# Miao? Wow! I write about what it means to live within and beyond my comfort zone, to grow through grief and ritual, and to find small wonders in everyday life. Page: Feed: --- ## [Guni-Gunitain: Mga Halimaw, Not Monsters](https://miao.substack.com/p/guni-gunitain-mga-halimaw-not-monsters) _2026-08-16 · Miao_ Sometimes, if we listen closely enough to the legends, they tell us just as much about ourselves as they do about the things that go bump in the night. ## [Comfort Food: Chicken Adobo](https://miao.substack.com/p/comfort-food-chicken-adobo) _2026-08-15 · Miao_ Traditionally, whole black peppercorns are used in adobo. But I broke from tradition because I was tired of fishing peppercorns out of the stew before serving and even while enjoying my meal. ## [OverFlow: How to Move at Your Own Pace](https://miao.substack.com/p/overflow-how-to-move-at-your-own) _2026-08-09 · Miao_ Life isn’t a race. It’s a rhythm. And you’re already moving exactly as you’re meant to. ## [What's on My Screen: REVIEW—Highlander (1986)](https://miao.substack.com/p/whats-on-my-screen-reviewhighlander) _2026-08-08 · Miao_ It resonates with me now, as part of the Filipino diaspora. We are all, in some way, Highlanders—cut off from the land that birthed us, trying to make sense of forever in foreign light. ## [From the Past: Up Dharma Down’s Capacities—A Study in Restraint and Refinement](https://miao.substack.com/p/from-the-past-up-dharma-downs-capacitiesa) _2026-08-07 · Miao_ Well worth listening to and purchasing, even though at three singles in, you don’t even really need to weigh your options—the product speaks for itself. ## [What's on My Speakers: SOUND TRIP—July 2026](https://miao.substack.com/p/whats-on-my-speakers-sound-tripjuly-e28) _2026-08-02 · Miao_ Still focusing on the positive, still leading with hope, still meditating the blues away. ## [Mátulain: Future Tense](https://miao.substack.com/p/matulain-future-tense) _2026-08-01 · Miao_ No one expected community and kindness and caring to be the only currencies worth counting on. ## [SpellWork: Keys, Wallet, Phone, Spell—Everyday Protection Magic for the Busy Witch](https://miao.substack.com/p/spellwork-keys-wallet-phone-spelleveryday) _2026-07-26 · Miao_ If your keys protect your path, and your wallet protects your identity, let your phone protect your inner world. In a way, using your daily essentials for protection magic is modern-day sigil work. ## [OverFlow: Perimenopause Mood Swings Like a Professional Boxer](https://miao.substack.com/p/overflow-perimenopause-mood-swings) _2026-07-25 · Miao_ Imagine Manny Pacquiao swinging his arm towards you, your anticipation of pain, and your body scrambling to move out of the way. That’s what it's like to be adrift in your feelings in perimenopause. ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WpHev8npc0Ht) _2026-07-25 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [StarCrossed: How to Interpret Your Astrological Birth Chart](https://miao.substack.com/p/starcrossed-how-to-interpret-your) _2026-07-19 · Miao_ Believing in astrology isn’t really the point. Sometimes, it’s simply another language for listening to yourself.