Uno: Desk Diary - March 18, 2021

If you have seen my exploits at Uno on my Twitter lately, chances are, you must be familiar with how I played some games of Uno in the past few days. I played around first four games of Uno at a solid loss. On the fourth one, I claimed my win, only to lose miserably. “No more Uno,” I said. On the fifth play, I was desperate to land on the podium. Here’s how it went so far: ...

March 18, 2021 · 1 min

Remembering Restaurant 9501

Team Eurika Ai, then Team XO, during a press conference held at Restaurant 9501 as part of World Cosplay Summit Philippines in 2014. [Deremoe Archive] After all that has been said and done, we can’t deny that ABS-CBN as an institution has been home to some experiences of mine. ...

August 14, 2020 · 2 min

Marble, Diecast Racing is now my new favorite quarantine pastime

John Oliver rekindled my fascination with Jelle’s Marble Runs after he announced that his show Last Week Tonight will sponsor this year’s Marble League. I got so excited with the opening of the 2020 Marble League that I waited until it gets premiered before I sleep - at around 4 in the morning. ...

June 26, 2020 · 1 min

Having a thorough haircut in the New Normal 2020

After three months, finally, I got a haircut. As barbershops are allowed to operate again during the general community quarantine (GCQ) period, my two-inch hair will finally be cut. The frustration of resting and feeling your hair at your nape, as well as that humid feeling in your head, finally comes to a halt. It was quite costly though, as I can’t just pick a preferred barber to go to - there’s only two in my area at the moment, and I don’t want to walk further. ...

June 13, 2020 · 2 min

10 Years of YouTubing and what I am still learning so far

It’s been 10 years since I opened my current YouTube channel. Prior to this, I was learning how YouTube works, and during the time when LimeWire was the thing, I downloaded quite a number of stuff, some of which I test upload to my first YouTube account. The result: Auto-banned. So, I made another one. This is it. Over the past ten years, I’ve uploaded quite a variety of videos: ...

June 8, 2020 · 7 min

Dessert Museum's aesthetic taught me a thing or two in life

Hi guys! I’ll be sharing photos from my visit at The Dessert Museum last year. I checked the EXIF details and it’s dated one year ago from the time I have posted this, so it’s just right to share these with you, especially that we’re at a critical time of our lives. As with most of my visits, I came in alone (but not lonely). I got a discounted pass here as the Museum is changing one of its rooms to a different theme. ...

March 24, 2020 · 4 min

Take that opportunity with no regrets.

This draft was actually written a year ago. This was me reluctantly deciding if I’m going for my first overseas trip or not. A year after this, I ticked off one thing in my bucket list. Allow me to share the draft prior to the release of “The First and Last Journey” this Monday, 7pm Manila time on Facebook and YouTube. I am looking at my Facebook feed, and I see some of my friends go to other places, with their smiling faces; and I can’t help but feel so jealous. ...

December 22, 2018 · 4 min

Photos from Taytay — 21 August 2016

The flagpole at the Rosario Ocampo Elementary in Taytay, which is among the places where I grew up. It’s been more or less a year since I visited Taytay. I really liked this place — this is where I spent three years before moving to Pasig for my Grade 5. The facade of the Rosario Ocampo Elementary School, where I spent my Grades 2, 3, and 4. ...

August 21, 2016 · 2 min

Greenhills, San Juan City

It’s great to see Greenhills again. It’s been a long time since I went to Greenhills — the last time I went to San Juan doesn’t even count — and it was a good opportunity to revisit the complex after I attended a Rotary Club design seminar at Club Filipino. (Note: I was the delegate for the RC Mutya ng Pasig, District 3800) Club Filipino Speaking of Club Filipino, I only knew it as the place where President Corazon Aquino took oath as the first female president of the Philippines, but it feels similar to the Makati (Sports) Club in which I’ve visited for my work. ...

August 13, 2016 · 2 min

Bagac, Bataan — March 25, 2016

I rarely post photos with me on it, but this one that my mom took is so good I just had to post it here. We were invited by my cousin KC (who is the reason why I got my hands on the internet) to go to Bagac, Bataan. This one’s a four-hour trip from Manila through the North Luzon Expressway so we had to meet up by 1AM. ...

March 26, 2016 · 1 min