Monnica Mumbles

Here is our attempt at the 1 Cor 13 of spoken word poetry, When Love Arrives by Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye. S'yempre, in true Monnica fashion, late na sa Valentine's Day ang pag-post ko nito (hindi na February 14 sa kahit saang parte ng mundo!) pero araw-araw namang bida ang ating mga puso. Dapat. And really, love neither arrives early nor late, it arrives at just the right time. NAKS --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monn/message

A podcast show that records my laughs and other stories from my friends and family. Let's go!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monn/message

Sa lamig dito sa Canada, hindi ko naman na-mi-miss ang pumunta sa Baguio. Pero na-mi-miss kong i-associate ang lamig sa pag-escape from my adulting responsibilities. Malamig po, parang Baguio, pero mas malamig! In this episode, ichinika ko lang ang mga memorable Baguio moments ko with family and friends - sila talaga ang na-mi-miss ko. HUHU --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monn/message

Dagat na dagat ka na rin ba katulad ko? Iyak na lang muna ako, maalat rin naman ang luha. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monn/message

This is me manifesting that I am showered with sufficient funds this year so I can travel and go on adventures with friends and family. Woohoo! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Happy New Year, happy good vibes c/o none other than yours truly! Enjoy! Let's go! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

This is a special Christmas episode with the special HuMonns of My Life: Guada, Jezille, ate Joh, and Ridj - in no particular order, ang keso, niyog, red egg, at condensed milk ng buhay ko. YIIIE And in classic chikahan with these humans, nagbalik-tanaw kami sa mga ganap tuwing Pasko nung high school. Mula sa exchange gift na taun-taon na lang na mug, sa mga pak na pak na outfit-an, hanggang sa pabonggahan (o paunahan sa madaling dalhin?) na ambag sa potluck. Sana ma-enjoy n'yo ang kwentuhan namin kasi kami, hindi naman gaanong halata, na-enjoy namin ang mini-Christmas party na ito. Hehe I love you, friends! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Holidays, Season's Greetings!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Pasensya na agad kung medyo nagtaasan kami ng boses ni mama in this HuMonns of My Life episode. Akala kasi namin normal conversation lang e, may makikinig nga palang iba. Here's to breaking the cycle of parenting our parents! P.S. Do not use earphones when listening to this episode kasi 1. Hindi malinis ang audio ni mama and 2. Iba-iba volume ng mic namin. Ayoko nang i-edit, pagod na po ako. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

In this HuMonns of My Life episode, ate Cherish sits down with me so we could pause and look back at 2022 to count - and of course be thankful for - all the blessings life has showered upon us. Naks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

In this HuMonns of My Life episode, tinakam lang ako ni Dan ng mga pagkaing hindi ko naman makakain dito. Suntukan na lang sa labas, oh, ano, ano, ha!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

SKL ko lang tungkol sa mga tattoos ko -- all permanent but all reminders for me that everything changes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

It's a video pod!!! Panoorin mo kaming mag-struggle ni Shan, this week's HuMonn of My Life, sa mga technical difficulties ng first ever face-to-face recording of the first ever Monnica Mumbles video pod - low batt na mic, namamatay na camera, at napupunding ilaw - habang nag-sa-struggle ding sagutin ang mahiwagang tanong, "Are you happy here?" Buti na lang may pagkain galing sa Popeye's; no, hindi pa ito ang first ever sponsored episode ng show, pero Popeye's beke nemen!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

In this HuMonns of My Life episode, my bebe boy Josh is no longer a bebe as he tells me about his mature roles in life: physically, financially, mentally, and spiritually, among others. Talaga namang nakaka-proud! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

This week's HuMonn is fellow-Jollibee, Baste. We mumble about life's labo-laboness: our priorities as breadwinners of the family, our what-could-have-beens and our what-is-es, and everything else under the sun, including Drag Race Philippines. Here's to an entertaining adult life that we can be happy about! Baste is 1/4 of Labo Labo. Listen to their stories here: https://open.spotify.com/show/25dQPPXei2DFI3xMe884MM?si=e5b3428f8ae843a0 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Here's an experience we collectively go through every day, most of our days: commuting. Mapa-bus papuntang probinsya, taxi papuntang Megamall, trike papunta sa kabilang kanto, [tatlong] jeep papuntang school para lang bumalik ulit dahil suspended ang klase, or MRT during rush hour - lahat 'yan, i-chi-chika ko. Ingat! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

