i am krissy

Every time a year ends, I choose a word that encapsulates what that year meant for me. Last year, I wrote about how we were saying goodbye to a decade and welcoming a new one, but 2020 felt like a decade in itself.I do not have a comprehensive blog post prepared with this year's highlights, and…

Best of the Best Manila is a Facebook Group I am a part of where people can ask, well, best of anything. I like browsing through the group as questions can range from best place to get cakes in Manila to best Shopee/ Lazada finds, et cetera, and other members have been generous with answers and rec…

When the Philippines was first put in lockdown back in March, December seemed so far away. I was so sad when I had to spend my birthday at home instead of in another country (or city, even), and now it even reached J's birthday a week before Christmas. We were hopeful that the pandemic would be…

Hello, friend. How are you? I hope you are well and safe and healthy and strong.Contrary to what I believed during the beginning of quarantine that I would have more time at my disposal since I would no longer be commuting to and from work nor taking coffee or fast food runs, I actually have less t…