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The Baddest Raider Episode six, Season two, Take one.
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Hello. Hello, everyone. It is Thursday yet again. I feel like we're having an intramural.
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What's an intramural?
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It's like, a day activity for, like, students. I guess it was, like, a Philippine thing. That's what they call it.
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Intramural.
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Intramural.
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Isn't that, like, middle school?
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No, intramurals was like a. Like. Like a sporting event. Like, all the kids would go out and play outside.
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Oh, like the sport day.
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Yeah.
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And then they do the, like, whole racing with, like, classes and stuff.
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Exactly. Period. And then in. I think for us, it was called Powder Puff, but it was, like, girls doing, like, spare, like, boys sports and boys doing, like, feminine sports.
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You look so cutesy.
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I know, but if you guys were not watching last week's episode, Princess had this idea. Princess, tell us what the idea was.
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I had ide idea to dress up in our favorite sport.
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I don't know about favorite.
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I'm like, I don't know about Ms. K picking up a baseball bat, but.
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I only like baseball because of the men.
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Okay, name one man.
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Well.
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Oh.
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Oh, I do have a crush right now.
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He's Asian, So he.
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No, Mr. Otani.
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That's his name. So he. Otani, I think. Oh, yeah, that's it.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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He was everywhere in Japan. You guys would have fell in love. I felt like watching me, I'm like.
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It'S probably because he's just, like, right, right. You know? Right.
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Wait, Princess, what is your sport?
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My sport today is basketball. I was gonna say.
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What's the change of heart?
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Tony had, like, a football jersey, but it was huge. Like, it looks like a snuggle to me.
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Giving nightgown vibes.
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Yeah.
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Should I just wear it as a nightgown?
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You should have cropped it and pissed him off. Obviously, I have to come in and represent track and field. I thought it would be fun if we guys. Did you guys come with, like, fun facts about your sports?
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I did.
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Yes.
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Okay. Should I start, or do you guys want to start?
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I can start.
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Can I start? I only have a little bit.
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But before Ms. K starts with her fun facts about baseball, cue the intro. Ratman to Earth. Earth to Bratman girl. You already know who it is. And we are back. Also, I lied before. Ms. K says her intro. As you guys can see, we're not in the dome today. I have just been having a hard time, like, resetting the lighting and. And the f. Stop. And The ISO every time the sun sets and we're back kind of like in the old studio. If we flip the camera around, it's.
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Literally at the studio.
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So it is kind of like we're still outside, but we're still also in our old studio. It's just easier. And the light here is a lot better. And as the sun goes down, it's not like we're fighting light anymore. We literally have light. So we don't even have to do anything.
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We're figuring it out.
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Plus, we can hear Cat now, because when we were in the dome, we were like, cat, how. How long. The bell. The bill. Can we get the bell? It was giving very much that. So that's why we're outside today. Just for technical stuff. Who knows if we'll go be if we'll be stuck here or if we'll go back to the dome. But right now, I'm loving it here. How do y' all like here?
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I lowkey love it.
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I lowkey love it.
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I honestly, I was like, wow. We didn't. We need the dome.
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We didn't need the dome.
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But guess what?
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I have the dome. For other things now.
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No, you.
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This might be just our just for now. Or our permanent location for the baddest radio. I love it. We might even have days where we film this way, because, like, today, the sun was not here until we literally pressed record and it got dark.
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Honestly, in a location at Brett's house where, like, this side has a view, that side has a view.
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Well, for us. So.
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Yeah.
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But maybe next time, we can even shoot that way. Yeah.
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To see the ocean.
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Yeah. We have so many things to. But, yeah. I just wanted to let you guys know why we're in this new location. All right, Ms. K, would you like to hit us?
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Yeah. Well, it's not really fun fact because I was, like, watching, like, YouTube videos about it because, like, I like to watch them.
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Yeah.
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It's just more fun that way. But did you guys know a fun fact? Baseball used to be like, your. The. You know, the leather cover used to be that color until, like, the blue one. No, the brown one.
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Oh, okay.
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This brown one right here.
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The baseball ball. Okay.
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They used to be this color, but they had to change it because once upon a time, a pitcher. A pitcher is the one that hits the ball, right?
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Yeah.
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Didn't see the ball.
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No. A picture is the one that hits. That throws the ball. Oh.
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So the one batting. A batter. A batter.
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A batter baiting.
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Didn't see. Didn't see.
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The ball.
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And he died instantly in the stadium during the game.
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Do you know how long ago that was?
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That was, like, in the very, very beginning of, like, baseball.
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He got hit in the face.
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Yeah, he got hit in the face because he said he didn't. He couldn't see the ball because of how dark it was. And so he died on the spot during a game. And they had. Ever since that day, they had to Change the ball. 1861.
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Wow. Is when it changed. Wow.
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That's not even really when the person died.
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Oh, wait, no, that is long ago.
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Yeah.
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Yeah. I was like. I thought in my head it was like the 80s. But no, that's a whole. Okay, princess, do you want to go next or should I go next? I had mine in my notes, but I can't find my iPad. So. Yes, it's okay. I have it pulled up here, too.
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I have it on my notes. So basketball was invented in 1891. It was invented by Dr. James Nye Smith, a Canadian PE teacher, to keep his students active indoors during the winter. Okay.
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Oh, my God. So he invented the game?
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Yes.
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You know what's so funny? I think. I think I was. I think. I think even baseball was invented by a Canadian, I think, Or a French.
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Oh, wow, girl.
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I don't know why you're looking at.
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Me like it's probably.
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Yes. That's why I was like, oh, Canadian again.
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And the very first hoops where, you know, you shoot the ball. The ball. They were peach baskets. The original hoops were actually peach baskets nailed to the wall, and they had no holes at the bot, so someone had to retrieve the ball each time. The first game ever, it's a nine versus nine. The first basketball game had 18 players on the court at once. And now in basketball, now there's only five. No, five players. Five players in each team. So there's only 10. 10 players in a game.
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So that's a big difference, period.
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Wow.
