My Filipino Life

I am Filipino living in the U.S. I am using this blog to share my love of the Philippine culture and my reflections on life, love, and faith, and funko pops. Here is where I choose to give my memories a voice, and my imagination life.

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Added saint seiya pops to our collection!!!!

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Remembered that I had this album back in high school many years ago.....

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Today’s funko haul. As a funko collector, most of us need to choose the lines we want to collect. Recently, I’ve started collecting mostly anime pops but I have some in other lines as well.

I’ve learned my lesson on giving up on pops I should have grabbed early. Intuision is a pop collector’s beat friend.

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All Might from MHA.

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A relaxing version of an old song. It makes me want to go on top of a mountain an relax.

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A good cover if you need to give your day a positive attitude and good vibes.

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I started adding more funko pops to my collection, after a small hiatus due to covid. There is something anout a collecting hobby that makes it fun and brings out the childlike joy in life. Its the simple things that make life great.

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I really enjoyed listening to this song. 

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Throwback OPM, from Hale’s 2009 album “Kundiman”. I Iove the feel, magic, and artistry of this music video. For me, it highlights various elements from Filipino culture that most Filipinos can relate to.  

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Ano bang lingwahe ang kailangan kong gamitin para mapatunayan ko ang mga salitang “mahal kita”? (ctto)

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Throwback Kamikazee- Tamis cover. I would have liked top have heard growing up in the Philippines, but I was already living in the abroad when I started listening to them.

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I wish I could have seen them when they were in Manila. Hmm, I like this song.  

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Kasya Pa (Part 2)

A short story about love and fate…

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Kasya Pa (Part 1)

A short story about love and fate...

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We are told about the wonderful things that happen when we make it out of our own country, but never once told how much it will hurt to lose our home

Even after living many years in another country, I can easily relate to this article. Despite the imperfections and hardships that exist in the Philippines, you never forget the smell, the taste, the music, the sights, the people. It is a living memory that you carry with you forever, hoping that at some point, you can find your way back there again, before time is lost. Relatives, friends, and memories; You always remember them like a picture.

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I learned a lot from watching Ramon Bautista’s tales from the friend zone. I used the peanut butter joke on my fiancé when I met her online and I have to say, I got it from this video. For my fellow Filipinos and countrymen here and elsewhere, if you’ve been friend zoned or rejected. “There is more to life than love.” -Ramon Bautista