hi friends,

it’s me again, and i’m back with a few essays.

but before that, i want to share a few things:

first, i attended a wedding a few days ago and caught the bouquet during the toss for the first time ever. i pretended to be cool about it, but i was secretly thrilled. it's fun to play fantasy and be congratulated for something that hasn’t happened yet. here's a pic of me shortly after:

dear friends,

guess who's back after two months... moi.

i have a few good reasons why i disappeared for a while. as my reintroduction back to this newsletter, i'm going to share them with you.

here they are:

dear friends,

today's letter is from a blog post i wrote this week.

i hope you enjoy it.
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dear friends,

it's been a week for me. i've been planning my 10 year high school reunion in the last half of this year. one part of me is psyched. another part is reliving my teenage angst from the weight that comes with organizing this event.

at the same, i'm planning my college reunion that will be happening a week after. a different energy, but i find myself connecting with a bunch of people from multiple lifetimes ago piecing together this party.

i also attended a friend's wedding this month; gathering with so many old faces i haven't seen in forever. everyone's all grown up, but it's like time had stopped and everything is still the same as when we were 17.

dear friends,

we have now entered eclipse season. today is also the autumnal equinox.

there are a lot of interpretations online on what this could mean.

here is my take:

dear friends,

when i was in college, i was on my way to becoming an atheist.

i didn't declare this blatantly but i was telling a few close friends that i didn't know if i believed in god anymore. it was too simple, irrational, and mythic.

college was also a dark time for me. it was the first time i've ever experienced anxiety to the point of paranoia.

dear friends,

today marks the first day of the "ber months."

one of the things i love about being pinoy is that we're overenthusiastic about everything. my lola is set to have christmas decorations up by september 10.

too early? not in manila it isn't.

dear friends,

last week was the full moon in aquarius. if you're sensitive to the moon, you might've felt emotionally charged in the last few days.

is it crazy to think you could be affected by the moon? it depends who you ask. if you ask me, i think it's crazy to think you're a separate entity from it.

if you're a fisherman (you probably aren't) you know the moon is used to gauge when fish will be feeding. if you're a farmer, you know before the full moon is when the ground is wet and is best for planting. if you're a woman, you know our menstrual cycles sync with the moon cycles.

dear friends,

angel sandy is going through a few changes:

change #1 - i have a website