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Oh, wait. Actually, sorry. The first. Sorry. Go First NBA game ever played was dated in November 1, 1946. Located in Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. The teams were New York Knicks and Toronto Huskies. And the winner was a New York Knicks.
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The first NBA game ever.
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And fun fact, guys, if you were taller than six, eight, you got a free admission to the free. The game.
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Oh, I wonder why.
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Taller than what?
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68. Like, who. Who was 68?
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Nobody.
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That's why y was like, let me.
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Let me go each.
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You know, wait, sorry. I didn't write it down on my stuff. But they did. They did say that Yao Ming parents were actually basketball players, too.
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Both. Yes, mom and dad.
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Yes, they were both basketball players.
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In fact, he was one of my favorite characters for basketball.
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Really?
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Just because he was tall and Asian.
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So my track and field fun facts is that track and field is actually one of the. And is the oldest Olympic sport ever.
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Yeah.
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And it dates back in Greece era. I think it was in 776 BC. It was. That was the first race. And the information that I'm trying to remember that I wrote down was the origin of marathon. And what's really cool about the origin of marathon is it was actually inspired by or like, it started off because of a. Let me get the.
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Isn't it because of a God?
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It's a God. It's one of the gods.
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Is it?
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Bodyguards.
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Oh, for bodybuilding, right.
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No, no, no.
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Like one of his warriors, he was.
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Running away from Hercules.
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One of those. You mean Achilles? No.
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Harmony.
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No. Now that I have the iPad, let me get my actual information. Correct. Okay. Marathon and long distance origins are tied to the legends of Greek soldier Fes the Pedophides. He ran to Athens with news of victory and later died from exhaustion.
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Wow. Wow.
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So marathons and long distance runs are, like, inspired by that.
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I get it now. Because people are always, like, falling at the, like.
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Yeah. Almost dying.
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Oh, it's so crazy.
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Oh, crazy.
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There's so many new, like, races. Like, you can be in a wheelchair. You can. You can. You can walk now.
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Well, no, there was always speed walking.
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Really?
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Always my favorite one. Paralympics, I love. But I was. What I was getting at is, do you guys have any favorite Olympic sports or things to watch? Because I have my favorites.
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Oh, I used to. I love. I love a good 4x4 because it's fast and quick.
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Quick? Yeah. You mean 4x1. 4x1 is quick. 4x4 is the one. They all run a lap, so I wouldn't say that's quick.
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Is that the one where they just pass the baton to, like, four people?
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Well, 4x1 is they each run 104x4 is they each run a 400.
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Yeah.
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What is the one with the batons?
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Both. They. Both. They both pass it. But you're thinking about 4x1 where they. Four people run one lap.
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Yeah, the whole one?
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Each one. One, yes.
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Oh, and javelin. I love a good job.
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Javelin's fun. It doesn't have to be a drawing. It doesn't. I'm saying, like, Olympic sports.
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Oh, I like, you know, the. The Tumblr. The gymnast.
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Gymnast, yeah.
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Sunny Lee.
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Suni Lee.
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Oh, Suni Lee.
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I love Suni so much. Sunny Sunisa. Love you, girl. My favorite is we don't ever talk about badminton enough. Like, oh, my God, I love a good badminton mask.
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You know, I do have a story about badminton. When I first came to America, I was in third grade, and then we had to write a report and like make a booklet about a favorite sport of ours. And mine was badminton. And tell me why. Every kid in that class had a book and I got a printed out paper because there was no book of badminton.
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Oh, my gosh.
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It was just like a printed paper of research.
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That's so funny, because we actually did badminton in high school and I. That's why I was actually caught by surprise because I thought we were gonna do like tennis and stuff. But it was like badminton and I was. It was me and. Oh, my gosh, my high school crush, Jerrell Carino, he and I were like the badminton like, partner. No, we weren't even partners. Like, we were like always up against each other. Obviously I win, girl. Duh. And I'm so sorry.
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What is badminton?
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Badminton is like reflated.
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It's the one before I explain it while I pull up pictures.
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It's the pucket. It's like the feather ball. It's like this. It has a little rubber ball and it has feathers that goes on top and you just hit it like a tennis.
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Okay.
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But it's like the setting is like a volleyball where it's like the ball.
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That's the one that your mom has in her.
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We played this.
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That's not a tennis.
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That's. That's badminton. Tennis is a ball. Like the balls over there.
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Oh, yeah, I think we did play that.
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Yeah. Do you guys have any other sports? Because I also love. I love a good figure skating. Like I was thinking, I love all the girly pop ones. Yeah, Volleyballs are always fun. The only, like straight ish. Like men. Ish. Olympic sport I love watching is weightlifting.
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That one. That one could be fun. But then I get skin scared. I get scared same because I'm like, what if they break a bone in front of me? Of drama. I also like synchronized swimming.
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All the girly pop ones.
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Yes.
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Princess. Do you have other favorites?
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What's the other one that I. I actually really enjoyed watching. I like that it's like the badminton.
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But it's ping pong.
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Ping pong. I like that.
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I don't only because playing so good.
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Like how fast? Like so fast they be doing especially like in Asia.
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No, I don't even see the ball until they do, like, an instant replay. I'm like. I'm literally like, where? Like, even if it's just. I don't even think the camera catches the ball every time. I'm watching the Olympics.
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No.
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I'm like, I don't want to walk.
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Because they just go right back and forth.
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Ball is. So before we go into Q and A, because I had Kat research some questions about sports for us because I. There was a video of me and Ms. K trying to figure out what. What a wide receiver was, and I'm like, oh, my gosh. We need to do a quiz on sports terms, but we should go into our segments because, girl, my green tea is getting cold. Ms.
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Tea.
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Oh, my God. It's already cold. But it's a cold. So I asked Kat if. If apple was a fall drink.
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They drank, like, a fall fruit. Oh, okay.
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And she was said it was. So I started like, making just, like, apple drinks. So this one is literally honey, black tea and apple juice. Oh, yours is over there, Princess. Hopefully you like it. It's like a little refresher. I like it. Water down.
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She's like, why is this a little nasty?
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Princess, you can be honest. I like. I live for constructive criticism.
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I like it.
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I think it had more tea.
