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- 226. Fully in my cocoon mode while the job market tanks (▵41) ↪ 4
- 224. (Naked) Attraction without distraction (▵7) ↪ 3
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- 1. So tell me, how... do you write everyday? (▵34) ↪ 2
- 220. RE: 30 questions for me and for you (▵9) ↪ 1
- 214. On bucket listing (▵4) ↪ 1
- 212. 30 questions for me and for you (▵46) ↪ 1
- 194. Concentric circles of connection (▵14) ↪ 1
- 193. On writing and connecting (▵12) ↪ 1
- Postroll (▵18) ↪ 1
- 180. [Movie Review] Wicked (2024): Give them a real good enemy (▵5) ↪ 1
- 177. How to be single (▵40) ↪ 1
- 174. “The right people are timeless” (▵15) ↪ 1
- 100. All of my sign-offs so far (100th post) (▵10) ↪ 1
- 90. My brief stint with the tarot card reader (▵5) ↪ 1
- 79. Always be writing and when to be vulnerable (▵14) ↪ 1
- 77. [SHISHAMO「中庭の少女たち」歌詞] (▵3) ↪ 1
- 64. Accept your shadow self (▵6) ↪ 1
- 42. Surface level friendships (▵5) ↪ 1
- 12. Being a "Zillennial" or the Gen Z Millennial: the limbo generation (▵7) ↪ 1
- 5. How to make friends like a normal person, from a not-so-normal person (▵32) ↪ 1
- 2. AI taking over the world and blogging realm (▵5) ↪ 1
- about (fr) (▵1) ↪ 1
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- I need better time management skills (▵8) ↪ 0
- Listless but okay (▵8) ↪ 0
- June ain’t really kicking off for me (▵4) ↪ 0
- I am in the worst mental state possible (▵7) ↪ 0
- 225. Misplaced my spark (▵18) ↪ 0
- social media detox (▵28) ↪ 0
- depleted (▵2) ↪ 0
- checking back in (▵7) ↪ 0
- 223. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #12 - April 2025 (▵2) ↪ 0
- whimsy (▵1) ↪ 0
- 222. Lifemaxxing (▵9) ↪ 0
- I’ve been snippy (▵4) ↪ 0
- mom lore (▵1) ↪ 0
- severance (▵2) ↪ 0
- writing about dates (▵3) ↪ 0
- 221. Kapwa ("togetherness, kindred spirit, etc.") in different cultures (▵8) ↪ 0
- check in (▵4) ↪ 0
- 219. Everything changes beyond absolute recognition (▵14) ↪ 0
- 218. Crash out at the Buddhist Temple (▵17) ↪ 0
- 217. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #11 - March 2025 (▵5) ↪ 0
- damn y’all just hate me (▵6) ↪ 0
- 216. Murals, markets, making food, oh my (Vietnam - Day 6) (▵10) ↪ 0
- 215. Femininity isn't a fixed trait (▵23) ↪ 0
- my vibe by hutcher, honey (▵3) ↪ 0
- updating (▵5) ↪ 0
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- 213. Who am I really? (▵11) ↪ 0
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- sisyphus (▵4) ↪ 0
- hello butterflies (▵1) ↪ 0
- 211. Auditioning for the role of the romantic lead (▵5) ↪ 0
- pope (▵2) ↪ 0
- reading (▵1) ↪ 0
- before and after dates (▵2) ↪ 0
- in response to my long lost penpal (▵12) ↪ 0
- audio narration of for the defense of the travel romance (▵4) ↪ 0
- 210. For the defense of the travel romance (▵26) ↪ 0
- handwriting (▵1) ↪ 0
- 209. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #10 - February 2025 (▵2) ↪ 0
- 208. A serial solo dater (▵11) ↪ 0
- 207. Full length album listening (▵7) ↪ 0
- 206. Getting too good at goodbyes (▵8) ↪ 0
