My ultimate dream when I was 5 yrs old was to have a Pink 5 Bioman costume. I remember asking my family to bring me to different department stores to scout for one, but to no avail. I remember really being devastated as a kid. That was 30 yrs ago and dressing up for Halloween trick-or-treat wasn’t really a popular tradition in the Philippines where I grew up (well, I wanted to wear Pink 5 costume everyday, anyway, and not just on special occasions). We actually practiced more of the All Saints’/Souls’ Day tradition wherein we would go to cemeteries on Oct 31-Nov 1 to visit loved ones who passed away. I heard Halloween dress-up has kept up in the PH in recent years, though. Fast forward to 30 yrs and seeing all this wide array of costumes these kids are wearing on Halloween (both here in US and in PH), sometimes, the feeling of devastation I felt when I was a kid comes back and I just wanna say, “Fuck capitalism and consumerism! Why you played with my feelings?!? Why didn’t you have a Pink 5 costume for me when I was 5 yrs old?!? Why do you have all these costumes on full display when I already hate you?!?” Lelz. But yah, still.. “Imperyalismo, Ibagsak!” Happy halloween, y’all! 😆👻🎃💀👽🤖🤡💩
It’s National Cat Day. And a little over 4 years ago, on the 27th of October 2014, I first met this kiddo (last pic), had him stay with friends and kasamas for a few months, but with the intention of eventually keeping him — definitely one of the best decisions I’ve made which led to bigger changes in my life. He’s funny, playful, sweet, but bites when he’s hungry or when he wants to get out of the room — catty in the truest sense. But in more ways than one, this kiddo saved me (as many other friends also said of their cats, ‘coz it’s true!) In 4 years, this kiddo saved me, and healed me — from heartaches, disappointments, and lifted me from the lowest points of my life. His face may always be expressionless but the purrs and affection say it all. The way he would come up and stand on the foot of the bed so he could reach and scratch his paws on my side whenever I get home so I could carry him, and whenever I try to catch him when I would leave the house and when I catch him, he tries to curl up, then stretch so I could scratch his tummy and pick him up, then he would turn around to face and hug me and I would give him hugs and kisses back — it’s just pure ♥️. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. Thank you, Pancho, for making the past 4 years of my life a bit more colorful than usual! You are soooo loved! Happy National Cat Day! 🌈😻 #PanchoChronicles
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PS: Also happy bday to another katsama, @_runbearun , and my eldest sister, Mate! Labyu both, too! 😄♥️🎂🍦🎉🎈
