The one thing that I love about living in Manila is the endless possibilities when it comes to cheap, delicious desserts. 

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Guess which five cakes I had -- and all in one sitting? You can have all the cakes and refills of coffee you want for only PhP250

Chopstop Red Velvet Mug Cake 

Photo courtesy of Foodspotting

And I'm not apologizing for mine that looked like this. Mug Cake for only PhP49.00

Max's Dessert Sampler

All the goodies on one plate! PhP209 Conti's Bananalicious Pie The Bananalicious Pie is made up of layers and layers of heaven. PhP695/whole cake

Mary Grace's Sansrival

It's very difficult to find yummy Sansrival and this one didn't disappoint! PhP102/slice

French Baker's Cheesecake

To eat or not to eat the extra cream is a choice you alone can make. PhP180 (Yep, I ate mine.)

Feta's Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

Light, tasty, yummy! PhP140

Razon of Guagua's Halo-Halo

Photo courtesy of Razon's. You guessed it right. I finished my Halo-Halo before I remembered to take a photo. Again. PhP100

Cupcakes by Sonja

Photo courtesy of Cupcakes by Sonja. I've tried almost every existing cupcake by Sonja and they're all wonderful! PhP95-PhP120

Bannapple's Bluberry Cheesecake

Photo courtesy of Foodspotting. You cannot not grab a cheesecake from this place, believe me. PhP125/slice

Magnolia Flavor House's Red Velvet

Photo courtesy of Foodspotting. Roses are red, violets are blue...it doesn't have anything to do with this, but really, this one is heaven sent. PhP240

Chocolat's Death by Tablea

Photo courtesy of Foodspotting. They were not kidding when they said "It's a slice of heaven!" And yes, it's the best death one could ever experience. PhP97/slice

Brownies Unlimited's S'mores

Photo courtesy of Brownies Unlimited. My go-to dessert if budget is low and I want to get a high level of satisfaction. PhP30

Country Style's Tripple Choco Boom

Photo courtesy of Country Style. The dessert that's right in every way possible at only PhP25.

1. You don’t have a husband/wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/partner who can do shifts with you homeschooling the kid/s.
2. You think you need a husband/wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/partner to pull it off. (There are single moms/dads who have been doing a great job homeschooling.)
3. You have a full-time job, you work 12 hours a day and you come home every night looking like an apocalypse is happening outside your house that your kids don’t know about.
4. You enjoy leaving the house at 6 a.m. to get to your 9 a.m. job without getting late, and without killing anyone on your way to your office.
5. Your level of patience is anything from too little to nil. (But I don’t know how that’s an excuse because I’m exactly the same.)
6. You care too much about what other people say and you’re afraid of how your family, neighbors and friends will react if you told them you’re homeschooling. (This one is tough. Don’t expect banners and cheerful greetings the moment you tell them. Let’s go back to the scenario of the apocalypse.)
7. You seriously think reading is for boring people. Exclusively.
8. You’re least entertained by historical facts, literature and science.
9. You are convinced that only parents with A+ grades in school can homeschool their kids. (Very far from the truth.)
10. You don’t enjoy watching movies.
11. You don’t like going out for explorations and you abhor travelling.
12. You don’t like watching the sky and planes flying by because you think it’s a waste of time.
13. Whenever you look up at the night sky you think it’s such a boring space and not worth marveling at.
14. Music bores you to death.
15. You’d rather spend time elsewhere than with the kids.
16. You are paranoid about how your kids can get to college. (We may have the answer to that here.)
17. You believe that teachers were born to teach and you were born…to not teach?
18. You believe that stock-market-like competition in the classroom is healthy. Very healthy.
19. You think that your kids will be socially impaired if they learn from home. (Does your home resemble Alcatraz?)
20.  You are comfortable at the thought of your school-age kids spending eight hours a day with other people and possibly hours on the road to and from school, rain or shine.

http://www.theaustraliatimes.com/magazine/poetry/issue/317/#1

The Australia Times Poetry is one of the best sources you'll find for poetry. 

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1. Saute garlic and onion in two tablespoons of vegetable oil.
2. Add half a liter of water and bring to boil.
3. Add eggplants, radish, okra and fresh tamarind or sinigang mix.
4. Add the kangkong and alugbati right before you serve because you don’t want to overcook these two. 

Mataji Sharma, her life, art and spirit

"Reflections"  How old were you when you fell in love with the visual art and realized that it was something that you wanted to do? I suppose every child is an artist at heart; and the love for art is an innate thing. Little hands want to do art even before adults come along. However, my parents took conscious effort to instill the love for art in my brother and me at such an early age (six or seven years old); by buying us artbooks, bringing us to museums and meeting real artists in their studios. I also grew up watching my parents paint and sketch.

"Sister Love"

My own Sharma

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