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Why I love going on vacay with my grown-up kids
When my kids were still very little, vacations weren’t exactly vacations, at least for me. Somebody has to make the arrangements, that’s me. Somebody has to pack, that’s me. Somebody has to make sure everybody’s okay, still me. So when we get home from the vacation, I need a vacation to recover from the vacation.…
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How watching 200 K-Dramas changed my life
Cherry Navarro Manansala has been watching K-Dramas long before Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin crash landed into our lives. A working mother of two, she chanced upon Princess Hours while pregnant in 2006. An alternate history drama, it featured Kim Jeong Hoon, Yoon Eun Hye, and Joo Ji Hoon. Cherry remembered watching it on and…
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What you need to do in the next 500 days
I’ve got some not so breaking news for you. We’re not going to get back to normal anytime soon. The Delta variant showed us that Covid-19 is here to stay, and it’s up to us to learn to live with it. I will leave the health and safety protocols to doctors and scientists, but a…
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How I’ve become so paranoid
One of my tasks every day except Sunday is to go through the list of Covid-19 cases — those who got sick, those who recovered, those who died. It is a task I don’t take lightly. I review each piece of information carefully and conscientiously, watching out for errors and inconsistencies. When I miss out…
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How I ended up drinking with my granddaughter
Parents have it doubly difficult these days. Not only do they have to care for their family in the middle of a stressful pandemic, they have to take charge of their children getting a suitable education as well. So when my daughter said she’ll be homeschooling Sophie, I promised to lend a helping hand. Going…
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