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After a hard days work, I can’t help but plop to bed, laze around and play Candy Crush. I know it’s a time waster but after interviewing new people for sales positions, talking to manpower agencies and negotiating for mall slots, my brain needs rest. It needs to be useless. i think I am spoiled. […]
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My father in law told us that he used to work 70-80 hours a week. With only seven days a week, that’s around 10-12 hours per day, EVERY DAY. As he wrote to us in an email: Every old timer Chinese will tell you that they did not have anything on their back when they came […]
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So many of you have wondered whether you should give up your nice cushy job abroad and come back to the Philippines to start your own business. Having done both — going corporate and being self-employed — I feel I’m in the right place to contribute my 0.02 on the matter. To start, I’d like to share with […]
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Dear XXX, How are you?! It’s true what you said before. After marriage, you’ll miss your parents (or in my case, my mom) a lot. I didn’t shed tears or try to run home to her, but there were times I am guilty of not being more there for her and keeping her company just […]
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My mom today SMS’d me to ask if I would be available to attend with her my uncle’s 94th birthday. If I was, she can pick me up at 6pm. I asked if my husband is included. She said, given limited budgets, partners are not included. Even my brother will not be bringing his girlfriend […]
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Marriage is tough. The first week of my marriage, I felt stuck. “This is for the rest of my life!!!” my mind screamed. As a Christian and married to a twice married man, I knew that divorce for us was not an option. After fighting tooth, hand and nail for this relationship, failure is not […]
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There are sweet moments in marriage. Case in point, last night, husband was hungry and wanted to eat his favorite instant noodles. As I waited with him in the dining room as his instant noodles was just starting to heat up, I mentioned to him that he only has a fork, wherein I need a […]
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An Indian girl goes in Santorini shop 1. “How much is this bag here?” She asked. The bag is made out of simple linen and says “I love Santorini.” “It is EUR 5, miss,” the shopkeeper said. “It’s on sale.” “How about this one?” she asked pointing to a similar bag with a different design. […]
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