Things you expect to dislike

[aka Cthulhu]

But turns out you like it a lot.

Having papaitan for lunch. Basically it's a soup of various innards. I'm no stranger to eating those, but part of the soup uses bile. Bile is bitter and bitter stuff is usually a deal breaker.

On the other hand, it also uses vinegar and calamansi, giving it a sourness that pairs well with the bitterness.

Moment I tried it the dish became one of my favorites.

[Lizuka #BLM]

I thought all of the trailers for Iron Man 1 looked terrible and even now there's a decent chance it's my favorite MCU movie.

[Non Banjoble Tokens]

Have a feeling a lot of these are going to be about movies.

That said, I really don't like musicals in general, so I thought I was going to hate the movie Anna and the Apocalypse but I ended up really enjoying it and many of the songs were excellent.

[Bo Rida]

Tiktok, thought it was all teenagers dancing but the algorithm shapes to your tastes so anybody moaning about what they see...that's what they're into. It's mostly animal videos for me.

Travel - I like traveling solo. I shouldn't, hostels should be hell to me but actually I had a blast and hope I can get back to it soon. The freedom to do what I want and skip what I don't feel suits me better than traveling with others.

[aka Cthulhu]

Also, taking care of pets. Not like I hate animals, but always felt like taking care of them would be too much work for me so I really don't want that as part of my daily routine. Now I got a dog and a cat. Walk the dog every day, and the cat despite having scratched and bitten me quite a bit, and in the morning grabbing my hair with her teeth to wake me up has become part of my daily schedule to the point where I worry a bit if neither of that thing happens.

[Sponsored by Groose Wipes]

Men.

[Fade is a CodyCryBaby]

Coco - Thought I was gonna hate it. Really good flick, couldn’t say anything bad about it.

Starbucks Dragon Drink - I tend to stay away from SBUX besides the occasional green tea latte but tried the popular drink and it’s one of my favs now. Not every day but every now and then I’ll treat myself.

Constructing/deconstructing - definitely not good at it but whenever I’ve had to, I find myself enjoying it. It’s therapeutic. Same with doing dishes.

Cars Land - Never f***ed with the movies but the attraction and stuff was cool.

Harry Potter “land” - never was, like, a huge “potter head” but I enjoyed the land and the ride a lot.

The Getty - didn’t think I’d like it. It’s pretty incredible.

The museum of Tolerance - ^

Cats - my grandma had some cats but..being with my ex was the closest experience to having cats what with being a dog person all my life. Even though that cat was crazy (more the nurture than nature) I found myself really liking her. And especially her roommates (my friend) cats. Once I get past the allergies (which do kick my ass) I actually find myself really enjoying and appreciating the experience of having cats and the differences in having dogs.

[smokinvokoun86]

Cooking.

It seemed like rocket science and I avoided it for years outside of cooking a frozen pizza.

But the last few years, I’ve gotten very passionate about it and now I like to think I’m pretty good at it.

[DZ: WF Legacy]

Maybe Harry Potter? I dated a girl for 4 years who loved it, and I was outside the age demo when it came to prominence so it never grabbed me. A year after we broke up, my family and I watched all the films on this BR boxset, and I really enjoyed the back half of them; it must've been cool to grow up with those characters. Then I went to Universal and saw Hogsmede for the first time, and it was great! I'm particularly a fan of the pumpkin juice.

[King Boo]

I'm gonna third Harry Potter. I truly did not think it was something I'd wind up getting into, but now I'm in love with it.