BlogHide Reblurtstravelingmercies in # ibc • 5 yr. ago • 1 min readibccosmos1mmjpqgjc56x8u99xrxctzvu8qd472zgg6jqjrxtravelingmercies in # blurtlife • 5 yr. ago • 5 min readWhy is this person angry? | 3 things that make a good startWhy is this person angry? Is there something wrong that I've made? Have I offended this person in some way? Am I the reason why this person is upset? Were there times you've found yourself asking those questions? I had an experience in my workplace when suddenly, my colleague looked upset and I didn't know the reason why. Those questions…travelingmercies in # blurtchef • 5 yr. ago • 4 min readKimchi fried rice 🍳store bought vs. homemade kimchiI have been watching a lot of K-dramas since last year, 2020, was a year of binge watching great drama series for me. The long hours of reading subtitles were bearable but whenever the characters would have scenes that involve eating, I would instantly crave for something to eat too. I'm glad that there's a Korean grocery store near our…travelingmercies in # blurtchef • 5 yr. ago • 2 min readCheesy quesadilla — an easy to make afternoon snack 🧀It's my first weekend away from home after the recent lockdown in Metro Manila. When a stricter community quarantine was implemented, we were advised to work from home for almost two months. It became unfamiliar for me how I usually spend my Saturdays in the city in this current pandemic. Until lunch time I was binge watching the Korean drama…travelingmercies in # blurtography • 5 yr. ago • 5 min readThe farthest island I've been to south of the Philippines | A week in Tawi-Tawi ⛵️Tawi-Tawi, a land with rich culture Traveling is such a wonderful gift to oneself. When I started working, I made sure to spare time and money so that I can travel to places that I've been dreaming of since I was a kid. It's such an irony to have found Tawi-Tawi, to be a place that would hold a huge space in my heart; this place was never…travelingmercies in # blurtlife • 5 yr. ago • 6 min readMy brain is clueless to my feelingsWhat is it be like to be wise in life? How do I respond to my situations—the ones that come like turbulent surprises —in a wise manner? At a young age, I was always told that being smart is a wonderful trait to have. Intelligence, smartness, or cleverness are traits that are highly valued because that make a person be seen as someone with so…travelingmercies in # blurtreviews • 5 yr. ago • 8 min readHow different are we from machines? | Never Let Me Go (2010 film by Mark Romanek)Image source: Never Let Me Go — a film by Mark Romanek It's a film that came unexpectedly as the first rainfall of May. I only had a little knowledge what the film is about, turns out it was based from Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel Never Let Me Go. On the brief description that I've read about this film, it's a story of three friends, from…travelingmercies in # blurtography • 5 yr. ago • 3 min readCats are meme templates 😆Two weeks ago, our home adopted two kittens. One came from my auntie and the other one was a lost kitten brought home by my father. Yesterday, we had to move the other kitten to my cousin's place because my father thinks that the kitten favors that place more than our home. It's where he raises some of our dogs and other farm animals. Maybe, the…travelingmercies in # blurtchef • 5 yr. ago • 3 min readChicken cordon bleu for dinner 🌀Satisfying our cravings For the past days, we've been craving for this dish. I used to call this chicken wrap/roll, it's just instead of tortilla, you use chicken to wrap ham and cheese. It's one of my favorite lunch meal when I was in college. It was quite fancy for a student back then. Since my mom just recently had this, she wanted to try…travelingmercies in # blurtreview • 5 yr. ago • 5 min readThoughts about the Leap Year —a movie from 2010Before, movies for me were treats I'd like to enjoy —watch with my friends and family, alone, and while I do some other tasks in school. I enjoyed watching chick flick movies that have stories where you don't have to read between the lines, trying to uncover some hidden meaning. Just simple boy meets girl and they lived happily ever after, a…travelingmercies in # blurtlife • 5 yr. ago • 4 min readFrom harvest, there's food on the tableIt's another day of spending my early morning in the farm. My