Inadvertently Domesticated

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An Ode to Dad

Two weeks ago, I left for an unplanned trip to the Philippines because my grandfather was dying. When I arrived in Manila with my mother and aunt, we went straight to the hospital. My grandfather, who used to stand tall and dominant in the room, was now frail, yet dominant still but now for another [...]

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Shooting for the Moon

I believe I was in high school when I first read this quote: Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you’ll be among the stars. I cannot even remember where I read that. I only know that I memorized it. Memorized it and since then, I have tried to live it. My nature dictates [...]

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2 Minutes

The thing I love about the kind of out of town trips that Um, the kids and I go to is that we’re pulled away from civilization. No phone signals, no wifi, no cable TV. We do carry our iPods with us, though. We’re a family of music junkies. Once again, irony humors me as [...]

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Thank You for Smoking

I watched this movie years ago and loved it. I just had to get past the fact that Katie Holmes was in it. LOL. This reminds me, I have yet to read the novel. Anyhoo, I saw this video most probably over a year ago being circulated on Facebook and I thought it was hilarious. [...]

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Faith

I had a really bad experience with a certain company today while on my job hunt. I think it is safe to say that this is the first time that I have ever been discriminated for being an immigrant. I will (or will not) write about this incident in another blog post. But that incident [...]