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Harvey Visits Gurpreet's Bake Sale

Part 2 of reposting a collaborative story from cyoc.net. This first section was written by Tyranitar.

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Harvey tossed and turned in his bed as he tried to fall asleep but restlessly struggled with his sheets, trying to fall asleep. He felt warm, perhaps because it was the beginning of the semester, still basically summer, and there was no air conditioning in his dorm. He tried to focus on anything but the damn heat, trying to shut his mind off, but something was keeping him on the edge of alertness. Eventually, his body started to demand sleep, and Harvey was lying in his bed just on the edge of consciousness. He could feel some sort of sensation throughout his body, almost like he weighed a thousand pounds. Perhaps it was him trying to fall asleep? Whatever it was, it was uncomfortable.

He tried to force himself to stand, but felt like he couldn't control his own body in this restful state. It was like he was made of steel. He kept trying to pull up with his knees, to no avail. He kept trying to move, frantically, as he grew increasingly frightened of his sleep-paralyzed state. He suddenly felt his body jerk up, standing as he found himself suddenly able to control his body again. He frantically looked around, trying to make place of his surroundings. Wherever he was, was clearly not his room.

He felt a small shove from behind, and suddenly moved forward. He was in a crowd, of sorts. He could feel the carpet below his feet. He looked down to see that he was indeed shoeless and sockless. That made sense to Harvey, but he also saw that he was wearing jeans, which he certainly didn't go to bed in. But why would he be here if he had just went to bed? He looked at his arms and down his shirt and saw that he was wearing a simple long sleeved button up shirt as well. The crowd of people, moving forward, were similarly dressed, and they were all wearing some kind of head covering. Instinctively, Harvey reached up to his head and felt the familiar patka wrapped around his hair. He sighed in relief, not wanting to stick out among the crowd.

Seemingly suddenly, because Harvey wasn't paying a lot of attention, the people in front of him started to sit down on the carpet in almost a wave. As people near the front sat down, Harvey could see a grandiose setup at the front of the room, where a very large book sat under a shimmering gold canopy. "The Adi Granth" came to the forefront of his mind, identifying the book. Three elder Sikh men sat around the canopy, observing the crowd. Harvey sat down, putting his bare feet together and knees outwards, placing his hands in front of him.

After a few minutes as the crowd sat down and settled, one of the Sikh men started speaking. "Ga-orhee sukhmanee mehlaa 5. Salok. Ik-on kaar satgur parsaad." Harvey had no idea what he was saying, but glanced around the room subtly. Everyone was taking in what the elder was saying and bowing their heads to the floor. Harvey quickly followed suit, not wanting to commit a faux pas. The script continued as he tried to make sense of what was happening. "Parabh kai simran dusman tarai. Parabh simrat kachh bighan na laagai. Parabh kai simran an-din jaagai."

Whatever this prayer was, Harvey could feel its energy flowing through him. Maybe it was partially the atmosphere of the room, but he felt at peace, surrounded by this homely crowd in front of the elders and the Adi Granth. As the prayer continued, he started to speak the words under his breath. "Parabh kai simran sufal falaa. Say simrahi jin aap simraa-ay. Naanak taa kai laaga-o paa-ay." As he looked down at the ground, he could feel something in addition to the peaceful atmosphere, almost like there was a growing weight on his head. He opened his eyes, and saw some hairs at the bottom of his peripheral vision. It shocked him out of the peaceful place as he clued in that something wasn't right. He didn't have a beard, and this wasn't somewhere he'd ever go. What the hell was go-

Harvey jolted awake at the sound of his alarm clock. He stretched, and reached over to turn it off. He felt extremely tired still, blaming it on the restless sleep he'd had overnight. He remembered that his dream was strange, but couldn't for the life of him remember what it was about. He quickly threw on a muscle shirt that was sitting on his desk and made his way to the bathroom. Thankfully, his first class started at an odd time, so he didn't have to share the bathroom with many people. He went about his usual morning routine, brushing his teeth, and then looked in the mirror to see if anything was stuck in them.

When he saw himself he did a double take.

He knew he'd looked stubbly last night, but there was no way that what he was sporting would be described as anything short of a beard now. It wasn't long, but it was thick and looked well maintained. He took one of his hands and started rubbing his fingers through the bristles, feeling his face. As he did, he pondered on whether or not he actually wanted to shave. He had to admit to himself, he looked damn good. He made a couple of faces in the mirror, and made the decision that he was going to keep the hair, and then walked back to his dorm.

End of Tyranitar's section. The following by Roller62

Upon entering his dorm, Harvey was greeted by a familiar voice.

"Well hello there, Bearded Daddy. Have you seen my room mate, Harvey?" Harry said. Harry was Harvey's gay room mate, and if you ever needed proof of that, you could check the pride flags he pinned to the wall next to his bed. He would occasionally make flirtatious comments around Harvey, but they were all in good fun.

"I'm right here!" Harvey struck a pose, "Shocking I know. I guess I neglected shaving a bit. Hopefully the girls on campus like it as much as you do".

"I'm sure they'll love how it looks. Your personality on the other hand..." 

Harvey rolled his eyes and continued getting ready for class. He pulled on a plain white T-shirt and a pair of jeans, then filled his book bag with all the books and binders he would need for the day. "So what's on your agenda for the day?"

"It's looking pretty busy" Harry was rummaging through his wardrobe, trying to find the best outfit for his twinkish body. "Tomorrow is the semester's first meeting for the Queer Student Union, so I'll be preparing for that. You should come, it'll be a lot of fun".

"No thanks, Bro. I already have obligations to another club" Harvey was glad he had a legitimate excuse to miss that sausage fest.

"Really? Which club did you join?"

"You know that cultural studies class I'm taking? The professor made me join the Sikh club"

"Oh the Sikh Student Alliance? They seem like a fun group"

"Yeah, you know them or something?"

"Sure" Harry answered flatly, "A lot of the student organizations know each other because we do tabling events together. Actually, a few of their members are also in the Queer Student Alliance."

"Really? Who?" Harvey asked out of genuine curiosity.

"If you want to find out, you'll have to come tomorrow" Harry grinned, pulling out the clothes he thought would be perfect for the day.

"Whatever. I'll see you after class" Without putting any thought into it, Harvey tied his hair in a bun and wrapped the patka around his head. Since Harry was busy changing, he didn't see Harvey do this. Feeling ready for the day, Harvey left to his first class

Arriving at the designated classroom, Harvey did a double take when he saw Gurpreet inside. He surveyed the room to check if it was full of Punjabis, and was relieved to see that their was a healthy mix of students.

"Hi Harvey, come sit here!" Gurpreet was sitting in the first row. His large stomach was wedged between the chair and its conjoined desk. Harvey fulfilled the bearish man's request and plopped down in the seat next to him. "This is a welcome surprise, I didn't expect you to be taking a class like this, but I'm glad we'll be spending more time together" Gurpreet displayed his signature smile.

"What do you mean, why wouldn't I take this class?"

"Honestly, you didn't seem very excited about Sikh culture yesterday. You bolted as soon as the meeting ended. But now you're here, and you're even wearing the patka we gave you. You must be must be willing to learn lots!"

"What are you talking about?" Harvey reached up to his head and felt the familiar patka wrapped around his hair. He didn't remember putting this on! That thought was interrupted when and elderly Sikh man emerged from the classroom's door. Something about him was so familiar, and yet Harvey was sure he hadn't seen the man in person before. The mental image of a large book and a gold canopy came to mind, but Harvey couldn't place where that memory was coming from.

"Good morning, Students" the elderly man greeted, "I'm glad you all made it to our first lecture. Welcome to Religious Studies 372: Sikhism" he took a dry erase marker and wrote the course name on the whiteboard, then turned his attention back to the students.

"I'm in the wrong class!" Harvey whispered to himself quietly, but not too quiet for Gurpreet to hear.

"Really?" Gurpreet asked, "Can I see your schedule?" Harvey nodded and fished a print of his class schedule out of his binder. "Everything looks right, see? REL S with Professor Singh. The room number and time are the same too" Gurpreet stated, handing the schedule back to Harvey. Gurpreet was right! But Harvey didn't remember signing up for this class. Though come to think of it, Harvey couldn't recall what class he was suppose to be taking instead. Oh well, Harvey figured he may as well say as it would be rude to leave the class so abruptly. He'd have to clear this up with the Advisor Office later today.

"Now before I get started on today's lecture on the basics of Sikhism, do any of you have questions? Maybe some preconceived notions of the religion?" Professor Singh asked, then called on a student who raised their hand.

"I've heard the warrior identity is very important to Sikh people and that's why they are suppose to carry daggers with them all the time. How does that work in modern times?"

"Great question. The warrior identity embraced by Sikhs stems from a period of violent persecution against Sikh people, so of course they needed to defend themselves. Now, I'm sure I don't look like a mighty warrior to many of you, and though it is a requirement of the five K's, we modern Sikhs can not carry a kirpan with us everywhere... but I would like to propose this interpretation: A Sikh should be a warrior when people need defending. Likewise, if people are suffering in other ways, a Sikh should transform into the person they need. We'll get into the theory behind that later in the course."

Harvey chuckled at this notion. Sure Gurpreet was a big guy, but imagining a sweet guy like him as a warrior just didn't fit. The transformation part was interesting though. Could a Sikh really change so much just to help someone in need? That would be interesting to see. The rest of the lecture went on without a hitch, and Harvey did feel like he was learning more about the religion. Once class was done, Harvey and Gurpreet agreed that they should study together if Harvey decided to stay in the class, and the two parted ways.

With nothing better to do, Harvey decided to waste time at the Library Walkway. It was a large open space adjacent to the university's library, which was the center of the campus. Students frequently crossed this area on their way between classes, and it was complimented with benches and shady trees which made it a nice place to rest.

"Harvey? Hey Harvey, over here!" Harvey heard an accented voice call from behind him. He turned around to see Gurpreet again. What a coincidence. Harvey walked over to the waving Sikh bear. He had propped two tables in an "L" shape adjacent to the Library's wall, essentially creating a square with an opening at the side. With all the cooking utensils and devices that Gurpreet had brought with him, it looked like he was setting up some kind of food stand. "I could really use your help, Harvey. Can you set up this stand with me?" Normally Harvey would make some excuse to say no, but Gurpreet already saw Harvey's schedule, so he knew that Harvey had a large gap right now.

"Yeah, sure. I can help you out" Harvey admitted.

