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30-Minute Warning XXXVI

So, what can I share here in under 30 minutes?

In the 10th entry of 14 Days of The Deranged Writer (2024), I would like to share how I feel: I feel better now. Why? Because yesterday, I finally found time to purely focus on organizing my birthday dinner this December 5. I already reached out to three of my choices for the venue (on Viber), and I will check out two of those venues today. I need to settle for a venue today and I can’t delay that any further.

Before the venue selection, I asked my family and a few friends if they were available on December 5, and even if there was no venue yet, all of them confirmed their attendance. I’m so happy to know that 12 loved ones – my parents, brothers, 2 cousins, and a few friends – are going, and that is why I need to settle for a venue today and then finally tell my beloved where I will celebrate my birthday. I don’t want to confirm the venue at the last minute. And that is why I’m writing this Minute Warning post at 2am.

In other news: There is this biker jacket that I have been eyeing like a vulture for years online, and even if it’s on sale because it’s Black Friday weekend, it is still ultra-pricier compared to my Bullet Club 10th anniversary jacket. But that’s the thing – it’s on sale. Should I get it before my birthday? Maybe I should as a gift to myself…

Inner Dewey: Don’t do that, you, idiot. You already bought a Deadpool Funko Pop, a Moleskine 2025 planner, a few more Moleskine pocket journals, and you have a birthday dinner coming up. You have enough birthday gifts already. Just don’t.

Me: OK, fine. I will not…

Inner Dewey: Good.

Me: …for now.

Inner Dewey: Come on, man. Even if it’s your birthday and it’s the holidays…

And time’s up.

Header image: Kacumen of Pixabay. Edited in Adobe Photoshop 2024.

30-Minute Warning XXIII

So, what can I tell here under 30 minutes?

Finally, after a few days of having an itchy throat, coughing, and feeling weak, now I’m well. Good thing I drank my medicine and had a lot of rest. And because I’m cured and the weekend is about to start, I will drink my favorite Jack and Coke. 1 glass. Or maybe 2. Or maybe 3? I missed drinking cold drinks. Fuck yes!

Anyway, what happened at that birthday party in Laguna last Wednesday? Well, it was peaceful but fun. It was the nth birthday of my Father’s friend, Lolo Roel, in heaven. It was nice having pizza and soft drinks with my Father, Mother, cousin Yan, and Lolo Roel’s family while we caught up with current events and reminisced about the good times. After that, we ate and talked more at the nearest Teriyaki Boy before going home.

Happiest birthday in heaven, Lolo Roel. Thank you and your family for caring for me when I was 1-4 years old while my parents worked afar. I had a speech problem when I was little, but you and your loved ones never find it annoying and difficult. All of your beloved love you and miss you so much.

As for how my day went today: I’m supposed to start working on my monthly billings, but I got lazy. I will start during the weekend. Or Monday morning. Whatever. I shouldn’t worry about work because it’s the weekend! Yes!

Erratum (May 3, 2024): I’m not supposed to edit my Minute Warning post, but I had a tiny error that needs editing. In the 1st sentence, I typed “10 minutes” instead of “30 minutes”. My bad.

Header image: DesignDrawArtes of Pixabay. Edited in Adobe Photoshop 2024.

30-Minute Warning XXII

All right. Finally, I’m back to blogging. But I will make this quick because I feel I will get sick tomorrow.

Last Friday, our home Internet connection was down and it went back on Saturday evening. That was the longest time we didn’t have Internet at home in, perhaps, years? I don’t remember when exactly, but it has been a long time. As for my mobile data last Friday and Saturday, well… it worked and I can blog on mobile. But I don’t feel like doing that; I want to blog on my laptop as usual.

What else happened last Friday? Oh! I needed to go out and pay something for the family business, and then I had a late lunch at my favorite restaurant, Gringo.

Wait. This is the 1st time I mentioned Gringo here on The Diary, and it is my favorite restaurant. Why is that? Because I rarely eat there, even if it’s my favorite. My visits there are extraordinary – notably, I had my 32nd birthday dinner there with my favorite and a few of my closest friends. But since I have been mentally unwell recently, maybe I should go to Gringo more often? Like, once a month?

A weekly visit to my favorite cafe Satchmi, and a monthly visit to my favorite restaurant Gringo… that sounds like a great idea.

As for what I had for late lunch at Gringo, I had a Hungry Plate 2 – char-grilled chicken, chili con carne taco, and a bacon cream fusilli. And I had an iced tea as my drink. I feel like I’m in heaven after my lunch. Yes.

What else happened on Friday? Since our home didn’t have Internet but we still have cable, my cousins, Younger Brother and I channel-surfed, and we settled for HBO and watched Inside, a psychological thriller starring Willem Dafoe. And because the Internet connection sucked, I didn’t check the synopsis. I only checked the movie’s genre, but that’s it. And it made the whole movie viewing more enjoyable while we munching on nachos and gulping ice-cold Jack and Cokes.

And that’s it. I need to rest. I really feel like I will get sick.