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It was the same thing.
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I like the crispiness of the apple. I can tell that it was fresh, if you will.
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Yes, yes. It's freshly squeezed apple juice.
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I love it. All right. Oh, wait, Princess.
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My tea.
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Oh, yeah.
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My tea of the week. Oh, my God.
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I was literally like, wait. That drink actually got me, like, oh. Censored me. Okay. Ms. K, what is the tea of the week?
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My tea of the week is. Have you guys watched the VMAs?
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Duh.
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What do you guys think about it?
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What Princess was gonna answer.
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I did not watch the baby.
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He did not.
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I didn't.
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It's okay.
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Girls got children.
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No. When did I. When was it?
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This week.
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This week? Yeah. No, I had no phone, nothing. So it's just been.
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I live.
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I love the VMAs this year. I love when the VMAs are in New York.
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Yes.
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I feel like they always have. Well, no offense, la don't come for me, but New York always have, like, the best kind of, like, performance all the time. And even, like, the guests.
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Yeah.
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I feel like whenever it's in New York, I'm living for the guests a little bit more, I feel like, because.
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They just live for New York more.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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And maybe it's because, like, it's right before Fashion Week, so I also. And everyone was like, everybody was there. Yeah.
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Want to take a sip of your drink, princess?
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Yeah, go ahead, princess. Since you didn't watch the VMAs, is there any, like, VMA memories or anything VMA related that stands out to or vma?
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The only VMA that I can remember is Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj.
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Miley was good.
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Yeah, Miley was good.
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That was an iconic moment.
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That was a very. That was culture.
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Yeah.
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Like, the world shifted when she asked. Miley was good.
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She put it in a song.
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Nothing mine.
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Congratulations.
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My earliest one that I actually saw live and watch, because I was gonna say that this year, I watched mainly, like, the re. The uploads.
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Yes.
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I wasn't, like, live and, like, waiting for it. Yeah, no, see, but I remembered being there. I know where I was when Lady Gaga was bleeding.
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You was there?
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No, bitch. As in, like, we were kids. Like, we were watching it, girl. No, I wasn't there for that.
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I was like. I was like, whoa, you was there, girl.
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I was eight or like nine.
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Oh, yes. And then she started hanging.
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Yes.
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Oh, my God.
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Or even.
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You guys. I didn't know about this performance, but Brett got me into this performance. Ms. Rihanna's performance. No, Pink suit. Pink suit. Rihanna.
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No, I don't think that was. Oh, is that.
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Yeah, that is bma.
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Yeah, I think so. The.
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Yeah, that one.
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We need to watch that. Oh, my God.
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That's so iconic.
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It's such a. I. Maybe it's just like a gay culture thing, but sometimes me and Ms. K would just get liddy and just watch music videos like that. And then until we fall asleep.
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And Beyonce. Beyonce's baby reveal was nbma.
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Yeah, everything. Princess, you were saying something.
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No, I was just. Just remember how both of you guys would love. You guys would listen to Lady Gaga. Alejandro and Born this Way girl.
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We were like little monsters. I mean, we still are girl, but.
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Yeah, that's why I like to think I'm a little cuckoo.
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Miss Fertility.
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My fertility of the week is. I wrote it down. So I don't remember. Because, you know, mom bearing as a mother and also a stepmother, I would like to say that being in a blended family, you really have to understand that all the. All the kids come from different households and they're also taught different things. And when they come to your household, they think that some things that are taught in other household is okay. So just be patient with them and remember that this is their first time being a little humans, eventually they will be growing up and they will remember one day.
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Oh, I mean, I don't want to get too personal, but is there any things, for example, that, like, might be okay in one household and isn't okay in your household? Yeah, you don't have to say which kid or like, you know.
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No, it's okay.
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I have an example for that.
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Okay. So like, at Cleo's dad's house, I have to. I had to speak to Cleo's dad about it, but so Cleo likes to eat. Eat and watch at the same time. And at my household, we don't do that. We like, no phones, nothing in the.
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Very mercedita of table, and we just eat.
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Right. Because that's how we, we, we just.
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That's how we always were.
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Right. Each enjoy each other's company. And like, you know, we talk about things as a family, like, oh, how was. Blah, blah, blah. But Cleo, like, if she's by herself or like, she's eating with, like, her siblings and were not around, she tends to, like, watch on her iPad or her phone. And I had asked her, like, is that okay? Like, do you do that at your dad's house? And she's like, yes, I do. And so I had kind of, like, talked to her dad about it and, you know, I'm not gonna, like, try to change his. What they do.
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Yeah.
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But I did talk to her and, like, explain to her, like, why certain things over here is okay and over there, I mean, I can't really change it. But, you know, I want her to understand that the reason why I do and why I have these rules is because, like, they just make sense to me, you know, Like, I mean, it's.
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Also rules that you. That's instilled in you, because that was like, back home. But when we were kids as well. And you're just.
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Yes, because remember when we were kids when we would go eat? We do. We weren't. We weren't in front of a tv.
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We were in front of each other.
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Yeah.
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We would have a race to go in the back of the house just to have the best seat.
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But also, we weren't rich. Like, we didn't even have iPads to begin with. So it's not like we could have even if we wanted to.
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No.
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But we could, like, take our place and go sit in front of a tv for sure.
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But girl with what's banking, I just.
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Remember, like, also my mom, like, I used to put my feet up while I eat Girl, she would slap my. My. My thighs so hard. She's like, you need to eat like a lady.
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Like a. I love eating with my something.
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But something for me that I had to kind of tell with E or draw a line with E is that E loves saying things are for girls.
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Right?
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Like, you know what I mean? And, like, I'll have something on, and he'll be like, that's for girls. That's for girls. That's for boys.
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That.
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And I. I don't know who teaches him, like, boys and girls stuff, but obviously, in our household and in our family, we've always just been free to explore and things like that. So I always have to tell E. I'm like, e, you can look like anything. Nothing is for boys, and nothing is just for girls. And that was just something that I remembered. Just having to tell E is just like I said, again, it might not be a household thing that is taught in either household. Maybe it's just a school thing or. Or just an environmental thing, like, things that he's watching, like, why he watched. Yeah, that was something that I had to tell him. Like, in this house, everything is for you. Everything is anything.
