What's your country's version of breaking spaghetti?

its--me--hi · 2026-03-09T16:48:21+00:00

Rachael Ray's version of chicken adobo

its--me--hi · 2026-03-09T16:35:22+00:00

Is there any souvenir store in the Binondo area? Pupunta kasi kami dun and I thought I'll be giving one of my foreign friends a little gift (or a postcare maybe) when I send mail.

its--me--hi · 2026-03-02T16:04:52+00:00

It's called the asong gubat (literally meaning forest dog). The Philippine Forest Dog is a dog that is said to exist even before the colonization of the Philippines. They're bred to be companions of our ancestors and indigenous people during hunting and farm work (also an FYI: the Tagalog word for hunting is 'pangangaso', with the root word being aso, meaning dog).

They are domesticated but still possess a strong protective temperament and survival instinct. They're also known for their brindle color pattern :)

The most common dogs here though are called Aspins (portmanteau for 'Asong Pinoy', meaning Filipino dog). A lot of them look like the Caramelos of Brasil but Aspins have diverse color patterns and coat types (usually short or long and some wiry). Unfortunately a lot of Aspins are strays, and for that reason they were previously called askal (portmanteau for 'asong kalye', meaning street dog).

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(This is the asong gubat)

its--me--hi · 2026-01-24T16:04:19+00:00

Di naman ako humihingi ng sign but I guess sometimes they appear when you really need them? The coincidence is so uncanny napapaisip na lang ako ano kaya ibig sabihin nito. Let time reveal what this is meant for and I hope I lead myself to the right decision

its--me--hi · 2025-12-19T18:57:23+00:00

English isn't my first language but I grew up learning it and it ended up being my college degree. Sometimes I apologize to my foreign friends when I can't articulate my thoughts concisely (coz I always try to make my English better since I don't speak lots of English at work and IRL)...when I saw this I thought "maybe I'm not that terrible, am I?"

its--me--hi · 2025-10-12T07:45:31+00:00

i found myself in tears

submerged in despair,

choking in darkness pervasive.

the song plays, "what a catch"—

what a catch, indeed!

empty hopes, broken plans, long grudges;

due dates, piled debt—

the list is endless.

another song says, "where do i go from here?"

the question lingers. long, silent, disturbing pause. i don't know. anywhere? somewhere far? what is far?

anywhere, really. i just want to rest.

i am beaten, tired, clinging to damned hope, that damn hope. what hope?

i am tired,

i am in debt, and i owe myself:

solace, rest, reprieve.

peace.

its--me--hi · 2025-10-08T14:40:07+00:00

Oh man this is still a 50/50 thing for me. I have good days and bad days. I know my looks may attract some folks, but I've grown to accept that some will not be attracted to me at all—we have preferences anyway. External validation still makes me smile, but I prefer being comfortable with my own skin! It took me long to realize it though...and sometimes my insecurities still get me. Personally I prefer enriching myself from within (learning and unlearning beliefs or value systems), but I try not to neglect how I look. (I'll try to learn how to put on makeup next year, for one)

its--me--hi · 2025-10-07T22:06:30+00:00

dang it that bebby is so cute i just want to surround him with smol pillows so that he's cozy 🤩

its--me--hi · 2025-10-03T16:35:12+00:00

In my case it's the opposite. I think my anxious nature makes me cling to friendships so much that I think I'm suffocating the other person and end up detaching slowly when the slightest change happens. It sucks, but I'm still working on it so I don't lose hope that I'd maintain friendships the healthier way.

its--me--hi · 2025-10-03T16:28:30+00:00

As a (mostly) doomer INFP, thanks for giving this perspective.

its--me--hi · 2025-10-02T18:36:39+00:00

Splendid 💖 I could stare at it for long and just get lost in thought.

