Sunday, October 30, 2011

I wish I can say the same…

If you come from a large family like me, you know that it’s more chaos than harmony most of the time. There are squabbles, arguments, never-ending discussions, and grudges. It’s part of family life! It gets annoying from time to time. There are days when you feel like strangling your very own sibling. There are [...]

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Saturday, October 29, 2011

My own bedroom

Sometimes I feel so bitter about things. Is it too much to ask for my own bedroom? I think not. I think it’s a little thing to be wishing for and yet one that hasn’t happen yet. I don’t know why I don’t have my own bedroom when I am earning more than what the [...]

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Greedy by nature

When you get little,you want more. When you get more, you desire even more. But when you lose it, you realize LITTLE was enough. I got that quote from my aunt in her status update in Facebook. Don’t you just think it’s bullseye?! Too true! We are greedy by nature. We want more and more [...]

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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Courting, Dating

Some parents feel the need to curtail their kids’ freedom by saying NO to courting or dating. I know the parents mean well. But look at me and my sisters. We grew up afraid that our parents would get mad at us for entertaining suitors. We ended up making it a secret to them. My [...]

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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

No to boyfriends?!

The parents of a popular actress-singer is said to be stopping the girl from entertaining suitors and having a boyfriend. The girl is already in her 20′s. I would have understand the parents if the girl is still in her teens. But she’s already an adult! I believe the parents want to protect their daughter [...]

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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Dad’s temper

I got my dad’s temper. I easily flare up! I can feel myself getting angry over something I wasn’t even remotely angry about, and just because my dad nagged me about something! This morning, I took care of an important matter. I dealt with difficult people. It wasn’t in my mind to be angry because [...]

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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Being the eldest…

I can and will do everything for my family. If it means sacrificing something, then so be it! It’s always been like that. Sometimes, actually, it makes me think whether that’s the right approach to things. I may be making things too easy for them. But we’ve been through a lot. Who wants to make [...]

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

In anguish

I was very lucky growing up. I had doting aunts, a grandmother and grand-aunts. They all made me feel loved and appreciated and I think they are the reason that I am strong and capable of so much more. I spent most of my childhood at my grandma’s house. During weekends and school breaks, you [...]

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