Trigger warning: Anxiety. Please be advised.
Earlier today I published a new 10-Minute Warning post about my recent anxiety attacks, but when I read it again, I had to unpublish it because I mixed a lot of details in order. Writing about what happened in 10 minutes is a mistake. Sorry about that.
Now, I will need more than 10 minutes to explain everything properly.
Continue reading XVI: A Few More Fights with AnxietySo, 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.
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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.
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 my favorite spot Satchmi. 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.
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