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Over a hot stove: ‘Ube halaya’ and love’s labors
The author with her uncle and grandmother at the latter's apartment in the United States. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
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July 17, 2024July 17, 2024Food, Pinoys Abroad

Over a hot stove: ‘Ube halaya’ and love’s labors

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I was born into a transnational extended family. My father, the eldest among his siblings, married before his brother (younger by only a year), was drafted into the US Navy. As a consequence, slowly, the brother and his parents and seven other siblings eventually came to live in the United States.  We, the family of...

declutter
While some people consider decluttering as a stress-relieving activity, others feel that it’s an ordeal they don’t want to experience. —PHOTOS BY CHARLES E. BUBAN
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March 22, 2023September 8, 2023Life

How decluttering helps ease mind and heart

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Who wouldn’t want a house that’s free of clutter? Why not dispose of the things that have been gathering dust and eating up space for years and years? Easier said than done, of course, because what might be clutter for others is a trove of special memories for you. Many of us have heard of...