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Right? I. I. I had the same talk with Ezekiel, too, because, you know, one day, he's like, I, like. I. I like the color pink. Mommy, too. I like that color, too. And I was like, oh, that's good, Ezekiel. That's fine. And then when he comes back, he's like. I was like, okay, I got you this because it's pink. Ezekiel. And a pink butterfly. And he's like, no, there's. Those are just. Those are just for girls. Those are like, Cleo. And I was like, no, it's not. It's okay to like it. You don't have to be afraid. He's like, no, no, I don't want it anymore. I like blue. And I was like, right?
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You're like, right, right, right, right.
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So I just kind of roll your.
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Eyes the other way?
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Yeah. You're just like, well, in this house, blue and pink is neutral. You can like it today. You can like it tomorrow. You can like it in your sleep. You can like it when you wake up. You can like it whenever.
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Never whenever.
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Wait, princess, did you want to tell your announcement you're. See you later.
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Oh, my goodness. Oh, we're not gonna do it at the end of the video.
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I feel like you should do it now, because we're gonna get in the game.
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Okay. That's true. Okay. Oh, my God. I didn't even write Anything down, but I'm just gonna, like, say it. But I won't be leaving at the baddest radio. I feel like I just need some things. I just have to do some things and personal things I have to finish and be consistent of. And it's just to see you later. I hope that you know everything. I get everything done, my goals and everything that I need to do as a mother and also as a content creator and putting up, like, content for everyone and focusing on my own stuff also.
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But, yeah, it's truly, like a priority thing.
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Yeah. Yeah, I. I will miss you guys, but I will be back, so don't worry if they let me back. But.
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You'Re always fine. You're always a guest. You're like a permanent guest.
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Ms. K said your ride is ready.
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But, yeah, Princess has what wants to focus on other things, especially because motherhood and it comes with a lot of responsibilities. And just like the pod does take away a lot of time, even just for. It's not just for Princess. It's for all of us. Like, Ms. K does not live anywhere near close me. So she has to drive. And she also has to drive Princess, y'. All.
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I don't mind it at all. Just saying. I know, I know.
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But like, you, you don't live close. It's like, you're not.
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I live, like, 40 minutes away.
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Yeah. So it's. It. It is a responsibility that each of us have. And, like, I'm glad that Princess is acknowledging that, like, this is just something that she can't prioritize as of this very moment. Because there is a lot of moving pieces.
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Yes, exactly.
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Being a mother. But, yeah, she'll be around. She's not dead, but she will be dwindling down a little bit.
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She'll be here for, like, Halloween for sure.
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Yes. Because Cleo, I love. I love dressing up for her and everything, but, yeah, I. I just need to take care of a couple things and I will be back, guys. I promise.
A
Oh, all right. I have a good entry. I think it might just shift the conversation just a little bit. And I don't want to, like, make it sad, but I do think, because this is something that was very prevalent, especially this past couple of weeks and honestly, month for me, I kind of want to talk about it and I feel like, because we're all maybe triggered by this, just a warning where I'm going to be talking about grieving and a dead dad. So I will be reading this September 10th. Something that has been on my mind a lot as of late is my father. There is so much to unpack. But ever since we celebrated my brother's birthday, he has just been on my mind. The older I feel like getting, the more I'm seeing the resemblance I have with him. I think about my childhood, how I would never trade it for anything in this world. I think about all the animals I helped raise, all the plants I grew, and all the wisdom my grandmother showered me with. I think about memories with my dad, like going around town at twilight time to get Aros, Arus and Abel, Abel from trees. I think about our little tricycle with sidecar and how we would bike around every day for hours. I think about the strength he showed me, both physically and mentally, to stand up for myself, but always leading with my heart. I almost put hair, but that was so my dad too, he would lead with hair. I never got to ever properly grief my dad. When I went home for his funeral. I don't know what version of me that was. Everything was numb. I refused to see him laid in the casket because I didn't. Because it didn't seem real at all. While on the day of his funeral and I finally see him, I'm hit with so many emotions, which was quickly changed into confusion when so many people came to ask me for a picture. While it was my first time to see him, I felt like that was such a big moment that was taken away from me. A moment I needed but never got or understood. One day I will understand. And that was that. Oh, I think I was just like thinking about him a lot because, well, when it was my brother's birthday, he like turns to me with like really sad eyes and he was just like, it's so sad that I'm the only one that got to celebrate my birthday. I don't have all my birthday twins anymore because dad, my brother had my dad, my dad's twin brother and my grandfather, they were all born the same day. And he was just sad about it. And ever since that day, like. And I feel like Kiefer and I always talk about our dead dads all the time. And something that I always envied with Ms. K is that, like, she knows her dad's around. But that was something I never felt like. I never felt like my dad was around. I'm very sensitive when it comes to a lot of energies. Like, I feel my grandparents a lot. Like even inang Bakuta, but like something that I never felt that was around me or was watching over me genuinely, you guys. And I know so many people Are like, trust me, he's around. I never felt my dad around until as of recently. And ever since, I've kind of, like, been in the slow process of grieving. I've been giving him more atang and, like, doing more things for him. For him. Because I felt like so much of my healing work or light work have always been directed towards my grandmother. Like, even when I talk to my ancestors or pray to my ancestors, I'm really just talking to my grandparents. And I never channel dad. And this was, like, the first couple of times where I feel like he comes to me or in me and, like, is one of my guides now. I would say so. I have. It was really a big moment of me of realizing. Realizing so many things. Do I understand why I had to go through all those things? Like, like, fans showing up too much? No, I don't. But I do think I have a better understanding of an appreciation for dad now instead of just, like, resentment. And I think so much of my heart was, like, filled of resentment and hate towards him, but now that I'm older, it's more of just like, understanding. Not understanding why he, like, did all those bad stuff, but, like, understanding that, like, this man is my old man. Like, this man really did provide me with such a great childhood. Yeah. With so many great bases. That makes me an amazing human adult today that I like to think.
C
Yeah.
