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HOOQ Image from Lifestyle Hub Tried this for a while but abandoned it eventually. I was able to get a free subscription from it via Globe but never returned. Customer service is supposed to be good, they did reply as soon as I reported an issue but it wasn't resolved until my sub was over. Said issue was the weird subs that was in Community (TV Series) that was often wrong. One episode even had Spanish subs on it! There are also shows that are horrible to watch, it jumps and sometimes look corrupted it felt like you're watching on a pirated CD.  I didn't get to see all of these corrected last time so I might be wrong as of writing.  Price: 149/month Watch for: American TV Series (Community, Powerless) and Pinoy Shows Iflix Been a customer for more than 6 months but have not paid a single cent to date. I just kept on purchasing my rewards from Grab. They have some titles that are also available in Netflix like Brooklyn Nine Nine, My He...

The Hobbyt: Loz Blocks

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So NBS had a 70% off sale and what I got were not books but a set of minis I have never heard before. I don't have any collection of such but it's my go to gift for Reagan in the form of Nanoblocks. I am not a fan of landmark kits but I do have some affinity with miniatures especially if it involves some tiny houses. This though were in the form of shops and I love it just the same that I had to buy the entire set (there are four of them) in one go.  The sets are easy but it's challenging to assemble. The quality is not perfect that most blocks are hard to push in on each other or remove when needed. I have issues most times at the ceiling (my most hated was the wedding dress shop) when it cracks in the middle and I have to revisit the steps to correct it.  The kits come in bags of pieces and a manual. They also have a few random extras and this small gray device that aids you in removing some blocks that are pressed with each other. The man...

Ang Huling El Bimbo

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SOME MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD. Eraserheads is one of the most influential bands in Philippine culture so it's not hard to imagine that a musical will be produced a la Sugarfree's Sa Wakas or Aegis' Rak of Aegis. The instant I heard about them I instantly booked us seats. The musical starts with a dead body of a girl and 3 aged men who "might" have something to do with the death. We get flashbacks of what I could only assume to be set on the 90s (has to be) when all four were still young and were friends.  Almost all of the most iconic songs of Eraserheads were featured especially on moments where it's lively and more than a dozen of backups are on stage. I was seriously having a good time that I forgot that this wasn't a feel good musical. The last arc before the intermission set the tone that would disturb me until the end. I know I shouldn't be surprised on the direction they made, yet it still shocked me to my core. I got so terr...

That Season in Project Runway (Season 8)

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I've completely lost all sense of urgency in all the other TV series I've been finishing ever since Netflix added Project Runway to their roster. I am not much fan of reality show UNLESS it involves: houses, baking (cooking IDK why I don't get too hooked) and sewing clothes* because I felt it doesn't have too much drama unless it was truly necessary. I did watch Amazing Race and Survivor but I now digress. I've been watching PR the longest I could remember but not consistently, like I'm not sure which seasons I've fully watched since I only rely on my couch surfing skills which is pointing the down button on the remote looking for which show I like as my noise in the background. So anyway, fresh from the high from Season 7 where all of them are legit good, both Emilio and Seth Aaron are ridiculously strong and years later huge successes on different paths. It was a beautiful season where their skills are truly a highlight THAT when I got to th...

Tinapay's Kitchen: Easy Bihon for less than 200!

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One of the easiest dishes you could whip up in the kitchen is bihon! You could basically make it any way you want, add whatever ingredients you fancy and in a few minutes, your food is ready to serve! Here's a sure way to satiate your hunger without ever thinking if you got the taste right, because it would always taste great, all because of this ingredient: mackerel in can! Ingredients: 3-4 cloves of chopped garlic half of white onion, chopped 2 small cans of mackerel (Whatever brand but I am partial to Saba) precut mixed vegetables (You can get this from SM: carrots, cabbage, sayote, etc. I get a handful of that, or you could add more if you wish) 2 blocks of bihon (I used Golden Bihon, the regular pack they have. They usually have 4 blocks inside and I only get to use 2 for this recipe) 1/4 ground pork (Or you could use beef) Steps: Cook the ground pork until brown. Add your garlic and white onion. When the onion is a bit translucent,...

Day Trading!

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I've been into stock market for some years but only this year have I finally decided to actively trade. Don't get me wrong I love my bluechips (I have two that I've got majority of money on and are left on it's own) but now I wanted to test myself in earning via day trading. I was inspired by my officemates mostly, although I don't talk to them or anyone for that matter on what I'm currently doing. I see this as a challenge if I could earn a bit more than just doing long term. Rules I live by: + In choosing companies + I am at my core classify myself as an investor. This is why my initial picks when I started are those companies I believe would have the most potential to grow as the years go by. Going by this, my risk factor is not really high. Whenever I pick a company to trade for my experiments I am still careful in which I actually buy and I actively avoid companies that have a reputation of being too attractive to players with so much cas...

Huawei P20 Pro

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I have extremely gone overboard with this purchase but does it really live up to the hype all of the countless videos I have watched? Here's what I've experienced so far. So What's in the box? Phone itself Type C Cable and Charger Adapter for non type C earphones Earphones with Type C cable Sim Card poke thing (no idea the proper name for that)  Phone Case (Some videos don't have this so I was a bit worried. Thankfully the one I got have one) Manual Also, the phone comes with two plastics on screen, first is the the sticker you really remove and the other one you can leave off for use. I didn't realize this at first, only after I was sold a different case and screen protector. I should have checked what's in the box before I agreed in the additional purchase. First things first The most painful thing whenever you change phones is redownloading all apps you used to have and saying goodbye with the messages and calls yo...