Notices by Mona⁷ (pixiecata@apobangpo.space)

Just came from the barangay office after barangay security viewed our CCTV. Last night someone tried to cut and steal our power lines but our security guard chased them away. Since it was quite dark they couldn't identify the culprit but we are taking steps to prevent people from sneaking in on bicycles (because they can't be heard) at night. By the way this is not the first time an attempt has been made.

ON Inks (a Philippine inkmaker) released four new colors today. I ordered a 50ml of the Black Tulip, may get Midnight Forest in 20ml later. City Fog is a grey, but I already have their Umang (Hermit Crab grey) so am not getting that one. Will see them next at the Manila Pen Show 2025!

#FountainPenInk #Philippines

@skinnylatte (As an Asian, to me) Living without enjoying flavors seems like one's life is about to end. But then there is comfort, so it allows some people to keep going, I guess.

@skinnylatte I remember when I was studying in Australia the mother of my Indonesian classmate gave me a bottle of her homemade chili garlic sauce. It was the best I'd ever tasted, and nothing I've tasted from store-bought has ever come close.

Oh wow. The protesters outside the National Assembly all had different Kpop light sticks and were rocking out to BTS' Fire! Bultaoreune!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DDjrOGgT69r/

One of our local food researchers keeps referring to the local bird's eye chili, siling labuyo, as "our small feral chili" on social media. I know he really means "wild". The word feral is used specifically referring to animals, but this usage is kind of endearing, as if the little spicy thing is a small creature about to bite you back.

Yay! All members of BTS have now earned a solo top 10 album on the Billboard 200! First K-Pop group in history to achieve this milestone! #BTS

I hadn't been using my Platinum Curidas fountain pen a lot, because the trap door gets stuck and sometimes doesn't close. Someone just advised me to apply silicone grease on the trap door hinge with a toothpick. I'm trying to see how I can do it without glopping silicone grease all over. The idea is attractive to me because the Platinum EF nib I have in this pen is very nice.

#FountainPens

Day 5 of #Inktubre2024 has the prompt Khaki/Botanical. I wrote something short about the late Philippine botanist Dr. Leonard Co. He was the foremost authority in ethnobotany in the Philippines during his lifetime. He curated a checklist called Co's Digital Flora, an online guide listing more than 10,000 plants indigenous to the Philippines. He was killed by the AFP while examining a tree in the forests of Leyte, in an alleged crossfire incident in 2010.

#FountainPenInk

RIP, Sergio Mendes. My childhood was full of your music.

https://variety.com/2024/music/news/sergio-mendes-dead-brazilian-pop-1236133154/

Someone uploaded the Stray Kids Lollapalooza show: #StrayKids

https://youtu.be/XCks8Iw-Smw

@liztai Your kangkung looks so healthy. Does it require a lot of water? We just gather ours wild from next to a pond in our backyard.

Uh-oh. If the dams spill, that means more flooding in Metro Manila.

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/914534/la-mesa-dam-nears-spilling-level-amid-rains-pagasa/story/

#Philippines

Ok, Metro Manila is now under a state of calamity due to Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi).

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/07/24/2372589/typhoon-carina-gains-strength-out-par-thursday

#Philippines

Here's a link to check for flooded areas in your vicinity: #Philippines

https://noah.up.edu.ph/know-your-hazards

Am loving RM's Come Back To Me (Radio Edit). It's so calming. Anyway, here's my streaming playlist: #BTS #RM

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Q9h0DWEvtvnLsX7StmcFn?si=ed9f35be83484e68

@youronlyone I didn't know Plurk was still alive. I left it a long time ago trying to avoid people's pettiness and passive-aggressiveness, hahaha.

An auction I set up for Platinum Chou Kuro ink is red-hot! It's for the benefit of one of our Fountain Pen Network-Philippines members who had emergency surgery. Chou Kuro is currently not available from local retailers, and the donor is from overseas who is attending the Manila Pen Show this weekend. If we make the USD60 mark for the bottle we're good.

#FountainPens

@youronlyone James Clavell is good at the historical stuff. His other books are great.

You can now buy tickets to the Manila Pen Show 2024 online. It's administered by HelixPay. You can pay via GCash, Grabpay, Maya, Visa and Mastercard, and more. There is a small convenience fee. There is a raffle ticket included in your day pass purchase. You will receive a QR code that you can screenshot or save as pdf. If you buy the two-day pass, you will get two QR codes.

https://manilapenshow.helixpay.ph

#ManilaPenShow2024 #Philippines #FountainPens