It's Judy Time in this HuMonns of My Life episode! Judy and I talk about how to build habits and how building habits changes the quality of life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

In this HuMonns of My Life x Monnments episode, one of my best friends, Pat, and I take a trip down our technology memory lanes: from our black and white and clicky phones to phones with cameras that captured lecture notes with a shutter sound to phones that introduced us to the magical world of music. ~*gM_m0nn_o7*~ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

In this episode, I have with me my wise and all-around wonderful friend, Ricka. We talk a little bit about adulting - being workaholics, finding love, living alone, hopefully making it in life - all of these at the right time and as we become the right persons. WHEW --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Naranasan mo na ba'ng malasing na hindi mo na maalala mga pinagsasabi at pinaggagawa mo? Oo? Apir kahit na ako hindi pa...kaya nga nakapag-record ako ng episode na 'to e. HAHAHA CHEERS! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

In this HuMonns of Life episode, Jen and I talk about the many changes in our lives brought about by the pandemic - both the good and the bad - and how that has affected our spirituality, or in the words of a Gen Z, “Mindset lang, mindset.” CHAR Connect with Jen here: https://www.instagram.com/blessed.forever.anne/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Read this piece here: https://extremespecialedition.wordpress.com/2021/11/27/changing/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

In this HuMonns of My Life episode, Ella, my friend from the other side of the world, and I find our similarities amongst the many apparent opposites in our lives: our being immigrants in a country so polite, our being ates to sisters na sana nga polite, and our being lovers so very much polite we definitely deserve the best the universe offers. This is for you, Raei!  Thank you for always supporting our hobbies. You are our forever favorite hobby hobbyist.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

In this HuMonns of My Life episode, Jam tells me about her adventures as an international student, how she got into the US tax practice, and where she is now - a financial advisor and a university professor. If you need green flags, or red flags, about the accounting industry, may it be in government, public practice, commerce and industry, or in the academe, you've come to the right place. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Mga lupa lamunin mo ako moments (or Monn-ments) that are living rent-free in my head, mapa-7 months ago o 7 years ago o nung 7 years old pa ako nung nangyari. HAHAHA --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

In this HuMonns of Life episode, join me and Gio as we unpack our nation's and generation's biggest heartbreak. Idinamay na rin namin ang most recent personal heartbreak ni Gio at sinubukan kong 'wag s'yang sabihan na he is the asshole kaso men are trash talaga so walang nagawa ang pagpipigil natin. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

In this welcome-back-to-the-young-and-beautiful-you aka comeback episode, I have my young and beautiful friend, Rania. We talk about her mental health struggles and how she decided to identify them so she can seek help to solve them. TW: suicide, self-harm. And sorry na agad if I wasn't able to handle this conversation the correct way. I am learning. Kaya thank you so much talaga, Rania, for volunteering to share your healing journey. Hopefully, hindi lang ako ang may napulot na pa-quotes, sana marami rin ‘tong ma-touch at ma-move to work on their mental health. Mental health is health; health is wealth! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

