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How I got my tot into loving books
I was getting my son to sleep one night when in the dark I heard him thoughtfully say, “kyoo, uh, ss, tee, ooh, wee…” So I reckoned he was trying to recite the alphabet. I looked at him and smiled, “Very good, Caleb,” and he smiled back at me. He’s been so keen with letters…
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7 ways motherhood has changed my life
Almost two years after giving birth to an adorable baby boy, here I am taking another trip down memory lane – for the nth time. Pregnancy (and the rest that took place afterwards) is certainly a memorable, delightful, amazing – at the same time, emotional and daunting – journey for a mother. My…
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An open letter from mom to son
‘I didn’t know my heart was empty until you came.’ – Anonymous Dear Caleb, The time I learned I was expecting, I woke your Daddy with the wonderful news and he gave me the loveliest smile there was. Excitement was an understatement to describe how I felt. With the kind of smile he gave me…
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Then we finally met
It’s surreal to think that he’s just been with you for nine months yet it leaves a lot to the imagination how he will be, what he will look like, and how he is doing in your womb – among a hundred other questions. Caleb Johan Posa Feliciano was born on 22 December this year…
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The beauty of expecting
While the woman is considered the weaker vessel between the two sexes, she is uniquely gifted with that beautiful duty of carrying a delicate being in her womb until its full term. As a woman myself, understanding more or less how reproduction works, pregnancy and bringing up a child is a natural thing that came…
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My orange wedding (part three): Here comes!
However long your wedding preparations are, it is never sufficient to assure you that you’re a hundred percent ready on your big day. Ours was a rush two-month prep and the usual last-minute surprises came unsurprisingly late almost on the event itself. Our friends and relatives never failed to remind us with a countdown –…
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The sibling I share my name with
Me: “Hi, I’m Twinky. Nice to meet you.” New contact: “Hello, Twinky. What a cute name!” Me: “Thank you! I got it out of a root word since I have a twin sister.” And so goes my introduction of myself. I have never grown tired of introducing myself this way. My acquaintances find it either…
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My orange wedding (part two): The prenup
They say you can’t be ready until you get there. Although I’m there but not quite yet, I now know better what to expect more or less and how to deal with life after the wedding – more or less. Things get more serious, with each aspect of life never failing to crunch my tummy…
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How I got this Orlando Bloom syndrome
During my stint as a key media relations person in one of Abu Dhabi’s top five-star hotels, one of the perks I enjoyed was my active involvement in photo shoots and broadcasting activities of celebrities at local and international scales. I was the media representative of the hotel so that whenever a crew from CNN,…
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My orange wedding (part one)
In a few months God willing I will be exchanging vows with the most charming man I have personally known. Having gone through a number of weddings (of my older siblings), my family is no longer a stranger to such big events, but since it will be the first for my fiancé’s family and since…
Simplytwinky
Sunshine. Oranges. Life.
Simplytwinky 