Day 134
Guess the counting won’t stop any time soon. It’s 134 days and we’re still here, at home. The bright side is that you and I both get to say that indeed, we’re still here.
Back in the day, whenever I get caught in hiatuses, I’d break it by explaining why I’ve been away for too long, but now there’s obviously no way I’ve been away. Not that there’s some explaining to do — I mean, it’s just you and me here. Or maybe there’s no you even, it’s just me. Just me.
The last month has been pretty much the same. I mean, how could it be any different l o l
Well —
I had my birthday. And of course celebrated it in true quarantine fashion a.k.a. food tray galore! I honestly don’t feel old though, I still feel like the same seventeen year old college girl only capable of adding to cart l o l
Three decades and people still get my name wrong, and that isn’t even my real name
Reporting that I reached my weight goal around a week before my birthday, and I still can’t believe I actually did! Didn’t think there’s still hope for this fatso but hell yeah I was 10 kgs. lighter at that time! Not sure if it showed in the birthday portraits above but whatever haha
Today, more than a month later, there’s 3 kgs. added to the lost weight, bringing the total to 13! 65 days of garage run and here’s to hoping I’d be losing more as I reach for the 100th day!
I actually didn’t want to say anything about the weight loss because who cares really but there’d be nothing left interesting to share if I didn’t
I thought of writing back again on July 20 but was too tired so I didn’t get to. Why that day — it’s because it was our second Last Day anniversary, me and the boys. My favorite bullies whom I love so so much it’d still probably take me years to not miss them. This is too cheesy it sucks but I didn’t forget this day, and you guys know I wouldn’t, it’s just that I wasn’t brave enough. You see, I deemed it to be more “comeback-worthy” than my own birthday l o l
Work-wise — gahd, I didn’t realize how busy it has become until this moment. In all honesty there’s no other reason why there had been a month-long interval from the previous entry but work. Not that I’m complaining (I feel truly blessed that work is very much alive), but load has doubled versus the first three months. So many things to do, but bring it on! Gotta keep stuffing food in our mouths.
Not really work related, just a pretty bit. Got interviewed by Rappler for a story on ABSCBN’s shutdown, from the advertising standpoint. Sure, my sentiments in no way could represent the whole industry’s but it was a pleasure to share my thoughts. This girl right here is the anonymous media planner, but not anymore l o l
A side story on the article development — so Camille Elemia, the reporter, approached me through a common friend (whom I met at work) and I gladly said yes and answered her questions. I naturally checked her on Facebook to assure myself that agreement (of staying unnamed) would be followed and saw that we got a bunch of mutual friends, including my high school batch mates. Then today, she sent me a message to share that the article is out, so I took the opportunity to ask if by any chance she’s from the south. Camille was generous to say yes, along with barangay details l o l which turned out to be the same as mine until we figured we’re both living in the same village, same phase and apparently attended the same school (but different periods)! Really, really small world!
I modified the pages of the blog again so the #SupportSmallBusinesses section is temporarily unavailable, which is why I’d be incorporating them in the coming entries instead. My fickle-minded self can’t keep still, as always
FOLKLORE OH MY GOD I CAN’T STOP LISTENING! Taylor — you, you, you! Can’t take away the Swiftie in me no matter how annoying you’ve become l o l. Well at this point you’re not, and I’m glad you’ve started crawling back to being cute again! Really hated your attention-hungry-bitchy phase I totally ignored Reputation!
I so, so love Folklore and its presentation and pretty much everything that comes with it! I almost checked out from the merch online store yesterday like o m g I can’t get the items on my cart especially the cardigan off my mind. Is $128 too much? But, but, but that includes the shipping fee already? Ha, ha, ha
Please don’t crucify me #TeamJo! Love you and you still my main bitch!
Also — I cannot not mention! But DARK is too awesome I could cry! I cannot believe I’d get to use the phrase “Best. Show. Ever.” again with a series that’s not Game of Thrones! I mean, you gotta give it to the Davids. So this is a very delayed [published] reaction of course, because I saw Dark the moment it dropped on the 27th of June, 3 PM Manila time l o l and you can just imagine how I overreacted in every scene like, aaaaahhh so goddamn good!!
So, so, so glad Ian and I watched it together because he finally gave in and caught up on his own! I’ve been yakking about how good it is but he wouldn’t bulge so it was just me and my co-fans sharing the feelings together. Didn’t expect that I’d get to talk about it with someone I know that I actually learned how to take pride in being the only person in my circle to have been watching Dark. The day I figured he started on it, my eyes rolled and went protective instead of being happy! I was like, what are you doing — showing up here in Winden uninvited, because your free pass expired two years ago!! Hahaha b i t c h
And just like that, it’s Monday again.