#autots.

Tara! Lakad tayo sa hapon. 💕

Ang cute talaga ng calico cat ng kapitbahay namin! Feeling niya ata mommy niya rin ako kasi "nililigawan" niya yung pusa kong si Tobi. 🥺 Kada lalabas ako, sinasalubong niya agad ako para magpapet. Kanina nga, may lumapit din sa aking aso para sumalubong. Tas winawagayway yung buntot niya.

Pagdating ko sa kanto, nakakita ako ng isawan. 😭 Noong paglabas ko kasi, nakasalubong ko yung mga original na nagtitinda ng isaw na binibilhan ko talaga (kasi alam kong malinis sila maggawa). Kaya lang, wala silang tinda ngayon. Itinuro nila ako roon sa kabila, pero sabi ko, “Ehh, mas masarap po yung sa inyo, eh.” Natawa na lang sila bago ako nagpaalam.

Ang dami ko kasing alam na bilhan ng isaw, pero kapag hindi malinis, hindi na talaga ako umuulit. Pero bukod doon sa isa kong paborito (na hindi ko alam ang pangalan haha), malinis din pala maggawa rito sa bagong isawan na nakita ko. Grabe! Sobrang nakakahappy kasi ilang buwan na rin akong hindi nakakakain ng isaw. Ang tagal ko na itong cravings!

Balut naman ang isusunod ko sana, kaya lang hindi na dumadaan dito yung paborito kong magbabalut. Ang liit kasi ng isaw ng balut niya (hindi kasi ako kumakain ng sisiw, naaawa ako kapag nakikita ko yung tuka hahaha).

Meron pakong namimiss!! Yung peanut butter na orange yung takip. Ang sarap kasi nun, compared sa mga nabibili na mahal sa supermarket. Bakit wala na nun dito?! 😩

Meron pang isa akong namimiss….

Grabe rin pala, ang sakit ng ulo ko pagkagising ko kanina. Pero nung naglakad-lakad ako sa labas, biglang nawala. Yun nga lang, pag-uwi ko, sumakit na naman bigla.

Feeling ko di na talaga kaya ng gamot tong headache ko. Lambing na kailangan nito para mawala. Forehead kisses? Yakap? Kiss? Ewan. Hahahaha.

So, four months ago, I was wrapping up an interview, and right at the end, the client looked at me and asked, “Why should I trust you?”

The easy play would’ve been to give some polished, corporate answer. But I was genuinely invested in the opportunity, and I didn't want to hand them a scripted version of myself. I wanted to give them the truth.

So I just laid it all out there: "Honestly, for the exact same reason I’m trusting this opportunity. We’re both taking a leap of faith here. The only difference is you have a pool of candidates to choose from, and I can only make one decision at a time."

In that moment, I just dropped my answer and completely let go of the result. I didn't care if it cost me the gig or if it came off too bold. I had put my heart into the conversation, spoken my truth, and walked out the door totally detached from the outcome. If it was the right fit, it would land. If not, so be it.

Fast forward to today, and I’m officially four months into working with that exact client.

Looking back, I’m just incredibly glad they had the maturity to respect that honesty. Instead of seeing it as arrogance, they saw it for what it was: someone who actually cared enough to skip the BS. Because we both acknowledged the shared risk on day one, we completely bypassed the walls people usually put up and went straight into a real partnership.

Don't get me wrong, I’ve had to show up and earn that trust every single day since. But it’s been incredibly rewarding to work with a team that values straight-up honesty over corporate pleasantries.

It was a reminder that interviews don't have to be a one-way interrogation. When you treat yourself like a true partner from the very first conversation and speak without fearing the outcome, the right people will meet you there.