"Thank you! Here, come in" Gurpreet made room for Harvey to enter his table square. Gurpreet was hastily pulling materials out of a box labled "tabling supplies". "Here, lets lay down the table cloths." Gurpreet grabbed two orange table cloths with a white floral design and tossed one to Harvey. The table cloth landed on top of Harvey's head. Making contact with Harvey's patka, the table cloth folded and wrapped itself around Harvey's head, becoming a beautiful orange floral Gurmukhi Dastar turban. Harvey felt a wave of heat envelop him as his skin became a deep brown and all of his hair turned black. This was followed by a bloated feeling as Harvey watched his stomach grow. It was slow at first before exploding outward. Massive love handles wrapped around his body, swollen breasts sat atop his stomach, even his face was filling out with plump cheeks and a round chin. Then Harvey noticed he wasn't just getting fatter, he grew taller too. His new height rivaled Gurpreet's, and he was much fatter than the Sikh bear too! He wasn't just fat, he was massive. He thought he was going to explode out of his clothes, but strangely they were growing with him. His jeans were stretched tight by his thick thighs and the two globes in his rear. His shirt managed to stay loose despite his round belly hanging far in front of him. The shirt gained a graphic of a smiling milk carton wearing sunglasses, with the pun "'Sup Doodh" underneath. Harvey's mustache thickened, his beard grew thicker, wider than his face in a round shape and stretching below his neck. Finally, a pair of clear prescription aviator glasses appeared in front of Harvey's eyes, completing the transformation.

"Wha- what the? What's going on!?" Harvey exclaimed.

"We're running a bake sale as a fund raiser for the Sikh Student Coalition" Gurpreet answered, "but the guy who was suppose to do the actual cooking had to cancel. I'm so glad you were able to fill in at the last second, Harpinder. You're such a good cook" Gurpreet smiled and layed out his table cloth. "What a coincidence, your parna matches my table cloth! Hmm, no where did the other one go?"

"What are you talking about?" It seemed like Harvey's question had a completely different context in Gurpreet's mind. Did Gurpreet really not notice how Harvey had changed? "I'm not a chef, especially not with Punjabi food!"

"Don't be so modest, Harpinder" Gurpreet chuckled, "I've seen the lunches you've packed in your book bag. It seems you're an expect with even the most complicated dishes."

"Do you really not see anything wrong with me? I mean..." Harvey paused, looking down at his new form, "my stomach is huge"

"That's not wrong" Gurpreet patted his own belly, "A large stomach is proof you know what good food tastes like"

Gurpreet thought that Harvey was suppose to be like this, he even kept calling him "Harpinder". Harvey felt that he had to leave, he had to find a way to change back. He tried to exit, but he was currently sandwiched between the tables, the library, and Gurpreet. At his large size, he couldn't easily maneuver around Gurpreet, who was blocking the only exit. He tried, but ended up bumping his belly against Gurpreet's.

"Haha, easy there Harpinder. Here, allow me to pass you the ingredients." Gurpreet placed a few packages and utensils on Harvey's side of the table. It looked like escape wouldn't be possible unless Harvey could convince Gurpreet that he wasn't the person Gurpreet thought he was. Still, what was he suppose to do in he mean time? He didn't know how to make any of these dishes. And yet, Harvey's hands moved on auto pilot. Without needing to put any thought into it, he was creating a variety of delicious Punjabi treats. Once Gurpreet finished setting up the decor and collection bin, their stand was open for business.

Since the Library Walkway was a popular spot on campus, they had a steady flow of customers. It was mostly Indian students at first, but the stand's popularity quickly caught the eye of other students as well. Harvey kept busy, constantly making more treats to keep up with demand. Things were going so well, he was starting to forget he had been so troubled by his transformation earlier. He was even throwing out welcoming and thankful phrases such as "Aaooji aaooji" and "tuhada swagat hai" to people who stopped by their stand. 

When things eventually slowed down, a group of Punjabi women approach the stand. "Hi Gurpreet. Who's your friend?" the first one asked.

"Hi Rupi, this is Harpinder. He's a new member of the Sikh Student Coalition. He just joined yesterday."

"Ah, now that you mention it he does look familiar. He was at yesterday's meeting, right?" Rupi said.

"Wow, this food looks so good" a second girl added, "Harpinder, did you make all of this?"

"It was nothing, really" Harvey bashfully rubbed the back of his turban and smiled "Would you like some?"

"Yes, please" she replied. Harvey filled plates for all of the girls in the group.

"Thank you, Harpinder. How much do we owe you?" Rupi asked.

"Don't worry about it, it's on the house" Harvey winked "And my friends call me Harp." The girls blushed and giggled to each other, thanking Harpinder before taking off. Harvey was glad that he still had his signature charm.

Gurpreet grinned, "Look at you 'Harp', so popular already" the two shared a laugh "Thank you for all your help today. This is probably the most profitable bake sale the Sikh Student Coalition has ever had" Gurpreet patted the collection bin "and by putting our name out here, I'm sure we've also attracted a few new members. I couldn't have done it without you."

"Of course. It's just like Professor Singh said, a Sikh should always help those in need" The two hugged each other, their belllies squishing against each other.

"I'm going to finish cleaning up here, why don't you take some well deserved rest?" Gurpreet said as he made room for Harvey to exit.

Harvey nodded and leisurely walked to the a restroom to wash his hands. Looking in the mirror, his turban unwrapped itself from his head, becoming a table cloth again. He also reverted back to his original form, a white man with an average build wearing a patka.

He grabbed his head, feeling a bit woozy. "Did that really just happen?" Harvey asked himself. He remembered everything that happened at the bake sale, but it both felt like he was himself and wasn't himself at the same time. Harvey rationalize that he must of just imagined the transformation. He was just a regular white guy helping Gurpreet with his bake sale. As for the treats he was making... it must have been some simple american treat. There was no way he was making Punjabi food. Harvey placed the table cloth in his book bag so he could return it to Gurpreet later and exited the bathroom. He ended up passing by that same group of Punjabi women. "Hey Rupi" he said with a wink. The girls simply smiled and rolled their eyes.

"See you at the next meeting, Harv" Rupi said while they all walked away. That was odd, they all seemed so into him earlier. Why wasn't his charm working anymore? Oh well, Harvey looked at the time on his phone. He was trying to decide if he should head to class or if he still had time to go somewhere else.

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• Hinami is older than Hiroka.

• They both love mandarin oranges too.

• There’s a reason why the girls have the ocean kanji in their name. After Haruna and Kouhei got married, they started living their life in Kouhei's hometown, Shizuoka. Shizuoka is in the south coast of Japan. I have a headcanon where Nikaidou's family works in the fishery but that's another story. Also, Haruna's maiden name, Hamaguchi means Seashore.

• When they were toddlers, the twins would get their hands on their dad's prosthetic. This brought alarm to Kouhei as he's afraid they might pull the strings that released the buckshot in his foot prosthetic.

• Now on to their distinct personality. Hinami is hyperactive and impulsive who often says and does whatever comes to her mind. She can be competitive when it comes to games. Though, Hinami is shown to be smart. Her erratic behaviour concerns people, especially her parents.

• Hiroka is a quiet and friendly girl, but posseses a scary personality when she becomes serious or angry. This side of her can intimidate and strike fear into the people around her. Has the same chaotic nature as her sister.

• The girls would sometimes go see their mom working at the hospital. Hina would talk to the patients there and Hiro would observe the doctors doing their work.

• Hinami and Hiroka mostly spend their day at the beach, collecting seashells and other shiny things. Sometimes, they would take a tub shaped boat (tarai bune) to play adventure.

• There is a parallel between Hiroka and the late Youhei. Both of them are the youngest twin and they have the same kanji in their name, 洋平 (Youhei) 洋花 (Hiroka). Hiro also developed a tooth gap which is similar to Youhei's knocked out tooth. Kouhei believes Hiroka is the reincarnation of his dead brother.

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March 19, 2023

WHY?

So, I have a story to tell.

I got my iPhone 7 Plus way back December 2016. This was my phone until 2022. I was okay with it, still works just fine. But I decided to reward myself and upgraded to the latest iPhone, which is iPhone 13 Pro Max last February 2022. My reason was, kelangan na magpahinga ng 7+ ko kase super tagal na nya and need ko narin ng latest phone dahil sa nature ng work ko. I need to be able to work fast and download the necessary apps I use for my work.

I have this “friend” na laging napupuna pag may bago sakin. I posted an unboxing video of my new phone kase I am grateful and yun yung peak ng TikTok era of my unboxing videos, so I thought, why not? Wala rin naman akong masyadong viewers so okay lang.

Then this friend of mine sent me a message saying na, wow nag-upgrade na daw pala ako. Buti pa daw ako may new phone, ganern. Hmm okay? I worked hard for it and I use it for work, too. That probably ended her thoughts and said na she’d like to apply to my job. Sige. See you there?

Last year, Nov of 2022, one of my best friends bought her first big screened iPhone na 14 Pro Max. She told me how she got it na walang down payment. I got interested and applied using my Globe plan. I thought it’s time narin for Amira to upgrade her phone since she’s just using her Huawei na free from Globe way back years ago, plus my iPhone 7 Plus na pinaglumaan ko. Hindi kase maluho si Amira, but I know na nahihirapan na sya sa phone nya and all of her colleagues are using iPhone X models pataas. Luckily, I got the phone from Globe last December 2022. I chose the latest one which is the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Amira took my 13 Pro Max so I got the 14 Pro Max. We video taped how we unboxed the 14 Pro Max but I never posted it kase medyo madami narin nagviview ng TikTok uploads ko and ayako mapagisipan na mayabang thinking na hindi naman cash namin nakuha.

I recently uploaded a video on TikTok of Amira holding her phone. No bad intentions kase yun yung time na nasa Siargao kami and we were both having fun recording random things. Lo and behold, she was so smart and realized that since Amira has the iPhone 13 Pro Max, I now have the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Take note, I do not have any pictures or videos of myself holding my phone. Nice!

She said, “Taray, kaka-upgrade mo lang ah, nag-upgrade ka ulit?”

I do not want to sound annoyed or rude or anything at all so I just said na “Yes.” She then said na paano daw ako nakakuha, ganon daw ba kalaki sahod ko, buti pa daw ako nakabili kahit work from home lang ako. I mean, huh? Problema mo? Pero syempre hindi ko sinabi yun. Hahaha! Sabi ko lang, maayos naman work ko and hindi ko naman sya kukunin kung hindi ko kayang bayaran. Isa pa, it has been years since I last upgraded. Then iniba na nya yung topic.

