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Wanderlust: A Jaunt to Yountville

There are just definitely those times when a quick trip to somewhere new becomes a wonderful surprise leaving you in awe and excitement at the same time. Times when you thought you were going to one place then you suddenly changed the plans and went somewhere else for practicality’s sake but then wondered why that [...]

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Music and Lyrics: Crush by Dave Matthews Band

A year ago from today, Chef and I tied the knot in Caleruega, a quaint chapel on top of the hill in Tagaytay, Philippines. This was 4 months after our civil wedding in San Francisco. Ms C helped me plan the wedding while she was in Manila part of the time and I was in [...]

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Blinks: One Year Ago

One year ago from today, Chef and I legalized our commitment to each other and our relationship. Our civil wedding was held in the beautiful San Francisco City Hall. It was humble compared to the church wedding that we had three months later. We got up, made breakfast, I did my own hair and make-up, [...]

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The Art of Listening

After I typed the subject, I thought, is listening more of an art or a science? I think there is a science behind it that with careful thought and examination, it works wonders, and advancements and even innovation. The art of it is the beauty and destruction that it brings, whether if it comes at [...]

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The Divorce Force

I was born and raised in the Philippines. I do not consider myself completely conservative, but I am also not liberated. I grow up with parents of different religious backgrounds. We heard mass in the Catholic and Methodist churches alternately when I was a kid. Perhaps, it was my dad’s moving to the States that [...]

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Moving Posts: House Rules

I am moving this post from my old blog and I realized now, 14 months after our engagement, almost 5 months after our church wedding, we have fallen quite short of these house rules. Chef and I have disagreements, as a lot of couples out there. The degree of my temper can go as high [...]

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Love to All the Mommies From Mommy C

And so we welcome the merry month of May. It was hot outside, somewhere in the high 80’s. It’s the kind of weather you’d love to have when you’re building sandcastles or throwing Frisbees. Mother’s Day is just around the corner. I guess it goes without saying that I’m feeling crappy as Sunday approaches. How [...]

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What Different Situations/What Different Views

First of all, thank you to our contributors so far: @reAAction, @hazehung and @chiniebeenie. Ladies, you are awesome! And, we are honored to be bonding in cyberspace with you! I think that sounds a tad bit weird LOL! In creating this site, Ms C and I pretty much established the staged we are in – [...]