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I’m using a photo Bom posted on her Substack because I don’t want to share her photo here without her permission, plus I’m writing this post without her knowledge.

Before the 2020s, I was on Tumblr a lot, and that’s where I made friends with Bom. we only met once, at the BGC Art Mart where I was selling stickers and notebooks featuring my illustrations, and we chat from time to time. I’m a big fan of how she lives her life, how she makes time to explore the city, and how she’s very into improving herself. She has a Substack, Pangarap Kong Maging Hot and Other Stories, and I always make sure to read whenever she posts something. Her writing feels raw, honest, and refreshing. One of my dreams is to see this become a book someday—the title is so catchy—and be its editor. I feel like she has a lot to say that people generally don’t say out loud or don’t realize that they’re also thinking and experiencing, plus her writing is deeper than the usual “single lady in the city” fare.