father who identifies himself as a farmer almost spend most of his time in our farm. This time of the year, the corns have already been harvested. The farm is left to rest for the next planting season —which is rice. Right now, a portion of the farm is planted with bitter gourd, green…travelingmercies in # blurtchef • 5 yr. ago • 4 min readBaking banana bread with peanut butterLast month, I bought a box of treats from a bakeshop I found in Instagram. The cookies and variety of loaves they offer look very delicious. The cookies were so sweet, perfect to be eaten with a cup of coffee. Among the loaves I have tried, my favorite was the banana loaf, plus look how the slice of banana on top made the loaf so beautiful. I…travelingmercies in # blurtlife • 5 yr. ago • 5 min readHow my day looks in the form of shadows — a contest entryDays have been so routinary for me. If a year ago, I'd say that days were full of ups and downs with so much activities/tasks to do in a day. I'd say 24 hours are not enough to do the things I have to do. I'd say I go to my work from 9AM to 10PM, attending some classes in between work hours, studying the lessons I didn't fully understand when I…travelingmercies in # blurtography • 5 yr. ago • 5 min readThe One Cafe with Ms. PAC-MAN – A visit to Central Perk Cafe, SingaporeO what a dream it is to be seating in cafe, drinking coffee with my F.R.I.E.N.D.S. 🤗I have watched How I Met Your Mother and F.R.I.E.N.D.S., these two famous TV series that made me want to visit New York someday. I have always wondered what does bagel and coffee (the ones bought from food carts) taste like in the morning when you're rushing to…travelingmercies in # blurtreviews • 5 yr. ago • 5 min readDown the rabbit hole of watching All the ButlersA variety show: All the Butlers Image source: All the Butlers Four years ago, I would have said "No." to watching All the Butlers or Master in the House, its first episode aired on the December of 2017. Even last year, my friends started watching this TV show and they've been so eager in telling me how great this show is. I wasn't fond of…travelingmercies in # blurtchef • 5 yr. ago • 3 min readFood preference that changed over time 🥑🥕Making healthy meals can demand effort and time, much more when you include snacks in planning the healthy food you'll eat. Sometimes, I consume snacks that are rich in sugar (cakes, candies, chocolates, and cookies). Those treats are easy to buy in grocery stores, I'll just have a stock and I'm good for a week or month. But since I'm spending…travelingmercies in # blurtchef • 5 yr. ago • 4 min readWelcoming the mango season with a graham cakeSummer, it's the season of mangoes! Living in a tropical country may be a little boring, it's either sunny and warm or rainy and just a little less warm outside. There's no waiting for the changing of colors of leaves, first snowfall, and the beautiful flowers in bloom. I'd be honest, when I'm feeling the warm air of summer, I'd be wishing that…travelingmercies in # blurtography • 5 yr. ago • 7 min readWhen Summer meets Fall | A day in Gapyeong CountyOne week in South Korea? I thought it would be a long vacation for me, but as I fly to that beautiful country without having a detailed plan of the places I'll visit, I realized that a week was a little short to explore different places. I was so busy at work that I thought I could just plan my itinerary on the plane, well, to the best of my…travelingmercies in # blurtlife • 5 yr. ago • 6 min readThe affordability of living in a developing country, is it good or bad?What is the cost of living in the city in a developing country? Three years ago, when I finished my undergraduate degree, I decided to move to the city nearby the province [rural] where my university is located. I thought, for almost two decades I have already lived in the province and I wanted the accessibility and comfort of living in the…travelingmercies in # blurtchef • 5 yr. ago • 3 min readHomemade ice cream for the summer heat 🍦🌞Who doesn't love eating ice cream? It's already summer here in our country and everyone in our home feels the summer heat all day long, and even in the night! After eating our lunch, I decided to make an ice cream for everyone. I have tried making this dessert a few times already and I have enjoyed doing so since I can customize the flavor and…
