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How I Got My Japan & South Korea Tourist Visa in Cebu

Published by Justine

Updated note: this was in 2017, so things could be different now! I get a lot of questions from close friends about visa application experiences so I decided to finally write about one, especially in Cebu. I love how it’s fairly easy to get visas in Cebu now without having to fly out to Manila anymore. Why not take advantage, right? I will try my best to be as detailed as possible with this entry. I know many probably won’t read and just skim through so I will also make the requirements concise as well. The reason why I consolidated this post for both countries is that I applied to both in a span of a couple of weeks therefore it made obtaining my requirements a lot more time efficient. Introduction There are a lot of other blogs that provide more detailed process for different kinds of applicants. This post is about my own personal experience that’s why I can confidently write about it. I could say that I owe my knowledge to blogs for …

The Sunday Currently, v28

Published by Justine

Hello and happy first day of October! It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. Time flies by pretty fast that I just realized the last one was a good 5 months ago. FEELING Pretty okay! The weekend wasn’t exactly topnotch because I had to work yesterday and didn’t get to have any Saturday plans but it wasn’t the worst. I spent the night at a friend’s place and today was all about lazing around and watching movies with my sister. WATCHING/LISTENING This semi-stripped down version of Too Good At Goodbyes by Sam Smith. It’s a solid new single. I’m also looking at my last TSC and I just wanted to give an update: ever since Weightlifting Fairy and Strong Woman Do Bong Soon, I’ve seen quite a number of K-dramas after that. Love in the Moonlight, Fight My Way, My Secret Romance, and She Was Pretty. Pretty crazy, to be honest. I’ve always capped myself at 1 K-drama per year and I was just on a roll. FEELING I’m having a bit …

Q&A Sunday, Vol. 1

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Starting a new series! Won’t promise to do it every weekend, but if I come across questions I want to answer, it will end up here. 1. What was the last food you ate?Pork Schnitzel, cold cuts, tomato soup at Tinderbox. #KetoLife 2. Where was your profile photo taken?Monterrazas Clubhouse 3. Worst physical pain you’ve ever felt?Post-op tonsillectomy and Bartholin’s cyst 4. Favorite place you’ve visited?Washington, DC 5. How late did you stay up last night?I got home around 1am from dinner at The Weekend and drinks at that new sports bar in Bonifacio District. I forgot the name. 6. If you could move somewhere else, where would it be?Australia or Norway 8. Who from your Facebook friends lives closest to you?Hazel, duh! 10. When was the last time you cried?Thursday night when I watched Love You to the Stars and Back in the cinema. 11. Who took your profile photo?I think Ate Jo! 12. Who was/were the last person/people you took a picture with?Ian, Matt, Juna, Hazel, Lymboy 13. What’s your favorite season?I’ll answer …

How to NOT succumb to Bad Vibes

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This week has been particularly weird, in an emotional sense. I don’t know if it’s the mix of quitting rice for the 2nd week and going towards a low-carb high-fat diet that’s messing with my system, happenings that either piss me off, or make me want to cry. These are the usual highs and lows of everyday and worklife and (the lack of) adulting that’s always messing with me. So how do I deal? I compiled a list of things that I usually do or indulge in so that I don’t fall into the deep well of emotional negativity, a.k.a the O.A. life, or as how our close-minded relatives refer to bouts of unwarranted sadness. As much as I’d love to just write and write about things that make me happy, I’ve decided to keeping it to a minimum of a recent 10 so that next time I find more weird things that satisfy my vibes channel. I didn’t even mention cliche ones like, going to the beach, hanging out with [insert name here], etc etc. …

How to NOT succumb to Bad Vibes

Published by Justine

This week has been particularly weird, in an emotional sense. I don’t know if it’s the mix of quitting rice for the 2nd week and going towards a low-carb high-fat diet that’s messing with my system, happenings that either piss me off, or make me want to cry. These are the usual highs and lows of everyday and worklife and (the lack of) adulting that’s always messing with me. So how do I deal? I compiled a list of things that I usually do or indulge in so that I don’t fall into the deep well of emotional negativity, a.k.a the O.A. life, or as how our close-minded relatives refer to bouts of unwarranted sadness. Playing SimCity Buildit. Secret’s out, I’ve been playing this game since late 2014 and have not stopped since. There’s something about mindlessly building a city, fulfilling city needs, and playing a virtual God that really made me commit to this one. With the introduction of groups and social trading (of goods) I’ve also become part of a small community of …