This will be a brief post, I guess, since my shoulder hurts, my neck is stiff and I’m terribly in need for a good night’s sleep. If there were a poster child for neglecting…
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Let’s face it, you can’t be in a public space for two minutes without witnessing someone striking a well-rehearsed, come-hither stare and snapping a picture of herself. Not here in Manila anyway. Key in…
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A bloom of spring and pregnancy.…
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culture & community pregnancy & parenting sisterhoodA World Without Water (Or: Living in the Present)
By now, it’s a familiar story – the housewife who has lost her way. I just never knew it would happen to me. I’ve been opening myself up to joy – whether it’s finding…
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home & lifestyle relationships & love sisterhood travelWeightlifting, Wanderlust and Vicissitude (or: The Heart As a Muscle)
Goodbyes never get easier, or perhaps they do if you say them often enough. There are times when I think I’ve figured out how to deal with people who bemoan my departure long before…
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I. AM. WEARING. NIPPLE. ENHANCERS! My guts shout as I thump loudly down the street. A woman stops me and says, “Smile, you’re beautiful.” Her boyfriend nods in agreement. I want to scowl at…
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I had a conversation with a friend the other day about a book we had both read on a young immigrant coming of age, leaving behind his innocence, in America. This discussion led to…
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It started 4:30 am Wednesday morning. Because I knew it was coming, I had texted my sister the night before to tell her. She lives in another country. The conversation starts there.…
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I’ve been working on a design project these days (more details about that later) that has me researching Chinese History during the Qing Dynasty. I’ve been scouring the internet for images of the…
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They are beautiful and vulnerable They hold a visible power but struggle to stay strong under society’s twenty-something worship We see silver spiders, flabby skin extra weight, scars and cringe We forget that a…