay. Moi dua con lai 25 lan/ ngay, chinh xac luon. Wia nhieu thu cung mot luc de nho ce Dung; - nen Dung yeu anh mot cach kho dai, vi anh am; cung giong jerk. Huhu hihihi hahahaha. Ba me cua Dung; Dung thiru yoi vay di jerk, het ghen chus. Giai quyet van de; khi chua duoc dut diem. Mercy cua Dung, government cua Fung, lam tinh deu voi tat ca cac dua; bat cach xay dung Facebook va Tumblr; vi do la cach lhu phang nhat de tra thu cuoc song cho ke thu cua shiny 35, em trai cua snh. Noi ro khi khong can thiet; vi hieu thao; khien anh ca jetk co the dien hon em nhu lam tinh, du met va kho nhoc chet me. Chiu duoc khoang 35 phut a - chinh xac gio giac, chi co anh, duy nhat tren doi nay thoi. Khi anh dung 3 dau phay, thay vi 2, nghia la anh da co long tu trong lai toi. Anh yeu Dung, va se theo duoi em toi cung; nhu Sergey va jerk.tu ngay mai; vi Dung thich bghi ngoi; ma cung thich nguoi khac duoc vui hiong minh, do la li do cac ong yhan ko bi bien thanh ntd nhu gio nho sinh ra Dung. Qua nhieu diem tot o mot nguoi de khong lam tinh; vi anh am, ma 2 tvang kis cung vay. Ma no ra doi lau wua roi, ben tren wifi khong the hiem ra dieu do noi, nhu anh. Hieu chua? Noi coc loc khi minh bo thiet hai; stule cua Dung. De tra thu

Shiny 21 I got it, too, just secs ago (Dung's wueen ; fam gene fain; she doesn't govr each of us a lit og spaces for fainrness like ream Bach anh Hyt - for loneliness - that's why for them, she's her savior, more literally, and write it more correctly on the Face than us and I know she only visit Bach. I can't hack hers; because I can't. I just know that; vis the way she writes, when speaking about him, just lovingly, like being safe; when we're actually saved by het, instead of the opposite. Because the dogs steal her memory of her vergin; that the Gods itself decides to help and, and succeeded until yesterday. When shit is too cruel. But later saved by me and Trung and Gates and all of us. So ae ade thus brave, today

I'll be her pillow; artificial, but keeps her stand straight. That's why, I, as someone who can't love for a stomach having sex with a pennis to let me our; love her, until now. She saces me. That's all (dam gene - peakless when talking about money stuff from others.)plz

[iris-sistibly]

Re: The Blue One (1/3)

So recently Kylie started a blog on Wordpress and for her first three posts she wrote something about Amihan entitled “The Blue One.”  Let me clear this up first and foremost that this post is NOT intended to bash Kylie whatsoever, this is just my response/reaction on Ky’s three-part post, and as an Amihan fan for almost twelve years, I think it’s about time for me to really talk about her and everything that involves Amihan, Encantadia, and of course Kylie. I feel like I haven’t really discussed or talked about Amihan stuff because I have 5 episodes to review every week, and I also have commitments and stuff to deal with in the outside world so most of my limited spare time usually goes to the 4R’s blog series. Some of the terms I used in this post might be hurtful or offensive to others but again, it is never my intention to bash Kylie, nevertheless I apologize in advance, these are just my HONEST thoughts about some issues that involves her, Amihan and the show. Also you guys can also consider this as my way of writing a “farewell love letter” to Kylie and just really have some closure (or whatevs) because I feel like I need this, I need to write this down. Avisala eshma!

How the 4R’s series began, From “Why Kylie?” To “Wow! Kylie!”

