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  • Life Update: hi

    The story: [Two Pronged] Masturbating grandchild In third grade I read a book which described how masturbation is actually a natural process and an instinct –because we’re naturally curious about the world and our bodies, because we are inclined to pleasure. And then for some reason we, as a society (as many societies), developed norms…

  • What’s in a name?

    My pride, actually. x There are those who find it hard to pronounce my last name, for some reason –it’s actually very simple. Monteagudo. Mon-te-a-gu-do. Five syllables of say-it-how-it’s-spelled Spanish-derived goodness. Easy, right? Last Wednesday my friend and I talked to one of our profs regarding our thesis proposal. Lovely as she is, she still doesn’t know how…

  • BABY ALERT (happy first birthday)

  • Five Reasons Why I Won’t “Fall in Love”. Again.

    Writing and performing a personal narrative for Speech 11 was a cathartic and frankly exhausting experience. But watching everyone else was very fun and insightful! Definitely adds new perspectives to life. I posted everything here because I want to. It isn’t that coherent (I’d probably need 15 minutes of speech time to set everything straight),…

  • i sat on my chair and i wrote,

    It’s 1AM. Here in Manila, after catching the last showing of Crazy, Beautiful You in the cinemas. It was a good film. Things that are also catching: exams, relationships, GHD and the future.

  • Last Week (A Retrospective)

    Saturday, today: debate training (morning), committee meeting for Global Health Debates finance (noon), TEDxUPM talk (afternoon), IDeA competition (evening), sleep (night). Busy day, to end a spectacularly eventful week.

  • Protected: this one is a bit longer.

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  • Media Noche feat. this chicken (aka The Love of My Life)

    Media Noche feat. this chicken (aka The Love of My Life)

    Media Noche feat. this chicken (aka The Love of My Life) http://wp.me/p28hEi-JB

  • 2014 x Footnotes

    Before I make a post bragging about the roast chicken I cooked (I did a lot of the prep, okay), and actually making my new year post, I’ll add in the last four highlights of my December 2014. And before I forget: THANK YOU to everyone who made 2014 possible and wonderful. The air I breathe. My…