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  • Stress & Sun: The Enemies of Lupus

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    The doctor had a long talk with me last Thursday. To sum it up, he said I need to change my career. There are two major enemies of lupus: stress and sun. Sun, obviously, is easier to control. I still don’t know how to react to this. A part of me got confused because I…

  • I have lupus

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    The fever started Wednesday. By Thursday, I had to leave for Boracay, something I have been dreading since I never liked the beach, the sand, nor the sun. I pretty much stayed put in the hotel until Friday because of my fever, which I tried to relieve with rest & paracetamol. By Saturday, my fever…

  • Curly tops

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    Kikay-wise, one of the best things I probably ever did was to stop all hair straightening treatments. I inherited thick and curly hair from my mother side of the family. During my teen years, it became unruly, and the curls just seem to get tighter and tigher. Thus, as with my other cousins, I would…

  • Taking the plunge with a new task management system (Teambox)

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    Prior to using Asana, the team have gone thru Basecamp, ActiveCollab, and GoPlan. We’ve been changing task/project-management systems so much that we just got used to it. At the back of my mind, I welcomed it, because it allowed me to start from zero and review tasks that are still worth pursuing. Asana, however, was the…

  • Mr. No

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    I have worked with someone who, without fail, will always make it a point to say no or contradict something – anything – at every single meeting. Without exaggeration, I’ve never had a conversation with her when she didn’t — even at the most trivial issues. It gets crazier: Sometimes she will contradict facts or…

  • Vegan food delivery services

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    I am now aware of 4 vegan food delivery services which deliver to Makati: Edgy Veggy Corner Tree Cafe Pipino The Sexy Chef Unfortunately, the first 3 are not sustainable for “daily sustenance,” with their required minimum order of P500 (I think P300 is about the amount that I can take). The Sexy Chef has…

  • Know when you’re defeated

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    Know when you’re defeated in battle. Even if you know deep within your soul that you are correct. Let the others waste their time & energy on something you know you fail. But don’t waste yours. Rather, allot these to other things that are worth your while.

  • Goodbye Le Domaine

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    We said our goodbyes to our unit in Le Domaine, Salcedo Village — the place where a lot of good memories were formed. There are no words to describe the feelings of leaving the unit we have called home for so many years. The lump in my throat was real as I relived the time…

  • Chameleon penmanship

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    Spencerian Penmanship / $20.99 / Amazon.com “Your handwriting looks exactly like <insert name of friend here>,” my friends would exclaim. I recently realized that all these years, I’ve been unconsciously channeling the handwriting of other people (usually one of my closest friends). Some may call it a skill, but I got pretty disturbed. How can I not…

  • Why Draw Something lost its users

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    You just can’t help but feel sad for OMGPOP and ZYNGA. When App Data released the data showing the sudden slide on Draw Something’s user base, all the bloggers practically jumped on it — calling it a fad, a hype. But was it? I don’t think so. I believe the main reason why Draw Something…