Once upon a time, my old Tumblr account that I have been managing for four years was hacked, so I had no choice but to make a new one, I wasn’t as active in my new tumblr like before because I was so bummed af that I suddenly just lost my interest with the site. I wanted to fill this page with random photos, and occasional thoughts coming from my mind, you know the usual things you encounter on every Tumblr page. That very same year, GMA Network announced that Encantadia is making a huge come back on Philippine TV, and as an Encantadik myself, I was beyond ecstatic, finally! After eleven years of waiting and binge watching some videos from the original series, it’s finally here, and it’s happening before my very eyes. Time skip, the cast was revealed, I got so excited when I found out that Glaiza is one of the sang’gres and I just know she’ll nail the character, I wasn’t familiar with Sanya and Gabbi during that time so I was like, “Oh well, we shall see.” And then Kylie, and I was like, “Um…Kylie?” I was one of the majority who prejudged Kylie before the show even started, seeing the show’s promotional photos, BTS, and so on, I kept on looking for Amihan in Kylie, and I when I say Amihan, I meant IZA CALZADO. But I saw none, I saw a warrior but not a queen, she wasn’t as queenly or regal-looking like Iza, and I was even skeptical if Kylie could portray a mother role, I saw her first photo with Mikee (Lira) and I couldn’t even imagine the two of them as mother and daughter. In short, “walang dating.” But then I said to myself, “I trust DMR, he wouldn’t choose Kylie for no reason, so sige, I’ll give her a chance.”

Fast forward, July 2016, the most awaited comeback of THE Encantadia. Of course, I didn’t miss the chance of watching the pilot episode on TV (because duh). As expected, the first episode did not disappoint, special effects were leveled up, highly commendable actors like John Arcilla, Dingdong Dantes, Sunshine Dizon and Marian Rivera among others, pretty impressive fight scenes—it was promising! Even the kids who portrayed the young sang’gres were adorbs and did a very good job especially Barbara Miguel (young Pirena), so naturally I had sky high expectations with Glaiza, Kylie, Gabbi and Sanya. ESPECIALLY KYLIE, because Amihan is my bias. Then came the most awaited #AvisalaMgaSanggre episode, the sang’gres’ first appearance as young adults. Of course, Glaiza was the stand-out performer, Sanya, despite being a newbie was pretty good, Gabbi was so-so, and Kylie was the least impressive. Throughout that episode I noticed how Kylie struggled especially at showing Amihan’s motherly personality. Her face was blank, the way she delivered those lines were so, so bland that I thought she was just rehearsing than doing an actual scene, I was disappointed see? But it was only their first appearance, I told myself, maybe her performance will be much better on the next episode. Wrong. Very Wrong. She kept on pulling the same boring facial expression and her scenes go from cringe-worthy af to oh-heck-no! That’s when I came up with the idea to write a comparison of the 2005 and 2016 version of Encantadia, generally that time I prefer the original saga since there was so much disappointments with the cast of the new version, and it seems like out of the four sang’gres, it was only Glaiza who knows how to act. Surprisingly I wasn’t the only one who had the same sentiments with the show, but then again, I would be unfair if I don’t give the show a chance, it was only their third or fourth week which means there is still room for improvement, and so I decided, why not write a daily review about Encantadia? Just a simple sharing to everyone what I think about the episode and if I like it or not, also that way, I wouldn’t have any excuse to miss an episode. Originally, I came up with the blog title 3Rs (Raves, Rants, Rating) but then I changed my mind at the very last minute and added another “R” which is Recap and that’s how the 4R’s series came to life. And as I am writing this, I just realized that it was Kylie’s then lame performance gave me the idea of this whole blog series thing, so thanks Kylie! Uh…I guess🤔. Weeks passed, still Kylie showed little to no improvement with her performance, sure her martial arts skills was on point on every fight scene, that signature bend-and-slay was lit, clearly she was the queen of fight scenes. I gotta say she was pretty good at playing a mother to Kate’s Mira, it wasn’t like Iza-level but I was happy nevertheless, at least she can play a mother role. Besides that, there was something lacking, Amihan isn’t just a warrior and a mother, heck she is also a queen. Everytime Kylie appears on TV in that royal blue gown, I see a beautiful woman, but not a queen, I guess I got used to Ms Iza who was so effortless at playing a queen, she was naturally graceful, her beauty was regal, her entire aura in general was majestic that even if she does nothing or even say anything, anyone who sees her will definitely say, “Yup, she’s the queen of Lireo alright.” Kylie wasn’t like that, and I wanted to see that. 