A
Period. Do you guys have anything to add?
B
Well, I think I remember, like, you. You, like, refused to, like, see him.
A
And then, like, I would always just stare at his hands.
B
Yeah, girl. I was, like, crying, and I think.
A
I didn't cry until his funeral.
B
I think the reason why I cried, and I feel like me and Berman have, like. Actually, I never experienced a childhood with my dad. I never really get to know him. I never. I've never learned anything from him. So I think backstory.
A
Guys, for those of you confused, Princess and I did not grow up together. We met when we were nine. I know the OG fans know that, but there might be some new listeners. We were separated at birth. Not at birth, but, like, we were separated as children.
B
Yeah. Well, yeah, literally. And I think what I was, like, grieving for was, like, I think before. Well, not, I think, but before my dad had passed away. I remember that year he reached out to me on Facebook, and he was trying his hardest to get close to me, and it was reconnect. Yeah. And really, like, even have a conversation with him. And it was really, really hard for me because I didn't agree with him leaving, but I Didn't know the reasons. Yeah. I kind of was just left without him.
C
Because you grew up here.
B
Yeah, and I grew up here with my mom, so it's different. But I think what I was grieving for was I will never have the chance ever again because he's already gone. And, yeah, that's what I was grieving the most, is that, like, we. He tried to reconnect. It just was hard because he. It was still long distance, and he was there, and I was here. And also, like, I grew up already. I was. I had my daughter, Clay, already, and I think I was pregnant with Ezekiel, too. And, yeah, I was just, like, at first, I was, like. Didn't understand why he wanted to reconnect. I don't know if it was about the money. I don't know if it was about, like. If it was genuine, I guess I would say. And. But, like, yeah, I just was really sad because I wish I really took that moment to, like, really, you know, talk to him and. And. And actually, like, not even, like, understand anything anymore. It's like, at least he was giving. There was a chance. And I. And I. I wouldn't, like, blame myself.
A
I wouldn't either, but, like, I just.
B
Didn'T have a chance. And I wish I took it if I knew that he was going to be gone that year, but, you know, I can't, like. But what I was grieving the most.
C
You can never predict the future.
B
Right. And what I was grieving the most is that, like, I thought there was such a long time there. I. I thought there was, like, more times with him and more years with.
A
Him, but I think we all did.
C
But it's also because you guys never really had a relationship with him. That kind of, like, also the reason why you guys were so, like, out of touch with him, because the only relationship you guys are known about him was, like, all the bad stuff.
B
Yes, exactly. And, like, yeah, I just wish I. I took that moment. But also, like, I don't regret having those memories with my dad. Like, talking on Facebook.
C
Yeah.
B
Literally, phone. Phone calls and FaceTimes on Facebook Messenger. You know, I. I really appreciate it. I'm very grateful for those times he has. He spoke. We spoke. But, yeah, I was really grieving that time because, like, damn. I will never understand why Brett and Junior talks about my dad like this. Because Jared talks so much.
A
You would think God is. I mean, God, you would think dad was Superman.
B
Yeah.
A
The way J.R. talks about dad, I'm like.
B
The crazy part is, like, my oldest brother is like, really, really, like, hurt.
A
From dads and still is.
B
Yeah. And I just. I'm just like, you guys are making it worse. Like, oh, my God.
D
I don't know.
A
Yeah.
B
And it's hard for me because I never. I don't know him, you know, but. Yeah.
A
Ms. K, did you want to talk about Uncle George for a sec?
B
I would like to say Uncle George.
C
No, I just.
A
Like, that father. He was really our second dad.
C
When he passed, it kind of was, like, too good to be true for me. It was. I never accepted it. I was like, he's not.
A
You were in denial. Yeah, I was.
C
The same way.
A
I was in the same way.
C
I was like, I didn't think he passed away. I just. Like, he's gonna come back. I would. Like, literally. I remember telling my mom this, like, before, because he passed away, like, before I graduated. And I had a dream before, you know, my graduation where I was waiting outside my house, and I was waiting for someone to pick me up, and I was just, like, waiting, and I was like, why is no one coming to pick me up? And all of a sudden, a white car showed up in front of me, and it was my dad dropping me.
A
Off to school to go to my white truck.
C
Yeah. To go to my. My graduation. And I feel like, in a way that, like, kind of like, gave me a chance to see, like. Oh, he. He sees me graduating.
A
Yeah.
B
He's proud of you.
C
Yeah.
A
He saw you hustle, girl.
C
Yeah.
A
Because you was hustling.
C
Yeah.
A
You were like, there's no way I'm graduating with my brother.
C
No, I was like, that was like. I made it a. A goal of mine to never graduate with y'. All. It's because I had to. I started having classes with them, and I was like, this is not okay.
A
This is not my fantasy.
C
Yeah. So I miss my dad. Same.
A
I miss Uncle George. He was amazing. And his cooking, the mom.
C
Yeah.
A
Okay. I really don't even know how to shift gears. I know that was a little heavy, but I think it was an important conversation to have, and it was really just something that I was going through this week, and I'm. And I think if I just had any message to anybody that is probably in the same shoe as Princess and I, where we never got a proper grieving in whatever term that means for you, I would just say, don't blame yourself. I think a lot of. A lot of me. And not forgiving my dad ever was just. I was blaming me a lot. And I think that obviously my dad would not have wanted that. And I think you could.
C
You could have never also predicted, like.
A
Yeah. And this is so cliche, you guys, but, like, ever since my dad passed, like, I have just been so. I had, like, less hate in my heart. Like, I think I forgave people fast. And you guys know me, girl, I be holding grudges, but I don't be holding grudges. I still do, but, like, not, like how I would take it to the grave type of grudge. Because, girl, there's times where me and Ms. K didn't talk for two years. Like, that's. And we live together, girl, so just made me hate less. And, I mean, I don't even know if I hate anyone in the world anymore. Actually, when I was younger, I hated everybody.
C
Yeah. You're, like, less stubborn nowadays. Yeah. When it comes to those stuff. Because I remember you. Even if it's just like a little tiny thing, it would be the most.
