As 2015 comes to a close, I want to do something I've never actually done at year end, which is actually cross the goals I've achieved off the year's resolutions list.
As 2015 comes to a close, I want to do something I've never actually done at year end, which is actually cross the goals I've achieved off the year's resolutions list.
I think it was around Spring 2014 I started feeling the pressure of the daunting transition from college to the real world. I realised that I had so much to do and so much to prove before I could even think about whether I wanted to wear the traditional cap and gown or a hakama (judging by past seniors' Facebook grad photos I could wear either one, but that's a dilemma for another day). I was so emotional from personal things that had just happened to me and also in a state of constant panic because for the first time in my life, my future was so uncertain. But one day, I had an epiphany: I can't do anything but learn from the past and need to stop being consumed with fear of the future. So instead of stressing myself out about things that have already happened and thinking too far ahead, I need to slow my roll and celebrate the good things that are happening or have happened recently-- you know, stop and smell the roses, etc etc. Which is what I'm doing today, and hopefully other Fridays to come; these are some highlights of my week!
Ever since I got back from two whole months of eating whatever the hell I wanted in Manila, I've been trying (keyword: TRYING) to watch what I eat. I've been doing pretty well so far, but two weeks into my new (relatively) healthier life, I decided I needed a burger... badly. I had the self-control to wait 'till my planned cheat day to finally give in to my craving. Yay me!
Choosing what burger to eat was easy, I had heard good things about Blacows, and after reading a few blogposts about it, I decided to cash in my burger calories here. One over enthusiastic blog even crowned it "the best burger in the planet" so I entered with high standards. I obviously took that statement with a grain of salt, but it did make me think that it could be a promising contender or maybe even a victor over reigning champion, Kiriy's burger in Seijogakoenmae Station.
So the question remains... was Blacows's avo burger better than Kiriy's?
5 Things People Assume About Living In Tokyo And How They're Wrong
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13/10/2015
I'm one of the very few in Manila that decided to go to Tokyo for university, so when I come home, people are always curious about what it's like living there. When it comes up, I find myself saying the same thing repeatedly that it's almost routine. They ask me how Tokyo is, I say "fine, ok," they ask if I live in a dorm, I say yes, do I cook at home or do I eat out more, etc etc, then when the question round's over, they say things like, "you must eat sushi all the time!" Don't get me wrong, I'm in no means annoyed by any of this, I like to hear what people think I do in Tokyo based on the photos I share and the stories I tell. And for the record, I actually try to stay away from sushi because they're deceptively light, but are heavy on the kcals (white rice!!).
I've had my fair share of these conversations in the past 3 years, so I've put together the top 5 most repeated assumptions about my life in Tokyo... that I can prove false with my own personal experiences.
Looking On The Bright Side: Turning Dread Into Excitement
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20/09/2015
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("A taste of Chile in Casa de Eduardo"... ya, I speak Spanish. HAHA no I don't)
Sebastian has been able to experience a good amount of Filipino culture and food in his couple visits in Manila, while I have never been and don't know so much about Chile. So when I found out that there was Casa de Eduardo, a Chilean restaurant in Tokyo (apparently the only one that exists!), I couldn't wait to try it.
My Date with Becky the She-devil: Renting A Dog @ Yoyogi Park
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05/08/2015
Last year, I made the trip all the way to Odaiba because I had heard that you could rent a dog there but much my disappointment, they told me stopped offering those services awhile back.
So this year, a friend told me you could rent a dog in Yoyogi Park... and I literally. couldn't. even. I grabbed my friend and hopped on the next train to Yoyogi park (not really) to go rent me some dogs!
Extra Avocado? Lettuce Eat! CRISP SALAD WORKS @ Azabujuban
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04/07/2015
Especially in Tokyo where their idea of a salad is shredded cabbage and some sort of dressing.
I went to this one restaurant that served shredded cabbage topped with ketchup and mayo. No joke. Here's the beaut in all its glory:
After our workout last week, Afnan invited me to try out this burger place called "Authentic" in Akasaka that apparently people have been raving about and in an attempt to escape the midterm madness that awaited me as soon as I got home, I said yes.