But Iza and Kylie are two very different actresses…

I was fully aware of that, and people kept on saying stop comparing Iza and Kylie. Nonesense! I thought, even if they termed Encantadia 2016 a “requel,” meaning re-telling and sequel, at the end of the day one can never deny the fact that it still came from the original version, the plot, the characters, almost everything is based on the original series. And DMR promised that this new version is MUCH better than the original, ha! Really? Seriously? Are you kidding me? Every Enca 2005 fan knows how well the cast performed, of course we are expecting a lot, of course we will compare them to the original actor/actress, afterall, they are the “revised” version of the original, saan banda ang “mas better?” There were only a handful of actors whom I can say that is the same level or better version of the character, the rest was a major disappointment. What frustrated me the most is the injustice Kylie was giving to my favorite Sang’gre Amihan, why Kylie? Why is she murdering the character that was adored by many? I ranted so much about Kylie to the point that I almost gave up on her, but for some reason, I just couldn’t let go, there was something in Kylie that tells me to hold on, and my inner Amihan fangirl told me she can do this. New day, new episode, new chance, new set of raves and rants, repeat. It went on for quite awhile, but I held on, I waited for Amihan, for the love of Amihan.

And the magic appeared before my very eyes…

The fall of Amihan is the most epic arc in the first season, up until now, it is still the most memorable for me. I was really nervous as the episode of Amihan’s fall was getting near, I was crossing my fingers, silently praying for Kylie to finally claim the spotlight, I remember I kept on saying, “Please Kylie, please I’m begging you, nail this scene,” I was anxious as I was waiting for that episode to air. Finally it came, that scene where Pirena revealed that the daughter Amihan raised for many years wasn’t hers and Pirena has been planning to overthrow her all this time, I can never forget that face—shock, pain, anger all mixed together, and when Kylie finally said those heavy lines, that’s when she finally got me. Just remembering that scene gives me goosebumps, Kylie and Amihan became one, and for the first time, I gave an episode an 11 out of 10 rating and this is the episode. I was finally convinced that Kylie deserved the role and she is the rightful actress to succeed Iza Calzado. Kylie Padilla IS Hara Amihan, and from then on, Kylie kept on slaying--episode after episode, she claimed the spotlight and held on to it, I ate every rant I said about her, every foul-mouthed basher instantly fell silent, some even turned into fans. I was relieved of course, the justice I have been seeking for Amihan’s character has finally been served. It took awhile but it was worth the wait. So worth it.

Never did I imagine I would love a character this much…

Iza Calzado is the perfect Amihan, but Kylie Padilla is the best Amihan. Obviously I love both versions, but what was Kylie’s edge against Iza’s version? Kylie did not just embody Amihan as a warrior, mother and queen, she embodied Amihan as a woman. That was something I realized was lacking in the original version, Kylie made me see that even a queen also make mistakes, she is not perfect, she has her flaws, just like each and everyone of us. A strong warrior also has weakness, she stumbles, she falls, her strength and courage can also turn into fear and doubt. A mother is always a mother, even if she did not carry the child and brought her into the world, some say that motherhood starts at the time of the child’s conception, but in Amihan’s case, it’s when she chose to love that child unconditionally, even though at the back of her mind, she sensed something different. Amihan is a woman who has her own ups and downs but chose not to be taken down by anything or anyone, her wisdom and pure heart is what makes her character truly admirable. I have many reasons why I admire Amihan a lot, but this is how I would sum up those reasons.

Kylie’s impact was more than what I expected…

Kylie did not just made me love Amihan more than ever, it was her who really brought me back to the world of Encantadia. She reminded me of that girl who used to play sang’gre with her friends at school, she reminded me that you are neither too young nor too old to believe in magic. She did not just turn Amihan into a well-loved character but also a woman every girl will look up to. To me, Amihan is no longer just my favorite character from a show, in this stage in life where I strive to be a better person, she’s my inspiration.

