Author: Leah
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Eder vs Leah vs The Haze (No Winners Here)
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It started when Eder came home feeling a little woozy and was whining about an itchy throat. “Must be the haze,” he said grumpily. I quietly dismissed the grump, or as we say in the Philippines, dedma lang. When I woke up the next morning, turned over and instinctively placed…
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The Ber Months Are Here…And I Have a Little Something Extra
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It’s September, which means the “Ber” months are officially here. If you’re Filipino or familiar with Jose Mari Chan, you’ll know exactly what I mean. If not, allow me to explain. “Ber months” is our rather cheerful way of referring to the months that end in -ber: September, October, November…
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A Little More Faith, A Lot More Curiosity
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Is it normal that as one gets older, the need to reconnect to one’s faith gets stronger? Is it because we are quietly aware that we are closer to our expiry date? That’s me, it seems. One of the things I had earmarked for retirement was to be a better…
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Two Weeks of Food, Family, and Wheelchair Cardio
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I’ve been away from blogging for a little while, but I have a pretty good reason. My dad was in town. So, for the last couple of weeks, life revolved around shuttling him around, making sure he was comfortable, keeping track of his medication, making sure he was having he…
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More Than Just Colouring In: The Surprisingly Serious Business of Coloured Pencils
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I spent an entire afternoon recently taking stock of my coloured pencils. Yes. An entire afternoon. Not drawing. Not creating. Not even doing anything particularly artistic. Just…counting pencils. I went through my collection, checked which colours I was running low on, which ones needed replenishing, and which poor, neglected pencils…