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Googly Gooeys Big Gestures
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Big Gestures

Big Gestures: Well, there are different types of gestures: kind gestures, romantic gestures, iconic gestures then there are the big gestures that I make–the awkward kind. I end up hitting the people behind me or beside me. I usually end up accidentally swatting a stranger while walking backwards and talking to someone in a crowded […]

Googly Gooeys I Know Right
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I Know Right?

I used to say “Awww…That’s so sad” all the time Ponggo asked me to change my expression since, according to him, it sounds annoying and a bit indifferent and shallow. I changed it to “Oh wow” and after saying it so many times, he said I sounded as if I’m not really amazed and that

Googly Gooeys He Says She Says
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He Says, She Says

He Says She Says Our house is such a mess right now.  He just love love loves leaving his stuff around the house. If he chooses to remove his shoes in one corner, then you’ll find it there for days. Then if he removes his socks near the bathroom, it will be there for days.

Googly Gooeys Saying Yes1
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Saying Yes (and Learning How to Say No)

I don’t know how many times I’ve been through this cycle: 1) I find myself saying yes to a friend’s / ex-officemates’ request 2) I feel happy I’m helping them & that it’s another opportunity for me to learn new things & experiment with arts, props, pictures and colorful things I     love. 3)

Googly Gooeys Predictably Unpredictable 4 frames
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Predictably Unpredictable

Predictably Unpredictable: People tend to expect consistency but you also have to have a good amount of predictable unpredictability. More about the Wordplay here: Spelling Awkward An Important Call If Google Suggestions Were a Person (Part1) If Google Suggestions Were a Person When You’re Too Talkative for your own good. P.S. Credits goes to Will

Googly Gooeys Gazillion Times
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A Gazillion Times

A Gazillion Times First of all, my source of happiness today is the fact that I’m finally able to include those colorful washi tapes as (part of my useless) props behind Tipsy! I don’t know what is it with washi tapes.  Staring at them makes me happy. (Me & my color fixations…) I think I

Googly Gooeys Keeping Secrets1
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Keeping Secrets: Can You Keep a Secret?

On Keeping Secrets So, are you good at keeping secrets? How long have you kept a secret? Is it such a hard task for ya? 🙂 More Tipsy & Ponggo banters here: Fact of the Day #19: People get grumpy when they’re hungry. Vague Answers The Love-Hate Relationship Cycle Almost a Compliment P.S. You can

Googly Gooeys Important Call1
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An Important Call

Usually, we have the option to answer a call or not. Then again, if it’s an important call–especially from nature–we simply can’t refuse! More bathroom & phone call toons here: How People Answer Calls When They’ve Just Woken Up Calling Each Other Back The Toothpaste Issue Smartphones in Bathrooms Singing Inside The Bathroom: Expectations vs.

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs & Chocolates

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs & Chocolates Are you familiar with the original Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs where it says in order to reach the self-actualization stage, we have to fulfill the basic human needs first? I read somewhere once that sometimes, all we need is love, some hugs or an ear to listen but no ho ho

Googly Gooeys Vague Answers Suggested by Raine Rafael
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Vague Answers

By the way, thanks to Raine Rafael who suggested this topic via Twitter who is coincidentally the first person who unlocked the secret page on our Click & Win Promo. Check out her blog here. Some people want to be polite and they give vague answers because they don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. Yes,

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My Messy Living Room

Well, I was supposed to be cleaning the house but as usual, if you follow the Googlygooeys (@googlygooeys) on Instagram, you would know that I always end up doing this, this, this, this, this and this 😛 So tonight was another attempt at cleaning our place while Ponggo’s on vacation but I ended up doing this

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The Googly Gooeys Turn Three Today!

It has always been confusing for me whether I should celebrate the number of years that I’ve actively been blogging on Tumblr, or Facebook. Finally, it has dawned upon me that I should be celebrating the day The Googly Gooeys were born.

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Mixing Up Dates

The calendar inside my brain has been so messed up lately I’ve been mixing up dates. I found myself sitting at a cafe one day early for a meet-up with high school friends and one day late for an exhibit that I’ve always wanted to visit.  Recently,

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