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words in @vice @voxdotcom @dazed @businessinsider etc 📬 angelmartinezwork @gmail .com

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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
9 months
reintroduction time ⭐️ hi, i'm angel! i'm a manila-based culture writer with bylines in vice, i-d, vox, and teen vogue. i do consumer research and content strategy too! view my portfolio (preferably on a laptop): work with me: angelmartinezwork @gmail .com
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
2 years
gcash's new interface looks like a performance task made on canva
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3 years
seeing tiktok romanticize the idea of having an atenean bf is saur funny to me because a lot of the boys i've met are just bad groupmates
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
2 years
his response is literally just "nugagawen" but longer
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ABS-CBN News
2 years
President @bongbongmarcos questions the high number of #PaengPH casualties in BARMM: “It will be important for us to look back kung bakit hindi natin naagapan ito. Bakit hindi natin sila na-evacuate? Bakit ganiyan ang casualty, napakataas?” | via @_katrinadomingo
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
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my guy
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my kind of humor 😭
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2 years
honestly though do ateneans ever go down from any hill and to the world 💀 a lot of the people i know just stay up there
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angel martinez
2 years
siyempre may pa-full crew shot 🫶🏼 feeling 9th member lang hehe! (platonic kilig pa rin ako sa "dito ka na lang sa tabi ko, ate" ni sheena)
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
2 years
profiled the lovely girls of @BINI_ph for CNN PH Life's september cover story 💖 and yes the rumors are true, i am now a certified bloom lol stream kinikilig the superior b-side
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angel martinez
2 years
i honestly expected i was just gonna be hopping in and out of makeup rooms for that shoot but i really spent so much time in their circle, which was so cool to me??? all of bini are so kind and sweet... and obviously, beautiful 🫶🏼 grateful for the opportunity!
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
8 months
. @mega_magazine owes me payment for a project i completed for them last july 2023. 🧵
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angel martinez
3 years
nam joohyuk looked so intimidating every time he had to "code" on start-up when in reality, he was just doing This behind the scenes
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those who condone or participate in this kind of behavior have no business being in romantic relationships or around women, in general :) i would rather die than date someone who's unapologetically one of the boys
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2 years
the whole "i hope he proves me wrong" narrative is optimistic and all but it doesn't take into account that putting him in this seat of power is still a grave injustice for martial law victims everywhere
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angel martinez
11 months
worst part about this whole maggie wilson fiasco is that these so-called influencers are only remorseful because they got called out. if none of this got exposed they'd continue maligning reputations and ruining lives for four digit figures
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angel martinez
2 years
brands, orgs, content creators have got to read the room 💀 absolutely no one cares about your new project or product right now i can assure you
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angel martinez
2 years
i truly lucked out in 2022. binilat supremacy or sumn
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angel martinez
3 years
in my latest piece for YS, i pay tribute to the love team that raised me 💓 had the most fun researching for this* so i hope you give it a read! *rewatching all kathniel movies in under 48 hours
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From her first watch of Must Be… Love to Hows of Us, @byangeImartinez shares how Kathniel movies taught her everything she knows about relationships and love. 🎨: @franceramosx
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angel martinez
7 months
white people have discovered filipino love team culture
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Hope Sydney and Glen figure out that the correct way to follow up a hit RomCom is not with a sequel but with an entirely new movie repeating the pairing.
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2 years
i want to do so much more with my life but alas i live in the philippines
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8 months
update! @mega_magazine finally reached out to me with details on how and when to claim my payment. sad that i had to publicly call them out just to expedite the process but thank you to everyone who helped boost this thread! may we all get paid for all our projects soon 🥂 (1/2)
@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
8 months
. @mega_magazine owes me payment for a project i completed for them last july 2023. 🧵
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6 months
for @rapplerdotcom , i try to get to the root of piracy culture in the philippines! a touchy subject, i know, but thanks to everyone who shared their insights with me 🎞️🧡
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angel martinez
3 years
does willie ong think the social media following he gained during the pandemic will translate to votes for the vice presidency.......
