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It's playtime! Or more like, we have a new episode where talked about games we loved playing when we were kids. This episode was recorded in March 2023. For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please leave us a comment on our social media accounts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefandesals Instagram: https://instagram.com/fandesals Facebook: https://facebook.com/fandesalspodcast Please subscr...

Age is nothing but a number! We are back with a new episode where we talk about things we are never too old for. This episode was recorded in March 2023. For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please leave us a comment on our social media accounts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefandesals Instagram: https://instagram.com/fandesals Facebook: https://facebook.com/fandesalspodcast Please subscribe...

In an off-season episode, watch as Judith shares one afternoon doing two things she's a fan of: walking and window shopping! The blog post she referred to in the video can be read in full here: https://www.judithoctavo.com/2023/02/fumbled.html This episode was recorded on April 16, 2023. For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please leave us a comment on our social media accounts: Twitter: h...

You seemed to love our conversations about books (thank you!) so in this episode, we talked about book-to-screen adaptations: what worked, what we liked, and what we kinda didn't. This episode was recorded in March 2023. For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please leave us a comment on our social media accounts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefandesals Instagram: https://instagram.com/fan...

It's the 4th episode of our 4th season! We talked about game shows on TV that we enjoyed watching back in the day. Watch and let us know if you enjoyed -- and maybe were a contestant -- too! This episode was recorded in March 2023. For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please leave us a comment on our social media accounts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefandesals Instagram: https://instag...

In this episode, we mentioned five celebrities each whom we'd love to have dinner with. Watch the episode to know who these people are! This episode was recorded on February 25, 2023. For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please leave us a comment on our social media accounts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefandesals Instagram: https://instagram.com/fandesals Facebook: https://facebook.com/fan...

In this episode, we pondered on life skills worth having as we go through this thing called adulting. This episode was recorded in February 2023. For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please leave us a comment on our social media accounts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefandesals Instagram: https://instagram.com/fandesals Facebook: https://facebook.com/fandesalspodcast Please subscribe, like,...

Welcome to our fourth season, fellow Fandesals! We are kicking off with a topic that you liked the most based on views in past seasons: books! This time, we chatted about our bookish preferences and pet peeves. Please watch and let us know if you could relate! This episode was recorded on February 2023. For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please leave us a comment on our social media accounts...

In this episode, Clare takes a stab at cooking creamy garlic chicken and mushroom noodles straight from Chrissy Teigen's Cravings website! How did Clare's version fare? For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please leave us a comment on our social media accounts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefandesals Instagram: https://instagram.com/fandesals Facebook: https://facebook.com/fandesalspodcast P...

In this off-season episode, Judith invites you to come with her to Trader Joe’s to buy a few food items. For your comments, you can also message us below or in our social media accounts. We love to hear from you, fellow Fandesals! Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefandesals Instagram: https://instagram.com/fandesal Facebook: https://facebook.com/fandesalspodcast You can also watch this episode on Sp...

In this off-season episode, Clare shares her version of the dish galbijjim using the recipe from the BTS recipe book. Have you made this dish yet?   She also wrote about this cooking experience in her blog - https://www.clarehenney.com/2023/01/my-version-of-galbijjim.html   For your comments and feedback on this episode, you can message us below or in our social media accounts. We love t...

And just like that, we are on our last episode of Season 3! Let us end this wonderful season by talking about our favorite iconic karaoke songs! Thank you so much for supporting us. See you in Season 4! This episode was recorded on November 26, 2022. For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please leave us a comment on our social media accounts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefandesals Instagram:...

Back in Season 1, Clare gave Judith a primer on BTS. Almost a year later, she provides lots of exciting updates! This episode was recorded on November 26, 2022 so more BTS content happened since then until this video. Our first BTS-related episode was still purely audio. Check it out if you’re interested in what we covered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpyCJguoY5w For comments, feedback, and su...

Were you ever asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” as a child? In this episode, we talked about our various dream jobs; which ones we ended up doing? Or did we end up doing something totally different? This episode was recorded on November 19, 2022. For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please leave us a comment on our social media accounts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefandesal...

What better way to kick off the new year than an episode about food! We had fun eating as we tell you what our favorite Pinoy food and dishes are.    We mentioned our previous S1 episode, Om Nom Nom. Please watch/listen if you haven't yet - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0CPlM3Qg4FK3clvrIuD3IE?si=4e67764cdc3943ed  This episode was recorded on November 12, 2022. For comments, feedb...

Before we ring in the new year and say goodbye to 2022, here’s a new episode where we talk about our favorite New Year’s resolutions! These are the most common we make and also the most common that we break…correct? Enjoy the episode and let us know if you can relate. You can share your resolutions, too! This episode was recorded on November 12, 2022. For comments, feedback, and suggestions, pleas...

Maligayang Pasko, fellow Fandesals! In this episode we found it fitting to talk about our favorite Filipino Christmas traditions. A lot of things may have changed but we Pinoys’ love for this holiday season remains, right? We recorded this on November 5, 2022 . For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please leave us a comment on our social media accounts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefandesals...

This episode, we talk about traits and mannerisms that are uniquely Pinoy. Find out what they are and let us know if you agree!   We recorded this on October 22, 2022. For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please leave us a comment on our social media accounts: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefandesals Instagram: https://instagram.com/fandesals Facebook: https://facebook.com/fandesalspodca...

Clare shares her experiences buying Korean (specifically BTS) merch from five local/Philippine resellers and, of course, Weverse. She talks about the shops that she has tried and tested herself. See which ones have the Fandesals seal of approval! Let us know if you have bought from them, too, and if there are other shops you recommend.  Sharing the following links for the use of their shop lo...

Time to get ready with us! Watch us as we demonstrate our personal makeup process. We are not pros at all but we tried. Let us know your make up tips and tricks, too!   This episode was recorded on October 22, 2022. For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please leave us a comment below, or message us through our other socials:   Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thefandesals   Inst...

The beauty of Pinoy celebrities cannot be denied. In this episode, we identified the Pinoy celebrities who, to us, possess the most beautiful faces. How many overlapped in our respective lists? And did we age ourselves with our choices? Watch this episode to find out.   This episode was recorded on October 15, 2022. For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please leave us a comment below, or...

Let us talk about celebrity urban legends this time! We ran down celebrity stories from the top of our heads that have persisted for years. Which of them are you aware of? Please watch and let us know! This episode was recorded on October 15, 2022. For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please leave us a comment below, or message us through our other socials: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/the...

In this episode, we talked about Pinoy pamahiins (superstitions) we grew up with, and how many of them we kind of debunked as we grew older. Funerals, babies, birthdays, Holy Week -- we Pinoys have different versions of them. But a lingering question remains, paano nga ba i-translate ang "tabi tabi po" sa ibang languages?   We referenced past episodes in this show. Watch them if you haven't y...

WELCOME TO OUR THIRD SEASON! After 30 episodes, Clare and Judith open the new season by answering questions so you, fellow Fandesals, will get to know them more. The questions were from the Dare To Be Courageous deck cards from Belle de Jour. Check them out here for more information: https://shop.ilovebdj.com/pages/dare-to-be. This episode was recorded in October 2022. For comments, feedback, and...

In this episode, Judith shares her book lover origin story, since she really loves books and reading a whole lot (two separate loves yan, admittedy).   She also shares how it is to be part of her book club, Ex Libris Philippines. She ends the episode with some online book shops she recommends. Links are available below!   Fandesals S2 Ep. 8 - Reading is FAN-damental! - https://youtu.be/W...