- grilled cheez (▵1) ↪ 0
- writing club (▵1) ↪ 0
- haircut (▵1) ↪ 0
- I need to be saged (▵1) ↪ 0
- lucky in friends (▵1) ↪ 0
- sweet cake (▵1) ↪ 0
- friend words (▵1) ↪ 0
- went on a solo road trip (▵1) ↪ 0
- 205. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #9 - January 2025 (▵6) ↪ 0
- my skin is so wack rn (▵1) ↪ 0
- I forgot my ex's mom's name (▵1) ↪ 0
- pcc (▵1) ↪ 0
- situationships from the dead (▵1) ↪ 0
- watched A Real Pain (2024) (▵1) ↪ 0
- tired (▵1) ↪ 0
- 204. The art of being single (▵18) ↪ 0
- 203. Disco techno night and a hazy rainy day (Vietnam - Day 5) (▵13) ↪ 0
- played geoguessr (▵1) ↪ 0
- 202. [Movie Review] Anora (2024): "I don't have Instagram. I'm an adult, man." (▵10) ↪ 0
- Anora film watching (▵2) ↪ 0
- Skyrim playing (▵9) ↪ 0
- coding more often (▵1) ↪ 0
- camp ego death (▵1) ↪ 0
- 201. My time in the woods and anticipating others' thoughts (▵12) ↪ 0
- sent my route (▵1) ↪ 0
- going to send my route (▵1) ↪ 0
- email threads (▵1) ↪ 0
- 200. Bear Blog Questions & Silly Questions for fun (▵13) ↪ 0
- handwriting accents (▵1) ↪ 0
- 199. Ranking the Charlie Brown Christmas dancers (▵9) ↪ 0
- went to the beach and a birthday party (▵1) ↪ 0
- binged watched unreal (▵1) ↪ 0
- got invited to boulder today (▵1) ↪ 0
- Album listening (▵1) ↪ 0
- 198. [BME] ผัดกะเพรา Pad Kra Pao (Thai basil stir-fry) (▵1) ↪ 0
- Playlist curation (▵1) ↪ 0
- Status and blog (▵1) ↪ 0
- Things are messy (▵1) ↪ 0
- Reformatting (▵1) ↪ 0
- Editing blog again (▵1) ↪ 0
- Simple title (▵1) ↪ 0
- 197. Love in liminal space (▵18) ↪ 0
- 196. Why I like one-day layovers (▵34) ↪ 0
- 195. Diary of an agony aunt (▵11) ↪ 0
- 192. Baby's first sleeper train from Hoi An to Hanoi (Vietnam - Day 4) (▵4) ↪ 0
- 191. Postroll introduction and plans (▵8) ↪ 0
- 190. Catching up before the 2024 countdown (▵9) ↪ 0
- 189. Jantesense reflections and friends (▵19) ↪ 0
- 188. What it's like to date a mortician (▵18) ↪ 0
- 187. Conducting my annual personal digital audit (▵11) ↪ 0
- 186. Feeling lopsided and lovesick (▵18) ↪ 0
- 185. On managing the madness (▵9) ↪ 0
- 184. Shaking up the routine with an earthquake (▵9) ↪ 0
- 183. Brownies and my mother’s egg-freezing agenda for me (▵10) ↪ 0
- 182. Tough talks and tough love (▵9) ↪ 0
- 181. Letting ache be what it is (▵15) ↪ 0
- 179. re: lying to myself (dear misu) (▵7) ↪ 0
- 178. How to be single (pt. 2) (▵10) ↪ 0
- 176. The mortifying ordeal of being known (▵17) ↪ 0
- 175. A trip to the tailor's before the overnight train (Vietnam - Day 3) (▵3) ↪ 0
- 173. Spontaneous Vietnamese cooking class photo dump (Vietnam - Day 2) (▵11) ↪ 0
- 172. I had a dream about you (▵31) ↪ 0
- 171. What a demure, mindful, and brat summer (▵12) ↪ 0
- 170. Hoi An Night Out (▵10) ↪ 0
- 169. Curate your love (▵25) ↪ 0
- 168. Meeting the 'lads on tour'-equivalent of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (▵10) ↪ 0
- 167. A bizarre work opportunity in Hoi An (▵12) ↪ 0
- 166. Taxis like to talk to me (▵6) ↪ 0
- 165. Vietnam photo dump (Vietnam - Day 1) (▵8) ↪ 0
- 164. Identity change and a triumphant return (▵9) ↪ 0