One last push with Paul Cruz para sa gobyernong tapat para umangat ang buhay nating lahat! Let's go, ipanalo na natin ito para sa lahat!!! President 10. ROBREDO, LENI - Ekonomiya, Trabaho, Edukasyon Vice President 7. PANGILINAN, KIKO - Agrikultura, Kalikasan, Magsasaka Senators 4. BAGUILAT, TEDDY - Katutubo, Kultura, Kalikasan 12. CABONEGRO, ROY - Kalikasan, Karapatan, Kabuhayan 16. COLMENARES, NERI - Kalusugan, Malayang Pamamahayag, Trabaho, Kabataan 18. DE LIMA, LEILA - Pamilya (4Ps), Hustisya, Karapatang Pantao, Kababaihan 21. DIOKNO, CHEL - Katarungan, Karapatang Pantao, Edukasyon 26. ESPIRITU, LUKE - Manggagawa, Pagkapantay-pantay 34. HONTIVEROS, RISA - Kababaihan, LGBTQIA+, Kalusugan 37. LABOG, ELMER - Kaligtasan, Manggagawa, Pabahay 38. LACSON, KUYA ALEX - Kabataan, Agrikultura, Kalusugan 45. MATULA, SONNY - Manggagawa, Trabaho 63. ZUBIAGA, CARMEN - Pagkapantay-pantay, Kapansanan, Pamilya --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Read this piece here: https://extremespecialedition.wordpress.com/2017/03/02/tales-from-the-friendzone-tldr/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Digesting VP Leni Robredo's Hanapbuhay Para sa Lahat aka mga dahilan kung bakit iboboto ko si Leni. Source: lenirobredo.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Oo na nga, tita na nga ako, at/pero tamad - and I'd like to think, matipid - pa rin ako. Kaya damay-damay na 'to! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

In this episode, HuMonn of My Life, Reggie, and I talk about one of my most favorite material things in this life: tech/gadgets. Specifically, we recommend tried and tested work from home essentials na hindi lang basta bang for your buck, kundi buy for life talaga. Reggie also surprises me with his knowledge of cameras and photography, and his plans of starting a vlog. Akala ko puro kalokohan lang ang alam ng kainuman kong 'to, pero magaling din nga pala s'yang mambudol. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

From binge-worthy sitcoms, to pandemic pets, to working from home - more specifically, to what being US tax professionals is like during the “slack” season - this Buwan Briefly with HuMonn of My Life, JV, took us two hours to record pero parang kulang pa nga. Wala talagang nagpatalo sa kadaldalan kaya sana mag-enjoy kayo, at may mapulot kayo, sa usapan naming ‘to. And Mars, thank you for unofficially being my first Buwan Briefly guest. Akalain mong pwede pala ‘yon? Love you to the moon, then to Mars, and then back! Mwa mwaps! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

In this HuMonns of My Life episode, dadalhin namin kayo ni Jaylord, hindi lang sa Baguio as a friend, kundi pati na rin to all the other places we've gone to together and experiences we've been through together (even if we are now apart) - pangit o maganda man ‘yan. Sabi nga nila, it's not the destination but the journey that matters, and I'm glad to have been with Jay every step of the way. Hahaha wow naman, akala mo hindi kami napilitan at nagpaplastikan lang e ‘no?! Charot! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Here's a glimpse of what goes on when this HuMonn of My Life and I come prepared (or, in this case, not) for an “intelligent” usapan sprinkled with pakawalang tawanan, which is what we would always do, wherever we are - and in this day and age - magkasama man o hindi. Jezille and I look back on the things we did as high school students, the struggles we went through as workers in Metro Manila (read: trapik), and our pastimes as city girls: watching movies, going on beach trips, and just plain making chika. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

It's been a long time since the last annual daldalan session with my oldest friend, Hannah. This HuMonn of My Life and I have come a long way - together and apart - and I'm grateful to be able to look back at cringe-worthy but worthwhile memories we shared as young and naive children (at heart hahaha). Daldalan na/pa rin!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

In this episode, I learn the following things (and more) from one of the number one HuMonns of My Life, ang literal na number one sister-slash-sister number one, si Rio: her med school journey, which kpop group/idol to stan and why, new beer flavors to try, and kung bakit nagmumurahan kami as a sign of our pagmamahalan. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

This is a collaboration among the following intelligent and talented podsibs of the Spotify exclusive, Wake Up With Jim and Saab podcast's Intelligent People community: Andrew Beso as Aries Monnica Manalang as Hannah Yellie Cruz as Faye JP Justimbaste as Josh With special participation of: Eco Oruga Rons Tabora Kix Panganiban Jandi Caraig Reng Bargas And songs by: JP Justimbaste - cover of Ben&Ben's Leaves Reng Bargas - original song, Our Last Song Brainchild of: Reng Bargas Andrew Beso Jandi Caraig JP Justimbaste and yours truly huehue --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

