LOVE Blog
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To My Younger Self: Less Yes, More Why
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Continue reading: To My Younger Self: Less Yes, More WhyWhile I have no regrets about how I’ve turned out or where I am today, there were plenty of times when my younger self was ruled more by her heart than her head. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it isn’t always a good thing either. At that tender…
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Eder vs Leah vs The Haze (No Winners Here)
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Continue reading: Eder vs Leah vs The Haze (No Winners Here)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 One Thing an E-Book Can Never Replace
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Continue reading: The One Thing an E-Book Can Never ReplaceIf someone ever figured out how to bottle the smell of a library, I’d probably buy it. As much as I love reading, I’m actually not very fussy about what I read. I’ll happily pick up almost any genre. That doesn’t mean I’ll enjoy them all — there are books…
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The Friends Our Dogs Leave Behind
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Continue reading: The Friends Our Dogs Leave BehindThe loss of a beloved pet sucks. There, I said it. But funny enough, this isn’t really a story about losing dogs. It’s about what they leave behind. Recently, a friend lost her faithful companion of 16 years. Cheese was a spunky Dachshund with attitude. I recognised her “my life,…
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Singapore’s Racial Harmony Day (a POV from a Wannabe Eurasian)
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Continue reading: Singapore’s Racial Harmony Day (a POV from a Wannabe Eurasian)Many know Singapore as a highly diverse country. It comprises people of different ethnicities and cultures: Chinese, Malays, Indians, and well…”Others” – which is what I’m officially classified as. According to the Singapore Department of Statistics, “Others” encompasses Eurasians, Europeans, Arabs, Japanese, Filipinos, Caucasians, Thais, and several other ethnic groups.…