it's not that i'm jealous of my friends buying their own homes and fancy cars... it's just that i can't even afford to buy fresh vegetables. i send money home, thinking i’m helping, but while they’re thriving, i'm still living off instant noodles and dreaming of an impossible miracle. sometimes i catch myself hoping i could just disappear, just to feel less left behind. pero sa likod ng isip ko, n...
day 47 of being single and my phone buzzed with his response to my breakup text—just a plain, "ok." it stung because it felt like every moment we shared just dissolved into thin air—like it never mattered at all. now, I scroll through all these couples celebrating love, and I realize I don’t even know who I am without him—like my whole identity was just a supporting role in his story. but then I s...
it's not that I enjoy making myself sad, it's just that sometimes I sit around imagining my future as a famous potato chip taste tester. like, I can picture the walk of fame but instead of stars, there are flavors, and I am fighting off cravings while accepting awards for "best crunch." but then I realize my biggest achievement is eating an entire family-sized bag in one sitting, so I have to comfort myself with the thought that at least I went out on top… of a pile of crumbs.
it's not that I enjoy making myself sad, it's just that sometimes I sit around imagining my future as a famous potato chip taste tester. like, I can picture the walk of fame but instead of stars, there are flavors, and I am fighting off cravings while accepting awards for "best crunch." but then I realize my biggest achievement is eating an entire family-sized bag in one sitting, so I have to comfort myself with the thought that at least I went out on top… of a pile of crumbs.
yooo, so i went to this fancy cheese tasting event and they asked if anyone wanted to come up and learn how to properly cut the cheese. i panicked and said no. who says no to cheese? why didn’t i just say yes? now i’m sitting here eating stale crackers while watching everyone get their cheese-enthusiasm on. turns out, the “pro” cutting method involves way more than just shoving a chunk in your mou...