A
I hurt her. I remembered when your mom called me sensitive.
C
Yeah.
A
And I was like, third grade, I'll show you sensitive. I was third grade and I went in my room crying. Because God forbid someone calls me sensitive nowadays. If you call me sensitive, I'd be like, yeah, but, girl, at the time, I was like, oh, my God, everyone hates me. And I had to hate the world back. And then now I just. I don't have too much hate in my heart or I don't carry it anymore.
C
Yeah.
B
Honestly, for me, after dad passed away, it made me love and appreciate my mom more also, because, like, should we have one parent left and, like, no grandparents left, Girl. Yeah. And once she's gone, it's like, I personally won't have that one person that I feel like I could be a kid again, you know, because, like, whenever, like, with all the kids, especially when she would come over, I would have all the kids and, like, she would make me, like, dinangdaeng, or she would make me some, like, one of my favorite, like, childhood food. And, like, she caters to me and she's, like, making me a play. And then she. She's like, mangkan. And then, like, I eat and then she's like, she's. And then we just talk stories and stuff like that. It's just like, I will cherish this forever with my mom.
C
Yeah.
B
Honestly. Because, like. Yeah. Like, made my. Made me love my mom so much more and have so much more respect for her because she's not getting any younger. She's like. Well, actually, she's kind of cute.
A
Like, I'm like, Wait, mom, not you. No, literally not you, Benjamin Button, girl.
B
And I'm like, oh, my God, Mom, I love you. And I love you forever.
A
Speaking of mom, before we move Segways, I. I feel like we could use mom as a segue. How was it being sick with her this week?
B
Oh. Oh, my God.
A
Because I was gonna hang out with mom one of these day. I think it was, like, Tuesday. I was really having a rough day, and I was. I caught her. We were gonna hang out, and she was like, no, I'm sick with Princess.
B
And I'm like, yeah, no, we were all sick. But she came and helped me with the kids because she was just coughing, so. And then she was telling me, like, oh, Bremen wanted me to hang out with him, but, like, I don't want to get him sick.
A
I mean, girl, I don't want to get sick, girl. I don't even get sick.
C
Don't get breath sick.
A
Oh, my God.
C
Because everyone was sick. Get sick. It's like a virus.
A
I don't know how. I don't know how. And I barely get sick, but when.
C
I do gets everybody sick.
B
Yeah, it was Aulelei. Aulelei got us sick. It was Tony first, and then it was me, and then I. And then was with my. With my mom. So my mom got sick, and then new tofi. New tofi now has a runny nose.
A
So it's like, all right. I had to fix the lighting again a little bit. Okay, before we end today's episode, we're gonna do a little sports pop quiz, a little game via teacher. Cat, can you hear me?
C
Is the winner of this game gonna win, like, a courtside tickets? Cat.
D
For sure.
C
Okay.
A
Period. All right. Kat will be asking us some sports term, and it is our responsibility to either define it or tell Kat which sport the term comes from.
B
Oh, sorry. Are we raising our hands or are we.
A
It's not really a point thing, because, girl, it's giving group work.
C
Should we say what sport it is first and then what it does?
A
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
B
Okay, go ahead. Okay.
C
Period.
D
So for the first one, a wide receiver.
A
Princess, take it.
B
That's a football player, and what he does is he catches the ball.
A
Yeah, he goes wide right.
B
All the way in the back.
A
Yeah, he's more like farther because there's. Yeah, there's receivers that are closer. Maybe a close receiver.
B
Yeah, not a close receiver. They call that short stop. No, like, I think it's like a.
A
A rear view mirror.
B
It's like. It's called rb. I forgot what it's called running back. Running back?
A
Yeah.
C
The one that goes behind the quarterback.
A
Yeah.
B
So, yeah, he's grabbing the ball.
A
Yeah, period.
D
Next one. So you should say what it's from and then what it. What it is for all these. Okay, so next one is a point guard.
A
I believe that's basketball. Take it away, princess.
B
So a point guard is a player who shoots the ball.
A
Oh, shoots the ball.
B
Yeah.
A
Oh, my God.
B
Like, yeah, he shoots the ball.
C
Point guard is the one that blocks the. The shooter.
B
No, sweetie, he. The point guard is like. He basically shoots the ball. And a shooter, like. Yeah, like a shooter. Like, Kobe Bryant was a. Was a.
C
So what are they guarding?
D
So it says the point guards, the offensive leader, and they're the ball handler, basically. And so, like, Steph Curry, I think his name.
B
Yeah, he's a point. Bobby Bryant.
C
Oh, a point guard is the one that creates a lot.
A
Yeah, the one.
C
The most shooter.
A
He'd be guarding the point.
D
Right.
A
Okay, okay, okay. I thought it was like a defensive term. Like, I thought. I know what exactly what you're trying to say, Ms. K. Like a point guard.
C
Yeah, I'm like, you know.
D
Does it sound like a guard? Yeah, yeah, for the next one. In tennis, what term does love mean?
C
Oh, that's like. Oh, I know this. I play the tennis game. Love means it's like the point before you win.
B
No.
D
Oh, love is zero. You have zero points.
A
Oh.
D
Oh, but it. It was close.
B
It's close.
C
Yeah.
A
That's not love.
B
Yeah, yeah.
C
Just don't want to see me correct.
D
Okay. How many players are on each side for volleyball?
B
Six.
C
Eight, princess.
B
Got it.
A
It's six. Three. Three.
B
Yay.
D
No, no, no, no. Each side. So.
A
Yeah, I know. So three front, three back.
D
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
A
Okay.
B
I only know this because Cleo and I watches her. Watch her play.
A
Oh, wait. Actually, give us a little update on Cleo's volleyball.
B
Oh, my gosh, she's doing so good. I'm so proud.
A
She's loving it.
B
And she is really, like, super excited every single time she has practice. Like, she has practice at 5:30, girls. She's dressed up at 4.
A
She's so excited. She probably makes so much friends and just, like, common interest. I'm so happy for her because I know she's been wanting that to do something to do volleyball since she was, like, so much.
B
Sorry, go ahead.
D
How many points is a touchdown?
C
64.