In my mind, ano kayang point ng taong to para magsabi ng ganon sakin. I did not even show off my phone on any social media platforms. Saka ano naman sayo kung bumili ako ng phone araw-araw? Hahaha! Diba?

I don’t know why some people are so pissed sa mga simple joys ng ibang tao. Dahil ba ayaw nilang nahihigitan sila? Why can’t they be happy pag happy yung ibang tao? We all have our own achievements and happiness through material things, so why question someone’s ability to get the things they want?

Maybe get a job? Lol. Joke. That was rude. You clearly have a job. Minding other people’s business. Taray, may business!

O sya, ayun lang. Nakwento ko lang naman. Pag nabasa mo to e di good job sayo. Amazing ka talaga sa paguugaling yan. Pagpatuloy mo lang. Kbye. See yah! 🙃

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Hmmm, to anyone who understands this language, you may find it funny.

In another universe, the gods have an honorific which is Agì.

God of Parties - Agì Ya Wed / Agì Nom

God of Fertility - Agì Yòth / Agì Yanak

God of News / Stories - Agì Pu Long / Agì Bagà / Agì Sùrat / Agì Stùrya

God of Plants - Agì Mula / Agì Rùòt

God of Thieves - Agì Taray

God of Death - Agì Pùn Pon

God of Meals - Agì Lùtò

God of Happiness - Agì Sem

God of Gifts - Agì Teg

God of Secrets - Agì Lemmeng

God of Herds - Agì Yapon

God of Diseases - Agì Sarwa

God of Gates and Doorways- Agì Sarra

God of Roads / Paths - Agì Tulod

God of Greed - Agì Ràkèm

God of Money / Merchants - Agì Lako

Translation

God of Parties - to bring something home (usually implies the item is either stolen, or are leftovers) / To drink

God of Fertility - To have sex / To give birth

God of News / Stories - To snitch / To tell / To write / To tell a story

God of Plants - To plant / To cut grass

God of Thieves - To run (implies that they ran after stealing someone or something)

God of Death - To bury

God of Meals - To cook

God of Happiness - To smile

God of Gifts - To give

God of Secrets - To hide something

God of Herds - (loosely translates to take home any farm animals)

God of Diseases - To vomit

God of Gates and Doorways - To close

God of Roads and Paths - To guide or to lead

God of Greed - To take a handful

God of Money / Merchants - To sell

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Chapter 1: Witch Store (Working title)

Wobble has always been a hangry cat and by this point, he knew when it was feeding time. He also knew when it was time for his human to wake up. Bouncing his tiny body through the apartment he marched his way to the bedroom. It's only a few steps for a human but for a tiny cat, it would take a while. Being that he is a familiar on the smaller side everything he did took a while. He's lazy to boot so that doesn't help.

Making his way past colorful plants that towered over him almost looked like he was on another planet until he made got closer to the couch. He loved to sleep in the corner by the lavender and jasmine. Past the pale purple couch, now he could see into the kitchen. He looked at the counter-tops he was never allowed on. Continuing on his journey he could finally see the bedroom door which was only slightly ajar. No matter how much he had demanded it keep it open his human always refused. Nudging it gently with his head he crept inside the room. The walls a deep purple and every accent was a light teal green. It was the only room in the tiny apartment that had any sort of style. He climbed the bed and found his human underneath all the covers. The a/c was on full blast so they had buried themselves in blankets to make up for it. It also kept someone from scratching their face off to wake them up, which may or may not have been what Wobble was getting ready to do. He burrowed himself under the covers to find that his human was awake and using her phone.

"Good morning baby." I kissed his forehead while rubbing his back. Wobble meowed in return almost as if begging for his owner to get up right this second. Glancing at the time I rolled over. "Did you come to wake me up or to ask for breakfast?" Wobble said nothing and made his way carefully out of the sheets and down to the carpet stretching. I followed suit, my favorite time of the day is to stretch with him in the mornings. "Alright, I'll get your food first then I'll feed the plants then I get to feed my face." I smiled and grabbed the remote to turn off the a/c and placed it back on the nightstand, unplugged my phone and walked out the door toward the kitchen. Wobble's food was stored above the top shelf so that way even if he grew he hopefully wouldn't be able to reach it. A familiar of his kind never really grew to be any bigger than he is now but I didn't want to take any chances. He had already broken one too many glasses and forced me to start buying plastic instead. Anytime he would get hangry he would launch himself onto the counters to bat off whatever may have been in his way. Heaving on the bag of food I half expected Wobble to jump up to try and grab it, but that was a fear that I always had.

After Wobble's food bowl was filled I grabbed a cup of water and began to water the plants. In total there had to about 30 of them in the apartment alone. I always start in the bathroom that way brushing teeth and using the toilet would be easy without Wobble trying to but his head into everything I'm doing. There are only 3 plants in the bathroom anyway all because of Wobble. There used to be more but for some reason, he hated every plant that was in there so the rest were moved downstairs.

Downstairs is the shop that I work in. It's owned by one of my best friends who has willingly rented me this apartment when I was down on my luck. Nowadays, I'm doing fine and am pretty well off. Having enough to buy my car, my broomstick, and many more witch supplies that before I was doing without. After a few years, my friend had found Wobble trying to get into the apartment one day while I was out shopping. He took the cat to his house since it was getting late but all the Wobble did was scream until he introduced him to me a day later. The tiny cat went silent and still in my arms which meant he was a familiar. Even better it meant he was meant to be MY familiar which meant I had been stuck with an animal, a magical animal, I had no idea how to take care of.

It didn't take long for the two of us to get close, however. It was almost like we had the same personality, which is rare for a witch and her familiar to have. Usually, for the first few years, a witch and their familiar would have to work together and would regularly bicker and avoid each other. For these us though, we never fought. Except for the occasionally scratch to the face to signal it was time for me to wake up, which I hate, our relationship has been pretty smooth going so far.

"Now that all the plants are taken care of it's time for some cereal!" Pouring out the remaining water and placing the cup face down in the sink, I made my way to the fridge. Grabbing a bowl from the cabinet and one of the cereal boxes from the top of the fridge the breakfast had been made. I decided to stand and eat. It didn't make sense to sit when I still have other things to do. I grabbed my phone from the counter where I had placed it earlier and a spoon from the top drawer and began shoveling spoonful's of sugary goodness down my throat, barley thinking to chew. I hadn't eaten the night before because work had gotten too hectic for me to take a break. With a mouth full of cereal I got a phone call from Jax. "Hewwo?" I asked, chewing the rest of the food in my mouth. "Did you eat?" "Maybe?" "What does that even mean?" He asked confused. "I might have been eating and I might have not eaten, why do you ask?" I put down my spoon hoping he was inviting me out to eat for some real food. "Well, we were going to eat at Kick's but if you ate already then," I didn't give him time to finish. "What time? I'm down. Who is we?" "Me, Sari, Jenni, and you? If that's okay. I know you and Jenni weren't getting along last I heard." I shook my head disappointed. Jenni and I haven't gotten along in a while. After I came out to the group Jax had approved, Sari nodded and asked inquisitive questions, and Jenni ignored me. She choose instead to call me 'she' for the rest of the time we were hanging out and I wanted nothing to do with her from that time forward. However, I am hungry so I shall go. I won't like it and I know for a fact that I'm going to be annoyed while there, however after the event but my tum will be full of great food and I haven't seen Jax and Sari in a while. "No, I'll go. I won't like it or enjoy myself but I'll go. I miss you and Sari plus I'm hungry so." "Is that a good idea? I don't need you getting upset and going home in a hurry." "I'll bring Wobble and some amethyst to keep me grounded so I should be fine. Tell her to try to be polite. If she manages to still piss me off I might just spell cast her." "Oh my gosh don't do that! That's not nice!" "Well, she's not nice! Don't ask me to be civil while letting she misgenders me the whole damn day! Wait, what time are we going?" Asking that I looked down at my bowl of cereal. I either had time to scarf it down or I'd have to pour it down the drain. Whatever I did it would be an upsetting waste of cereal if I don't get to enjoy it. "Uhm, we going right now. Is that ok? If not we can schedule something else another time?" "Nah, I get ready now. I go." "Okay. Well, hurry up we almost there!" "Oh please, I know damn well you're either still in bed or stuck in traffic. Sari is probably waiting for a ride from Jenni and Jenni is nowhere near ready. If I hurry I'll be the first one there and Jenni might not even come." Jax chuckles "you know us so well." We laugh together as I pour out my bowl into the sink. Turning on the garbage disposal and enjoying the sound of the cereal grinding up and going down the drain. "What was that noise?!" I laugh again "It was the garbage disposal." "What is you disposing of? A body?" "Nah, I did that last night. I dumped it out in the harbor with the rest of them." Jax was dying laughing at the thought. We both had a strange sense of humor. Having been on Bumblr for around the same amount of time and sharing memes for years.

I told Jax that I'd meet him in the parking lot of the restaurant and hung up the phone. Since I need to hurry I might as well take the broom instead of the car and get dressed sooner rather than later. Bringing my phone with me I marched into the bedroom after dumping my bowl in the sink. I already have an outfit in mind, that new black and purple dress I bought two days ago, a black jacket, and my black work boots. I started to close the door until I heard a tiny meow in protest. Leaving the door open I starred into my closet realizing a little too late that the dress was still in a bag on the floor in the corner from when I bought it. Turning my head I now saw that's where Wobble had planted his butt and yawned. It's not difficult to move him at all it'll just be a chore I didn't want to deal with while being in a hurry.

"Don't worry bud you're coming with me." I scooped him up in my hands and grabbed the bag. Placing the cat on my bed I pulled on the dress and did a twirl in the mirror on my bathroom door. Wobble mewed in approval. Scooping Wobble in my arms again I rushed into the living room almost hitting my foot on the couch, I grabbed my vented backpack from its hook and plopped Wobble inside. Putting the bag down I began to slide my foot into my boot while simultaneously putting on half of the jacket. I lost my balance. Beginning to lean backward I mouthed the word balance while drawing a small straight line with my finger swiftly I was propped back up straight. I finished placing on my jacket, calmly but on boots then zipped my backpack and placed it on my back. Grabbing some amethyst and dried lavender off my altar I made my way through the door making sure to lock it behind me.