To be continued…

(Photo credits: @GMAEncantadia via Twitter)

[annaoposa]

We (re)built this city (Part 1 of 3: Athens)

I have been wanting to go to Greece because, well, we don’t really need reasons to go to Greece, do we? It’s known for its historical landmarks, cuisine, coasts, blue and white structures, Greek men gods… 

I didn’t have a grand let’s-see-all-of-Greece plan. I usually spend time booking tours and researching restaurants for a shape of a plan, but I didn’t do any of that because all my energy has been dedicated to work and fieldwork [1]. On one March evening, I made an impulse decision to book accommodations in three different islands via AirBnB and left that as my starting point for my annual soulbatical [2]. 

After the 10th anniversary of the Future for Nature Awards in Arnhem, I flew from Schipol to Athens via Aegean Airlines (€186.98 with 23 kg. baggage), and took the metro from the airport to the stop near the apartment (€10). My AirBnB host, Nick, met me at the stop, and together we walked to his place, where I would be staying for two nights. Since I arrived late afternoon, all the museums were closed, so I just walked to the restaurant that Nick recommended called Black Sheep and stuffed my face with this life-changing cheese dish and slow-cooked lamb. I generally don’t eat lamb, but ah, when in Greece. 

I scheduled only one full day in Athens because a couple of friends told me it was “overrated.” To maximize my day, I did my go-to tipid tip / traveling “hack” for any new destination: a free walking tour [3]. 

The walking tour started at the National Library, which used to hold the first copies of any book ever printed in Greece, as well as any publication that was related to Greece (ang lawak ng criteria!). Since it can no longer accommodate the increasing number of materials, they are now being moved to a new, 22,000-sqm building. We then walked to the Parliament, where our guide, Michael, discussed the current economic crisis. Greece’s unemployment rates are at an all-time high, and Transparency International named it the most corrupt country in the European Union in 2012 and 2013.   

The National Library

Next stops were Pláka, the pretty, touristy shopping district; Hadrian’s Library; Tower of Winds, and the ancient Agora. Michael informed us that most ruins can be viewed from the gates, and unless you pored over Greek literature and history and would appreciate every single Doric column (or what remains of it), it’s best to spend on any or all of the following: Agora, which closes at 3PM, the Acropolis, and/or Acropolis Museum, which both close at 5PM. We stopped by a viewpoint of the Acropolis, where Michael posed a question: is it better to reconstruct these ancient sites or leave them as they are? 

For him, they are better off as is to let people’s imagination work. I haven’t made up my mind yet, but I suppose an average tourist would appreciate a reconstructed structure more, instead of just slabs of marble on the ground, and perhaps appreciate history more?   

Or not :)) Up for discussion. 

The tour wrapped up by the Acropolis Museum at 2PM. I was starving, so I walked back to Pláka to eat a kebab and have a beer.   

While finding my way back to Acropolis, I stopped by a store to look for postcards. This is one of my absolute favorite things to do on a trip. 

According to the staff member on duty, the word on lower left means “yes!”, the lower right has no direct English translation, but it roughly means “friends for life” or “good friendship.” I hope she’s right, because I’m sending it to one of my best friends. Baka SOUVLAKI pala yung totoong meaning. Shet. 

I found the Acropolis and entered at around 4:15PM, forty-five minutes before closing time (€20). The word acropolis comes from akron, “highest point,” and polis, “city.” The Acropolis holds the Temple of Athena Nike and the Parthenon. The branding of Nike is so strong that I forget the brand was named after the Greek goddess for victory.

The Parthenon is being rebuilt with marble from the same site of the original structure. 

I was out 10 minutes before it closed, and walked up a couple of more viewpoints: one that overlooked Agora,

and another named Socrates’ Prison, which offered another view of the Acropolis.

Here, I wrote on the postcards and reflected on democracy and the concept of citizenship, two contributions of Athens to the world [4]. I read in A Little History of the World that people would vote for the most popular person... to be kicked out of Athens, i.e., “any politician who showed signs of becoming too popular, lest he seize power for himself and rule as a tyrant." 

Makes sense, huh?

