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(October 2025) It was never really on my bingo card to travel EXACTLY on my birthday—let alone, to embark on a roadtrip in Italy! And I’m thrilled that I’ve celebrated it with my parents and their colleagues. It was absolutely fun and incredible. ♡ For people who knows me well, Italian food is one of the ways to my heart for my love of pizza and pasta. Hence, this trip was such a treat as I ventured other parts of the country that I have never been before.
Here's how I toured 4 cities in Italy in a span of 10 days. This trip happened in October so save these itinerary tips for later when the weather is warm!
Apologies that I'm waaay behind with my blog stuff again as adulting continues to eat me alive. From December, I spent the holidays in the Philippines, had a short family trip in Japan, returned to work for a month then went to America! 🙈 Hence, my start of the year has been quite eventful.
Though, lets talk about my recent trip to Japan where in this season, I got to return to Osaka—after 7 years! The Kansai prefecture has a big space in my heart as this was my first solo trip destination in 2017 and I’ve learnt a lot from it.♡ Nevertheless, Osaka has a different vibe from Tokyo as this is known as Japan’s gastronomical hub.
You can read my previous Kansai adventures but here’s some additional new ideas that you might want to try if Osaka is in your travel list 😉
It was on October 2024 when “The Housemaid” was announced to have a movie adaptation and as I read the book on that same month along with casting news that Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried will be the leads, I knew I had a good feeling about this! This trilogy by Freida McFadden is about an ex-prisoner whom applied as a housemaid to a wealthy family in order to start a new life. As she continued to serve and live in the attic, the family’s secrets began to unwrap leading to a thrilling twist of the story. The film premiered on December in USA and UK while January for the Philippines where I first watched it and up to present time, it has been a global box office hit! I even watched it again when I returned in London since it deserves to be watched twice…or can be more than that! 'cause why not?! 😎
Here are my 5 good reasons why you have to watch this film whether you love thriller, the book, the cast or anything in between 😉
NB: All thoughts are of my own
I somewhat anticipated previously that the first half will lead me to an emotional turmoil due to several personal issues. It even nearly came to a point that I decided to return to the Philippines permanently. But miraculously, things took quite a turn by the second half like a saving grace. So, Does 2025 ever felt like that retro snake game? This year has led me sliding through dead ends and rewarding baits. Truly, you win some and you lose some. And here’s to share my highlights on how I savaged this year.