"Broom, come" I whispered sweetly. Hearing the familiar sound of the wind moving I readied myself to grab the broom. It came with a breath of cold air. I caught it and stroked its brush. "It must be freezing in the shop. I'm sorry I left you down there all night." I spoke in a hushed voice. The broom made no noise but I could tell it accepted my apology. As I saddled up Wobble voiced his protest, he hates flying but the way I see it he'll get over it one day.

"Up." I commanded. As I began to hover I secretly wished I would beat everyone else there.

[margaruth]

Gender Roles and Gender Stereotypes

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫:  𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬. 𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬.

Personally, nakarinig na ako ng mga pahayag tulad ng “kababae mong tao, ganyan ka manamit, maglakad, umupo, …” o ‘di kaya’y “trabaho yan ng lalaki e, dapat si kuya mo ang gumagawa niyan…”. Pero syempre, bilang isang hindi masyadong masunuring anak, hindi naman ako naaapektuhan o nadadala sa mga komento ng mga magulang ko tungkol sa akin. 

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Natatandaan ko pa nga, minsan na nilang kinwestiyon ang aking sekswalidad nang makahiligan ko ang pagsusuot ng jersey shorts na hinihingi ko pa kay Papa. Tinanong pa nila ako kung tomboy o tibo raw ba ako. Hindi ko napigilang matawa noong mga oras na iyon. Hindi ko lamang inaasahan na dahil sa simpleng shorts at istilo ng aking pananamit ay hahantong sila sa ganoong konklusyon. (Myghod)

KNOWING na napaka - taray at napaka - arte ko pa (in all aspects), hindi ko talaga inexpect na mapagkakamalan akong isang tibo. Para sa akin, wala namang kaso iyon, hindi naman sumama ang loob ko dahil nasabihan ako ng ganoon. Sa katunayan, pakiramdam ko pa nga, ang cool cool ko nung mga oras na iyon. Ang sinagot ko na lamang ay dahil mas komportable akong magsuot ng malalaking shorts kaysa sa mga pang - ibaba na pwede nang pumasa bilang panty. DUH.

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Anyways, sa puntong iyon napatanong din ako na “Hindii ba ‘to pwedeng suotin ng isang babae? May mali ba dito?” Dahil na din sa pangyayaring ito, napagtanto ko na mayroon na talagang mga nakaukit na pamantayan na dapat sundin mo bilang isang babae o lalaki. 

Hindi man nakasulat sa aklat ng mga batas na dapat ganoon ang sinusunod nating pamantayan, ngunit sa mata ng lipunan ganoon dapat tayo kumilos, magsalita, manamit, o  mag-ugali batay sa nakatalagang kasarian sa atin. At kung hindi natin ito masunod, dito umuusbong ang pakiramdam ng isang indibidwal na parang may mali sa kanya kahit wala naman talaga.

Ito ay dahil sa tinatawag na “gender roles” na itinakda ng lipunan sa atin.

Kung bibigyan ito ng pormal na kahulugan, ito ay ang pag - uugali o pagkilos na inaasahan na ipakita ng isang indibidwal bilang resulta ng pagiging isang lalaki o babae.

DO GENDER ROLES STILL EXIST?

Maaaring nasa 21st Century na tayo at hindi na tayo nabubuhay sa isang mundo kung saan ang mga kababaihan ay inaasahang pa ring manatili sa bahay at gumawa ng mga gawaing bahay o maghanda ng pagkain para sa pag-uwi ng kanyang asawa at mga anak o kaya naman ipaglaban ang kanilang karapatang bumoto, ngunit hindi pa rin natin maikakaila na nananatili at makikita pa rin natin ang gender roles sa ating lipunan hanggang sa kasalukuyan. 

1. Pamilya

Unang nakikita ito ng mga kabataan sa loob ng kanilang pamilya, partikular na sa kanilang mga magulang. Ang mga magulang ang may pinakamalaking impluwensiya sa kanilang mga anak sapagkat sa kanila unang natatanggap at naririnig ng mga bata ang mga karaniwang stereotype kaugnay ng mga kasarian na itinakda ng lipunan.

Halimbawa na lamang ay sa paggawa ng mga gawaing bahay. May mga ‘gawaing pambabae’ at ‘gawaing panlalaki’ silang tinatawag, kung saan ang mga lalaki ay mayroong mas mabigat na tungkulin kaysa sa mga babae na isang implikasyon din na hindi kaya ng isang babae ang isang partikular na gawaing ito.

Makikita rin ang gender roles sa mga magulang mismo, kung saan ang ama ay inaasahang magtrabaho at tumustos sa pangangailangan ng pamilya. Samantalang ang mga ina naman ay kadalasang itinuturing na mga caregivers dahil ito ay inaasahang magtrabaho lamang sa bahay at alagaan ang mga anak nito. 

Maaaring ang mga gender roles din ang maging basehan kung sino ang may hawak ng mga desisyon sa isang pamilya o kung sino ang mas may kakayahan na magpasunod o kontrolin ang sistema ng kanilang tahanan.

Ngunit sa panahon ngayon, hindi na naman ito ang nakikita kong kaugalian, bagamat may bahagya pa rin, mas nakikita ko na ang mga babae bilang mayroong mas mabibigat na tungkulin kaysa sa mga lalaki, na hindi na lamang ang haligi ng tahanan ang tanging tagapagtustos ng pamilya, at kinikilala na rin ang kakayahan ng mga kababaihan na gawin ang parehong gawain na noon ay para sa kalalakihan lamang.

Napakahalaga na maipakita at maituro ng mga magulang ang patas at pantay na pagtrato sa kanilang mga anak, anuman ang kanilang kasarian, sapagkat ito ang huhubog sa kanilang paniniwala at pagkakaunawa sa kung ano ang tanggap o hindi tanggap, sa kung ano ang dapat at hindi dapat, at sa kung ano ang tama at mali sa mata ng lipunan. 

Sapagkat kung anuman ang naririnig nila sa kanilang mga magulang o pamilya, ito ay makakaapekto sa kung paano nila ipahayag ang tunay nilang nararamdaman, ipakita ang totoo nilang kaugalian, at kung paano nila tanggapin at tingnan ang kanilang mga sarili 

2. Edukasyon

Ang mga paaralan ay mayroon ding mahahalagang tungkulin sa kung paano natin tinitingnan ang mundo sa ating paligid, na lubos na nakakaapekto sa kung paano natin nakikita ang ating sarili at ating kapwa, pati na rin ang mga pagkilala natin sa iba't ibang lahi, wika, kapansanan, at kasarian.

Ang mga guro kung minsan ay hindi namamalayang naiimpluwensyahan na rin nila ang mga estudyante tungkol sa mga gender roles. Halimbawa na lamang, ay tuwing magtatalaga ito ng mga karakter ng isang roleplay kung saan ito ay batay sa kanilang biyolohikal na kasarian. 

Isa din sa napapansin ko, na walang kaso kung magdadamit lalaki ang mga kababaihan ngunit kung ang isang lalaki ang magdamit babae o kumuha ng karakter na pambabae, ito ay isang katawa - tawa.

Madalas ding ilarawan ang mga batang lalaki bilang makulit, pasaway, laging naguiguidance, o mahilig gumawa ng kalokohan. Dahil dito, sila rin ang mainit sa mata ng mga guro at mahigpit na dinidisiplina. Sa kabilang banda, ang mga batang babae naman ay madalas na pinupuri dahil ito raw ay hindi suwail, matino ang pag - uugali, malinis, o basta kabaligtaran ng mga batang lalaki.

Dagdag pa rito, nakakaapekto din ang gender roles sa porsyento ng mga pumapasok sa isang propesyon. Halimbawa na lamang sa engineering, kadalasan kasi mga kalalakihan ang mas preferred sa ganitong larangan dahil sinasabing mas may kaalaman sila sa matematika, teknolohiya, at agham kaysa sa mga kababaihan.

3. Trabaho

Kapag nagiging batayan ang kasarian sa isang trabaho, nagkakaroon ng bias halimbawa kung ang isang lalaki ay nagtatrabaho sa isang posisyon na iniuugnay sa isang babae, ito ay nakakatanggap ng negatibong bias o mga komento, ganoon din kapag ang mga kababaihan ay magtrabaho sa panlalaking posisyon. 

Dahil dito nahuhusgahan at tila minamaliit ang kakayahan ng parehong kasarian na maging mahusay sa iba't ibang larangan, pambabae man ito o panlalaki.

Isa pang halimbawa nito ay kapag ang namumuno ay ang isang babae, hindi sineryoso at pinaniniwalaan ang kakayahan nito na mamuno, sapagkat ayon sa pamantayan, mas angkop sa mga kalalakihan na magkaroon ng matataas na posisyon dahil sila ay mas may paninindigan at may kakayahang mamuno kaysa sa mga kababaihan.

Mayroon din namang mga trabaho na gender stereotyped din. Katulad na lamang ng pagiging pulis o sundalo na itinuturing na panlalaking trabaho habang ang pagiging guro naman ay nakikita bilang isang pambabaeng trabaho.

Ang mga stereotypes na ito na humuhubog sa kung paano natin tingnan ang mga trabaho kung angkop ba ito sa ganitong kasarian, ay higit na nakakaapekto rin sa mga bilang ng mga natatanggap sa isang partikular na trabaho, sa sweldo na maaari nilang matanggap, at pati na rin sa mga promotions na dapat ay walang pinipiling kasarian dahil nararapat lamang na magantimpalaan ang pagsisikap ng bawat empleyado bilang motivation sa kanila upang pagbutihin pa nito ang kanilang trabaho.

4. Media

Ang telebisyon at iba pang anyo ng media ay nagpapakita rin ng gender - based stereotypes sa iba’t ibang aspeto lalo na sa mga palabas at pelikula.

Kadalasan ang ginagampanan na mga karakter ng mga kababaihan sa mga pelikulang ay bilang isang maybahay at tagapag-alaga ng pamilya, o ‘di kaya’y  palaasa sa kanilang mga asawa, o bilang mga kinaiinteresan ng mga lalaki. 

Ang mga lalaki ay naaapektuhan din ng mga gender stereotypes sa media. Sila ay karaniwang nailalarawan bilang makapangyarihan o malakas to the point na parang hindi na kinikilala ng mga tao ang iba pang kaugalian na maaaring ipakita ng isang lalaki bukod sa pagiging malakas o makisig.

