Relationships
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Fixed viewpoints
A year ago, a friend gave us a printout of an art piece framed in cardboard, which I leaned against the wall on top of a desk drawer. And for a year, I kept telling myself how abstract that art was because, until now, I still don’t understand it. Isn’t there some art that takes Read more
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Letter no. 45
Dear reader from the future, Can you imagine a place filled with life-sized puppets to imitate a place filled with people? I just turned 30 and am already at a point in my life where I am considering raising my own family. I have even started to miss the children my husband and I still Read more
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Late-night musings #22
When my husband agreed to let the stray cat—who chose us as his furr-ever home two weeks ago—live with us, our daily routine changed. Instead of feeling transient since I lived in the metro, having a cat in our marriage home made me feel grounded—the same feeling I have towards my childhood home. And I Read more
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What does science say about cohabitation (living together before marriage) and premarital sex?
This episode has been eye-opening because my family and peers have not openly discussed this topic. Hearing from our dear friend Dr. John Carlo Malabad about the science of cohabitation and the repercussions of settling for cohabitation over marriage has made me realize things and encouraged me to share this special episode with you. Salient Read more
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Lost in trivialities
It’s easy to be caught up in trivialities when your mind is only filled with meaningless trivia. And meaningless trivia takes up mind space, cluttering one’s headspace. Have you ever talked to a person with a cluttered mind? They start to ramble and then eventually get lost in their rambling. They remember only the bits Read more
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Understanding the basics of international relations from my IR friends
In college, I always thought about what my career would be like if I enrolled in international relations (IR) fields. It was a dream I knew I wouldn’t be able to have because I needed to take a STEM course for my scholarship. But a decade later, I had two friends who graduated with degrees Read more
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Days of online silence
Sometimes, I find myself untangling words out of my head to write something like this (whatever this is). I admit it’s been days since I have written anything at all. But sometimes, there are just days I want to live through moments without writing anything about it. And to be in the moment, I have Read more
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