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Holiday Cheers

Season's Greetings ~ Meilleurs Voeux ~ Felices Fiestas *my mother-in-law's homemade dessert last christmas* Season's Greetings ~ Meilleurs Voeux ~ Felices Fiestas *my mother-in-law's homemade dessert last christmas* ...

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in betweens
metaphors of life

chill by choice

We were invited for a friend's surprise birthday celeberation of his wife in the Alps & since we cannot even remember the last time we've been in real snow, we decided to have...

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new places

The Holiday Difference

Time flies at an accelerating rate. It's christmas once more & another year to our lifetime. I can still remember moments from last year like it was just yesterday. I do wonder if...

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culture blending

A different look at Winter

Winter has announced it's arrival & France is preparing their tractors of salt for this weekend's forecast of heavy snow. It's raining again today in our region. The other day, we were lightly...

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culture blending

Things I learned...

...away from home ...dustballs accumulate every second... ...i cannot live without rice... ...housemaids are true luxury... ...independency = aloneness = independency... ...hand lotions are a necessity.... ...happiness is a matter of geography... ...each...

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transplant
metaphors of life

21st century men

The whistles, the stares (yes, both curious & drooling), the blunt hello & how do you do, the 100 meanings smile - all that any normal man instinctly do & that every woman...

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culture blending

trick or trick!

Halloween is one of the holidays I have as much memories as Christmas or New Year. In my younger years, costume parties & trick or treating were not widely practiced so it included...

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history overdosing
metaphors of life

A Day

As usual, as it is the season where you don't know exactly what to wear, I rummaged through my closet realizing I don't have clothes for the "inbetween" seasons, which in turn made...

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culture blending

I quit my buddy

For all those times you stood by me...for all the truth that you made me see...for all the joy you brought to my life - I didn't imagine that I will sing this...

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in betweens
metaphors of life

Holiday Thoughts

A small park by the Garonne River, Toulouse After strolling around the center of Toulouse under a scourching hot sun, we decided to have a cold drink here with the students lounging by...

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new places

you are afraid of shit

Shit happens. It just does & it comes in varying degrees. It is likewise something within or beyond your control. There is an old saying that it comes in three - sometimes in...

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frenchies

the circle of affinity

In your life, you probably have moments so potent that it becomes your landscape - a succession of pictures, each one revealing a part of you - a panorama of the person that...

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history overdosing

Filipinos polled the Happiest

I am subscribed to ebalita where I receive daily Philippine news on my e-mail to keep me slightly updated on what's going on in our country (& where I haven't sent any single...

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be pinoy

The Vocabulary Challenge

Learning French is one of the few things I am proud of because I wouldn't have learned it by choice. Now that I speak almost 4 languages, there are a couple of setbacks...

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culture blending

Metaphors of Life - Image 2: A Paw to Hold

A paw to hold...Our cat's paw ...

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metaphors of life

Airport Hubs

Aside from having the courage to pack my bags & move to France, I also gathered all my power to get on that plane. I don't like flying (but in dreams where I...

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transplant