Unbearable

It was extra hot today, like, unbelievably hot. It was like we were being cooked alive. I just stayed indoors and just ventures out around 5:30 pm to water the plants.

The smaller desert rose plant is thriving though. I water it only once a week. I had to move some plants so they don't get burnt. The Buddha belly plant had some spots on it so I moved it back away from the sun.

Sigh, summer is going to be rough.

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Favorite Childhood Snacks

I'm follow a group that gives recommendations for good buys, reliable suppliers and product reviews. I always keep an eye out for good food and saw a reco for some of my favorite snacks.

I ordered Cloud9 a few weeks ago, so I was stoked to find Choco Mallows, Curly Tops and Jolly. I don't get to go to the grocery often, so I was happy to find out I can find some of my favorites online.

I'm not sure if the biscuit "Jolly" is the same as "Happy". My Mom used to buy it for me and it was usually part of my baon. It tastes almost the same, so I guess maybe it's the same thing?

When I lived in Singapore, I'd always bring back Choco Mallows, Crunch, Chocnut, and Flat Tops. They were expensive to buy at Lucky Plaza, so I always kept a stash. There are just some things you never outgrow :)

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Throwback Thursday: More Treasures!

I have been sorting stuff again the past few days and I was thrilled to find more things from my childhood and school days. Long forgotten items, but precious nonetheless.

I found a few of my "artworks" from sixth grade. It's pretty ugly since I don't read know how to draw. I did find a "Little Women" project I did in 6th grade. It's a comic strip of a chapter. I got an Outstanding grade for it and probably why I kept it (haha). 

I also found precious letters my classmates sent me. Back then we would communicate via snail mail during summer. I was curious and read one. It was a letter from my grade school best friend. She was updating me about their family's plans to migrate to the US and how annoyed she was with her sister because she refused to play "pretend bus" with her. Ahh, how simple life was back then!

I didn't find any stuff from high school in this haul, but found copies of my college and masteral thesis, haha. 

I can't imagine how I wrote those back then (they're both very thick!). I burned a lot of eyebrows writing those papers. That's also probably why I've degerated now to writing daily vlogs about mundane stuff, haha. I'll probably have a kick out of reading old posts in the future.

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Sweltering

The heat has been sweltering the past few days and I know it will get worse. We all stay indoors most of the day and the cats usually sleep after eating breakfast.

At least it gets a bit windy before sunset and that's the time I do outdoor activities. The cats usually only wake up when I go out to water the plants. 

I was unstable yesterday, so I made up by being productive today. I finished sorting the boxes Sweetie lined up for me, watered the plants and organized the plant rack I transferred to the garden. 

A naughty caterpillar ate all the leaves of my calamansi plant, so I had to spray Neem oil across all the plants they love to eat. The calamansi plant should recover in a month or two. Sigh. After gardening I laundered some of Mom's estado. I hope to finish all of it in two weeks (a little a day).

Whew! Did a lot, so it's time for me to rest :)

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Harvest!

The mango tree at the back of my childhood home has produced a lot of mangoes again!

We got a bag and gave some away to neighbors and the neighborhood guards. I'm just happy we're able to share our yummy mangoes :)

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My Peanut Cactus

It's the time of the year to re-organize our garden and where I do my gardening. The cats are also unhappy about the mess, haha. The opportunity allowed me to see my cacti and succulents up close.

I was surprised to see my peanut cactus riddled with pups! It's so cute! I re-potted it a few months ago and it happily grew on it's own. I have idea what encouraged it to produce pups. I probably need to research on whether I need to do something with it. Maybe transfer it to a bigger pot?

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Lunar Event Last Night

It was almost midnight when Sweetie told me there was an ongoing lunar event last night. 

I read up about it and the moon was supposedly in it's "waxing gibbous" phase, meaning it's 60% illuminated. Mars was close to the moon. They were in the constellation Gemini.

To appreciate it better, I used the app "SkyView Free". My surgeon taught me this app and I installed it so I could pinpoint the constellations. 

Too bad I brought the wrong phone, so my photo of the moon is fuzzy. I put it side by side to appreciate it better. 

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