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 I keep asking myself why I continue buying books I end up not reading. Mostly resource books.

But I guess I can look at it as a gift for future me?

I wonder what other books I can buy that are more evergreen in their nature. And how I could pick up reading as something I do more often. 
 A year does go by fast; self-reflection and other musings: https://chisenires.design/2023/10/07/a-year-does.html 
 I have this urge in me to just randomly do stuff online, either to stream what it is I’m playing or working on, or just to really do whatever. Even despite getting tired of social media in general, this urge in me to just share is still very much alive.

But part of me is also scared. 😅 
 Sigh, here I go again with food orders instead of cooking with the stuff I have in my fridge 😖 Still can’t form the habit again huhu 
 officemate just told me they can’t attend a sync meeting later because they’re stuck in traffic. It’s a 1 hour meeting though, and I’m implying they might be able to catch up, unless they feel like traffic will take them 1 hour to get to the office.

To which they responded, yes 🫠 lolz 
 ack shet may sipon ako hahaha 🤧 pero di pa nagmamanifest fully so it’s in its awkward state of there and not there 🫠 
 The realization that there really were a lot of red flags in the past, I was just either too lenient on considering them, or was still in denial of all the things that were happening 🫠

At least now I’m out of it. Moved on and such. Will just do my best to continue on :) 
 nostr:npub1en2xmkvd4aaf7u2xqckgel0568475mwgnjymxr3tfqcy097kps3s4mnn7r Spiffy nails! 
 @1956cdcf thank you 😄 
 I have a bike ride this morning and I wanna arrive on time. Not too early, but on time. If I leave now, I feel like I’ll be… too early 😆 
 📷 day 30: treasure #mbsept

i gave this some thought, and figured one of my treasures are my hands. They allow me to do so many things. 😌

This means a bit more to me as a chronic nailbiter. I’m a bit better at it now, but still gotta improve.

(also an excuse to show off my new manicure 😝💅)

https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/111/156/462/346/697/871/original/c144595ff2c9d30a.jpg 
 📷 day 29: contrast #mbsept

I’m not that big of a fan of graffiti in general, but this was a striking wall. Felt compelled to take a photo. This photo has a lot of sections 😆

https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/111/148/104/697/423/927/original/77f0c0cf9f138c2d.jpg 
 Yesterday had me dealing with lots of things in the morning, which got me overwhelmed. Now I feel a bit better. 😊 
 📷 day 28: workout #mbsept

this was a rowing machine at the Manila Boat Club that I got to try! They recommend you practice here first before trying to row in a canoe along Pasig River 😁 I got some assumptions on rowing debunked as I used this 😆

https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/111/139/977/086/498/444/original/cb980bf34b8b85aa.jpg 
 📷 day 27: embrace #mbsept

this took me a while to choose which photo of me and my boyfriend I’ll post for the prompt that I almost missed it 😆 Making a mental note to try and have not just selfies as photos together 😝

https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/111/139/947/034/325/163/original/1751750b4489ff04.jpg 
 Reflections on trust in one's self, and dealing with impatience: https://chisenires.design/2023/09/27/reflections-on-trust.html 
 📷 day 26: beverage #mbsept

I found this glass of juice amusingly big. So I put my hand next to it to see the comparison in size 😆

https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/111/131/058/935/603/844/original/8e613e1a68f0adcb.jpg 
 oof i missed another day haha yesterday really was a daze 
 my tummy is being weird again this morning sobs tapos i woke up with a migraine pa reeeee let us get through this day 😤 
 puffy eyes today

thanks, impostor syndrome 
 • kumot crop top
• figma socks
• figma tote bag

full on designer mode jk 😂 ootd for UX+! see u at SMX MOA later 😄

https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/111/077/988/934/099/751/original/ea7f849426deb768.jpg 
 good god what is that haze outside 
 I feel bad I’m having to decide whether I should commit to the bit and bike commute to the design conference I’m attending later or just join my officemate’s Grab carpool later 🫠

Part of me wants to show it is doable, but I also know that it might be hard at the current state huhu sobs 
 📷 Day 16: oof! #mbsept

This is a ramp at the mall near my place. It has been “under maintenance” for like 2 months already, with no visible damage.

https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/111/077/270/116/015/589/original/7c637aee0b979625.jpg 
 📷 Day 15: red #mbsept

My outfit yesterday while with my bike 😁 red dress, red bike, red bag 😆

https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/111/071/788/481/881/336/original/758a98f60378ac54.jpg 
 omg yay my prompt is next for tomorrow 😁 
 I have so many things happening every weekend, I wanna write about them all, but I guess I feel too conscious sometimes to just write whatever and then post it.

But… on another note, that is technically the point on why I am here in the first place 😆😅 
 Caught up in posting for the Micro.blog Photoblogging challenge again.

Sometimes I wonder if I missed out on a lot, but then when I check on my past posts, I usually just don’t post for a day. 😆 Time feels fleeting. hahaha 
 📷 Day 14: statue #mbsept

Apparently there is another Hachiko statue in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in their very own Little Tokyo area!

https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/111/060/754/189/561/836/original/5164a370effaa083.jpg 
 📷 Day 13: glowing #mbsept

My friends and I retook this photo because the light was apparently directly on top of my head 🤣

“para kang kinukuha na ng langit” 😂

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 📷 Day 12: panic #mbsept

Taken while eating breakfast at a hospital a month ago. This was a woozy day.

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 yesterday was a daze

getting back into it again today 
 📷 Day 8: yonder

forgot to post yesterday!!! huhu i broke my streak 😆

this was taken when we were at a rest house near the sea during a storm.

https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/111/035/110/010/976/285/original/6cf593896152e43e.jpg 
 grabe ah Mcdo let me get my Egg McMuffin and iced coffee this morning 😠 unavailable siya sa McDelivery app pero naoorder ko siya nang hiwa-hiwalay na item sa Grab??? 
 oh nakuha ko naman?? what gives, mcdo 🤣 kumpleto order ko but I had to pay for each item individually?

napa orange juice pa ako kasi walang option for iced coffee sa choices 😕

https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/111/026/957/185/513/247/original/426da8d7e81fee2a.jpeg 
 It’s only been a few days since we finally got Figma access for our team at work and I feel so powerful. 2 deliverables I would’ve taken maybe more than a week to work on was now finished in 2 days 😂

All because I felt more at home with the tool, and I wasn’t taking a break every 30 minutes or so after it either hangs, or I try to do something and it does something I didn’t intend to do 🥲 
 Here comes the construction sounds happening at like… 10PM. Why tf is someone jackhammering something at this hour?! 😑 
 📷 Day 7: panorama #mbsept

I rarely take actual panorama photos with my phone, but maybe this’ll count? View of the clouds during my flight from the Philippines to Thailand ☁️🤩

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 The weirdest thing happened: I tried visiting someone's personal website, and I got redirected to... porn ads. 😅