storytime

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Currently listening to: All I Have To Give – Backstreet Boys

 don’t know what he does to make you cry
But I’ll be there to make you smile
I don’t have a fancy car to get to you
I’d walk a thousand miles
I don’t care if he buys you nice things
Does his gifts come from the heart?
I don’t know, but if you were my girl
I’d make it so we’d never be apart

Backstreet Boys – All I Have To Give (Official HD Video)

What objects tell the story of your life?

Prompt snagged from: NY Times

Five key objects that sum up my life:

  • piano – for nearly two decades, the piano was my world. I spent countless hours practicing, performing, and competing, my fingers weaving stories through music. It taught me discipline, patience, and how to express feelings that words couldn’t capture. Even now, I still love the classics, but my playlists wander through almost every type of genre.
  • iPhone – or rather, two iPhones. One for work and one for personal reasons. If I’m not talking to you in person, chances are I’m texting or DMing in an app. My camera roll is a treasure chest of memories: snap after snap, video after video, from random to unforgettable.
  • Labubu – I’ve always been drawn to cute, whimsical things. Something about Labubu’s quirky, slightly mischievous look just makes me happy. It’s also a reminder not to take life too seriously.
  • Gemini necklace – I’m a quintessential Gemini, through and through: curious, adaptable, a little unpredictable.
  • blog – it’s an archive of my life. Every post is a piece of me—my thoughts, experiences, and moments I want to keep.

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34 responses to “storytime”

  1. Hazel Avatar

    How wonderful to play piano, Rojie. You have a beautiful talent. My niece and nephew speak about labubu, and I don’t know why they love it. And I can resonate with the blog. It’s my daily diary.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Thank you, Hazel! The labubus are cute but ugly at the same time 😆 that’s me

      1. Hazel Avatar

        My sister said, Dolls shouldn’t be all pretty. There must be something different than usual.🤩🤭

        You’re so humble, Rojie. I love it.

        1. justrojie Avatar

          Haha they’re def different that’s for sure

  2. ibarynt Avatar

    I wish you’d put up one of the pieces you play Rojie, that would be such a treat.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Haha it’s been a while and I need to get my piano tuned again since my last move. We’ll see 🙂

      1. Nicholas K F Matte Avatar

        Me too Ro !!!

        1. Hazel Avatar

          I’ll seconded by the wish of IBA. I want to see you play, too.

          1. justrojie Avatar

            Ahh well we’ll see what happens next lol

          2. Nicholas K F Matte Avatar

            YES!!!!!!!🎹🙋‍♀️

          3. Hazel Avatar

            Can’t wait🤩

  3. Matt Avatar

    Labubu looks cool

    1. justrojie Avatar

      They do!! They’re adorbs

  4. Maddie Cochere Avatar

    I am so impressed with your discipline and piano playing. My mother played – not to the extent that you did/do, but I loved to hear her play. I bought an old upright piano once and tried to teach myself how to play. My left hand wouldn’t cooperate. 🙂

    All those photos on your phone? My friend just had a phone go squirrely on him, and they couldn’t recover his texts or photos – only his contacts. Have you backed them up onto anything? At least in the cloud?

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Oh yes! I have them downloaded into an external hard drive, a terabytes worth 😆 but I might have to get another one because I’m almost done using up the space

      1. Maddie Cochere Avatar

        LOL! That’s amazing. I have … like … 24 photos on my phone. 🙂

        1. justrojie Avatar

          Sometimes the pics prompt a blog post idea 😂 which is also fun sometimes

  5. ianmdudley Avatar

    Just five? I keep trying to reduce the number of things that ‘define’ my life, but deep down, I’m a hoarder, and my life isn’t clean and simple.

    Won’t be until I’m dead. And then whoever’s left will have to deal with the mess.

    Poor bastards.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      🤣 why did that make me laugh? My mom likes to colllect a buncha stuff and keeps telling me that one day it’ll all be mine… 😩😩

      1. ianmdudley Avatar

        You mean I didn’t invent that exit strategy myself?

        1. justrojie Avatar

          😂 im afraid not

          1. ianmdudley Avatar

            Man, the people paying me royalties are gonna be MAD…

          2. justrojie Avatar

            Only if they find out

          3. justrojie Avatar

            Only if they find out kķuu

  6. Nicholas K F Matte Avatar

    Would you happen to need a piano bench? My back is quite strong.😆
    Lol!!

    1. justrojie Avatar

      😆 you’re funny

  7. Edward Ortiz Avatar

    Labubu, they are everywhere. I read an article about them last week. They are killing it with sales.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      They sure are! The best is that you can customize them the way you want them to look

      1. Edward Ortiz Avatar

        Really! I need to check their website.

        1. justrojie Avatar

          😆 I’ve seen people get their labubus tattooed, put on faux lashes, wearing their sports favorite jerseys, glasses, and what not. Mine has a traditional Korean dress and it’s just too cute.

          1. Edward Ortiz Avatar

            Wow, I went and googled labubus with tattoos, and it’s crazy. I saw one with numbers on its forehead like a gangster, and it’s just funny.

          2. justrojie Avatar

            😂 some have nose rings and the outfits are pretty cool too that people have been coming up with

  8. Info-Man Avatar

    Too me ,i don’t think there is any object which can define the story of my life , hmmm i wonder if there is any story 🤔 in mine , even if there is ,i actually don’t remember lol .

    1. justrojie Avatar

      😂 I’m sure it’ll come to you soon

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