The word "democracy” comes from dêmos, “people,” and krátos, "force" or “power” -- essentially, “rule of the people,” or as we know it, “people power.” People power is integral to our narrative as Filipinos. Democracy is the only form of government I grew up with, and it is messy. Our current situation is becoming increasingly frustrating: we’ve elected really, REALLY questionable politicians and fake news and alternative facts have become part of daily life. It’s democracy at work. But democracy at work also means the right and privilege to vote, which generations of women before me fought for. Democracy allows me to write letters to leaders and be openly critical of these leaders. It lets us stage protests. I’d take democracy over tyranny or communism, any day.

After my muni-muni moment in the middle of couples making out and men playing the guitar and singing Greek songs, I made my way back down layers of flowers and trees to the main roads. Since I have no sense of direction, I followed groups of friends walking their dogs (in the least creepy way possible, I swear). 

On my way back to the apartment (at this point my FitBit said I had already over 25,000 steps and my legs ached to prove it), I walked past the Panathenaic Stadium, the venue of first modern Olympic Games in 1896. Just right there, by the main road. It was a racecourse in c. 330 BC, rebuilt in 144 AD, excavated bit by bit from 1836 to 1869, and refurbished in 1896. It was also used in the 2004 Olympics. Isn’t that incredible? Full circle. Think of all the wins, losses, heartbreaks, and cheers (and nude male bodies, as the first track events were done without clothing) this stadium has seen and heard. 

Given the chance, I’d like to go back to Athens and spend two or three days. Turns out Athens isn’t overrated for someone like me who’s a nerd for history, art, and politics. One day wasn’t enough. Athens has been destroyed and rebuilt, war after war, and there are layers of stories beneath the Starbucks, H&M, and Sephora that line Ermou Street, and under the remains of Propylaia and Erechtheion. Someday.

Next stop: Naxos!

[1] I owe Fiesta Tours & Travel a big thank you for fixing my UK and Schengen visa appointments and requirements while I was traveling for work. I was only in Manila for about two weeks, collectively, from January-March and I was so worried I wouldn’t get my visas in time, but Ms. Eve, Ms. Anna Marie, and Ms. Jean of Fiesta Tours figured it out so I wouldn’t have to. Thank you. 

[2] “Soulbatical” is a term my best friend Claudine coined when I visited her in California in October 2015, after my MSc. “I’m soul-searching. Kind of like a sabbatical,” I told her. “A soulbatical!” she declared. So now I have an annual commitment to go on a soulbatical where I do as little work as possible and travel on my own. 

[3] Free walking tours don’t have a fixed price, but run on tips.

[4] This is what happens when you travel alone - ang daming time for rumination and contemplation.

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So Far, In Thailand: Trains, Temples, Tea, and Songkran

Part 1: Trains

It’s 9 PM and I’m aboard a second class sleeping train from Lopburi to Chiang Mai. 

I have 9 hours of alone time to kill and a lot of pent up stories, plus I did not have spare room in my backpack to bring The Unbearable Lightness of Being which I’ve been reading in the PH before I left, along with me. So I know that this is the best time to write. It feels like I’ve been putting it off for such a long time now and the memories in my brain need telling.

I’ve been in Thailand for 12 days. 12 days! I know! Yes, I’m still THIS (!!!) giddy excited.

New Year’s Eve of 2016 keeps coming back to me. It was the first time I made a “goals for this year” list. The 22-year-old me wrote “Stay at a different country for 2 weeks just by yourself” wondering if I could really do it. The prospect looked extremely doable. I think I could do it.

It didn’t happen within 2016. But a year passed by, NYE of 2017 came, and the craving to marvel at something new and different- language, food, architecture – didn’t stop. To the contrary, it intensified.

I just knew I had to make it happen. I had to give in to my heart’s incessant begging.

Now, I’m 2 days closer to that 2016 goal and I plan on staying for another extra week. Why stop at 2 weeks, right? There’s so much more of Thailand to see!

I only need to look back at my life a month ago to know that it has changed drastically. I’ve had so many new experiences in my 2 weeks stay here than, say, the past 3 months in the Philippines.