This is a collaboration among the following intelligent and talented podsibs of the Spotify exclusive, Wake Up With Jim and Saab podcast's Intelligent People community: Andrew Beso as Aries Monnica Manalang as Hannah Yellie Cruz as Faye JP Justimbaste as Josh With special participation of: Eco Oruga Rons Tabora Kix Panganiban Jandi Caraig Reng Bargas And songs by: JP Justimbaste - cover of Ben&Ben's Leaves Reng Bargas - original song, Our Last Song Brainchild of: Reng Bargas Andrew Beso Jandi Caraig JP Justimbaste and yours truly huehue --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

In celebration of International Women's Day/Month, maki-chismis tayo sa pagkakaibigan nina Hannah at Faye: the pains they went through together, the joys they celebrated even when they were apart, and their love-hate relationship with beer and basura boyfriends. Oh well papel, what else can I say? Hindi ka babae lang, babae ka! This is a collaboration among the following intelligent and talented podsibs of the Spotify exclusive, Wake Up With Jim and Saab podcast's Intelligent People community: Rons Tabora - Singer-Huwag Kang Matakot Ly Solomon - Singer-Di Ka Sayang Reng Bargas - Sound Engineer JP Justimbaste - Head Writer, Producer, Sound Editor, and Voice Actor-Josh Yellie Cruz - Voice Actor-Faye Myself - Voice Actor-Hannah (and also, as a bida-bida, Sound Editor and Cover Art Artist hehehe trinace ko lang picture namin ni Camillu - my Quality Assurance Executive) With special participation of Che's baby sister, and IP's baby, Meio :bacarroos: Created by Andrew Beso At syempre pa, kasama ulit sa listahan ng mga nagulo ang buhay si ate Kath, my Editing Consultant hehehe P.S. I love how most of the people behind this collab are women! Yaaas girl, work it!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