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
2 years
wrote about the enduring appeal of the teen magazine for @vice ! i'm a true blue total girl + candy girl so this piece was an absolute dreaaaam ☁️✨ read here:
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angel martinez
1 year
reminder that i am always willing to share tips and templates for pitching, requesting interviews, negotiating with editors etc etc whether in talk form or just thru DMs! i hate gatekeeping! it's boring and selfish! keep the journalism industry alive and support the kids!
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angel martinez
2 years
does this hurt my chances of getting hired post-grad be honest
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angel martinez
2 years
ty internet for leading me to giselle's old wattpad... comforting to know that even kpop idols share this cringey part of my past with me 🫶🏼
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angel martinez
3 years
i hope people know they can support leni while still remaining critical of some of her choices... giving up on her because she doesn't meet every requirement on the checklist is not a luxury we can afford
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angel martinez
2 years
this will honestly go down in history as my Funny You Should Ask moment the guys are all down-to-earth and deserving of everything they have right now! glad i get to be part of their journey somehow ❤️‍🔥 stream maharani!!
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angel martinez
2 years
kay tagal kang hinintay rico yan is actually my exact type
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angel martinez
2 years
if you somehow see tweets that i end up deleting like a split second later, know that it's because my life is a never-ending cycle of letting my intrusive thoughts win and regretting it instantly
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angel martinez
1 year
found this paper i wrote in sophomore year, where i had to apply as many communication theories as i could in analyzing one of my favorite romcoms :) sometimes, i wonder how college would have been like if i took more social science/humanities electives
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angel martinez
3 years
in less than a week we've seen the rise and fall of this account's social media intern
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angel martinez
2 years
heartbreaking: the worst person you know just made a great point
@rapplerdotcom
Rappler
2 years
JUST IN. President Duterte vetoes bill requiring people to register their ownership of SIM cards, saying he does not agree with the bill's inclusion of social media registration. He says this could lead to 'dangerous state intrusion' into privacy and free speech. | @piaranada
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2 years
i'm a fan of investigative journalism (stalking someone, getting my feelings hurt, and writing a detailed account of the experience to send to my friend)
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2 years
got inspired by the countless filipinx debates and wrote about the longstanding fight between homegrown filipinos and fil-ams for @EsquirePH ! special thanks to @notoriouskaanna and @theduskykitchen for their invaluable insights 🫶🏼
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
29 days
new from me, for @restofworld : i track the unconventional career trajectory of senator raffy tulfo to find out why filipinos would rather go on his program than file a case in court! additional insights that didn't make it to the piece below ⬇️🧵
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angel martinez
3 years
writing conclusions sucks. just read everything i said again and move on
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angel martinez
1 year
how it feels telling a celebrity's publicist that you're free any day, any time for an interview
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angel martinez
2 years
ah yes a teenage girl singing about heartbreak is definitely equal to decapitating your ex-wife's new man in a music video
@DaveTrent9
RISING
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Olivia Rodrigo made that Deja Vu video with a carbon copy of her ex's new girl and no one called her an abusive stalker like they do Kanye
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2 years
for @VICE , i got to speak with @richbrian , @utadahikaru , and sean miyashiro of @88rising about their iconic coachella set and all things asian representation! i guess you could say my... head is in the clouds... 🕺🏻
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
6 months
full piece about mang nanie and his community library is now up! 🤓 i thought there wasn't anything to say about him + his work that hasn't already been broadcast online but the man truly is an endless fountain of wisdom and wit. loved this assignment 🤍
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
7 months
came to mang nanie's community library for the free books, stayed for the hours of meaningful and enlightening conversation 💭💌 full story on Esquire Philippines soon!
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
2 years
hello mutuals new and old! i'm a manila-based freelance writer who is always open for commissions ✨ i mostly cover the internet, identity, and their intersections + i LOVE interviews :) fan mail here: angelmartinezwork @gmail .com all my work here:
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angel martinez
5 months
a new addition to the series
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@QCGov
Quezon City Government
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Ibinahagi ng McDonalds Philippines kay Mayor Joy Belmonte ang iba-iba nilang programa na isinasagawa sa lungsod.
