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Revelations + Destinations
Lessons on adulthood
The thought of explaining the present to my younger self is downright terrifying. When I can barely grasp the complexities…
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X+Y+Z
To live alone
In my family, the males are expected to have nice and stable jobs while the females should finish college and…
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Baes + Babies
NJSB
“You need to find a partner in life to make your life whole.” I recall one of my grandma’s sisters…
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Hooks + Books
The pressure to overachieve
The price at which you acquire something determines its monetary value in pesos; however, particularly as a student, how do…
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Hooks + Books
Tick-tock
By the year 2000, I would be Mrs. X. I would be a mom. I would be an influential, powerful,…
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Revelations + Destinations
Getting lost, growing up
People say that to be found you must first experience the bliss of getting lost. I never understood why people…
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Hooks + Books
Notes of a former overachiever
Sometimes, I wish I hadn’t been such an overachiever growing up. Perhaps, if I hadn’t excelled during junior high school,…
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