A
Six. Is it seven?
D
It's six.
A
Okay.
D
You do. It's a seven when you get the extra Point. When they kick the.
A
Kick it.
C
Right.
A
Okay, okay, okay.
D
What's. What's a home run?
C
Touchdown.
A
Touchdown. A home run. Oh. Oh. It's when. It's when you go all the bases. Yeah. In baseball.
C
The win girl.
A
Kiefer, shut up. You're getting me up.
B
I was so confused.
A
I'm like echoing Kiefer.
C
A point, touchdown, home run.
D
Okay, so in bowling, what word means that you knock down all the pins?
A
Strike.
B
Strike. Okay.
C
Yeah.
D
Bonus point. What's the word when you do it three times in a row?
B
Three, four. Strike.
A
Wrong. No, wait, I know this lightning string leopard thing. I'm thinking we. I'm thinking we. We. We sport fair. No. What is it?
D
It's a turkey.
C
A turkey.
A
Okay. Thanksgiving.
D
In volleyball, what position is expected to cover the whole court and make sure the ball doesn't hit the floor? Brett got it.
A
Because I was a little libero myself.
B
Not me saying center.
A
Well, they are kind of center.
B
Yeah. Yeah.
D
In soccer. When do soccer players get a free kick penalty?
A
Yeah.
D
So when someone fouls. Do you know the different terms of different kicks? There are.
C
There's a penalty kick, there's a foul kick.
A
I don't know this one.
C
So the side kick, you know the side on the side of the.
D
Yeah. So that's called an indirect kick when it's not directed to the goal. And when it's directed to the goal, it's called a direct kick.
C
Okay.
D
Yeah. And when you indirect kicked, somebody in the field has to touch the ball before it gets to the goal. But if it's a direct kick, they don't have to touch it.
C
That's a penalty kick.
D
Yeah. The last one I have is. What's the tight end?
A
A tight end?
B
Yeah.
A
Oh, that's. That's Travis Kelsey's brother's position.
C
It's football.
A
It's football. It's football. Princess, go.
C
What's a tight end? Wait, what's the tight end?
B
Wait, I think the tight end is.
A
It's football, right?
B
Hold on.
C
Is that the one that.
B
Is that what? Sorry. Is that when they catch the ball in the. The touchdown?
A
No.
B
Okay.
C
Is that the one that runs before they say hut, hut?
A
No, I don't even know.
B
Wait, wait, hold on. Ms. Kat. A tight end? Is. Is it in the offense or the defense? Can. Can you just answer that one?
D
It's offense.
B
Okay. Offense.
C
He's the one that's running the ball. Is he the one. Is he the one that does the ball? The one that passes it to the quarterback? The one that Says no.
B
The quarterback gives no.
C
The one that's going like this and then goes.
B
They don't actually do that.
D
I don't know. It doesn't say like what. That, that. That's.
C
You know what I mean. When they do the ball thing, the.
B
Tight end is like, pass it back. Is. Is when they.
A
I'm really just waiting for Princess to figure it out.
B
Is it, Is it when they're like in the offense side but then they're trying to get. They're trying to push. Push back alignment. Yeah. Attack alignment.
D
Yeah. So they're hybrid. So they're that. And they're also a wide receiver.
A
Okay, okay, okay, okay. We love a hybrid athlete. That's what we're giving today. Hybrid athletes.
C
That's a tight end.
D
Yeah.
C
That's a wide receiver.
D
He does both. He could be a lineman or he could also be a lineman. Again, when they push, they push back.
B
From them getting to protect the quarterback.
A
Okay, that was close. Okay, my last question before we do Product of the day. If you are good at any sport, not the sports that you are representing today.
C
Yeah.
A
What sports would it be? Cheerful princess. Remember when you got a concussion from doing a forward roll?
B
Yeah, I do remember that. And also because, like, I honestly did not like cheerleading. Honestly. Yeah. I remember Berman had to pick.
A
Yes. Literally like a roll.
D
I'm like, did you die first?
A
And they had. And she had to interrupt my track practice because I had to drop her ass home because my mom didn't answer the phone call.
B
And I just remember Brandon's like, how did you get a concussion? I was like, oh, we're doing that.
C
My brain hurts.
A
I don't know how to. I don't know how.
B
Like, Princess, I think I just had a headache too.
C
Is that what happened?
B
I think, I think, I think I had a headache. Honestly. I had a headache the whole entire time and I wanted to go home. Honestly. I. Sorry. Just said I had a concussion. And I remember I had to do like a. A thing after where, like I could.
A
Take you to the trainers too.
B
No, like there's a computer that we had to like check if I actually had a concussion. It's like a follow up thing and I was just like making shit up. But anyways, if I was to play up a sport, I definitely would love to be a boxer to get more concussion.
A
Okay. My My Pacquiao.
C
My My. Oh my God.
B
Oh my God. There was this girl named My My by her. The way she spelled it was M, I, M A I, M A I. And I Was like, how do you say your name?
A
She's May.
B
My, my. And I was like, that's my name, too. And then she's like, I know, but yours is spelled with yeah.
A
I was like, yeah, I love that.
B
From Costco.
A
Was she Filipino, too? I bet. Period.
C
My, my.
A
I would have to say figure skating. Oh, they just are so cool. And every time I'm. I've never met a figure skater. Like, I want to meet one. Or probably gymnast, too.
B
Kiefer.
C
Yeah.
A
Wait, did you say gymnast?
C
No. Chair.
A
Oh, never mind. I would do gymnast or figure skating.
C
Oh, I love those. What. What category, though, for gymnast?
A
The twirl. Yeah, the ones like this. They're so cunty. Like. Or floor. Floor.
B
Wait. Oh, my God. I thought we were gonna do that thing that we were gonna do.
A
What?
B
The one I talked about, like, oh, what. What music was. What song was famous when you gave birth? I mean, when you gave birth. When. When you were born. I thought we were gonna do that.
A
Oh, do you want to do yours?
B
Yeah, let me look at mine. So this, basically, I just have to put what song was famous on May 27, 2000. Okay.
A
Hey, you go first.
