lifestyle
The basic steps to adult life
First things first, register to vote. When we hear the world adulting, it automatically translates to bills, making home-cooked meals, drinking tea, and maybe owning a bunch of discount cards and essential oils. While all of the…
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lifestyle
Creating goals when the new year still feels uncertain
Tabula rasa - a phrase I've learned from my favorite Gayle Forman book. It means clean slate. Starting over. Begin fresh. Leave everything behind as you move forward. The new year is a beautiful opportunity to do all of these…
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nine-to-five
How I motivate myself to be productive every day
Should I get up now? Wait, it’s still dark outside, I can still have like, seven minutes, right? Should I go to work today, though? What if I just call in sick? After all, I feel very sick and exhausted right now… and it’s for t…
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lifestyle
Stop chasing the right person
"Is he my Mr. Right?" "Is he The One?" Many of us single women (especially my age) are in search for the perfect life partner, discreetly or otherwise. The time is ticking, we're not getting any you…
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lifestyle
In life, some things aren't worth fighting for
She said there are things that aren't worth the fight even if you know in the end you'd win, says the character in one of my many WIP short stories. I can't remember what I was going through when I wrote that, but so…
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lifestyle
The Commuter Diaries: How manong driver made me reflect on singlehood
"Kaya nga nag-asawa para magkaanak eh..." (That's the reason I got married, so I could have children... ) were the words of the jeepney driver to his friend who just got on his jeep. The friend motio…
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I am a writer, a coffee addict, and born to be a fangirl.
I love CNBLUE, EXO, chocolates, samgyupsal, lasagna, seasoned spring onions, cabernet sauvignon, kimchi soup, mini dresses, pink things, Kdramas, Jung Yonghwa, Kim Junmyeon, and Kim Soohyun.
I dislike pathological liars, cheaters, and thieves.
maybe someday it'll be you and me