never gave in and bought from overpriced resellers. trust.

never gave in and bought from overpriced resellers. trust.

DON'T BUY FROM OVERPRICED RESELLERS & WAG KAYONG MAG PATALO SA MGA HOARDER GUYS HAHAHAHAHAHA

been waiting for literally WEEKS to score this restock, and it was worth it 🤌🏻

u/pvndabb — 2 days ago
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too many matcha pop-ups with the same names these days. ko

saw this while scrolling on threads and my face went 🥴 bc tbh the matcha scene is borderline oversaturated (if not already) and most pop-ups have the words "whisk" in their names to emphasize that they serve matcha.

kinda funny how a matcha pop up from alabang is calling out another pop up from antipolo over this, when "whisk and sip" is so not an original name in the first place and unless you trademark it, anyone can technically go by that name right? and they're not the first to think of that name too so they don't have any claim over it whatsoever.

u/pvndabb — 5 days ago

good matcha in south korea is quite rare.

this was the best matcha i've had in korea, which is considered mid-level matcha by our standards here 😆 been to 10+ cafés in the two weeks we were in seoul and this was the only decent cup of matcha i've had the whole trip.

it was a little on the sweeter side but! the matcha flavor was still preserved and they used a blended cultivar powder (i asked and it was a mix of yabukita & samidori).

📍 torotoro cafe, seongsu-dong, seoul.

u/pvndabb — 11 days ago

repeating a year in med school.

ang saklap. did my best the whole school year and pushed my mind & my body beyond its limits just so i can be promoted alongside my batch but wala talaga.
i have to repeat the year because of my failures.

it's even worse if you know me irl; honor student since elem, dean's list in college, graduated with latin honors, did all the fancy extracurriculars (debate, journalism, sports) —all of that to end up failing and repeating the year again in med school, to graduate a year behind my og batch, to add another year in the already long time it takes to become a doctor.

how does one cope and recover from this? how does one bounce back from a failure as big as this? how does one move on?

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u/pvndabb — 14 days ago

books i bought at incheon airport

there's a cute library + bookstore in the departure area of incheon airport that connects with starbucks. i highly recommend you check it out if you get the chance.

they have a shelf of english books with mixed genres and ended up getting these two to read on the flight back home & as keepsakes so i'll remember that i bought these books during my korea trip bc i'm sentimental like that :')

u/pvndabb — 17 days ago

ATM did not dispense cash but amount was deducted from Gcash

I'm in Japan right now and I wanted to withdraw from the airport ATM using my Gcash Visa card but "error" lagi nakalagay so I exchanged my bills nalang. But upon opening my gcash account later on, na deduct na yung amount.

Anyone who traveled abroad experienced this? Will it get refunded?

u/pvndabb — 27 days ago

my view while reading.

flight's in an hour and i'm gonna devour this book by the time we land at our destination.

u/pvndabb — 28 days ago

matcha capital of the ph?

stopped over davao city otw to mati. i asked locals for a matcha spot that opened early because we arrived at davao around 8am, and MANU COFFEE was one of the top recommendations for an early matcha fix.

so glad i listened to the locals. 10 out of mf 10.

my sisters & i ordered the classic matcha oat, berry matcha, and sea salt cream matcha. all four drinks totaled to ₱1,020. so freaking worth it because we savored it until we reached mati 3 hrs later. and guess what? the ice never made it taste bland or lasaw, the fullness of the matcha flavor was preserved till the last sip.

will definitely go back to dvo just for to go on a dedicated matcha hopping trip! 🍵

u/pvndabb — 1 month ago

for sale: the ballad of songbird & snakes.

this is a reprint but very good quality.
selling for ₱200 only!
send dm

rfs: sunrise on the reaping dapat to. lutang ang nagpalit haha

u/pvndabb — 1 month ago

cake shop/bakery recommendations

I'm not from iligan, but I'm planning to padala a cake to someone who lives there for their upcoming birthday!

Please suggest bakeries/cake shops that offer good tasting cakes and can do/arrange deliveries within Iligan huhu thank uuu

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u/pvndabb — 1 month ago
▲ 102 r/matcha_ph

bf bought me the chako lab tumbler i wanted :)

posted here before that my bf also bought me MK matcha last december. now, to celebrate me completing the school year, he bought me the Chako Lab tumbler i've been eyeing for months now.

for me, i'd say worth it siya! it's bulky and chonky yes, but i've had no trouble bringing it to school even though i hand-carry it lang. it's also nice to see the layers of my matcha while keeping it insulated!

u/pvndabb — 1 month ago

26 F4F girl's night out later?

any girlie who wants to dress up and go to sz or dtl later for chill drinks and dancing? sagot ko na entrance mo girl haha because all my friends are busy/wala sa cdo 😭

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u/pvndabb — 2 months ago

matcha pop-up recos

i'll be in Iligan this weekend and wanted to know if naay mag matcha pop-up karon 16-17? drop the name and their ig as well so i can follow, thank you! 🥹

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u/pvndabb — 2 months ago

hi girlies! where maka buy colored contact lens (no grade)?

similar unta to magister or eyeshare. where dapit and how much and full set na ba na with solution + case? thank you!

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u/pvndabb — 2 months ago

oatside deluxe for matcha?

hello? AI ba to? Hahahaha just searched it and it's from vietnam I think, based on the language in the packaging. Only this shop sells it din, not the official oatside shop.

Has anyone tried this? How is it different from the Barista ver.?

u/pvndabb — 2 months ago

anyone with a car who's free later for a late night drive? just need to get away from here. we can split the gas & i can buy you coffee :)

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u/pvndabb — 2 months ago

ordered this a few days ago and while waiting for it, i've heard so many mixed reviews and comments here & on tiktok about the new packaging & formulation.

i was kinda worried i might not like it and i ordered 6 boxes pa naman, but so glad the old ver. arrived 🤧

u/pvndabb — 2 months ago