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To Blog or Not To Blog

To Blog or Not To Blog

I just started to work for an English language center and a part of my job is to blog regularly. I know I can write, I had that talent when I was still studying, but somehow after a series of childbirth, it seems like I have writer's block more often than I used to....

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Facebook Me

Facebook Me

I am a fan of Facebook.I know a lot of people will agree with me if I’d say that I have Facebook for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It’s just so addicting and exciting to see how many friends you get to connect to.Thanks Mark. Uhmm..Yeah, Marck Zuckerberg for this...

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Moody me

Moody me

I am having one of those anxiety attacks today. My heart is beating fast, my pulse racing and my mind can’t seem to stop thinking about so many things. Even as I am typing now, I am having this feeling of agitation.Too much caffeine? I don’t think so. I want a puff...

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Bet your life

Bet your life

Manny-pacquiao-vs-miguel-cottoYesterday was Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto’s fight. Iwanted to stay home and watch it on television but my daughter was insisting thatwe go to my aunt’s place in MakatiCity so she can swim intheir pool. I wasn’t really keen on that...

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Train rides and morning rush

Train rides and morning rush

MrtI take the train everyday and boy! It is an adventure allby itself. I have been taking rides years ago, but I still can’t quite get thehang of it. Out of boredom while I was waiting for my stop, I had an idea.I dividedthe people that take the train into three...

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How Ironic Could Life Be?

How Ironic Could Life Be?

 How ironic could life be?Years ago, i was so depressed that i have contemplated suicide each time i got a big problem. I was such a diva that i thought every thing that happens to me was catalogued out of an episode of a soap opera.Funny how i would always...

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Deppressed and Anxious

I am writing this blog not just for myself but to disseminate information to others about a condition that a lot of us may have been ignoring. Three weeks ago, I had a panic attack triggered by a domestic problem. Although I have been feeling this way each time I feel...

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Planning for a Christening

Planning for a Christening

Hey,hey..I'm planning for thebaptism of my daughter Arashel. I just don't understand why  the church makes it difficult for us parents to have our children baptized with all the requirements that they need. In my humble opinion, since baptism is the first among...

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Tuberculosis Awareness

Tuberculosis Awareness

Last week , the maid I was supposed to employ arrived here in my house from the province.I was surprised to see how skinny she was and she looked way older than 35 yrs old. Interviewing her, I learned that her husband died 2 years ago and that she is alone in raising...

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Tuberculosis Awareness

Tuberculosis Awareness

Last week , the maid I was supposed to employ arrived here in my house from the province.I was surprised to see how skinny she was and she looked way older than 35 yrs old. Interviewing her, I learned that her husband died 2 years ago and that she is alone in raising...

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Tuberculosis Awareness

Tuberculosis Awareness

Last week , the maid I was supposed to employ arrived here in my house from the province.I was surprised to see how skinny she was and she looked way older than 35 yrs old. Interviewing her, I learned that her husband died 2 years ago and that she is alone in raising...

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Tuberculosis Awareness

Tuberculosis Awareness

Last week , the maid I was supposed to employ arrived here in my house from the province.I was surprised to see how skinny she was and she looked way older than 35 yrs old. Interviewing her, I learned that her husband died 2 years ago and that she is alone in raising...

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