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Finally, a success: My attempt at making salted caramel

by Layla

In all my years of [novice] cooking and baking, there’s nothing I dread more than making caramel. My first attempt was not so much a disaster, it was more like a carnage.

27/07/2020
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The Chubby Girl's Kitchen

Out of School Things

25/07/2020

Recently Read 1 || Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor by Anne Edwards

It’s been almost a month since I last updated this blog. I haven’t been in a good mental frame...

by Layla
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18/06/2020

Long overdue: The skincare update!

I’m a woman in my thirties, and if there’s anything I am investing in other than my education, life...

by Layla
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15/05/2020

My Tuesday playtime: A trial and error account of prettifying myself for absolutely...

Happy Friday, everyone! Hope you are well and safe wherever you are. A few days ago, I promised myself...

by Layla
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Glenna Walters (right), as Tillie Boulter in Anne with an E.
09/05/2020

Pushing the Envelope: #BigGirlsCanDoFashion

As a big girl, I’ve always wondered what it would be like to dress fashionably. All the nice clothes,...

by Layla
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Academia schmacademia, Graduate School, Revision Diaries

The Revision Diaries 1: The original and its comments

Hola amigos and amigas! Over a month ago, I submitted my research proposal. The proposal was about the introduction of more flexible working arrangements in the Philippine government sector....

26/07/2020
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Academia schmacademia, Graduate School

A year on: Graduate school, impostor syndrome, and all that jazz.

This time last year, I was on the phone at work, asking for the entrance exam results for graduate school admissions. At first, I thought I heard it wrong,...

20/05/2020
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Academia schmacademia, Law School

Looking for something? Researching for cases in the law library or online

Let me tell you a funny story. When I was a law freshman, I wasn’t so adept at looking for cases. I was lost, confused, and even more so...

08/04/2020
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Academia schmacademia, Law School

All the important reading materials you’ll need in law school.

I promise, my desk isn’t as messy as the one pictured above. Hehe. We aren’t here to talk about desk aesthetics though, we’re here to talk about the reading...

04/04/2020
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Academia schmacademia, Graduate School, Mental Health

I’m depressed, employed, and I go to grad school: How I (try to) make it work

NB: This blog post waited for a long time to be written. I wanted to see how well I would do in my first semester of graduate school. Admittedly,...

05/01/2020
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Academia schmacademia, Graduate School, Productivity

A few of my favourite apps to help me study

Here I am, making an effort to be a little more active in this blog. 🙂 I’m back after preparing and slogging through midterms, and speaking of midterms–a lot...

01/10/2019
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