Isang halimbawa nito ay ang karaniwang ideya kung saan ang babae ay parating humihingi ng saklolo at kailangan ng proteksyon habang ang mga lalaki ay nagsisilbing mga bayani o tagapagligtas na hindi lang minsang nangyari sa ilang mga pelikula.

5.  Lipunan

Maraming pamantayan ang itinakda ng lipunan base sa ating kasarian at ito ay laganap pa rin kahit sa loob ng ating pamilya, sa trabaho, media, o paralaan.

Ang ganitong kaugalian ay nakakaimpluwensiya sa pananaw ng mga tao sa kung paano dapat kumilos ang mga kalalakihan at mga kababaihan, at sa kung paano rin nila tingnan ang kanilang mga sarili mismo. Ito ay maaari ring magsulong ng isang hindi balanseng pananaw ng mga tao kaugnay sa tungkulin na inaasahan ng lipunan sa isang babae o lalaki. 

Importante na hindi natin diktahan ang mga tao sa kung ano ang dapat at hindi dapat na kanilang gawin dahil kaakibat nito ay ang pagtanggal natin ng kanilang kalayaan upang maipahayag ang tunay nilang mga sarili.

Halimbawa na lamang ay kung ang isang batang babae ay gustong maging doktor, at ang isang batang lalaki ay nais maging guro, pigilan natin ang ating mga sarili na makialam at humusga. Sapagkat kung kaya namang magpagaling nitong doktor na ito, bakit kailangang pang may nakatakdang kasarian? Kung kayang magturo ng isang guro sa isang mag-aaral, sino tayo para ialis ang karapatan ng mag-aaral na matuto, dahil lamang sa kasarian ng kanyang guro?

Kung ang isang lalaki ay gustong umiyak, hayaan natin siyang umiyak sapagkat ang pakiramdam naman ng mga lalaki ay hindi kailanman nagkaiba sa nararamdaman ng mga babae.

Sabi na rin ni Emma Watson:

Hanggang dito na lamang ang aking pagtalakay ukol sa mga gender roles at gender stereotypes. Maraming salamat sa pagbabasa! - MIRANDA 

*Credits to the rightful owners of all pictures/videos/media used in this blog.

[mestisang-cavitena]

Me: Sana iniwan nila bukas gate, bday kasi n mommy aalis sila

Him: Oh? bat di ka sasama?

Me: Wala di kame goods since last week, kagabi nga nag celebrate sila buong angkan ako lang di invited hahaha

Him: bat di kayo ok?

Me: *tells the whole story*

Him: Grabe naman siya magsalita pala, bat naman nya kailangan sabihin yun?

Me: Wala, mataray talaga yun pinaghalong mommy Divine at mommy Pinty yun sobrang taray as in hahaha, tsaka di talaga ko fav nun hahaha

Him: Grabe talaga (his looks suddenly turned sad and full of questions look)

[neo-shitty]

before reading back before sundown, i did a research on slendy para wala lang background info 😌 anyways, gRABE KINALIBUTAN AKO SAGAD. binasa ko siya at like, madaling araw kahapon edi naka patay ilaw, takot na takot aq 👁️👄👁️ at first, sobrang bilis ng tibok ng puso ko bc i have no idea whats going to happen. fear of the unknown ✨ waw taray. okay yung start in a way na fluffy shit sya, one couple tatakas lang to the forest para mag picnic aaaaa. if you didnt read the warnings, you wouldnt think na nakakatakot xd. “Gotta get back home,” you thought you heard him murmur. “Gotta get you back home,” -> from this palang, i knew things are going to go down. ang creepy pero ang ganda at the same time :">> grabe galing mo talaga mag sulat. btw, is this inspired from the news na dalawang 12 year olds stabbed their friends for slendy? IM NOT SURE ABT THE CONTEXT AND DI KO NA BABALIKAN UNG SITE NA EON PRA TIGNAN ULET KC DI KO TLGA KERI Y^Y and this, "You wondered if Minho made it back before sundown unlike you did." got me deeply thinking if reader wanted slendy to also kill minho or kUNG SIGN TOH NA MAY PAKE PA DEN SHA SKNYA ket na may betrayal na naganap oofff :<<

it was a good thing i read patch up after bbs. stress na stress ako don sa sobrang intense lmao. THIS STORY IS SO CUTE HUHU. i can literally hear the "bat ka nakatitig sakin? crush moko noh?" (translated it para mas feel 🤩) kinilig ako sagad. lakas maka tsundere vibes ni ate girl nung una, galet pero inalagaan pa din si minho :">>

naunahan pa pala ni reader ayusin yung kurtina sa five star kesa kay chan 😭 changbins character is relatable af bc i also dont have any idea how to cook decent dishes. hanggang prito at pancit canton lang aabot bente pesos ko. back in 9th grade, baking lesson namen sa tle so our project was abt making cakes. we INTENTLY followed the instructions pero ampanget nung lasa nung souffle iyaqs. first of all, ang tigas niya for some reason. secondly, naparami ata ng asukal kasi legit lasang asukal lang siya. for last, tigas nya. inulit ko kasi para siyang bato. anyways, cuddles after a tiring day is 👌👌👌

ketchup talaga pinaalala saken mga childhood memories ✨ i actually didnt expect na this is about the game lol we used to play this everyday back then. there was a time na i used to have a classmate na sobrang lakas mamalo tas dagdag pa na ayaw tanggalin yung singsing :// lahat ng kalaban nya nandudugo ung kamay grabe, buti di ko sha close di kame nag pplay HAHASDHAHFDHJSDFJ idk why pinapabayaan lang na may singsing sya. YUNG STORY grabe na speechless ako sa kilig hahshfahdsdfaahdf when jisung kissed readers hand napa nAURRRR BAT KA GANYAN ako :>> ang sweet lng kasi naaalala pa den nila yung isat isa kahit after ilang years na.

okay nct fics road nako pag may time ulet <333

SA TOTOO LANG AAAAAAA may damit pa den naman kami, maling color lang 😭 same want ko mag join new servers pero tinatamad ako makipag interact sa mga bagong tao aaaa di ko lam buckettttt. thank you huhu pati nasimulan q na ung auto bio beh, naka 1.5 wc ako, 1 whole page 😌 okay na eon pang conclude na lang eme eme kasi 1-2 pages lang naman requirement.

third day palang ng second semester pero dami ng tinambak ~.~ pero keri aaaa. take ur time answering lagi :3 bz den nmn ako dsjfboaoada hbu?? may ganap ba?

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thank you for reading the fics omfg :((( the effort!

why did you read back before sundown at that time omf HAHAH cant blame you tho i wrote that at midnight and scared myself when my dog moved something outside. the picnic was so unplanned but i had to incorporate a request. i actually planned on including your request too? pero di na kaya :< i worry about the people who don't read warnings T_T it ended up pretty gory in the end. minho best boyfriend <33 thank you :(( not really proud of my writing recently bc of the lack of feedback so the few that i get means a lot.

and yes! it's inspired by that story. you can watch bailey sarian's slendy episode. it's scary bc it happened irl :// highkey imagine mc being kind enough to not wish the worst kay minho? she's just wondering if minho made it back home after what he did like if slendy kept his end of the bargain and left minho alone ganorn.

HAHAHAHA at least you have a lighter fic to keep your mind off it T_T RIGHT. minho really gives off the crush who likes to tease you a lot vibes. this fic is me addressing something that actually happened; the little accident plus the project i couldn't do on my own and a few other things you can take a guess at. i just bumped the feelings up a notch.

omfg five star ;n; HAHAH i srb-ed this the day chan fixed the curtains. officially not realistic na hMp. i, too, do not know how to cook decent dishes. i miss g9 TLE :(( but we never got to cook sa school kasi ayaw nila?? i didn't get it. so what was the point of the lesson ?n? i want to try baking a cake someday tho >:( ewan ko pa kung kelan yun pero bucketlist ko na yan >:( us2 q rin ng cuddle >:(

tangent, NATANONG KO NA BA SAYO KUNG SINO BIAS MO SA SKZ??@#?! i can't seem to recall it ;n;

HAHAHAHA lagi nalang nagiging pun yung title ng hanji fics ko :'( and i'm not even doing it on purpose :'( that's one ruthless classmate tho e.e KAYA NGAAAA bat pinapabayaan lang siya T_T i liked playing ketchup a lot too. i actually miss it. THIS STORY IS CORNY AS FUCK kadiri. the kiss was just a prompt really. i wish i had childhood memories with some guy na ganon. all i remember i someone i couldn't stand HAHAH e2l ba kwento ko

do take your time with the nct fics. tread lightly tho, they're not the most reader friendly HAHHA or idk just bad writing ig tas konte palang nasusulat ko for them kasi ang dami nila tapos di ko bet sulatan lahat e.e 'di ko bet' meaning i can't come up with characters that would suit them ganon.

HAHAHHA maling color lang T_T it's pointless talaga. why do schools keep on hindering us from expressing ourselves char HAHAH dapat yung nirerequire nalang sa inyo decent clothing lang para presentable. also regarding the servers, i actually get anxious interacting with new people too HAHAH i'm in one big server (aside from the tumblr networks) and thats about it. i can't make friends anymore e.e good luck with the conclusion sa auto biography!! buti di masyado mahaba yung required sa inyo.

hala second semester na kayo o.O bilis naman. good luck getting thru the mga tinambak HAHAH i want to finish all accounting related activities today. hopefully i'll do it now and give future me a break. nothing much happened yesterday e.e i just finished a book; kinda thinking of taking a break from writing pero idk i can never walk away from anything that easily. napadaldal aq sensya na xd

hope you're doing okay today!!

[frutavel]

hey frut i am asking. how does mina's prosthetic work? like the joints nd feet bit. i am asking for No Reason do not worry :) btw. i care she.

OH BOI I AM SO GLAD YOU ASKED

Long story short: The prosthetics Taraya makes are powered by a mix of magic and mechanic components. The magic connects the mechanic parts to the wearer's nervous system, so they can use their mechanical limbs just as if they were organic!

A longer explanation and details under the cut!

So, I haven't actually dived too much into the details of with prosthetic limbs in Azeroth, because the way I see it? Endless possibilities. Mechagon was what made me start thinking of some of these possibilities - have you seen the mechgnomes? I have no idea how their limbs work, but that doesn't mean I haven't thought about it, and that paved way for what I do know - Taraya's prosthetics, how she makes them, and how they work! And since Taraya was the one that made Mina's leg, here's a breakdown on how she does it!

