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- 226. Fully in my cocoon mode while the job market tanks
- 225. Misplaced my spark
- 224. (Naked) Attraction without distraction
- 223. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #12 - April 2025
- 222. Lifemaxxing
- 221. Kapwa ("togetherness, kindred spirit, etc.") in different cultures
- 220. RE: 30 questions for me and for you
- 219. Everything changes beyond absolute recognition
- 218. Crash out at the Buddhist Temple
- 217. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #11 - March 2025
- 216. Murals, markets, making food, oh my (Vietnam - Day 6)
- 215. Femininity isn't a fixed trait
- 214. On bucket listing
- 213. Who am I really?
- 212. 30 questions for me and for you
- 211. Auditioning for the role of the romantic lead
- 210. For the defense of the travel romance
- 209. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #10 - February 2025
- 208. A serial solo dater
- 207. Full length album listening
- 206. Getting too good at goodbyes
- 205. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #9 - January 2025
- 204. The art of being single
- 203. Disco techno night and a hazy rainy day (Vietnam - Day 5)
- 202. [Movie Review] Anora (2024): "I don't have Instagram. I'm an adult, man."
- 201. My time in the woods and anticipating others' thoughts
- 200. Bear Blog Questions & Silly Questions for fun
- 199. Ranking the Charlie Brown Christmas dancers
- 198. [BME] ผัดกะเพรา Pad Kra Pao (Thai basil stir-fry)
- 197. Love in liminal space
- 196. Why I like one-day layovers
- 195. Diary of an agony aunt
- 194. Concentric circles of connection
- 193. On writing and connecting
- 192. Baby's first sleeper train from Hoi An to Hanoi (Vietnam - Day 4)
- 191. Postroll introduction and plans
- 190. Catching up before the 2024 countdown
- 189. Jantesense reflections and friends
- 188. What it's like to date a mortician
- 187. Conducting my annual personal digital audit
- 186. Feeling lopsided and lovesick
- 185. On managing the madness
- 184. Shaking up the routine with an earthquake
- 183. Brownies and my mother’s egg-freezing agenda for me
- 182. Tough talks and tough love
- 181. Letting ache be what it is
- 180. [Movie Review] Wicked (2024): Give them a real good enemy
- 179. re: lying to myself (dear misu)
- 178. How to be single (pt. 2)
- 177. How to be single
- 176. The mortifying ordeal of being known
- 175. A trip to the tailor's before the overnight train (Vietnam - Day 3)
- 174. “The right people are timeless”
- 173. Spontaneous Vietnamese cooking class photo dump (Vietnam - Day 2)
- 172. I had a dream about you
- 171. What a demure, mindful, and brat summer
- 170. Hoi An Night Out
- 169. Curate your love
- 168. Meeting the 'lads on tour'-equivalent of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- 167. A bizarre work opportunity in Hoi An
- 166. Taxis like to talk to me
- 165. Vietnam photo dump (Vietnam - Day 1)
- 164. Identity change and a triumphant return
- 163. [BME] A random steak craving
- 162. Happy 1st Bear birthday to me
- 161. Being followed around by Gintoki from Gintama
- 160. Massages are magic
- 159. Soup Party #1 (March 2024 edition)
- 158. [DIEC] Malacca: weekend getaway
- 157. Compounding heartbreaks and unsent love letters
- 156. The fairy gaymothers (Malacca Day 2)
- 155. Ma girl in Malacca (Malacca Day 1)
- 154. Flat tire and flat-tired of life
- 153. A delightful day at the Islamic Arts Museum
- 152. Lunch time with friends and food gems
- 151. Poker night with the boys
- 150. A very much needed girls' night out
- 149. First ocean piece art sculpture workshop
- 148. A 24-hour date
- 147. Lindy hop in the park
- 146. Dim Sum 101
- 145. Six local residents abduct American (into their WhatsApp group chat)
- 144. Writing-Blues club
- 143. [OOMFH]: Climbing: Finding community at the climbing gym
- 142. Being an unintentional homewrecker during afternoon tea
- 141. A casual date turned business venture
- 140. The Hopeless Romantics support group
- 139. A wholesome day on the holiday of love
- 138. Reminiscing the small Valentine's Day gestures
- 137. A defunct mob spawn rate at the terrace bar
- 136. A deep discussion in the rain
- 135. "You have a face that I can tell anything to"
- 134. In the middle of my rom-com era
- 133. Blog needed botox and filler
- 132. Gossip session with the uncles today
- 131. Losing my 310 day Duolingo streak
- 130. Not a screwed up day and night
- 129. Babysitting a bunch of college kids at the pub crawl
- 128. People watching at the local coffee shop
- 127. Nature is conspiring against me but also working with me
- 126. There is no romantic guidebook
- 125. Things are settling down
- 124. Raining (more like running) in Manila by Lola Amour. (Dear Mei)
- 123. [BME] A 5-Course Seafood Dinner with my friends
- 122. [DIEC] Langkawi: Lovely, lax, and lounging
- 121. Updating the friend group on my dating life via PowerPoint
- 120. Beauty and the concept of "pretty privilege"
- 119. Low on time, high on inspiration
- 118. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #8 - December 2023
- 117. [DIEC] Taipei: Taking a trip in the capital of Taiwan
- 116. Re: Living vicariously... love advice from friends and more adventures
- 115. [DIEC] Moalboal: an adventurous traveler’s paradise
- 114. [DIEC] Bohol: stranded in the middle of the night
- 113. [DIEC] Cebu City: a cultural hub to see
- 112. Unveiling delusions: a disturbing encounter with a "friend" and a fan-edit of me
- 111. [Movie Review] The Boy and the Heron (2023): How do you live?
