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May
Most people took one look at that poster and went, “Ailene who?” That’s a good question. Typically, women who do talks on beauty are former beauty queens, fashion models, or have ships-launched-on-account-of-face-value portfolios like Helen of Troy. Beautiful Women, photographed a million times over, and who can make a sack look sexy. Typically. But as [...]
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March
I fell in love 164 times today at the Laguna Pitbulls Rescue Center. Around this time last year, these dogs were still fighting dogs, until they were rescued a week and a year ago from today. The dog fights were broadcasted online by a syndicate ran by Koreans. These eight Korean syndicates are now scheduled [...]
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January
I meet a lot of rather awesome people in my line of job. Technically speaking, this thing I do (interviewing people and getting published for it) isn’t really a job. To be honest, half the time I don’t know what I’m doing when they give me magazine assignments, which is why I am always grateful that [...]
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September
I write this in the shadows of Jill’s, while listening to Abby Asistio and Yosha jam out a pretty crazy version of Erykah Badu’s On & On. Okay, I really mean “type,” not write, but you get it. The past how many months my friends and I have been talking a lot about beauty, and [...]
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August
Disclaimer: this rhymer, Lupe, is not usin’ “bitch” as a lesson But as a psychological weapon To set in your mind and really mess with your conceptions Discretions, reflections, it’s clever misdirection Cause while I was rappin’ they was growin’ up fast Dear Mr. Fiasco, Thank you for giving me something to think about. [...]
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June
They’re talking about how they had a chocolate cake for breakfast as a a treat. And I’m thinking about the fried salted fish and egg I had this morning and how that was pretty much the only treat I could let myself have this week. (This is me trying to keep my cholesterol at a [...]
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June
The farther I traveled away from the Philippines, the more certain I was that I love it and that I am grateful I grew up in this country. My country is lush. My country is rich. My country is wildly talented. My country is downright beautiful. We breed them strong and steady here. We overflow [...]