(And note that everything here can so apply to Gheist's arm, with a few changes since well. It's an arm, not a leg xD)

For Mina's leg - under the nice white case is a metal frame, to keep the structure and provide support for the leg, just like a skeleton. Tangled around that skeleton is wiring. Mina's leg uses magic to connect to her nervous system, and the wiring is responsible for connecting that magic to all the movable parts of her leg. That way it's movements are very precise, and Mina can control it just as a real organic leg, because magic is neat like that :D

There's two layers of casing, the inner casing is thick and sturdy to protect the skeleton and the wiring, and the outer casing is the white one with the gold decals. It's there's as an additional layer of protection and to make the whole thing a little prettier.

The mobile parts of the leg are the knee, ankle and toe joints. They're ball joints built to be as similar as Mina's original joints as possible, and they allow the same movement as your own! Again, they move thanks to the magic in the wiring. The knee and ankle have the most wiring connected to them, because they're responsible for the most important movements.

If you look at Mina's leg here you can see the brown parts on her heel and behind her knee:

That is padding. It's above the inner casing, and it's there mostly for making the prosthetic easier to wear.

The padding behind her knee makes it so she can bend her knee without the metal underneath digging into her thigh, and the padding on her heel is for absorbing shock when she walks. Usually, the padding will be on the entire underside of the foot, but Mina specifically asked for padding just on the heel. That's an adaptation for the specific way she walks - she's always had a little bit of an odd gait, even before she lost her original leg :)

The little gray ring above her knee is a sock - she wears it because putting the metal leg on her bare thigh can be uncomfortable, especially since she has to put her weight on it. So the sock is a special one made specifically to make wearing her leg a little more comfortable!

Mina's leg is removable, and it stays locked in place through special locks around and above the knee joint. The mechanism that holds the locks is also responsible for connecting the magic to her brain. Both removing and putting on the leg cause a little bit of disorientation, because of the magic messing with Mina's nervous system, and she needs a moment to clear her head and get used to it before she can continue with her day. That's something Taray's been trying to improve on the system for a while, she doesn't want her prosthetics to be invasive.

The magic that connects the prosthetic to the wearer's nervous system is a special one that Taraya herself found the formula to. It's arcane, and mostly electricity, with a special care to make it as stable as possible to prevent mishaps! The last thing we need is for a prosthetic to fail because of magical shenanigans xD

That's the gist of it. It may be a little wonky because, again, I haven't really given much thought to the finer details, but I think it makes sense. If anyone has any more questions, feel free to ask ^^

[jhazsmaine]

DAMIRES HILLS TIERRA VERDE LEISURE FARM is one of my most favorite destination I loved. Damires Hills is one of the most known destination here in Panay and many tourists visit here and spend their vacations here with their family and friends. Damires Hills is one the most perfect place where you can enjoy their accomodations and expect their good quality and services. With an approximately 45-hectare land area, Damires Hills is a paradise filled with lush greens and overwhelming vegetation. Owned by the Tirador Family and opened in 2010, the resort is one of the biggest contributors to the modest tourism industry in Janiuay. It is certainly a must-visit place when you come to Janiuay.

I want to promote this Nice, Beautiful and Adventurous place to everyone who love to travel, Damires Hills is the perfect escape to nature. Here, you can be one with nature, do some physical activities such as ATV-riding, Zipline (Slide for Life) and Bungee Trampoline. And also if you're not afraid of heights you can try their canopy walk or the long bridge with approximate height of 5 long stories high and 217 meters long. Truly, Damires Hills is not only for those who want to relax but also it brings out the adventurer in you. Here, you can go bonding with friends, family and nature. You can take photographs of the stunning hillside view; celebrate important moments in your life as they also accommodate weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and any kind of party that you can think of. If you want to experience all of these, Damires Hills is the perfect place for you. Located in Barangay Damires in the municipality of Janiuay, Damires Hills Tierra Verde is the perfect getaway from the hustle and bustle of life in the city. Janiuay can be reached from The New Iloilo Airport by a 25-minute drive. From the city, it takes about an hour. If you’re coming from Iloilo City, it’s about a 1-hour drive. However, if you’d rather take the public transit, you can take a CBL (Calinog Bus Liner) bus or a Calinog Jeepney at the Ungka Terminal. You can get off at the Janiuay Town Center (Plaza). Around the plaza, there are many tricycles that can take you to Damires Hills. You can negotiate with the driver if you want him to come pick you up after your time in Damires as there are no tricycles from Damires going back to the town center.

For online reservation you can message them on their social media or facebook. Search for Damires Hills Tierra Verde Leisure Farm. You may also see their posts and reviews and ratings. ❣️

Come and Enjoy the experience of the Beautiful nature here in Damires Hills!

DALI KAMO! TARAY TA SA JANIUAY! ❣️

#TARAYTASAJANIUAY

#Janiuaynon

# DamiresHillsTierraVerdeLeisureFarm

[hypmic-info]

HYPMIC QUEST: Chapter 8 - After the Demon Lord’s Defeat

Let’s Dive back in! It’s ‘HypMic Quest - Part 2: And Into Reality’. This part of the event lasts until the 13th of May 10:59 JST. We’re closing up the story by watching Hifumi and Saburo try to make their way out of the labyrinth. But what waits for them at the end?

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SABURO No way... I’ve been trying to find my way out for ages, and this guy just finds it in one go by waltzing around?...

HIFUMI Nyahahaha!

SABURO Anyways, what’s with this door? It’s so ominous.

HIFUMI Well, no point in talking about what’s behind the door from the outside, right?

[ HIFUMI rushes to push the door open ]

SABURO Wait, you can’t just-

[ HIFUMI ignores him and walks in ]

SABURO God... This guy’s crazy.

[ SABURO follows in. Their footsteps echo over the grand hall ]

SABURO The room down here’s way more extravagant than the throne room above...

HIFUMI But there’s nobody here.

SABURO Don’t let your guard down... The Demon Lord upstairs said something about there being other Demon Lords.

HIFUMI What do you mean Demon Lord upstairs?

SABURO Don’t mind. He wasn’t a big deal, so it’s not like you’re missing out on anything.

HIFUMI Hm...

[ The ground starts to rumble as a pipe organ sounds ]

SABURO W-What the?

HIFUMI Woo! This sounds so cool!

[ In a flash - ICHIRO and JAKURAI appear! ]

ICHIRO You’ve come far, foolish mortals.

JAKURAI ...

ICHIRO Jakurai-san. This is where your line is...

JAKURAI Ah, my apologies Ichiro. Can you defeat us and obtain our treasure?

SABURO & HIFUMI !?

ICHIRO & JAKURAI !?

SABURO W-What’s Ichi-nii...

HIFUMI Doc, what’s going on??

ICHIRO I’m helping out Jakurai.

JAKURAI My friend is a developer of the game, and it seems that they’ve misprogrammed the Demon Lord.

SABURO Oh, so that’s how it is.

JAKURAI So, they asked me to stand in for the Demon Lord for the time being. However, I wasn’t familiar with this sort of thing, so I asked Ichiro-kun if he could lend me a hand.

HIFUMI I see!

ICHIRO

Now then, let’s get back to it! If you defeat the both of us, you’ll get one hell of a reward.

JAKURAI Even if you are my teammate, I won’t dare hold back.

ICHIRO Ggh... Why’d Ichi-nii have to be the Demon Lord... There’s no way we can win against him...

HIFUMI Still, Doc, you look so cool as the Demon Lord!

JAKURAI Really? Thank you.

SABURO This guy really doesn’t read the atmosphere at all.

HIFUMI It’s a-okay! I wouldn’t wanna pick a fight with these two in the real world, but when we’re in this game? It’ll be just fine.

SABURO How the hell are you so calm about this? You’ve been like this the entire time...

HIFUMI Well, I’ve got this special skill that’ll make everything go my way.

SABURO The hell are you talking about... That’s impossible....

HIFUMI Yeah, yeah... Just watch me.

ICHIRO Prepare yourself, Saburo!

JAKURAI I’ll turn you into ash in an instant, Hifumi...

ICHIRO Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

JAKURAI Hoaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

SABURO Ggh...

[ Something falls from the sky and- BONK! ]

ICHIRO Uwaaaaaaaaaa!

[ BONK ]

JAKURAI GH--!!!!!!!!!!!

[ BONK BONK - ICHIRO falls to the ground ]

ICHIRO Gyaaaaa!

[ BONK BONK - JAKURAI is downed too ]

JAKURAI Gh!!

[ BONK BONK BONK BONK BONK 

ICHIRO and JAKURAI are out for the count! ]

SABURO ...

HIFUMI See?? How about that, huh???

SABURO Uh, these tarai [1] falling from the sky... This doesn’t make any sense...

HIFUMI It’s part of my skill. An effect of ‘God’s Beloved Player’ [2]

SABURO What the hell is ‘God’s Beloved Player’ ...?

HIFUMI Whenever I’m in a pinch, everything just goes my way!

SABURO What kind of annoying ability is that...

HIFUMI Well, that’s just how it is! Anyways, help should be on the way soon.

SABURO No way...

[ JIRO and DOPPO run into the hall ]

DOPPO Hifumi! Are you okay!?

JIRO Saburo! You good!?

SABURO I-It really....

HIFUMI Yo! Doppo-chin! Thanks for coming after me! Right then, you kiddos have fun now!

DOPPO E-Excuse us...

[ DOPPO and HIFUMI take their leave ]

JIRO Saburo, what are you spacing out for?

SABURO Don’t mind, it’s nothing. Let’s just go back to the real world...

JIRO ?

SABURO A~~~h! That game was so much fun!

SABURO ...

[ SABURO picks up the device ]

JIRO Huh? Where you going Saburo?

SABURO ... I’m gonna sell it.

JIRO Eh-, why?! I still wanna keep playing!

[ SABURO walks off ] 

SABURO [ Thinking ] Ha... I was looking forward to this game, but I’ve totally lost the motivation to play because of that terribly OP cheat skill...

- - - - - - - - - - - 

[1] People were telling me that they were metal tubs that fell on them because of the sound effects, but タライ is the word used in the game. Tarai bune are traditional Japanese fishing boats - you might’ve seen them in Spirited Away. Whether it’s huge metal tubs or small boats falling on them, it’s damn hilarious. I’M REALLY SURE IT’S JUST TUBS BUT THE IMAGE OF GETTING A BOAT ON YOUR HEAD IS SO FUNNY

[2] 神に愛されし遊び人 is Hifumi’s skill - I’ll correct it if there’s a better translation. Sure it fits Hifumi being a player and the religious idea behind his surname, but honestly I’d quit the game if my friend had a ridiculous special skill like him.

