A Date with Frida Kahlo

This is long overdue. I should have written this right after I went to my friend’s bachelor party (might be the only bachelor party that involved some girls as guests, not strippers) on June 29 and met fellow writers Raine, V, and Teena there. But blame my new responsibility in the workplace, I was (and [...]

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Learning from Lucinda

After so many weeks of busy days at office (and never ending conference calls at night), I finally had some fun on Friday. It doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy my work, but it’s never a good sign when you start dreaming about it, right? For my company, last Friday was the bonding day. It’s [...]

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Hugs and Kisses

I became less and less sexist these days. In the past, I only hugged my girl friends. It was “strictly” handshake for the guys. Maybe you thought, what’s the big deal, it’s just a hug! But in my culture, or specifically among my peers, we didn’t really have physical contacts. The only time we hugged [...]

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Bouquet Toss!

November 10 was my friend’s wedding. A church wedding it was. Not an extraordinarily spectacular one, but it was touching. I even almost cried when I saw the bride hugged her mom. She (and her fiancé) prepared everything themselves. From the invitations, the mass booklets, the wedding favors, literally almost everything! And the best part [...]

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