Musings of a human trapped in the Philippines
In a recent post, I said that I deleted facebook from my phone for a while. But every now and then, I find myself opening the site to scroll for a few minutes just to see how my friends are doing.
Continue reading “Isip: I wish my friends had blogs”
It’s been a while since my last Life Update blog post, so in an attempt to stay active with my blog, here’s some snippets of what I’ve been up to for these past two months!
Continue reading “Baliktanaw: April & May 2026”
I’m gonna yap about losing some money from my e-banking app. (Spoiler warning: I lost ~P60)
Continue reading “Baliktanaw: My Maya Wallet was compromised”
Today I’m writing about an issue I’ve been running away from for years.
I have lost the capability to think.
Continue reading “Isip: Regaining Focus in a Distracted World”
Saturday to Wednesday
March 7 to 11, 2026
Hello, Fukuoka, I’m back! It’s my 3rd time visiting this wonderful city and I still can’t get enough of it. I’ve been looking forward to returning here since last year and thankfully, I had this opportunity to come back. Read on for the play-by-play of the trip.
Continue reading “Gala: Fukuoka 2026”
Saturday to Thursday
December 27, 2025 to January 1, 2026
Since reaching retiring age, Mama has wanted to spend time traveling with her kids, but our schedules never seemed to line up. This year, however, the New Year holidays were strategically placed to justify spending some time outside the country. This is the recap for our annual family trip, this time to Singapore, Melaka and Kuala Lumpur.
Continue reading “Gala: Singapore, Melaka, Kuala Lumpur 2025 Trip Report”
Another year is ending and that means it’s time for my annual gaming audit. The Steam Deck has made it very convenient to fit a gaming session into my life in between my other endeavors like travel and fitness. Here’s a rundown of all the games I completed in 2025 as well as a quick review and ranking of each.
Continue reading “Laro: 2025 Video Game Round-up”
Friday to Tuesday
November 21 to 25, 2025
The popular saying goes that “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” There must be a lot of truth to this because bite by bite, Taipei is a city that has succeeded in capturing my heart. Here is the travelog for my trip to Formosa’s capital.
Continue reading “Gala: Taipei 2025 Travel Log”