You might be wondering why is this even a thing. Most of the time it’s not. But if you’re in a relationship with a South Asian person, then it most likely will be a thing, if it isn’t already. A quick Google search will point you to the most popular blog posts and reddit discussions… Continue reading Telling South Asian parents about your cross-cultural relationship: This is our story
It’s the tail-end of summer in the Philippines so for the past several weeks, my social media feeds have been filled with photos like the one below. Looking at such photos always made me want to go to the beach, but when we finally did, it was cold! And I’m not used to facing an… Continue reading Beach vibes
This is what marriage looks like, at the moment. We’ve been married for more than half a year now, but have only lived together by ourselves for the past two months or so. And this past few months have been crucial in establishing what our marriage would be like outside of the direct influence of… Continue reading State of the Marriage (Mo 8,Yr 1)
Many things happened when we crossed into the second quarter of the year. Two of them are: we moved to a new country and into a house with just Scott and me; and we got library cards. These meant I had fewer responsibilities, more time, and easier access to books. I tend to forget the… Continue reading Book List (Q2, 2017)
Last year, I wrote here about my fitness journey. I just started doing regular exercise at the time. But about a month after that post, I was diagnosed with a condition that caused my metabolism to be faster than normal. I was at a steady weight for a decade, and all of a sudden I… Continue reading Fitness. The journey continues…
If you’re a Filipino citizen living abroad, you still have to report major life events to the Philippine government – such as when there’s a marriage, birth, or death. This is not common knowledge. I only found this out from a chance meeting with a Filipino who got married to a foreigner outside the Philippines.… Continue reading HOW TO: Report of Marriage for a Filipino Citizen Married to a Foreigner
This was one of the best things that I’ve done with any given two hours of my life on a weeknight. The Hammer Museum hosted a forum on intersectional activism with Kimberle Crenshaw and Eve Ensler as speakers. I watched the Vagina Monologues when my university staged it about ten years ago, so… Continue reading Intersectional Activism