In this episode in the Aries/Hannah Universe, brought to you by the Intelligent People Discord Server, we take a trip down memory lane as the two, together with their long-time friends, Faye and Josh, bring us back to their kilig beginnings, i.e., puro ito colon-D-an, semi-colon, close parenthesis! Hehe. Disclaimer: This is not a paid Jollibee advertisement. (Pero Jollibee, beke nemen!) Written and produced by Jandi Bontorostro. Song performed and edited by the greats, Reng Bargas and Princess Royon. And again, in Jollibee bida-bida fashion, I edited the episode and made the cover art. Voice actors: Faye - Yellie Cruz Josh - JP Justimbaste Aries - Andrew Beso Hannah - it me again! Hahaha Jollibee crew - Camille Lucelo Ly Solomon Raei Panganiban Che Vinuya Jandi Caraig Renzo Blanco --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Eto na, due to insistent public demand, ang prequel ng kwento nina Aries at Hannah. Ano nga ba'ng nangyari at humantong sila sa ganito? Ano nga ba'ng nangyari sa kanila? Anyare?! This is the story of how their relationship fell apart - told in reverse. This work of art is a collaboration among intelligent and creative people who knew one another through the Spotify exclusive podcast, Wake Up With Jim and Saab. Backtrack and song mix by Koko Quilatan. Vocals by Koko, Cristian Disbarro, and Seth Blanco, collectively called BDQ. Male character played by Andrew Beso. Cover art by Nicole Chavez, Ajj Morales, and Ayie Esguerra. And in true bida-bida fashion, I wrote the story, played the female character, and mixed the song and dialogues together (with the help of my aughtehs, Kathy Chavez, not yet a podsib, and Camille Lucelo, the original podsib). Yay! ***** Know more about us ⬇ Nicole Chavez is a communications specialist, working full time as a government information officer and a hustling all-around creative. https://knchavez.wixsite.com/pinkmachines Ajj Morales is a Creative Designer who likes to make things pretty with intent and purpose. https://www.behance.net/ajjmorales Ayie Esguerra is a self-taught digital artist/illustrator. https://artalyae.carrd.co Koko Quilatan is a full-time law student and part-time music producer. https://okkokomusic.carrd.co Cristian Disbarro makes song covers in his bedroom as an emotional outlet. https://soundcloud.com/xtian-disbarro Seth Blanco is your all-around music man: he plays, sings, and writes. https://soundcloud.com/seth-blanco Andrew Beso is a content creator, writer, and YouTuber. http://sharedbyandrewb.ctcin.bio I try to write and I sometimes sing with my uke. I recently discovered that I have a knack for the art of the spoken word; hence, the Monnica Mumbles series. This also introduced me to the world of mixing and editing music: song covers, spoken word pieces, and short radio drama-style skits for now, own music in the future! In this journey with me are my friends at the back room, Camille and Kathy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Another HuMonn of My Life who found comfort in watching k-dramas and listening to k-pop groups (i.e., BTS), Mikko - note the two K's!, joins me in this episode where he exposes my humble beginnings in the City of Mandaluyong as his maingay/madaldal na friend back in high school. I also probe into the edits he made in his career: starting as an English teacher in our alma mater to now being a content analyst for an international insurance company. Copyedit pa nga - at work and in life! I: stan. This is part of the Writer Set, which you can listen to here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07YsjLe26vEENTqBjXo0ve?si=28652ed2d4df45e9 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Sa ulo ng mga balita: In this HuMonns of My Life episode, my katokayo, Maria (Arra), fills me in on the 8 years we did not speak to each other dahil life happened, i.e., na-busy kaming aralin at enjoy-in ang mga trabaho namin. Hehehe patawarin! Listen as she tells me about her journey as a journalist and how she clings to k-pop/k-drama (don't we all?!) in this trying time. This is part of the Writer Set, which you can listen to here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07YsjLe26vEENTqBjXo0ve?si=28652ed2d4df45e9 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Ang simula (katapusan) ng kwento nina Aries at Hannah. This is a collaboration with Andrew Beso, who can find in: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/SharedbyAndrewB Medium | https://andrewbeso.medium.com Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/andrewbesoshares/ TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewbesoshares? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Can't deny I saw this coming: a meta episode on writing and content creation - and only this HuMonn of My Life, none other than writer and content creator, Andrew, could have made it happen. Para lang akong nasermonan dito kaya samahan n'yo ‘kong masermonan. Amen! Mahaba-habang hanash ‘to but, basically, we talk about when and why we started, where we are now, and how we got here (pati na rin what you can do to also make things happen yourself). Muntik nang maging 5Ws and 1H, who na lang ang kulang ...and that who is YOU. ;) Find Andrew Beso - the content creator - on the Interweb: http://sharedbyandrewb.ctcin.bio --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Read this piece here: https://extremespecialedition.wordpress.com/2017/09/20/the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%8e%84%e2%9c%a8/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Read this piece here: https://extremespecialedition.wordpress.com/2018/11/27/need-me-some-advice-so-i-can-give-too/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Read this piece here: https://extremespecialedition.wordpress.com/2021/01/25/mindfulness-mindlessness/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

In this ~*BONUS*~ episode, Camille and I read a poem by Laura Lamb Brown-Lavoie entitled "On This the 100th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic, We Reconsider the Buoyancy of the Human Heart". This is a spoken word poetry piece that Laura wrote and performed at the Women of the World Poetry Slam 2013 (video of her here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Q6IoN8odE). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

By popular demand, 'eto na ang Number 1 and Number 2 Bida-bida ng Bansa, none other than yours truly and this week's HuMonn of My Life, Camille. In this episode, you will hear about the tip of the iceberg of the chika we usually talk about: our being workers, our being writers, and our being our witty selves. The rest of the iceberg, you can listen to in the ~*BONUS*~ episode where we read “On This the 100th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic, We Reconsider the Bouyancy of the Human Heart” written by Laura Lamb Brown-Lavoie. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message

Andbutso, a Jill of all trades: movies and music, and making up words of wisdom, and obviously pakikipagdaldalan, etc. https://linktr.ee/monnmnl --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monn/message