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[dreemopsora]

Abdar Song Lyrics In Bangla (আবদার)

Abdar

new Bangla Song Is Sung by

Imran Mahamudul

And

Sabrina Porshi

. This Music composed by the Singer Imran Mahmudul And this Bengali Song Lyrics written by Robiul Islam Jibon. This most popular Video Song of this year Directed by Chandan Roy Chowdhury.

তুই ছাড়া কেউ বোঝেনা

এই মনের আবদার,

তাইতো ছুটে আসি রোজ আমি বারবার।

তোর চোখের ইশারাতে চাই হারাতে আবার..

তুই ছাড়া কেউ বোঝেনা এই মনের আবদার,

তাইতো ছুটে আসি রোজ আমি বারবার।

স্বপ্ন হয়ে ছুঁয়ে আছিস চোখেরই তারায়,

মনটা পড়ে থাকে শুধু তোরই পাড়ায়।

তোর প্রেমে ডুবে ডুবে আমি একাকার,

যদি চাস দিতে পারি সবকিছু ছাড়।

তোর সাথে আজ হারাতে নেই কোনো বাধা আর,

তাইতো ছুটে আসি রোজ আমি বারবার।

তোর চোখের ইশারাতে চাই হারাতে আবার..

তুই ছাড়া কেউ বোঝেনা এই মনের আবদার,

তাইতো ছুটে আসি রোজ আমি বারবার।

গল্প লিখি তোকে নিয়ে হৃদয়ে যখন,

বড় সুখী লাগে আমার নিজেকে তখন।

তুই ছাড়া পথ নেই তো পা বাড়াবার

তুই যে আলো আশা বেঁচে থাকবার।

এ আমার সবকিছুর শুধু তুই দাবিদার

তাইতো ছুটে আসি রোজ আমি বারবার,

তোর চোখের ইশারাতে চাই হারাতে আবার।

তুই ছাড়া কেউ বোঝেনা

এই মনের আবদার

তাইতো ছুটে আসি রোজ আমি বারবার।

ABOUT "ABDAR"

Song : Abdar

Singer : Imran Mahmudul & Sabrina Porshi

Lyrics : Robiul Islam Jibon

Tune & Music : Imran Mahmudul

Dop & Director : Chandan Roy Chowdhury

Podt Production : Black Cat

Studio Label : Cd Choice

Abdar Song Lyrics In English No one understands

except you In this mind,

That's why I came running

I do it again and again.

At the tip of your eye

Want to lose again ..

No one understands except you

In this mind,

That's why I came running

I do it again and again.

You are in a dream with the stars,

The mind is left behind only you.

Drowning in your love I am single,

If I can give Chas a discount on everything.

Lose with you today There are no obstacles,

That's why I came running I do it again and again.

I want your eyesight To lose again ..

No one understands except you In this mind,

That's why I came running I do it again and again.

Write a story with you in your heart,

I feel so happy.

Without you there is no way to raise legs

The light that you hope to live.

This is all you claim

So I run again and again every day,

You want to lose your eyesight again.

Without you, nobody understands this mind

So I run again and again every day.

Abdar new Song Lyric Tui chara keu bojhena

Ei moner abdar

Taito chute ashi roj Ami barbar

Tor chokher isharate Chai harate abar

Shopno hoye chunye achis Chokheri taray

Monta pore thake shudhu Tori paray

Tor preme dubey dubey

Ami ekakar Jodi chas

ditey pari Sobkichu char

Tor sathe aaj harate

Nei kono badha aar

Taitoh chhute asi roj

Aami barbar

Galpa likhi tōkē niẏē hr̥daẏē yakhana,

baṛa sukhī lāgē āmāra nijēkē takhana.

Tu'i chāṛā patha nē'i tō pā bāṛābāra

tu'i yē ālō āśā bēm̐cē thākabāra.

Ē āmāra sabakichura śudhu tu'i

dābidāra tā'itō chuṭē āsi rōja āmi bārabāra,

tōra cōkhēra iśārātē cā'i hārātē ābāra.

Tu'i chāṛā kē'u bōjhēnā ē'i manēra ābadāra

tā'itō chuṭē āsi rōja āmi bārabāra.

[shesobscure]

our | story (2017)

....so then that happened, june 26 2017 we became a couple. A couple who's very platonic, and unideal. Yung couple na hindi mo aasahang magkakasundo, but we did. Believe it or not, we really worked hard, para lang mag adjust sa isa't isa on the first months of us dating.

there were times where, gusto ko magkaroon ng night outs, which ayaw nya pumayag. and matigas ulo ko non, sobra. Kahit ayaw nya, ipipilit ko talaga. So what he'll do, is tatawag sya every after 5 mins habang nasa inuman ako, just for me to update him, eventhough magkatext naman na kami. He also gave me a curfew, 12am tops. And no hubadera outfits. Pinakang payag na sya na suot ko is palda kasi mukha raw akong babaeng babae talaga. Hindi din siya napapakali everytime nalalate ako magreply, kahit 2mins lang. Eh ako pa naman yung tipo ng tao na hindi talaga mabilis magreply. So nung mga unang buwan namin, yun talaga madalas pinag tatalunan namin. Also, meron akong attitude where i like to call certain peeps "bro" "boi" "pre" etc, yun bang salitang pangtambay, and kahit ayun, gusto niya alisin ko sakin. And all of those shits i've mentioned? Lahat yun walang naging problema sakin na alisin, baguhin o iimprove, kasi ganon ko siya kamahal, at ganon ko gustong patatagin relasyon namin. Which is nangyari din naman, at dalawang taon na pamula nung nagsimula kaming bumuo ng mga memories namin....

-JULY 23, 2017- His 19th birthday. Pinakilala niya ako sa family niya, first girlfriend na dinala niya sakanila by the way. Unang pagkikita rin namin since we became a couple. His family accepted me wholeheartedly and sobrang saya nung gabi na yun. Had the chance to meet his pamangkins & cousins and half of the amat family, na sobrang mahal ko. His mom, ate and i also had the chance to have a girl talk nung napprepare na kami sa pagtulog. Sobrang masaya.

-JULY 26, 2017- Hindi man kami magkasama, eh sinalubong namin yung 1st monthsarry namin kasi yun ang gusto nya. We talked over the phone magdamag and ramdam ko yung saya niya na umabot kami ng isang bwan despite of the complications kahit bago lang kami. And miski ako, masaya ako na kahit babago palang eh nakasurvive na kami sa unang bwan, kasi akala ko talaga merong sumpa na binigay sakin kasi mostly yung past flings ko, hindi naman tumatagal ng isang bwan or whatsoever. Masaya, sobrang masaya ako nun, sobrang masaya kami.

-AUGUST 19, 2017- Second time na nagkita kami, magkaaway kami nung time na 'to kasi i kept on mentioning his ex kaya ang nangyari, hindi kami nag usap halos the whole day, tapos it turned out na inimbita ako ng pinsan niya sa isang event nila, then nung nandoon na ako, sakin siya hinahanap ng mga kamag-anak niya tapos sabi ko lang eh hindi ko alam kasi mag kaaway kami at hindi magkausap. tapos little did i know, tinawagan pala nila siya para ipaalam na andon ako and kung anong oras sya pupunta. Ang sagot niya raw is hindi siya pupunta kasi nga magkaaway kami, and that was actually okay lang para sakin kesa naman sa personal pa kami magbangayan, at mag away. Pero siguro wala pang 20mins nakakalipas, nag iinom na kami ng mga pinsan niya that time, nagtinginan sila sakin at sa likod ko, tapos mga nakangiti. Paglingon ko, andun siya, tapos lumapit sakin at nagsosorry sa inasal niya. Unexpected shit, bago pa siya umuwi non we had our moment under the full moon and that moment is something i won't forget, hinug niya ako ng sobrang higpit nun to the point na naisip ko "aba ayaw na ata ako bitawan neto hahahaha" napakasaya.

-AUGUST 10, 2017- i was at home, scrolling thru my facebook habang kausap ko siya tapos sabi nya icheck ko raw profile niya, i was shocked sa cover photo niya kasi picture namin yun from the last night we were together. That was the very first time na nagcover photo siya or kahit nag upload, nang babaeng dinedate nya. First time na inilabas niya ako from his facebook account na para bang proud na proud siya with me. I can't, i just can't contain my happiness.

-AUGUST 26, 2019- 2nd monthsary. Sinama niya ako pag-uwi niya sa Tiaong, Quezon. This was the very first time na nagsama kami na kami lang dalawa. We went to his auntie's house, pinakilala niya ako, naggala kami sa tiaong kung saan kami unang nagkita. then we had his cousin na sunduin kami, pabalik ng san pablo, but we had our stop over muna sa isang fastfood place, and we ate. Then pagdating namin ng san pablo, naisipan namin dumaan sa bahay ng bestfriend ko para maipakilala ko na siya, and nung nagkakilala na sila sabi niya eh "sa wakas, may maaasahan na akong magbabantay sayo dito sa san pablo" hahahahaha korni, pero masaya.

-SEPTEMBER 2017- i was hospitalized this month, and hindi siya makapunta o makadalaw sakin kasi daddy ko yung bantay kaya i told him wag na lang magpunta. Pero nung mga oras na yon, never niya pinaramdam sakin na i was alone fighting my battle, always kami magkausap, always nya ako iniintindi, na kahit sobrang sungit at taray ko sakanya non dala narin ng mga iniinom kong gamot, iniintindi niya talaga. Nagtampo pa siya non kasi sabi ko sakanya eh crush ko yung nurse na nag aalaga sakin, kaya sa kakatantrums niya, i had to request a nurse exchange, na gawing babae nalang nurse ko. Haha. He made sure that time na i was recovering smoothly and kahit malayo siya, ramdam ko yung pag aalaga niya sakin. Siya pa nga 'tong nag papaala sakin na inumin ko mga meds ko everytime limot ko. Haha. Was a rough battle being hospitalized, pero he still made me happy.

