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30-Minute Warning XXXIII

What can I write here under 30 minutes?

Firstly, today is my Father’s birthday. After our monthly grocery shopping, Mother, Younger Brother and I surprised him with an avocado cake. Before Father blew the candle, he closed his eyes and wished for 15 seconds. He has never done that before – not in front of me anyway. But knowing him, it looks like he wished something for the family.

Anyway, happiest birthday to you, my Father! If you’re reading this, you are one of the strongest, most hardworking, and most determined people I have ever met and I aspire to be like you. The entire family and I would like to thank you for working so hard so my brothers and I can have a good education, among other things he has provided for us. I love you very much and I wish you all the best in life!

After my Father blew the candle, we had some cream cheese pepperoni pizza and fried chicken… but Father only had a bite of avocado cake because he is following a keto diet. The diet plan I mentioned is working for him so he has been preaching about it to us for months. I’m glad my Father has found a way to be healthier for his age and I would like to lose more weight, so I’m considering following the keto diet… but I don’t want to follow the way my Father started. How did he start? Right after discovering the keto diet, he immediately lowered his carbohydrate intake. And based on my experience, going cold turkey does not work for me. What works for me is the slow, gradual way. Wish me luck on my journey to a healthier self.

Speaking of getting healthier, I will start drinking less Jack and Coke/Coke Zero this weekend. I usually drink 3 or 4 cans or glasses of my favorite alcoholic drink, and I admit that getting tipsy or drunk is fun. Also, drinking and getting drunk at home fits my introverted self, it’s safer, and it does not hurt my wallet. But sometimes the morning after getting drunk, I would feel groggy. So this weekend, I will refrain from drinking more than 2 cans of Jack and Coke/Coke Zero, and from there I will lessen my intake slowly. Again, wish me luck!

Oh, I almost forgot to say… my Mother and Father bought enough Jack and Coke Zeros for October to December 2024, if I were to start drinking 1-2 cans of it weekly. My heart is so happy. Thank you and I love you, my beloved parents!

And time’s up.

10-Minute Warning CXXXIV

So, what can I share here under 10 minutes?

This weekend has been great. I kicked off the weekend by gulping my favorite Jack and Coke Zero, wrote some drafts, and then slept late. Hello, Saturday.

And then when I woke up in the afternoon, I watched the WWE shows Raw and SmackDown and the latest GMA drama Pulang Araw. After that, I capped off my Saturday with a 2-hour walking/jogging session at my favorite jog path, hung out with my Younger Brother and our cousins, and then went home at 3am on Sunday.

Crap. My 10 minutes is almost up… let me speed things up.

Today I woke up at 12pm, had chicken tinola for lunch, took a bath, put on one of my favorite outfits, and then went to church with my Mother and cousins. After that, my Younger Brother picked us up, we went to the newest mall in the metro and we had dinner there. God bless Manam.

And my time is up.

Header image: Aron Visuals of Unsplash. Edited in Adobe Photoshop 2024.

Published at 10:24pm. And I know I’m not supposed to edit this Minute Warning post (or any Minute Warning posts), but I had to at 10:30pm to ease my anxiety.

XV: Song of the Moment XLII, Deadpool Cosplay Plans, The Movies I Watched This Week… and More Deadpool

Hello, Diary!

It has been a long time since I wrote a blog post that is not written under 10, 30, or even 60 minutes, so I will make the most out of this. Buckle up because this is going to be a long post.

And here we go…