- 163. [BME] A random steak craving (▵5) ↪ 0
- 162. Happy 1st Bear birthday to me (▵28) ↪ 0
- 161. Being followed around by Gintoki from Gintama (▵3) ↪ 0
- 160. Massages are magic (▵4) ↪ 0
- 159. Soup Party #1 (March 2024 edition) (▵4) ↪ 0
- 158. [DIEC] Malacca: weekend getaway (▵7) ↪ 0
- 157. Compounding heartbreaks and unsent love letters (▵15) ↪ 0
- 156. The fairy gaymothers (Malacca Day 2) (▵11) ↪ 0
- 155. Ma girl in Malacca (Malacca Day 1) (▵7) ↪ 0
- 154. Flat tire and flat-tired of life (▵10) ↪ 0
- 153. A delightful day at the Islamic Arts Museum (▵4) ↪ 0
- 152. Lunch time with friends and food gems (▵4) ↪ 0
- 151. Poker night with the boys (▵4) ↪ 0
- 150. A very much needed girls' night out (▵9) ↪ 0
- 149. First ocean piece art sculpture workshop (▵5) ↪ 0
- 148. A 24-hour date (▵6) ↪ 0
- 147. Lindy hop in the park (▵5) ↪ 0
- 146. Dim Sum 101 (▵6) ↪ 0
- 145. Six local residents abduct American (into their WhatsApp group chat) (▵4) ↪ 0
- 144. Writing-Blues club (▵5) ↪ 0
- 143. [OOMFH]: Climbing: Finding community at the climbing gym (▵17) ↪ 0
- 142. Being an unintentional homewrecker during afternoon tea (▵28) ↪ 0
- 141. A casual date turned business venture (▵8) ↪ 0
- 140. The Hopeless Romantics support group (▵10) ↪ 0
- 139. A wholesome day on the holiday of love (▵8) ↪ 0
- 138. Reminiscing the small Valentine's Day gestures (▵11) ↪ 0
- 137. A defunct mob spawn rate at the terrace bar (▵8) ↪ 0
- 136. A deep discussion in the rain (▵7) ↪ 0
- 135. "You have a face that I can tell anything to" (▵8) ↪ 0
- 134. In the middle of my rom-com era (▵17) ↪ 0
- 133. Blog needed botox and filler (▵22) ↪ 0
- 132. Gossip session with the uncles today (▵12) ↪ 0
- 131. Losing my 310 day Duolingo streak (▵14) ↪ 0
- 130. Not a screwed up day and night (▵6) ↪ 0
- 129. Babysitting a bunch of college kids at the pub crawl (▵7) ↪ 0
- 128. People watching at the local coffee shop (▵11) ↪ 0
- 127. Nature is conspiring against me but also working with me (▵9) ↪ 0
- 126. There is no romantic guidebook (▵18) ↪ 0
- 125. Things are settling down (▵6) ↪ 0
- 124. Raining (more like running) in Manila by Lola Amour. (Dear Mei) (▵9) ↪ 0
- 123. [BME] A 5-Course Seafood Dinner with my friends (▵3) ↪ 0
- 122. [DIEC] Langkawi: Lovely, lax, and lounging (▵8) ↪ 0
- 121. Updating the friend group on my dating life via PowerPoint (▵14) ↪ 0
- 120. Beauty and the concept of "pretty privilege" (▵16) ↪ 0
- 119. Low on time, high on inspiration (▵3) ↪ 0
- 118. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #8 - December 2023 (▵1) ↪ 0
- 117. [DIEC] Taipei: Taking a trip in the capital of Taiwan (▵5) ↪ 0
- 116. Re: Living vicariously... love advice from friends and more adventures (▵10) ↪ 0
- 115. [DIEC] Moalboal: an adventurous traveler’s paradise (▵2) ↪ 0
- 114. [DIEC] Bohol: stranded in the middle of the night (▵2) ↪ 0
- 113. [DIEC] Cebu City: a cultural hub to see (▵5) ↪ 0
- 112. Unveiling delusions: a disturbing encounter with a "friend" and a fan-edit of me (▵18) ↪ 0
