Vertigo hits

My curse decided to visit me again. I woke up last Thursday with a headache and spinning visions. I couldn’t get out of bed like I used to. I stayed in bed the whole day with bathroom breaks in between. Haist, this is in contrast naman of how I was during the past few days; I did zumba last Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Good thing I did my grocery shopping na rin last Wednesday. Plus, my son was with me all night because he’s on a break from work after working over times the past few days. My husband took care of me during the day.

Yesterday, I was feeling much better and did the laundry and cooking for lunch and dinner. I don’t know if my menopausal period has got to do with this also. Luckily, I didn’t experience panic attacks this time. This, too, will pass.

Cafe 80’s

I thought I’m done reconnecting with friends over the holidays. You see, when my Mom died last April 2019, I wasn’t able to see them. After eight months, I came out of my unintentional self-imposed hiatus. I met most of them in different occasions last December.

When the Camellia blooms review

Last week, I just finished watching this 2019 Korean drama series(Netflix original). Sometimes during the course of watching it, I would say to myself pang Mother’s day presentation dapat ito. Heart tugging ang scenes for a parent and even for a child, 

When the Camellia Blooms is a must watch. It shows the struggle of a single Mom, who is also an orphan, thereby labeling her instantly as an outcast in a small town in the countryside known as Ongsan. 

what a perfect shot! an ep 2 scene when Hyeung sik(a smitten police officer) was trying to persuade Dongbaek(Gong Hye Jin) to allow him to follow her for protection

I enjoyed the series ‘coz how they present the story iba talaga; beautifully written melodrama with an injection of a comic relief and a detective sub-plot. I was hooked from the beginning. When I say I enjoyed it, it means I wasn’t bored, it isn’t too dramatic, story isn’t a giveaway(twists and all), great setting and the cast’s performance is 100% well-portrayed. The main leads have an on screen chemistry. Tawang-tawa rin ako kay Kang Ha Neul(as Hyeung Sik) as a goofy, goody, goody police officer who is head over hills in love with Dongbaek. He was a revelation and he became an instant fave of mine. This is his first male lead role, unlike in The Inheritors/The Heirs where he was only part of the supporting cast, alongside with Lee Min Ho and Park Shing Hye.

How could I forget Gong Hye Jin, one of my fave Korean actresses, both in comedy and drama. It isn't a surprise anymore that she delivered another masterpiece of a performance. This is her latest back from her 2016 series Jealousy Incarnate. I liked her even before in Pasta, The Master's Sun and the Producers. Parang all her Korean dramas are worth watching, script and acting-wise. So whenever I spot a drama wherein she's a main lead, I knew it would be worth the binge. 

The supporting cast also, ang gagaling din, especially Pil-Gu as Dong baek’s son, Kim Sun Young as one of the ahjummas that sells crabs and often picks on Dongbaek being a single Mom, and Lee Jeong Eun as Dong Baek's mother.

Go ahead and watch it for yourself. You be the judge if it is a typical Korean melodrama or not. 

Korean drama fan

You know what one thing that made me sane during my grief journey after my Mom died? Watching K dramas or Korean novelas. I was a fan na before of Meteor garden and Lovers in Paris but never in my wildest imagination that I will really succumb to my weekly binge watching that really eats up a lot of my waking hours. :) Instead of being depressed and lonely, I entertained myself by watching how a beautiful story unfolds before my eyes. Yung dialogues nila para ka minsang nagbabasa ng libro, beautifully written. I wonder, what more in their language no? 

Reply 1988

Reply 1988

UP Chapel on a Sunday

For a long time I never set foot at the UP Diliman campus. My husband goes there at least once a week just to bike around or meet his biker friends. I used to be with him when I was that active pa in biking and running. I must say those days also were the times I was in my thinnest. But when you reach a certain age, there will be aches and pains that you get due to wear and tear. I stopped running and instead biked for a while. Then nung naging hardcore na yung husband ko,meaning he didn’t confine himself anymore just biking around the area, he went on exploring Antipolo, Batangas and even Baguio. That was the time I stopped. Ayokong masira ang balat ko. Haha. Kidding aside, it is too much for a woman like me. Maybe kung bata-bata ako. I’m happy nowadays indoors exercising, and that is going to the gym.

       

2019 Personal expenses

Saving up is always on top of of my major goals every year. And it is where I also miserably fail. I would list all the necessary budget for the week(food mostly), and health, travel plus miscellaneous expenses. Yung personal ko nakalista din. Medyo nag-overboard ako sa paggasta considering I have additional funds last year from May to December because I paid up my SSS personal loan after two years, pero ayun nga I still failed.

2020 Goals

This is an excerpt from my post last year. I specifically crossed out the ones that I was obviously able to accomplish.

For 2019, I want to accomplish the following with flying colors...
* save, save, save!
* travel to a dream destination on my 50th. locally, to a beach destination I've never been  to
* post regularly here on my blog(weekenders, not daily para mas achievable)
* buy a dining table or a lazy boy
* follow religiously a healthy diet
* more bonding with my Mom
* to be more tolerant with my husband and son
* be kind to myself(ok lang hindi perfect at times)
* attend a formal cooking/baking class
* minimize shopping for teacups, tableware :D

page 1 of 2020

Another reason why we chose to go to Subic on New year’s eve was my husband was nursing his cough and colds for almost a week na. We don’t want pollution anymore, so we chose to stay by the seaside where the sea breeze and saltwater could cure his illness. Proven na iyon. 

Welcoming 2020

My son was in Baguio from Dec. 31 till January 2 with his friends so I opted not to cook anymore for the  New Year’s eve. Well, to be honest, it was more likely, I was too lazy to prepare just like what I did last Christmas. Over the years, I noticed kapag Pasko masipag pa ako mag-prepare and all, but come New year’s eve, medyo tinatamad na ako. This year we decided to just watch the fireworks in SM MOA and eat dinner na lang sa resto since it was just me and my husband.