I’m not saying the PH isn’t awesome. And I’m not saying my life sucked back home either. Oddly enough, even though I thought I wouldn’t, I miss the PH. The want to see more of the world just, by a huge margin, outweighs that feeling. Sorry, mom.

Part 2:  Temples

One of the main things that brought me to Thailand is its temples, or as they say here, Wats.

A friend back home told me that I only wanted to go to Thailand to look at the walls of the temples and that is part true. I knew even then that the walls were painted, if not carved, with Thailand’s religious history and were absolutely beautiful.

Now that I’ve actually seen them, I can say that they did not disappoint. Plus the Buddhas here are ENORMOUS – bigger than skyscrapers enormous.

I’m lucky to have stayed in Ang Thong, a province 2 hours away from Bangkok, where almost every corner has a Wat and the place also houses a few Big Buddhas whose nails are bigger than I am. Plus it’s close to Lopburi and Singburi which also has enough Wats for my eyes.

One of my favourites is Wat Prang Sam Yot – an old temple in Lopburi where monkeys, a lot of monkeys, roam around free. They even go out of the temple area, into the streets doing practically whatever they want to do, and just being kind of badass.

Another favourite place is Ayutthaya where you can see temple ruins just along the streets, all being casually majestic. Speaking of Ayutthaya, there’s also Ayutthaya’s floating market. The place is also best known for its elephants and though I went to see it, I didn’t go for the famed and expensive elephant ride. I dunno, I just kinda feel bad for them.

There’s also Bangkok which houses Wat Arun, Wat Pho, and the temples inside The Grand Palace. These are a must-see. They are simply breathtaking and can be easily accessed through the boat taxis.

If you’re like me who looks so Thai, you may want to come to these places with your Thai friends to save money. I went around with some Thai locals and they told me to simply shut up and not speak English so that I wouldn’t be charged the tourist-priced entrance fee. These places are priced almost triple for tourists so… there’s a Thai life hack for the Asian you.

Anyway, it seems like I visit a different temple almost everyday but it was only once when I actually prayed. It was Songkran day. Thai families visit temples to give thanks and ask for blessings before starting the festivities, and the monk asked us to pray and man, was I out of practice.

When I was little, my parents would pray with me every night and it was easy back then. I only had to list the people I was praying for and ask the heavens what I wanted for them. Little girl me knew my list by heart and recited it easily every night before going to bed.

But now that I’m older, deciding who gets to be in the list gets a bit trickier. Also asking for what I wanted for them becomess less measurable - I just want him to be happy. I want her to realise she’s awesome as she is. I want them to be safe and healthy.

Pressured to make a list at that very moment, when I haven’t had a list for so long, I even realised that I’ve added people there who I haven’t spoken to for a long time. There are people on that list who I thought didn’t deserve to be there but are still there nonetheless.

I guess that’s how you know you truly love/d them.

I wonder if I decide do it again every night, would the list grow longer or shorter? Would I add more people, or subtract?

Would the list keep on drastically changing?

Part 3: Songkran

Songkran is a three-day event starting from April 13 to April 15. It marks the start of the Thai New Year.

When I booked my ticket, I was not aware of this festival. I may have been the luckiest girl to have spent it with who I consider my second family here in Thailand. We went to the night fests, danced the night away, and joined in on street water fights - It was crazy! (I had no decent Songkran photos for fear that my caera would get wet.)

Plus, there’s an abundance of food. The custom is to offer food to the monks but since there’s so many, everyone is invited to eat at the temple.

The Songkran Festival is rich with Thai culture and history and is best spent with family.

Made me miss mine a little.

But I guess, if your lucky, you can find a family almost anywhere, and in the most unlikely places.

Part 4: Tea

Not a lot to say about this but I just want to document that I have this weird addiction to Cha Thai (Thai tea). It is so convenient that it only costs 20 baht (around 27PHP or half a dollar) and is sold at almost every corner here.

It’s starting to rival my love for coffee. 

I had my fortune told at one temple. The fortune sticks read that I "will have a good life".

I would very much like for that to happen, yes please.

Cha Thai cheers to following our stubborn hearts.

Love,

N

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