-OCTOBER 4, 2017- I was fully okay na this time, naka recover na at nakapag palakas narin ng maayos, kaya nagdecide ako bumisita sakanila. This was the first time na nakita niya ako paglabas ko ng hospt. kaya nagulat siya sa malaking changes ko haha. We went sa fiestahan nun, tapos naiirita sya sa suot ko, kasi i was wearing an off shoulder na crop top at leggings at the same time. So ibinababa niya tapos maiirita kasi nalabas cleavage kaya itinataas, tapos nakikita pusod kaya ibinababa ulit, natatawa nalang ako sakanya nung time na yon. Pero later on naman, sabi nya mag pose daw ako at pipicturan niya ako. Sabi pa ng mga pinsan at tito niya that time "inis inis kapa kanina sa suot, ipino photoshoot mo naman ngayon" hAHahaha gagawin lahat for my happiness, damn.

-NOVEMBER 2, 2017- Umuwi kami ng Tiaong Quezon kasama family niya, kakatapos lang ng birthday ng mommy niya non, tapos bumisita kami ng tiaong. Ayun yata yung first time na nakilala ko yung lola niya na siya ang favorite apo. Binisita namin that time si kuya mino, yung tao na dahilan kung ba't kami nagkaroon ng connection, yung barkada namin na namatay at naging dahilan para magkita kami. Then we spend the whole day lang yun sa bahay ng tita niya, kumain, nagsaya and everything. Nung gabi nagpicture taking pa kami kasama mga pinsan at tito niya. Nung pauwi na kami, sa pick up kami nakasakay, ayaw niya pa ako payagan na sa labas umupo, gusto niya sa loob kasi masireno na raw, pero syempre makulit ako kaya pinilit niya nalang ako suotin yung saklob niya na bigay ko na favorite niya haha.

-NOVEMBER 4, 2017- This was the time na pupunta kami sa debut ng isa sa pamangkin niya, sa victoria laguna. Tuwang tuwa siya sa suot ko non, kasi nakapalda ako. Yun lang kasi yung payag siya na isuot ko na medj hubadera, ganon, sabi niya babaeng babae ako. Tapos siya pa nagdecide non ng style ng buhok ko hahaha first time ko sumakay ng bus non na hindi mommy ko kasama ko, or na fieldtrip, tas sabi niya masaya siya kasi siya ang kasama ko sa mga first times ko sa buhay at isa na yon. Tapos pagdating namin sa venue non, tinginan samin mga tao, di namin alam kung bakit kaya nagtawanan nalang kami. HAHA. tapos nasira sandals ko non, dinala niya muna ako sa bahay ng tito niya, tapos bumili siya ng shoe glue tas akala ko ipapaayos niya sakin, pero kinuha niya paa ko, hinubad sandals ko at siya ang umayos. Pagbalik namin ng venue, kasama na namin mga pamangkin niya, tapos maya maya tumatawag yung lola ko, asking me to go home kasi di daw ako pwede mag overnight, pati may event din sa bahay nun. Tapos takas lang ako that time na di ako uuwi, kaya nagalit siya sakin nun hahaha umalis kami sa event kahit kakasimula lang, hinatid niya ako. Pinagalitan ako sa bahay, pero mas pinagalitan niya ako sa ginawa ko. Cute niya nun. HAHA

-DECEMBER 2017- 06-07, pageant niya nung time na yon and sabi niya na kailangan ko sumuporta kasi hindi siya rarampa kung hindi niya ako makikita doon. i was there afternoon palang, so nagdate muna kami, then iniwan niya na ako sakanila para umuna sa pag gaganapan ng pageant since need pa siya iorient at ayusan. So ang kasama ko pagpunta dun nung magsstart na is mom niya, pamangkin, at pinsan. Nung nakita niya kami, para siyang nakahinga ng maluwag. Then nagstart na yung event, malapit kami ng mom at pamangkin niya sa dressing room niya kaya kada magpapalit sila ng attire, syempre picturan muna ganon, tapos samin siya nalapit. Kada nasa stage din siya, samin siya madalas tumitingin tapos ngingiti sakin. Hindi man siya nanalo that time, hakot awards naman siya. At sobrang proud ako sakanya, kasi hindi naman siya sasali dun kung hindi ko siya pinilit e. at worth it ang pagkukumbinsi namin ng family niya sakanya, hahaha.

The next day, we spent half of the day together lang sakanila bago ako umuwi. Umakyat kami sa kubo nila, nag bond, nagkulitan, tapos don nabuo yung kasunduan namin na after 2 years, we'll elope. Para patunayan sa isa't isa kung gaano kami kasigurado na kami talaga hanggang huli.

26, we celebrated Christmas together, pati narin 6th monthsary namin, kasama din kuya niya at asawa nito. Bale double date, pareho pa naka couple shirts haha we ate at namasyal sa mall, then afterwards, humiwalay na kami sa kuya niya. manonood sana ng cine kaso sold out, kaya dinala niya nalang ako don sa lugar na gusto kong puntahan kasi dinadayo ng mga tao. As usual, pinotoshoot na naman ako ng koya mo don hahahhaa

2017- All in all, our 2017 was full of ups and downs. Hindi ganon ka smooth, madalas man kami mag-away tapos break up yung lagi kong inilalaban sakanya kada nag aaway kami, siya yung nagturo sakin na hindi laging break up ang solusyon kada mag aaway kasi dapat mag -aaway lang pero hindi maghihiwalay.

He also had the chance to meet my father, hindi man personally, pero alteast he got the chance. Siya yung unang taong ipinaglaban ko sa tatay ko, and happy ako na pumabor naman siya.

Yung takbo ng relationship namin is literal na ups and downs, madaming gusto sumira, humadlang, at makisawsaw pero atleast we made it hanggang 2018 na matatag kami, kasi mas pinatatag kami ng mga pinagdaanan namin. Madami akong bagay na natutunan sakanya, at madami siyang bagay na natutunan sakin. Binago niya ako, at binago ko rin siya. 2017 was a hell of a ride, and i'm glad he became my ride or die. Madaming lesson at pagsubok ang binigay samin ng taon na iyon, at lahat yon worth it.

Mas hell of a ride ang 2018 journey namin, pero syempre sa next entry na yon. : )

(JUNE 26. 2019- 2ND Annivesary. To the man whom i loved the most sa buong buhay ko, today, we are celebrating yung ikadalawang taon pamula ng minahal kita, at minahal mo ako. Things might not be alright between us right now, pero if heaven's kind and still kind after years, maybe makukuha na natin kung ano yung gusto natin. Nagpapasalamat ako sayo sa lahat ng nagawa mo para saakin sa loob ng dalawang taon, at sa patuloy na paglaban kahit sobrang hirap ng sitwasyon nung mga nakaraang panahon natin. Salamat sa lahat lahat, the best ka parin para sakin hanggang ngayon. Hinding hindi magbabago ang pagmamahal ko sayo, aking irog. 2 years, dalawang taon na kitang mahal.)

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Nepal Rich in Cultural Heritage and its Traditional Values

Nepal is a landlocked country situated in South Asia. Rich in natural resources Nepal has many unique things to exhibit that are unseen elsewhere in the world. Being an ancient Hindu predominant nation with a recorded history that can be traced back in the early Vedic period, Nepal is divided into three major geographical regions as Himalayan, Hilly, and Tarai that holds the stunning beauty of nature that compels thousands of tourists to visit this land of divinity. Nepal is famous for natural tourist destination and also for exporting goods that are traditionally affluent. In 2017 the export was recorded to be of 5.4 billion which proves the potential this nation holds in its rich traditional and spiritual values.

Handcrafted items and handmade decorative commodities have a great demand in the United States and Europe. Here is the list of few items that Nepal exports exhibiting its culture around the globe.

Hemp - Nepal exports hemp fibers to Europe and America but besides this, there are many other hemp items that are evenly exported like Pure Hemp Bags for Men and Women, shoes, sandals, mats, etc. Hemp is an eco-friendly substitute for cotton that is cheaper and completely biodegradable. With the increasing awareness of global warming, such demands are growing among environmentally conscious people and vegan who prefer something very organic to their need.

Jewelry - Nepal has its own sense of the beauty that carves sparkling ornaments and jewelry made up of gold, silver and precious stones that has its own beauty and astrological values. Handcrafted ornaments of Nepal still hold the traditional folk stories of the ancient civilization that was practiced here. You can see the glimpse of Hindu and Buddhist tradition that is spiritually compelling and astonishing to wear. Similarly, necklaces and bracelets that are made up of Rudrakshya and Bodhichitta are also equally beautiful and spiritually healing that are exported to many Asian countries and outside Asia as well.

Scarf and Shawl - Nepalese Pure Woollen Clothes, scarf and shawl are also equally appreciated products that Nepal exports. Handmade woolen scarf and shawl keep you warm and non-allergic to the skin. Pashmina is another famous exporting good from Nepal that is considered better and expensive than normal wool. Pashmina is soft, warmer compared to wool and is lightweight. Nepalese made scarf and shawl comes in different shapes and sizes that give elegant looks to your beauty and fashion.

Home Decorative Items – Home Decorative Items for your car or for the wall in your sitting room will look beautiful when they are unique and holds some meaning. Nepalese decorative items like lamp sheds, wall hanging, dining decors hold a spiritual message because they are religiously and culturally made. Such decorative items are the juice of Hindu and Buddhism belief, therefore, it is often regarded as the symbol of luck and peacekeeping in the home or wherever placed. You can also find the best kitchen and dining decorative items that hold creative Nepalese cultural and traditional values.

Ethnic Food – Nepal being religiously and traditionally similar to India the ethnic food is alike Indian. However, the communities that are far related to Hindu Buddhist has their uniqueness in their food that assures better taste and health.  Noodles, pickles and other items are well appreciated around the globe and are now growing demand.

Pasal.Co.Uk is an online store that promotes Nepalese both handcrafted and machine-made items that holds the beauty of Nepalese tradition and its cultural values. If you are looking for something more ethnic, cultural and spiritual in your life then checking out their items can be one wise decision.

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You and me

You and me Oriya short story of 2014

You and Me, an Oriya short story released in 2014. The film was produced by Somya Ranjan Patnaik. The story of the film was written by Trilochan Tarai and the dialogue was written by Deepak Jena. Nishikant Dal Behera directed the film. Devitosh Acharya directed the music for the film. Devitosh was the first to direct music through the film.

The film stars Bijendra Kumar Mishra and Bandana Pranamik in the lead roles. Both the protagonist and the heroine made their acting debut in Oriya fiction through this film. Actors like Mihir Das, Aparajita Mohanty, Kuna Tripathi, Salil Mitra played various roles in the film.