B
Mines was Santa Maria. Santa. Santana's Maria Maria was the number one song on Billboard.
A
Santana's Maria Maria, Maria.
C
Mine's was Mo money. Mo problems.
A
I love that. Get money, get money. Mine is A Friend of Mine by Kelly Price.
C
I want to hear that.
A
Wait, let me play it. Let me not get copyrighted, though.
B
Wait, let me see. Wait, did you put your birthday?
A
Yes.
B
And the. The year?
A
Yeah. July 31st, 1998. Okay. Top song. Well, the top R B hit for my birthday is Friend of Mine's by Kelly Price. But the top song is Too Close by next.
B
You don't know. Do you know that song?
A
No.
B
Step back into the kind of close. Feel a little close.
A
Okay, I know you.
C
Yeah, that one.
A
Okay. I love that little thing.
C
I love.
A
Now I'm gonna ask everyone what their famous song was on their birthday.
B
Wait, Ms. Kat, can we know yours?
D
Mine said the Crossroads by Bone Thugs in Harmony.
C
I love that song.
B
That's a good song.
A
Ye. A good song. Will you guys please comment in the comment section down below? The most. The famous song, the top princess. You say it.
B
Comment down your top song on your birth date, and everyone was listening to.
C
When you were born.
A
And do you think that song describes you why or why not?
B
You know, that Too Close was actually. The song was about somebody that was. I think it was like a vibrator or something.
A
Ooh, period. I love that. For me, like, well, that describes somebody's boner. Okay, we'll do product of the day.
B
Okay.
A
My product of the day is something simple.
C
Mine's too.
A
Mine's is this Illiune ceramide auto concentrate cream. It's just a moisturizer. The reason why I like it is honestly, it's worth your money. I've had this for two months now. I would say I am about halfway done. And I use it every day, not twice a day. Sometimes I use a stronger moisturizer in the daytime. I do use this at night mainly, but it's just such a good moisturizer for sensitive, dry skin. I would, but I mean, maybe don't take my word for it, but I feel like it's good for every skin type. And it's a Korean brand and I discovered it during when I was looking through their Korean or Asian beauty brand Amazon thing. That's where I found it from.
B
Oh, that's cool.
A
Yeah.
C
Okay, you want me go first?
B
No, go ahead.
C
Okay. My product is gonna be this little charm right here.
A
That's so pretty.
C
It's so cute. I got this app made in Hawaii when they opened here in Hawaii, like recently, I think. And this is like a bag charm or it could be like a hat charm that goes like this charm, or it can be like a key charm. And I love these. And I've been obsessed with like key charms.
A
So cutesy.
B
Love. Okay, I'm gonna be honest. I did not have a product of the week, but I am wearing one that I've been wearing like literally almost every day from Bangles by Joy. And it's spelled with J Bangles by and then J O I. I not Joy.
A
Like J O. I love that. Where does she sell from?
B
Like on her Instagram and she also does pop ups. So I actually.
A
What is the top? Ah, yeah, I love.
B
Yeah, but I've been wearing it and I got a matching one with Cleo and Aulele and it's just so cutesy.
A
Oh, I love little Laulele's like rolls with her little bangles.
C
Her pandesal roll.
A
She looks like a little tita ta love. Well, where can they find you guys?
C
Anywhere at mis k a a y.
B
You can find me on all my social media platform, on Instagram and Tick tock Real princessmay. And don't forget to follow me on my Amazon storefront, period.
A
And for me, everything is at Bretman Rock. The baddest radio is also everywhere. You stream podcasts and make sure you guys give us the best rating there ever is or was.
C
It's honestly like, duh.
A
I love you guys and I will see you next week.
B
Bye, guys.
A
Bye, Beach. I'll see you next Thursday.
C
Yeah.
A
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Host: Bretman Rock
Co-hosts: Princess, Ms. K, Kat (Producer)
Date: September 18, 2025
This episode of DaBaddest Radio blends laughs, Filipino cultural nostalgia, deep family reflections, and some good old-fashioned competition. Bretman, Princess, and Ms. K gather in their newly chosen studio location to get vulnerable about grief, the importance of healing, and the realities of navigating blended families, all under the playful framework of a sports-themed episode. Highlights include their favorite sports facts, a lighthearted sports pop quiz, heartfelt revelations about losing parents, and an emotional announcement from Princess.
They swap stories on favorite Olympic events:
Anecdotes include Bretman's high school crush as a badminton rival, and Ms. K sharing childhood reminiscence: "When I first came to America...there was no book of badminton, just a printed-out paper." (11:13)
Bretman shares a poignant reflection about grieving his father and the process of healing:
"I never got to properly grieve my dad...I refused to see him laid in the casket...so many people came to ask me for a picture [at his funeral]...A moment I needed but never got or understood." (25:01)
Memorable Quotes:
Kat leads a fun sports terminology quiz.
Hilarity ensues as everyone fumbles through football, basketball, tennis, volleyball, soccer, and bowling vocabulary.
Highlights:
| Timestamp | Segment/Quote | |-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:35 | Sports day attire & Filipino "intramurals" explained | | 06:09 | Princess on basketball history & first NBA game | | 08:14 | Bretman’s track & marathon history | | 10:43 | “We don’t talk about badminton enough…” – Bretman | | 16:13 | “That was a very—that was culture.” – On Miley/Nicki VMA moment | | 18:44 | Princess on patience in blended families | | 22:52 | Princess announces leave of absence ("It’s just a ‘see you later’…") | | 25:01 | Bretman’s open letter on grieving his father | | 34:07 | Ms. K’s dream about her late dad | | 35:36 | “Don't blame yourself.” – Bretman on grief | | 39:29 | Sports pop quiz begins (Kat as host, group laughs) | | 46:58 | “If you could be great at any sport…?” | | 49:49 | Songs on the week they were born | | 51:59 | Product of the day picks begin |
You love a mix of Filipino culture, hilariously relatable family moments, sports trivia, emotional real talk, and a healthy dose of Bretman Rock’s signature confidence and compassion.
Follow-up prompt for listeners:
“Comment your #1 song from your birth week and why you think it describes you!”