{"id":645,"date":"2021-06-10T17:36:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T21:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chandraalilijah.com\/?page_id=645"},"modified":"2026-01-17T00:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T05:02:49","slug":"welcome-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chandraalilijah.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Reading too boring? <\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check out The Chandra Alilijah Show, where I talk to creatives, discuss fashion, lifestyle and more topics.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-podcast-player jetpack-podcast-player__direct-link\" href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/34ee25e4\/podcast\/rss\">https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/34ee25e4\/podcast\/rss<\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Subscribe to my YouTube <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch my YouTube for vlogs, thrift hauls, fashion tips and more! <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I got a library card\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w-3of8L3KjM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Playlists<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jam out to my playlists! 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