- 111. [Movie Review] The Boy and the Heron (2023): How do you live? (▵4) ↪ 0
- 110. Friday found me wined and dined on a friend date (▵9) ↪ 0
- 109. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #7 - November 2023 (▵6) ↪ 0
- 108. Thursday thoughtful thoughts and a terrific transportation to France (▵5) ↪ 0
- 107. Wednesday (ninja) warrior wonder and getting my just desserts (▵5) ↪ 0
- 106. Tuesday tore my climbing harness a new one (▵5) ↪ 0
- 105. Monday trivia victory at the pub (▵4) ↪ 0
- 104. Weekend trek to a friend's hotel in the boonies (▵6) ↪ 0
- 103. Crazy people, crazy stories - a week of meeting colorful characters (▵6) ↪ 0
- 102. Trying not to be just a romantic travel story (▵7) ↪ 0
- 101. Living vicariously through my messy love life (▵12) ↪ 0
- 99. Overcoming the maladies (▵6) ↪ 0
- 98. The puzzling societal perspective towards platonic friendships (▵44) ↪ 0
- 97. Waiting for my ice lemon drink (▵12) ↪ 0
- 96. [Movie Review] Five Nights at Freddy's (2023): These are my friends! (▵9) ↪ 0
- 95. On making your own decisions (▵8) ↪ 0
- 94. New friendships found at the pub crawl (▵7) ↪ 0
- 93. [DIEC] San Francisco: Strolling through Beer Gardens and Museums (▵7) ↪ 0
- 92. What I learned from my one week long romantic speedrun (▵15) ↪ 0
- 91. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #6 - October 2023 (▵4) ↪ 0
- 89. The rom-com best friend side character (▵4) ↪ 0
- 88. Ouran High School Host Club should get a reboot (▵2) ↪ 0
- 87. My top 5 favorite albums of all time (▵12) ↪ 0
- 86. The uselessness of asking what type you usually go for (▵11) ↪ 0
- 85. Intermittently, every person has been a hater. (▵13) ↪ 0
- 84. Don't force yourself to be a cat person if you're a dog person (▵10) ↪ 0
- 83. Making progress in trying not to make progress (▵10) ↪ 0
- 82. Crushes are fun and why you should embrace them (▵24) ↪ 0
- 81. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #5 - September 2023 (▵4) ↪ 0
- 80. Differences between bodies of water (▵3) ↪ 0
- 78. [Movie Review] Bottoms (2023) - I really value when people use violence for me, it's actually one of my love languages. (▵5) ↪ 0
- 76. What would we show the aliens? (▵3) ↪ 0
- 75. Pop philosophy bro bullshit (▵6) ↪ 0
- 74. On unsolicited advice (▵7) ↪ 0
- 73. Favorite video games list from 2003 to 2023 (▵4) ↪ 0
- 72. [Review] One Piece (Netflix Live Adaptation)- I'm going to be King of the Pirates (▵2) ↪ 0
- 71. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #4 - August 2023 (▵3) ↪ 0
- 70. [BME] Lumpia (Filipino egg rolls) (▵4) ↪ 0
- 69. On rethinking sex ed (▵9) ↪ 0
- 68. What's in a name? (▵4) ↪ 0
- 67. Friendship breaks are okay (▵5) ↪ 0
- 66. Yutori [ゆとり]: living with spaciousness (▵4) ↪ 0
- 65. No Sympathy Required (▵3) ↪ 0
- 63. [Movie Review] Oppenheimer (2023): 'Now I Am Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.' (▵7) ↪ 0
- 62. On a satisfying life (▵8) ↪ 0
- 61. Lo-fi study music personal preferences (▵8) ↪ 0
- 60. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #3 - July 2023 (▵3) ↪ 0
