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Lotus Pod in Bay, Laguna (Bed and Breakfast review)
The thing about this Bed and Breakfast in Los Banos, Laguna is obviously it is chock full of frogs. I figured as much when we started considering it for a place to stay in for our Mother’s Day weekend out. You don’t share a space with a pond full of lotus flowers and pods without its natural inhabitants, and when we got to the place at almost 7 at night, the place had the little ones, the big ones, the slimy ones all hopping about. I can’t say I didn’t freak out. I really did. A lot. Every time I saw one of the little buggers there was a little…
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Things I am grateful for Friday
Hi, I usually write these down on Mondays, when I’ve had the weekend to unwind and enjoy days I don’t have to set my alarm, but today feels like a good day to send out gratitude to the universe. So the things I am grateful for today are: Chester, who, after I lay down on the bed to type this, jumped on the bed and stuck his head under my arm. I am typing with one hand with the other giving him head pats but it’s all worth it. The half bottle of now chewy Stik-O on my desk, ready for the weekend. This morning actually being cold enough…
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And now, for a moment of zen
Whatever you’re dealing with today, wherever you are, take the time to be thankful that our world still has views like this in it. Even in this sweltering heat, or if you’re somewhere in the pouring rain or unbearable cold, there is beauty still out there. I’ve always loved the sea, and it holds a special place in my heart, being a gal from a country of 7107 islands does that to you. I am still in awe of what our country has in natural resources and I hope the next generation can still get to enjoy it, without filters, without cameras, just enjoy the cool feeling of water…
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A rebuttal about my mother
A lot of people tell me in almost a daily basis how amazing they think my mother is. I am here to make a rebuttal. I kid of course. I don’t think she’s amazing, I think she works hard at it. It takes a lot of work for my mom to get here and still keep at it on a daily basis. She’s made a lot of hard, and mostly practical choices for our family to be comfortable, to get her kids here, and sacrificed a whole lot for us to have the best in life she can possibly offer. Even as an adult, she still gives us an opportunity…
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I think you should listen to Adele’s Turning Tables today
Adele has wonderful music and that voice is amazing. It’s hard to pick a favorite from her hits, but my favorite from her songs is one from her 21 album, Turning Tables. Maybe it’s the violins, maybe it’s just how she sounds in it, but I really love it. It sounds sad with the melody, but the lyrics are really pretty strong. Check out this chorus/bridge: So, I won’t let you close enough to hurt me, No, I won’t rescue you to just desert me I can’t give you the heart you think you gave me It’s time to say goodbye to turning tables Turning tables Next time I’ll be…
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We’re all a little bit weird
I like thinking that in the most basic sense, we’re all a bit similar. We have to breathe to live. We need to eat to survive. We create waste. We like to think of ourselves as contributing to the overall sense of the universe. I also think we all have something that makes us different from other people, the things that make us, the people we are. I’m not trying to start a philosophical debate here on what makes us human, is it our memories, is it our ability to speak and communicate, is it civilization that created the concept and we’re all just living beings not different from animals.…
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To friends, food and drink
I was very fortunate this weekend to be able to have spent time with 3(!) great friends from different places and one of them brought up something that made me think. She said, she had come to think about friends she’s lost along the way, what happened, was it her fault, and her attempts to fix it. And I guess I have gone through some of the same process every so often. Working the night shift, and working from home tends to put you in a bubble. While it is very convenient, it also makes things quite difficult in terms of your social life. There is no casual “Let’s grab…
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Things I am grateful for today
That my rabbit Chibi is back to her feisty, sweet self after a teeth trimming where I was stressed for an hour and a half while we waited for it to happen. Airconditioning, which makes sleeping in the afternoon way more bearable in 37 degree Celsius heat. Our turbo broiler, which makes meal prep easier and grease-free. I figured I would share the simple things that I am grateful for, and keep this gratitude project going. I figure we all deal with so much negativity on a daily basis, sometimes we forget to be grateful for the little things that make life a little bit more bearable. What are you…
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Book Thoughts: The Upside of Unrequited
 For anyone who ever felt awkward and invisible among friends that are gorgeous, smart or otherwise amazing, The Upside of Unrequited is such a homecoming. I quickly went back to the days in grade school and high school when the feeling of “Will my crush ever notice me as a girl to be crushworthy?”, or “Will I ever grow out of this awkward phase and be confident about myself?” (Answer: Still waiting) Molly feels so real and smart and feels so relatable that you want her to win as you read through it. Her voice in the book relates so much to adolescent me that I want to meet her…
