rsa101

@rsa101 (38335)

Philippines

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A Well-Deserved Tribute and a Timely Blessing

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 25 Mar

Today marks a significant milestone for my wife—her official last day as a teacher. Her school has organized a special ceremony to honor retirees and recognize their hard work and dedication throughout the school year. She’s been...

retirement

blessing

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Finally Retired – No Regrets, Just Excitement!

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 25 Mar

Hey everyone, just wanted to share some great news—I’m officially retired! I took early retirement, and honestly, I couldn’t be happier with my decision. No second thoughts, no regrets—just pure excitement for what’s ahead. What...

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10 people

Fire in the neighborhood

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 19 Mar

I just realized that it is "Fire Prevention Month" this month. People are reminded to keep an eye out for anything that could cause a fire in their homes because fires typically occur during this month. Nevertheless, I was...

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Different shades of autumn in NY

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 22 Oct

I wrote a few months ago about us going back to my sister in New York, and all of that is happening right now. I am happy to see New York return for a new season. I was here in the spring the first time, and now that I am back...

ny in autumn

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Unexpected bad weather

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 5 Sep

The weather has been awful for the last four days. We had already suspended classes for the fourth time, so we also postponed going back to the office and started working from home once more. Thank goodness I lived on the fifth...

bad weather

floodings in the city

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Capital city is flooded once again

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 23 Jul

It has been sometime that I have experienced the metropolis being inundated with floodwaters. I am seeing a lot of places around that are underwater and it seems the rain is still going on. There is a typhoon but it is going...

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Yesterday's Holiday

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 12 Jun

Yesterday marked our Independence Day celebration. I wasn't around the previous day as I had returned to my home province to visit my father's old school, where they provided me with some mutual aid assistance due to his passing....

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Looking forward to our US trip

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 28 May

We have plans to return to NYC in October, not just for a vacation but also for a purpose. We are traveling there expressly to retrieve my father-in-law's ashes and return him to his native land so that he can be laid to rest....

travelling back to the us

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40 days is almost over

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 28 May

Over the past few days, time has flown by very quickly. It seems like my father's death has been gone for forty days already. I was unable to declare that my grief had already subsided because so much had happened. Though I...

moving on

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9 days has passed after my father passed away

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 6 May

My father's death was more than nine days ago. It seems like time is flying by, and May 1st was his ninth day. Given that it was a holiday, my stepmother and I gathered with my family to commemorate and perform the nine-day novena...

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And yet another sad news came in

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 26 Apr

I am still in mourning, and another sad news came in today. My father's younger brother passed away today. He was in the hospital last Sunday, and he was already critically ill when my father died. He is younger than my father,...

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Papa passed away

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 23 Apr

11 years after my mother's death, I am concerned about my father living alone in the provinces. Every day, I worried about my father's health, but he lived another 7 years before finding someone to care for him. For the past 2-3...

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Fidget toy

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 30 Jun 23

My psychiatrist advised me to get a fidget toy to assist me cope with my stress and anxiety. She suggested that playing with it might help me. I purchased one online, and while I wasn't sure how to use it at first, after I started...

fidget toys

anxiety

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Earthquake

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 15 Jun 23

Recently, there was an earthquake in our area. I was working from home today at around 10 o'clock when I got a little lightheaded and saw that everything was trembling. My aquarium indicated the earthquake was real when I first...

earthquake

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First time in Palawan Island

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 12 Jun 23

Last Friday we as a family decided to go on an island trip in Palawan where the place is still in very pristine place. We started our tour with the underground river cave. I was amazed at how the cave was really that large and...

weekend trip

palawan

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Two weeks after medication

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 29 May 23

I just finished my 2nd consult with my psychiatrist and so far I have told her my 1st observation from my 2 weeks of taking the medicine. There was a lot of improvement in terms of my sleeping pattern as I can now sleep straight...

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Got a surprise on myself

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 25 May 23

I never predicted being given a major depression and anxiety disorder diagnosis. I assumed that the reason I worry excessively and feel unhappy is simply that I am stressed out at work. But after noticing a number of symptoms that...

mental health

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Today was a bit different day for me

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 13 Apr 23

In the midst of the typical hustle of my routine, I was working from home when I noticed that my body was beginning to feel numb and lightheaded. My blood pressure was higher than I thought it should be when I checked it, so I...

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After a very long vacation

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 12 Apr 23

Last week was a very long Holiday because of the Holy week celebrations here so it was declared holiday starting Thursday(our company declared Wednesdays as rest day already). And since April 9 was also a National Holiday and...

vacation away from the city

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Oil Spill in our seas

rsa101 @rsa101 (38335) • Philippines 8 Mar 23

There is a developing situation in one of our island provinces when it was reported that a ship sank and its oil leaked over the water, affecting a number of nearby islands. The environment, health, and tourism are all suffering....

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