Tag: how we happen

  • Between signing and settling

    Between signing and settling

    This morning I woke up to an email from our broker, saying the bank lender had a question about our loan application: “He has asked to get more clarity around one of your accounts showing Nami and Kino University Funds, can you please provide clarity what is this for and if this is going to…

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  • Sunset dates

    Sunset dates

    It’s Monday evening and I’m at Middle Brighton with Dylan. He’s fishing, and hadn’t had much luck these days apart from the greedy puffer fish last Saturday at Mornington. But he’s a bit of an old soul and fishing relaxes him, and so here we are. This is our alone time, our date night, and…

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  • Yes

    Yes

    “Will you marry me?” The first time I was asked this question, I thought, ‘How do other people know?’ How do they know they want to spend the rest of their life with one other person? How do they know that out of a billion other people in the world, their partner is “the one?”…

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  • How we broke up

    How we broke up

    I never actually wrote about how any of my romantic relationships ended, mostly due to the near-decade of trying to get over the friendships that did. Friendship-over’s were more traumatic and romantic endings were less so. Our end happened gradually over time and was more predictable than the immeasurable hurt I’ve ever felt from ex-friends.…

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  • Onto the next milestone

    Onto the next milestone

    When my boyfriend and I moved in together during the early days of dating, it felt like a pretty normal and expected progression of our relationship. Maybe a little too early but since we were both renting, it meant more savings financially, so it was a no-brainer. When my boyfriend sold his motorbike to get…

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  • Going out of town and re-energizing for the week

    Going out of town and re-energizing for the week

    Last weekend, C and I went with our friends to Tagaytay and did nothing but eat, drink some good wine and beer and alcohol, play The Resistance (which messed with our friendship so bad), and meet some work deadlines. The weather was so cold (Manila standard of measurement) and the place was so very beautiful.…

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  • Maundy Thursdate at Saint’s Alp, Katipunan

    Maundy Thursdate at Saint’s Alp, Katipunan

    Honestly, I’m not the most religious person out there so my idea of a Holy Week holiday well-spent is getting some work done with C (though 50% of the time we’re just playing Scramble and Words with Friends, haha). While most malls and establishments are expected to be closed during Holy Week, there are (thankfully)…

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  • Buying into the commercialized Valentine’s

    Buying into the commercialized Valentine’s

    What do couples do on Valentine’s Day? How does it feel like to have a guy surprise you with things? Yesterday was the first time I had a “date” for Valentine’s. C made my first Valentine’s day with him (or, with any guy for that matter) special enough. Woke up to a touching letter/email C…

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  • Gym: quite the new, fun thing

    Gym: quite the new, fun thing

    I have learned to what!? Go to the gym? Hell yeah! I’ve just recently started to understand how this whole business of trying to get slimmer (or a little more toned) is definitely more fun when you’re doing it with somebody: a gym-buddy, jog-buddy, whathaveyou. The last time I tried to do anything remotely similar…

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