Editor's note: I believe it's already obvious, but I'll state it anyway -- this is a blog post that I drafted in the year 2020, and it got buried inside the drafts folder... until now ?. I realized there's a lot of gems in here that I still wanted to properly collate and share with the world, because The 1975 will always be my best band in the world, no matter what. ? So go ahead and enjoy these content. ? ~o~ [Some time in the year 2020...] For the past four weekends (around Saturday, 2AM Manila time), The 1975 (my favorite band in the world!) had been holding "listening parties" for each ..read more

Lee Min Ho is back with a new Korean drama entitled "When the Stars Gossip," which premiered its first episode on January 4, 2025 and is available on Netflix. Two episodes are being released every weekend. As of this writing, the first two episodes are out and that's what I'm going to review in this post. ?I think the last drama I watched starring Lee Min Ho was The King: Eternal Monarch (which I heavily did an episode-by-episode review on the blog ?). That was around 5 years ago already so I'm so excited to see him again in this series! ? "When the Stars Gossip" has an interesting pre ..read more

I don't really watch horror movies because I dislike the feeling I have after watching them; it tends to linger with me for some time, and I easily get creeped out. I feel paranoid, especially at night. ? I only watch horror/thriller movies with my niece because it's one of her favorite genres. During New Year's break, she wanted to watch a series entitled Light Shop, which is available on Disney+. It is an eight-episode Korean series based on a webtoon. When my niece told me about this series, she said that it is about a light shop where spirits unconsciously enter, in a kind of magical an ..read more

Here I am continuing with the new goals system that I started last quarter! ✨ Below are my three main goals for the quarter and the progress that I have made during that period. ? Goal #1: Improve Fitness ✅ 45mins of brisk walking on the treadmill while watching ‘Summer I Turned Pretty’  ✅30 min treadmill in the morning ✅Strength training (1 session), this morning… had to wake up at 5:15am to be able to still clock in on time at work ✅ 30min brisk walking in the evening ✅ I’m able to do 55-minute treadmill routines ✅ I did my 20-min cardio on the indoor bike ✅ i did some bike exercises ..read more

I decided to approach my goal setting in a different way because I realized that the previous format or process was not working for me as much as I wanted it to. I followed advice from a video I watched by Ali Abdaal, one of the productivity YouTubers I follow. One of the highlights in that video is that he said that it is more productive to focus on just a few goals rather than having many goals to target within a specific period. So for the last two quarters of 2024, I decided to focus on just three main goals. In addition to narrowing down my goals, I also decided to plan out weekly miles ..read more

I cannot believe 2024 is already coming to an end, and today is the last day! ? It feels surreal how quickly a year can pass by, and I am so happy and grateful for the many great things that happened this year, along with new adventures, new experiences, and, of course, lessons learned. I want to honor those blessings and lessons that I have gained this year through this post. So, let's go through the events of the year and highlight the significant events that occurred for me! ☺️? Participated in Ali Abdaal's Feel-Good Productivity Annual Planning Workshop. Ali is one of the YouTu ..read more

I'm really enjoying journaling lately because it allows me to have space in my mind to reflect on things that's going on in my life. This is one of the prompts that I wanted to really spend time thinking about, and fortunately I had some spare hours today to sit down and pour my thoughts out. ? And so I got my handy dandy Kindle Scribe and wrote it away! ✏️✨ My hand was already tired by that last page, which explains the scrawny handwriting. ? That was a fun journaling prompt ..read more

This is the best photo I took on this full moon day. ? The full moon, which is the peak phase of the lunar cycle, symbolizes an outpour of energy and celebration for the wins that we have achieved so far. It is an ideal time also to reflect on the direction we want to pursue for the rest of this cycle. The spread that I did for this reading is different from the ones that I have done in the past. For this one, it is a six-card spread that complements with the full moon phase. ?✨ The first card represents what is being illuminated in my life right now. I got the Nine of Pentacles. P ..read more

After my latest local trip, I wanted to relax and recharge myself and so I booked an appointment at Nuat Thai during the first weekend after coming back from the trip. Also I got this idea from my latest moon reading. I'm not really a "massage person" so this was a new experience for me to do this. ? I chose their Premium Massage + Ventosa package. It was also my first time to experience Ventosa massage (those with suction cups). Since I really don't do massages regularly (and most of them I had in Lasema), I was feeling excited on how this would go. The first thing I noticed was that ..read more

I took this photo during the night of the new moon. ? (?Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete City) The new moon for this month happened in the Sagittarius constellation, which was perfect as it is my star sign and this phase happened on the first day of the month. The new moon phase symbolizes new beginnings and self-reflection, which aligns well with the things I wanted to give focus on during this time. I am now writing this in retrospect, and during this period I was actually in a trip with friends wherein I really took the time to let go of all my responsibilities (grateful I have work th ..read more