A few weeks ago, I posted about writing as a second career. As you probably know by now, my posts are excruciatingly long-drawn. So here is the 2nd part: ON OWNING IT A friend of mine (hi Pau!) studied culinary school, and plowed through an internship program before putting up her own successful restaurant; but for the longest time, she did not … [Read more...]
Adulting 122D: Exploring Osaka (Part 2- On Hotels, Food and Drinking)
In my last entry I talked about our recent trip to Japan. Coming back with more kwento this week. ON HOTELS Here's the thing, I know that it's tons cheaper, but I would rather stay in a hotel than an Air BnB. As you probably know by now, I’m quite lazy. It is exhausting enough to walk 20,000 steps a day, I don’t want to worry about fixing my bed every morning or washing … [Read more...]
ADULTING 121 (ON #RELATIONSHIPGOALS): Learning From My Parents
February, cheesy as it may sound, is the month of love. This is especially true for me because a lot of the significant relationships in my life have their roots in February. My parents’ anniversary is on February 10. It would have been their 37th year of marriage. Moe and I will be celebrating our 4rth wedding anniversary a week before that as well. Having our … [Read more...]
Adulting 118: On Exploring South Korea
People who know me and I don’t spend a lot of time traveling. My lack of wanderlust comes from two conflicting personality traits: I’m a creature of comfort: I really, really have no desire to “rough it.” Ironically, despite my pang-mayaman needs, I’m kuripot and have this perpetual notion that I am a pauper. Around a year or two ago, I decided that I’ve had enough of … [Read more...]
Adulting 116: On Moving (Part II)- Hiring Professional Cleaners
A few weeks ago, I wrote about hiring professional movers and how, despite the stress that we encountered, we felt the service was totally worth it. This week, I decided to focus on our experience of getting professional cleaners. Ok, so I know what you’re thinking. These people are lazy, lazy as**s who waste their money hiring people for jobs that they could very well do … [Read more...]