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new from me, for @i_D 💖 wrote about the impossibility of going offline in the digital age! heart is very full, i don't have much to say but read read read:
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angel martinez
1 year
never got the logic behind brutal comments on other writers’ work. harsh feedback wasn’t what helped birth my best pieces, it was the reassurance that my idea showed promise and the patience to help it reach its fullest potential
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angel martinez
1 year
never got the hype behind female friendships, actually (all-girls school hilahan pababa culture + no permanent college crowd) but now that i have a stable circle in my life, the quality of my life has changed significantly. like THIS is the stuff dolly alderton was talking about!
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angel martinez
11 months
got this total girl-style slambook off shopee so now i have an excuse to meet up with even more friends and force them to sign it like it's 2009 💃
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@angxlmartinez
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saw a tiktok that defends people who aren't photogenic because our ~essence~ wasn't meant to be captured digitally but experienced irl etc etc and it's nice in theory but at the same time i Still Wish i looked great in pictures like. please. we live in the internet age. lugi ako
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angel martinez
2 years
fiction's finest........ are we sure about that
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angel martinez
8 months
just to clarify though that this was never about the money. this was about being treated with the respect i deserve as a writer. we cannot champion fashion for the filipinos if we continue to undervalue our creative workers. (2/2)
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angel martinez
8 months
many artists contracted by local publications often find themselves in the same position yet choose to stay silent in fear of losing out on future gigs. i hope we don’t shy away from demanding the absolute bare minimum we deserve for our labor.
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
2 years
in my latest for @rapplerdotcom , i debunk the concept of the dream job and tell you what to do when it turns into a nightmare 🥲🫶🏼 read here:
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angel martinez
2 years
my useless/nerdy/creepy talent is knowing what fully booked branch someone is in based on a random candid (in order: trinoma, uptc, moa, megamall)
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
1 year
d*vid l*cauco told me ingat pauwi shortly after taking this selfie of us. i am going to stay safe every day for the rest of my life, so help me god
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angel martinez
2 years
i don't care how tired he is if a man who knows my address repeatedly tells me to d*e i think i have the right to fear for my life
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angel martinez
2 years
four formative years that i will carry forever 💙 thank you for making me, ateneo!
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angel martinez
2 years
was absolutely positive i wouldn't get in after seeing the first tweet a few days ago but the universe is far kinder than i thought!!! so honored, excited, grateful — what a dream ⭐️
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
2 years
using this space to share my favorite stories i’ve written this year 🤍✨ thanks to the editors who gave my ideas a home, the readers who sent kind words my way, and to me for working my ass off!
@WeSoUnderRated
Under Rated Society
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EVERYONE INCLUDED :: Please brag to me about a thing you did in 2022 that you’re proud of.
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angel martinez
1 year
in honor of john wick: chapter 4's international release, i ranked our favorite internet boyfriend's filmography for @i_D 🫀
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angel martinez
11 days
common freelancer problem is that a lot of people think we're self-absorbed because of how often we post our work on social media. i'm sorry (not really) but if we don't do that, We Don't Get Commissioned. This Is Our Job.
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
2 years
i'm at the stage of my ~career~ where i can turn my Freelancer Brain off at will and just observe cultural events or look forward to new releases w/o feeling the need to write about them... it might make me a less interesting person now but it's helped my mental health so much
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angel martinez
1 year
so funny to me when moms of ex-best friends still like my facebook photos religiously like tita how do i tell you that your daughter brought me to the lowest point of my life without hurting your feelings
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angel martinez
2 years
of course i care about your spotify wrapped. i'm nosy as hell. post it everywhere so i can judge you
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
7 months
every newsroom that closes in the age of disinformation is a tremendous loss to the community but this one hits me hard, especially after everything i got to do with Life this month. the team still had so much planned.
