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There is nothing better for a Saturday afternoon than sitting at Starbucks and reading productively. Meeting up with friends in a bit for a nice bit of afternoon tea. Already had my daily dose of Trader after we chatted this morning. My mood? Blissfully content though would go to office later to finish up some […]
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Perfect weather today indear Hong Kong, motivating me to take a nice boat trip across to Tsimshatsui to try the renovated old police station. “Most will recognize us via our three distinct red umbrellas,” the waiter boasted as if they were the only restaurants in Hong Kong with umbrellas. Nonetheless, they are a pretty sight. […]
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Trader and I both celebrated our sixth month anniversary this week. He even ensured that he was in Hong Kong to share the moment with me. A great sacrifice indeed to spend a week of his two-week block leave with his girlfriend, don’t you think? We fought almost immediately. I found him staring at poster […]
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Someone left a comment asking me what to do when a friend is caught in a toxic relationship (e.g., f*ck buddies when feelings are involved, dating a married man, etc.). One of my posts caught interest especially since I was once in a (few) toxic relationships and somehow managed to get out of it luckily […]
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Last week, I joined Trader and his friends on a week-long trip out of town. Trader and I had traveled together before but this is the first time we’ve gone out together for this long. People say that couples who travel together can either 1) get even closer, or 2) kill each other. You can […]
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The Filipino word “tampo” is interesting. In English, it means, “to pull a tantrum.” In Taiwan, the words “sa jiao” are closer to the meaning, which is a woman trying to act like a child to entrance a man to her. “Bakit baby, ba’t ka na naman tampo?” is a question that Trader would ask […]
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Trader and I are in a bit of a bind these days. On a gross twist of fate, his parents now hate mine even though they’ve never even met, because they think my parents are mayabang (arrogant). Of course, Trader was caught in between, and the whole debacle had his parents ordering him to break […]
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What’swrong with not wanting to have kids? 🙁 Yesterday’s dinner conversation gradually revolved around childbearing given that I’ve met up with two of my old high school friends last weeknd. One was already a mom to a smiling 10-month old toddler, while the other is a soon-to-be mom of a hopefully healthy baby boy. I […]
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