Category: Minute Warnings

A blog series where The Deranged Writer writes everything that’s on his mind… under time pressure (either ten minutes or 30 minutes).

30-Minute Warning XXIX

How was my day yesterday? It was long but nice!

The day started with my cousin Risa graduating from college. We celebrated the occasion with a tasty Filipino lunch at Abé. She deserves her degree because I have seen her study for many hours over the past few years. Congratulations, my cousin!

After the celebratory lunch, I had another weekly affogato fix at Oversight. I enjoyed my favorite coffee/ice cream combo at my favorite seat and then updated my journal. Now my week is complete.

After my journal writing, my other cousin Jake and I went to Greenbelt 3 in Makati to watch the main stage of Fête de la Musique Philippines. Fête PH is celebrating its 30th year, which is awesome! And the musical acts we saw: Jason Dhakal and Lustbass, Jose Miguel, Sinosikat?, Dwta, and Jewelmer Jazz Band. (I hope I typed their names right.) It has been a while since my last gig, and I spent my time listening and swaying more and taking fewer photos. That’s how I know I enjoyed the show that much.

My Younger Brother followed and watched Fête for a while, and then we looked for a ramen restaurant for dinner. We checked out Ramen Kuroda first, but they are about to close. We checked out Kenji Tei, but they were about to close also. And then we checked Ippudo, and they let us in. Yes! The third time’s the charm indeed.

And how was the dinner? After enjoying our mildly spicy ramen and Coke Zeros, our stomachs and hearts are full. We gained the energy to go back to Fête’s main stage and watch a few more acts: Morobeats (I hope I wrote that right) and Dilaw. In my opinion, the latter gave the best performance of the night. I should listen to their songs more.

After watching Dilaw, my Younger Brother and cousin Jake went home… but first, we had to stop by the nearest 7-Eleven and buy some Jack and Coke Zero and sweet corn chips. After coming home, I started writing this post and gulping the Jack and Coke Zero I just bought.

Happy weekend to all!

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Header image: Gül Işık of Pexels. Edited in Adobe Photoshop 2024.

10-Minute Warning CXXIII

All right. What can I tell here in under 10 minutes?

I was writing a new Notes to Self a while ago, but I can’t continue and I’m writing this instead. Why? I have post-vacation depression.

It has been a few days since my family and I went home from Japan, and now I have post-vacation depression. I miss Japan – the cool summer weather, the flavorful food, the train rides, all of it. My legs are also sore, but what is more apparent is the depression.

Give me a few days to recover… or maybe weeks. Either way, I will see you on Wednesday.

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10-Minute Warning CXXII

So, what can I share here under 10 minutes?

Remember when I said I was about to buy a Samsung Galaxy S24+? Well, I was about to buy one the night before our family’s flight to Japan. But after another reflection and some convincing from my younger brothers, I bought an Apple iPhone 15 instead. Exactly 7 days after buying the newest basic iPhone, I can say that I’m happy with my purchase. 2009 Deranged Writer – a person who wanted an iPhone back then – would have freaked out with said purchase.

Anyway, I will try to make a review of the iPhone 15 soon. I will also try to write about my recent trip to Japan with my family. I will try. I will try. Blah blah blah. I know I keep saying that even if I already have more than 100 drafts on my WordPress dashboard. But I will keep on trying.

See you tomorrow!

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Header image: Jayanth Muppaneni of Unsplash. Edited in Adobe Photoshop 2024.