- 110. Friday found me wined and dined on a friend date
- 109. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #7 - November 2023
- 108. Thursday thoughtful thoughts and a terrific transportation to France
- 107. Wednesday (ninja) warrior wonder and getting my just desserts
- 106. Tuesday tore my climbing harness a new one
- 105. Monday trivia victory at the pub
- 104. Weekend trek to a friend's hotel in the boonies
- 103. Crazy people, crazy stories - a week of meeting colorful characters
- 102. Trying not to be just a romantic travel story
- 101. Living vicariously through my messy love life
- 100. All of my sign-offs so far (100th post)
- 99. Overcoming the maladies
- 98. The puzzling societal perspective towards platonic friendships
- 97. Waiting for my ice lemon drink
- 96. [Movie Review] Five Nights at Freddy's (2023): These are my friends!
- 95. On making your own decisions
- 94. New friendships found at the pub crawl
- 93. [DIEC] San Francisco: Strolling through Beer Gardens and Museums
- 92. What I learned from my one week long romantic speedrun
- 91. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #6 - October 2023
- 90. My brief stint with the tarot card reader
- 89. The rom-com best friend side character
- 88. Ouran High School Host Club should get a reboot
- 87. My top 5 favorite albums of all time
- 86. The uselessness of asking what type you usually go for
- 85. Intermittently, every person has been a hater.
- 84. Don't force yourself to be a cat person if you're a dog person
- 83. Making progress in trying not to make progress
- 82. Crushes are fun and why you should embrace them
- 81. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #5 - September 2023
- 80. Differences between bodies of water
- 79. Always be writing and when to be vulnerable
- 78. [Movie Review] Bottoms (2023) - I really value when people use violence for me, it's actually one of my love languages.
- 77. [SHISHAMO「中庭の少女たち」歌詞]
- 76. What would we show the aliens?
- 75. Pop philosophy bro bullshit
- 74. On unsolicited advice
- 73. Favorite video games list from 2003 to 2023
- 72. [Review] One Piece (Netflix Live Adaptation)- I'm going to be King of the Pirates
- 71. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #4 - August 2023
- 70. [BME] Lumpia (Filipino egg rolls)
- 69. On rethinking sex ed
- 68. What's in a name?
- 67. Friendship breaks are okay
- 66. Yutori [ゆとり]: living with spaciousness
- 65. No Sympathy Required
- 64. Accept your shadow self
- 63. [Movie Review] Oppenheimer (2023): 'Now I Am Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.'
- 62. On a satisfying life
- 61. Lo-fi study music personal preferences
- 60. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #3 - July 2023
- 59. [Movie Review] Barbie (2023): That's because they're dream houses, *%$@#
- 58. [OOMFH] Gardening: Grew some tiny vegetables
- 57. On walking
- 56. Just some scholarly woes and taking action
- 55. Disengage and prioritize yourself
- 54. What's it like being hypnotized?
- 53. Binge-watching SATC
- 52. The blog basically got a face lift and a bbl
- 51. On being independent
- 50. [OOMFH] Movies: Top 10 Favorites
- 49. Can you change your personality?
- 48. Tour de France: au coeur du Peloton (fr)
- 47. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #2 - June 2023
- 46. "Commercially viable" poc
- 45. Recent messages that make me laugh
- 44. Coffee is ambrosia
- 43. [Movie Review] Elemental (2023): Just take breath and make connection
- 42. Surface level friendships
- 41. Scientific writing is a very different ball-field
- 40. [OOMFH] Writing: 40 days and 40 nights
- 39. Sleepy and restless
- 38. My incomplete piece of writing from high school
- 37. Korean adaptations of English-speaking musicals are so cool
- 36. Speaking in metaphors
- 35. The debate around [subtitles]
- 34. Making my home like an inn
- 33. Reflecting back on fights with past romantic partners
- 32. Setting-up my Notion organization/productivity
- 31. In and Outs
- 30. On being consistent
- 29. Apartment and Roommate Tales
- 28. Bought new notebooks!
- 27. A sexy frog dancer
- 26. [OOMFH] Drawing: again (finally!)
- 25. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #1 - May 2023
- 24. Embracing mediocrity
- 23. [OOMFH] TV Tropes: My favorite tropes list
- 22. Poetry challenge #1
- 21. My prefrontal cortex finished baking in the oven
- 20. Nicknaming the whole world
- 19. [Movie Review]: Mulholland Drive (2001)- No hay banda
- 18. My [current] thoughts about love
- 17. "try writing something bad or mundane just to get going"
- 16. [BME] 親子丼 Oyakodon recipe (chicken and egg rice bowl)
- 15. Survival of the littest: my party perspective
- 14. [OOMFH] Snowboarding: The Chairlift Chronicles
- 13. Les cœurs se brisent…
- 12. Being a "Zillennial" or the Gen Z Millennial: the limbo generation
- 11. godzilla cannot: a haiku
- 10. [BME] Linaga baka recipe (caldo de res/beef stew)
- 9. I really miss that one temp PA that randomly busted out in perfect spanish at my hs internship
- 8. [OOMFH] Twice: A quick history of these iconic Kpop girlies
- 7. I left my heart in SF(O)- An open letter to my airport crushes
- 6. [Movie Review]: Steel Magnolias (1989)- If you can't say anything nice about anybody, come sit by me!
- 5. How to make friends like a normal person, from a not-so-normal person
- 4. The trauma-dump truck
- 3. [OOMFH] GeoGuessr: What kind of GeoGuessr player are you?
- 2. AI taking over the world and blogging realm
- 1. So tell me, how... do you write everyday?