Feb 27, 2026

The day started with continuing where yesterday had left off. Jaze and I were still at The Original Pares Mami House Retiro and we tried some of the pares. He said that he missed the taste and was glad that it still tasted the same. I tried some of their siomai and it was a bit hard, and Jaze said that it was like that because it was still raw/undercooked. I found the sauce the siomai was dipped in too spicy, for some reason, but I was eventually able to finish my food and we then went to the next stop, which was Assi Fresh Plaza in McKinley Hill again. We drive through EDSA and even drove adjacent through Balete Drive, and I joked to Jaze that we should go there, but he told me that it wasn't actually the real Balete Drive, which I found weird because I really know that it was this one. We kept driving and he even showed me the hospital that he thinks LK might work at and I took a photo of it and asked LK if she works there.

We eventually arrived in Assi Fresh Plaza and bought some drinks like Mountain Dew from 7-Eleven as usual. We still mostly talked about life and I opened up to him about how I haven't talked to Mon in a day and he gave me some solid advice. I already knew what to do, but talking to him just reaffirmed what I already had in my head. Honestly, it was just really nice to vent to a friend in person and tell them about the difficulties I was facing, as opposed to doing it in front of a screen. I talked to someone for a bit by then and told them that I was out with Jaze. We eventually decided to leave at around 2 a.m. and I arrived home okay.

The morning continued as usual but things were more quiet and peaceful in my life. Mon eventually messaged back and we talk for quite a bit, so I was glad for that. Then they recommended me a shirt and I bought it on Shopee. I focused on work for a while and finished the major tasks I had for today. After work, I had some free time and I played a bit of Genshin Impact with Mon. We called for a bit as she was doing something and they mostly helped me collect some stuff so I could level up my characters to level 90. For the evening, I mostly talked to Mon and she opened up to me about a lot of things that were going on in her life. We didn't talk all night but it was nice to get to talking with her again. Someone also messaged me after a while and told me of her experience in Baguio.