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But then two years ago I had a couple burgers that changed my life and now, among many other foods (ie. ceviche), I am on the search for the burger that I can call the best I've ever had in my entire life!
My dad visits Tokyo pretty regularly; supposedly for me but I have a hunch that he just uses me as an excuse to keep coming to the country that he fanboys over!!
I call his visits, "Dada visits" and they can be a great time; I get to sleep in a hotel bed and live closer to school for a couple days, sometimes he brings my brothers along so I get to spend time with them, I get to do some shopping, but most importantly, I get to eat at all the restaurants I couldn't otherwise afford on my college student budget! (and I get to order whatever I want).. Dada dinners.
After lunch I headed to Yoyogi park to meet up with my friends and their cute dogs, Kita the Shiba Inu, Ponyo the Toy Poodle, and Peanut the Teacup Yorkie.
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Current Obsessions: The Awkward Season Between Spring and Summer Edition
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16/05/2015
Spring sprung many weeks ago and all the cherry blossoms (that I finally got to see this year!!) are long gone. And just like the sakura, my interest for this blog withered away as I settled into this semester. However, unlike sakura, I'm back and I'm ready to try again! And what better way to say "HEy I'm back!" than an update on what my obsessive personality has dedicated its time to this time!!!
I'm in Hong Kong! + Life Plan update
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10/02/2015
It is Saturday, January 10 and I finished my goals!! Yay!
Liz and I got our shit together and went through it together last night; we sidetracked a lot again but we caught ourselves and kept going!
Once we finished 1 year goals it was scary to think about lifetime and 10 year goals. 10 years doesn't seem so very far and I still have a lot of things to do before I get there!
So I'm slacking quite a bit on my resolutions.. It might sound like I'm making excuses not to sort out my life for 2015, but it's because I'm waiting for my friend Liz to do hers simultaneously with me. We tried to do it over Skype the other day but we constantly got sidetracked.. but by really interesting stuff. I swear. I have a lot of groupwork stuff to do (I know I don't shup up about this but they're really stressing me out) on top of preparations for internships I'm trying to get for the Spring; so I plan on doing this on Saturday morning. Mark my words.
But here are some current obsessions of mine because I do obsess over things quite often and this is probably not the last post I'll have about this.
Sabeezy's Current Obsessions:
- This photo (above) I found today of me and Teets a couple years ago in the beach. I super love how tan I am here. It makes me mad that I lost all of it once I got to Tokyo. I still lived in Manila at that point and I was in the softball team so I was already to dark to begin with and I topped it off with more sun tanning at the beach during spring break. I also love this photo because of how chubby and young Teets is!! Look at dat face and dose gap teeth!!!! Adorable puppy baby angel I wish he was that cute and little again!!!
- Music: Landslide by Fleetwood Mac. It's part of my blue light playlist (playlist I made specifically for when it's blue light out or when I want to be reminded of it) and it's an essential for any mellow playlist!! My favourite line is "Well I've been afraid of changing/ 'Cause I've built my life around you" maybe partly because of how deep it is but mostly because I think it's the funnest part to sing =P I can imagine drunkenly belting that part out with some friends or something.. idk I'm weird and sometimes I imagine scenarios that haven't happened yet or probably never will... But nevertheless, it'll be a fun time when that moment comes.
Hello friend! I'm still alive and (semi) determined to keep this blog going!
A lot's been going since I made the accidental smoothie; I've been working on a bunch of group projects, started going to the gym (finally), went home for the holidays where I met up with my friends who I missed so much and went to my family's beach house where I finally got a much needed tan!
I flew back to Tokyo on Sunday and now I'm swamped with more work than when I left because I had underestimated the internet capabilities of the middle of nowhere, which is where our beach house is located.
There's probably too much to catch up on from the last time I posted, especially considering that there was about a month-long interval in between my smoothie post and the post before it. It would take pages and pages of my horrible writing about my life thus far, so instead I'm just gonna not... do..it. BUT I did make a short video about my trip to the beach! Check it
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