Musings of a human trapped in the Philippines
#BoysWhoATBP is just a dump for those random activities that don’t deserve their own category yet. Maybe I’m just trying something new.
Whenever I find something to hyper-fixate on, it doesn’t end until I have something tangible to hold in my hands. So when my interest in fountain pens reached its peak, I knew buying one was the only way to satisfy my curiosity. That’s how I ended up with a Pilot Kakuno.
Continue reading “Sulat: The Pilot Kakuno, my first fountain pen”
Wow, I actually managed to squeeze out a book review post. Most of the entries here have a theme: they’re stories about bookshops and libraries.
Because they carry this similar theme, I decided to read them one after another, thinking that the transition from each book to the next would be minimal. Here are my thoughts, plus some more books I’ve finished in this two month time span.
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This is the first round of food reviews for the year and we’ve been to some really good places so far. Here is my review for Thai restaurant Khao Khai, plus a quick revisit of Crosta Pizzeria, and a Japanese hole in the wall, Funki Izakaya… Let’s go!
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This is part 2 of my list of favorite songs for 2021. You can read my ranking for the first half of the year here. As usual, all of these are just my opinions and you can feel free to discuss and share yours in the comment section. Let’s get 2021 over with!
Continue reading “Kinig: My Top 5 K-pop Girl Group songs of 2021 (Second Half)”
So a few weeks ago, my Gfriend dealer sent me a message of their available products and I saw a piece of merchandise that I’ve been looking for since last year. Without any hesitation, I ordered it and waited for it to arrive. Finally, it’s here, so let’s take a look at it.
Continue reading “Bukas: Gfriend’s Memoria Spoon & Chopsticks Set”
Because I’m really loving my mechanical keyboard, I decided to decorate it with some artisan keycaps. I found a local shop that makes their own and decided to order some of their designs. This is a short post documenting that purchase.
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This post is me trying to organize my thoughts with having used both platforms as my main music app. Until now I can’t really say which is the definite winner, but I’ll be listing down the pros and cons of each as per my first-hand experience with them. Let’s gooo!
Continue reading “Isip: Youtube Music Premium or Spotify Premium?”
I’ve been debating on whether this should be a video because all my other album unboxings have been on Youtube, but since this isn’t a recent release and I’ve already said all I can about Gfriend, a blog post should suffice. So let’s proceed with the unboxing of this Summer Mini Album from my favorite K-pop Girl Group.
Continue reading “Bukas: Gfriend – Sunny Summer (Summer Ver.)”