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I was casually listening to a Spotify playlist while cleaning my room when an ad played. Normally, I would get kind of annoyed with repetitive ads and just want them to end. But this particular ad made

One of my goals this year is to watch at least one theater play. And for some reason, my phone's algorithm learned about this, that it started showing ads/posts about theater plays. Aaaaannddd! Amazingly,

As an artist, joining bazaars is an enticing idea to me. But at the same time, it is not something I am super eager to do. It's because I know the amount of time, sweat, effort, and funds needed in both

Unlike a lot of people, I am not the type to celebrate my birthday in an extra special way. There were even years when I would just stay in my room the whole day, like any other normal day. But this year,

Have you ever heard about a floating bookfair? I first learned about it when I was in College in my hometown. There's this ship called, Logos Hope, which sails around the world. And yes, it is a bookstore

I spent Easter Sunday with the bestie! We met up at SM Mall of Asia (MoA) to attend The Grand Easter Feast in the morning. It always feels great to attend The Feast sessions with her, especially because

Crocheting is an art form that involves a lot of small movements, hence, one's fine motor skills should be developed already before being able to maneuver the tools/materials together. So whenever someone

This is such a Tita thing to say, but omygoosh! Time flies so faaaast. My first niece just turned 18! What a crazy reality. haha Age is not really a big deal with me. I am just amazed with how the years

Eversince I learned about self-shoot studios, I've always wanted to experience it with my parents and furbaby. I tried it before with my friend, and it was fun! So I thought they will enjoy, too! There's

Freelancer and Artist — as a creative, those two words are so appealing yet intimidating to me at the same time. They sound like people I wanna become, yet I am scared to be one. So it never occured to

Aside from the actual act of crocheting, another thing I super love about being a crochet artist is being able to teach people how to do the craft. Ever since I started facilitating crochet workshops for

Pre-pandemic, I am an avid open mic goer! Whether as a performer or an audience, I really enjoy attending events like that. But of course, when the world shut down, so as the in-person events. And now

I am such a nature girlie. I feel so at peace and at ease whenever I am in a place surrounded by nature. So when I learned that the forest in Manila has been rehabilitated (after the attempt of closing

I am not a huge music fan, but I do like supporting local artists. So when my niece invited me to join her in a pre-valentine concert by local musicians, I agreed! I wasn't very familiar with the songs

I know it's already halfway through February, so this might be a little late already, but I still wanted to share with you some of the crochet projects I finished last January! First on the list was this

In my previous post, I mentioned that one of the things I learned from the book, Atomic Habits by James Clear, is the idea on building small habits I would do everyday. In this post, I would share with

One of my goals this year is to finish reading at least 12 books. For some, that may be too little, while for others, maybe too much. But for me, I think this is the most attainable number, especially

My HG bestie messaged me, saying that she'll be flying to Manila. So of course, we planned for a date! We went to Ikea together with her cousin. But before this architect (bestie)-engineer(cousin)-artist(me)

My needlework story to share today is different from usual crochet-related stories. This time, it is all about sewing! Ever since I was younger, I've really been into sewing, both by hand and a portable

Guess what? It is only recently when I learned that there are apparently several museums/galleries here in the Metro that are open for public for free. Because of that, I told myself that starting this