A space for a lazy gal and her archives
For 3 decades, the busy city of Calamba has been my home. Now that I m bound to move the other side of the world, I can t help but feel emotional that I no longer be here with my family and friends. But instead of thinking of this as abandoning my home, I d like to think [ ]
It was a great weekend. We were supposed to go to another island, but a lot of rejected RSVP came in and so we decided to change the plan to a quick getaway in our own province. It was the best 11 hours of sleep I had. My friends kept telling me I should spend [ ]
What an experience, let me start with that. My good friend, Em, passively convinced me to go back to watching Tagalog films again. Tagalog is my native language, and it s challenging for me to listen to dialogues in Tagalog because I notice the little things, and it destroys the experience for me. Especially for drama [ ]
Telling yourself it s okay while sobbing is such a hard task, but achievable nonetheless. Convincing yourself it s not as big as you think it is, is kind of tricky when you re brain already hopped in and out of that rabbit hole 20 times during your 15-minutes crying session. Crazy as it is, you know in [ ]
For three days now, I have been consuming non-stop football content. It all started two weeks ago, when my husband told me we should watch Argentina s game in the World Cup. Curious, I said Of course. It was really interesting. I didn t think I would find fun in watching grown men stealing balls using their [ ]
As a lover girl through and through, I can t help but look back at all the stupid stuff I did whenever I had a crush on someone. At a young age, I ve always just thought of crushes as someone you like and never meant to have. Probably the reason why I didn t really try, in [ ]
After 4 weeks, I finally finished my first ever book for 2026. While my relationship with the book started pre-pandemic, I m happy the 7-year wait is over, and I finally to read its totality. The book has opened my eyes to so many things as a woman, as a feminist, and most of all, as [ ]
Since Manon s hiatus weeks ago, I found myself crawling through the skin of a 17-year-old fan girl who just lost her favourite girl group member. There is a certain kind of grief attributed to losing a member of a band or a group you like. It s like you know it does not deeply affect anything [ ]
Yesterday, I went to Makati to meet a friend and eat Argentinian food. I also wanted to introduce my dear friend to Argentine cuisine. Apparently, there aren t a lot of Argentinian restaurants in Makati, luckily, there s Chingolo. First of all, this is not the type of restaurant we d go to on a normal basis, but [ ]
I used to think being mature, and being a grown up means you accept things the way they are by being understanding. No one told me being a grown up actually meant accepting how petty you are so it s easy for you to drop someone from your contact list because they didn t pronounce your name [ ]