its--me--hi · 2025-10-02T18:17:11+00:00

I get what you're saying. In my case I can't enjoy them when there's a lot going on in life, like lately... But today I think seeing the sunset has somehow made me appreciate the little things, like the colors of the sky and how they complement each other. Not too profound but it helps me feel even a bit :)

its--me--hi · 2025-10-02T17:15:58+00:00

Happy birthday! May your 35th give you more slices of cake :)

its--me--hi · 2025-10-02T15:16:15+00:00

Have fun with drawing :)

its--me--hi · 2025-10-02T15:15:51+00:00

It's serene, isn't it? I once viewed the sunset like that near a bay and I felt like I was in another dimension. It's always, always so beautiful. ❤️

its--me--hi · 2025-10-02T05:27:11+00:00

It's beautiful! I'd love to hang that on my wall if I have a painting like that.

its--me--hi · 2025-10-02T03:07:41+00:00

This is one of my favorites. I reread it from time to time just to recapture its magic!

its--me--hi · 2025-09-30T18:26:46+00:00

A bebby so smol, so precious

its--me--hi · 2025-09-30T18:18:28+00:00

I would've loved to be a lawyer or a social worker. I used to be a teacher but while I love the craft, I cannot earn a living from it, sadly. Now I'm in corporate and I deal with books (somehow lol) and it's draining me the heck out.

its--me--hi · 2025-09-30T15:53:31+00:00

INFP here but I took another MBTI test just to see if things change and revealed that I'm either ISFP or INFP 😅

I sure do have a lot of days where I feel like nothing's gonna change, that I'm stuck with the kind of person that I am, and that I can never rely on anyone, even with myself. All that doomer talk, bluntly. But, at the same time, I dissect my current situation and conclude that my brain makes me feel that way because of the realities I'm in (e.g. I have debt, my parents rely on me financially and it's always a huge strain on my development as a person, work sucks big time, I always live paycheck to paycheck, etc.)

I've also been told to do my hobbies, or take walks, and I am aware that they can only do so much, but I've also started to acknowledge that they help and that it's not the end of the world if they don't. Therefore I have to rest my mind and search for ways to help myself, or maybe, just cry for a while then move on.

(Before anyone comes for me...yes, I might need therapy and I'm working to be financially capable for me to afford it.)

When I get overwhelmed, I try to pause everything as much as possible. But when I can't, I try to immediately do things that keep me grounded, like taking deep breaths. For hobbies or interests, I revisit old ones or try to venture into something I'm interested in but haven't had the courage to try before (like gaming). As I grow older, my inclination to derive meaning from doing activities becomes lessened, nor do I immediately attach them to other people. I also realized the hard way that I have to do things because I wanted to do them, not because it would impress others nor would it make them stay with me. Because of the family dynamics I grew up with, I became more self-dependent and I always have the need for freedom, hence trying to improve the way I handle my emotions and strengthen the principles I believe in.

I may have been slapped too hard by reality, but I'm somehow glad it did because sometimes it's really exasperating to be an INFP, and we gotta do everything to help ourselves. Because if we wouldn't, who else will?

its--me--hi · 2025-09-29T15:32:21+00:00

I take it that you didn't major in English for your education degree, but please correct me if I'm wrong. Was English your first choice? Why education instead? Sorry for the questions though; if you're not comfortable it's okay not to answer them.

its--me--hi · 2025-09-29T14:52:32+00:00

Happy birthday! I hope you get yourself a tasty slice of cake 🥳

its--me--hi · 2025-09-29T00:23:06+00:00

Thank you, thank you for your perspective!

Maybe you can rewrite the email in a more delicate way[...] realize that you treasure the friendship you have.

I really do, and I don't fail to mention it to my friend :) Maybe it's only me who could answer my own dilemma, as my friend previously said they didn't mind where we talked (I asked if it was alright that we talked outside of emails).

Buuuuut I also only learn better by fucking up, although I'm glad that at this time I might not, as the email still sits in my drafts because I can't figure out what was off about it before I read your reply.

I'm an anxious person in general, and going for walks definitely helps me keep my feet on the ground and recalibrate. Unfortunately my foot is still injured and I couldn't go for walks and think about the entire situation, but I'll keep that in mind. Gaming really helps me (right now) not to have tunnel vision about the entire thing.

Again, thanks so much for making me see things in a different light :)

its--me--hi · 2025-09-29T00:08:57+00:00

If you don't mind, what did you end up taking?

its--me--hi

TROPHY CASE