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angel martinez
7 months
looking for directors, writers, actors, critics – creatives in the film industry who can tell me their thoughts about piracy! it's for a pretty exciting piece i'm writing for @rapplerdotcom , would appreciate RTs #journorequest 😁
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
2 years
for @i_D , i wrote about how tracking our media consumption on goodreads and letterboxd can suck the fun out of our favorite things! 🤓 read more:
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
8 months
i had to find out online that the book i worked on had already been released last august. why do you think so little of your writers, @mega_magazine ?
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angel martinez
2 months
maybe if they actually listened in class, they wouldn't be so easily impressed 😭
@magmartsa
March Abuyuan-Llanes 🇵🇸
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>"this is what its like talking to an intelligent man" >*mansplains plato's allegory of the cave as if it's not highschool philosophy* Someone please save straight women 😭😭💀
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angel martinez
2 years
the way some of you are so willing to watch bbm's voters suffer only shows you didn't actually believe in any of the values leni championed during her campaign. you just wanted someone to put on a pedestal
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
2 years
one thing i am Not looking forward to if blengblong wins is the foreign press making think pieces, questioning how we as a country could have let this happen to us again :')
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angel martinez
8 months
it’s deeply disappointing that such a reputable outlet that relies so heavily on the work of freelance creatives, refuses to treat them fairly. do better.
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angel martinez
1 year
for @EsquirePH , i ask (and answer!) whether our birth order determines the rest of our lives - just in time for the 10th anniversary of our favorite family film 🤍
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angel martinez
1 year
finally got to drop by my city's public library last week 😁🌟 would have been the perfect place to work if i didn't get distracted by all the books
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@angxlmartinez
angel martinez
2 years
i love how i'm expected to care about this final requirement due at 11:59pm later tonight when the future of the country could change irreparably tomorrow
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angel martinez
1 year
where was this elective when i was still in college ueueue
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angel martinez
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using gcash is like. if you're paying thru me you may have to defeat my seven evil user tutorials
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angel martinez
2 years
so dehumanizing to put so many people thru such an inefficient process just to get aid. this is what happens when the official at the helm isn't qualified for the job
@PaigeJavier
Paige Javier
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Chaos ensues at the DSWD main office on the first weekend of distribution of aid for indigent students | @cnnphilippines
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3 years
thought starter of the week, c/o me! wrote about nationalism and what it truly means for @YoungStarPhils ❤️‍🔥 ty to everyone who shared their thoughts, even if it was just to say "yas queen!" read more:
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angel martinez
1 year
THIS PARAMDAM.........
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angel martinez
1 year
when is past lives showing in the philippines or streaming on s*ap2day... need something completely soul-crushing to fixate on for the next few weeks STAT
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angel martinez
1 year
went back on campus today to give a talk about feature writing + interviewing 🤍 then met up with mutuals turned irls to bond over shared journ-related trauma! i love where life's little decisions always bring me
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angel martinez
2 years
the clout chasing runs in the family
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got new headshots taken last week so i could finally replace my linkedin photo from graduation! same same but different lang
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angel martinez
4 months
just watched a video about saving the day - doing a little something for yourself after hours of grueling work, even if it's something as simple as putting on a face mask and a movie. and that's exactly what i'm doing rn. little treats are the foundation of the female experience
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angel martinez
2 years
i wanted to be a courtside reporter so bad despite not knowing anything about sports... like boom gonzalez would ask me for updates and the only thing i could say would be "eto pogi pa rin naman yung mga players"
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angel martinez
2 years
tweeting this gem while i still can
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angel martinez
7 months
came to mang nanie's community library for the free books, stayed for the hours of meaningful and enlightening conversation 💭💌 full story on Esquire Philippines soon!
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angel martinez
2 years
not to sound like a linkedin update on this bird app but it's my first day at my full-time job 💃🏻 so excited to rejoin @konti_sg and continue working on stories with our very talented team!
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angel martinez
2 years
mispronounced my dad's coffee order and told the barista i wanted a tall hot 'amerikano' and he literally told me "ay ma'am same po" 💅🏼 afam lovers unite!
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angel martinez
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freelancer math is filing a piece and not receiving payment until several months later so the money you get just feels like a little random gift from the universe
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