Social media, and Beyonce diet

I STILL HAVEN’T done the American transcontinental road trip so that would be what I’d do if I could just drop everything, and went.

I’ve lived on both coasts — California (west) and Maryland (east), but I’ve always flown when I travel across the country.

Next to that North American road trip would be the South American continent exploration from Colombia down to Argentina.

But I need to go with a driver, who must also be a good lover.

I don’t want to drive long distances alone.

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My family — my mother and siblings’ stupidity, often makes me angrier than I should.

I know they aren’t as brilliant as I, but I still have high expectations of them.

I don’t want them to act ignorantly.

I expect them to perform better than other people.

My mother, and one uncle, for example, are both gamblers.

I honestly can tolerate my uncle, and may even justify his gambling, but I can’t forgive my mom for burning money that we don’t have.

I let other people post the most stupid things on social media, but I always pick a fight with one of my sisters for her broken English, and showy posts.

I always call her, and call her out, and of course, she would just scream expletives at me for not minding my own business.

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I’ve never used drugs, period.

After my husband died, a few of my boy toys introduced me to marijuana.

I don’t like it.

Marijuana gives me a headache.

But I did a few puffs to get laid.

Would I do it again to get laid?

You bet!

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I always try to push my body further than I ever dreamed possible.

I did polar bear plunges in 2020.

I did 21 days of Beyonce diet — of lemon, cayenne pepper, water, and Grade B maple syrup, a few years back.

I ran a marathon in 2013.

I’m interested in yoga, but I have some crazy reservations about starting it.

I’ve already bought follow-along DVDs and yoga mats, and they’ve been lying there in my basement for two years now.

But knowing me, I might overcome my reservations soon just so I could push my body further.

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If I had $5,000 I must spend now, I would immediately go to Machu Picchu in Southern Peru.

It’s still on my bucket list.

I’m thinking of doing it in style, like a three-day hike going up there.

I would prefer to do it with a boy friend, but if $5,000 wouldn’t cover the two of us, I’ll go alone.

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I’d be writing a lot of fiction if social media didn’t exist.

I still have a lot of control over my social media engagement.

But as a 21^stcentury author, I think it would be a mistake if I don’t play the social media game.

Right now, I enjoy certain popularity in the Philippines because students and teachers think that I am the most accessible of the 21^stcentury Filipino writers.

I’m paying the price by being almost glued to my iPhone.

But I wouldn’t have it any other way.

In this century, a writer with a strong online presence has the biggest relevance.

Would I give up social media in favor of a boyfriend?

Most likely not.

But it would be selfish for the presumptive boyfriend to ask me to choose. (500tinaga@gmail.com/PN)