- 59. [Movie Review] Barbie (2023): That's because they're dream houses, *%$@# (▵8) ↪ 0
- 58. [OOMFH] Gardening: Grew some tiny vegetables (▵4) ↪ 0
- 57. On walking (▵6) ↪ 0
- 56. Just some scholarly woes and taking action (▵11) ↪ 0
- 55. Disengage and prioritize yourself (▵8) ↪ 0
- 54. What's it like being hypnotized? (▵7) ↪ 0
- 53. Binge-watching SATC (▵6) ↪ 0
- 52. The blog basically got a face lift and a bbl (▵27) ↪ 0
- 51. On being independent (▵7) ↪ 0
- 50. [OOMFH] Movies: Top 10 Favorites (▵4) ↪ 0
- 49. Can you change your personality? (▵5) ↪ 0
- 48. Tour de France: au coeur du Peloton (fr) (▵3) ↪ 0
- 48. Tour de France: heart of the peloton (en) (▵1) ↪ 0
- 47. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #2 - June 2023 (▵3) ↪ 0
- 46. "Commercially viable" poc (▵3) ↪ 0
- 45. Recent messages that make me laugh (▵4) ↪ 0
- 44. Coffee is ambrosia (▵5) ↪ 0
- 43. [Movie Review] Elemental (2023): Just take breath and make connection (▵2) ↪ 0
- 41. Scientific writing is a very different ball-field (▵4) ↪ 0
- 40. [OOMFH] Writing: 40 days and 40 nights (▵3) ↪ 0
- 39. Sleepy and restless (▵3) ↪ 0
- 38. My incomplete piece of writing from high school (▵3) ↪ 0
- 37. Korean adaptations of English-speaking musicals are so cool (▵4) ↪ 0
- 36. Speaking in metaphors (▵3) ↪ 0
- 35. The debate around [subtitles] (▵8) ↪ 0
- 34. Making my home like an inn (▵4) ↪ 0
- 33. Reflecting back on fights with past romantic partners (▵5) ↪ 0
- 32. Setting-up my Notion organization/productivity (▵3) ↪ 0
- 31. In and Outs (▵3) ↪ 0
- 30. On being consistent (▵3) ↪ 0
- 29. Apartment and Roommate Tales (▵3) ↪ 0
- 28. Bought new notebooks! (▵3) ↪ 0
- 27. A sexy frog dancer (▵4) ↪ 0
- 26. [OOMFH] Drawing: again (finally!) (▵10) ↪ 0
- 25. [Monthly Wrap-Up] Media Diary #1 - May 2023 (▵5) ↪ 0
- 24. Embracing mediocrity (▵12) ↪ 0
- 23. [OOMFH] TV Tropes: My favorite tropes list (▵4) ↪ 0
- 22. Poetry challenge #1 (▵2) ↪ 0
- 21. My prefrontal cortex finished baking in the oven (▵6) ↪ 0
- 20. Nicknaming the whole world (▵15) ↪ 0
- 19. [Movie Review]: Mulholland Drive (2001)- No hay banda (▵3) ↪ 0
- 18. My [current] thoughts about love (▵4) ↪ 0
- 17. "try writing something bad or mundane just to get going" (▵9) ↪ 0
- 16. [BME] 親子丼 Oyakodon recipe (chicken and egg rice bowl) (▵3) ↪ 0
- 15. Survival of the littest: my party perspective (▵5) ↪ 0
- 14. [OOMFH] Snowboarding: The Chairlift Chronicles (▵2) ↪ 0
- 13. Les cœurs se brisent… (▵2) ↪ 0
- 11. godzilla cannot: a haiku (▵2) ↪ 0
- 10. [BME] Linaga baka recipe (caldo de res/beef stew) (▵3) ↪ 0
- 9. I really miss that one temp PA that randomly busted out in perfect spanish at my hs internship (▵2) ↪ 0
- 8. [OOMFH] Twice: A quick history of these iconic Kpop girlies (▵3) ↪ 0
- 7. I left my heart in SF(O)- An open letter to my airport crushes (▵6) ↪ 0
- 6. [Movie Review]: Steel Magnolias (1989)- If you can't say anything nice about anybody, come sit by me! (▵2) ↪ 0
- 4. The trauma-dump truck (▵4) ↪ 0
- 3. [OOMFH] GeoGuessr: What kind of GeoGuessr player are you? (▵5) ↪ 0
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