Are you in a house or a home? If you asked me this 20 years ago, I would say, I am in a loving home. A home is where the heart is and if your loved one, partner, or spouse is with you and you’re living in harmony, then, it is a home. It can…
Are You In A House Or A Home During Quarantine?
There is this trend going around on TikTok, where people show off their houses. The challenge was to show off the coolest parts of their house, a part where no one else had. One girl was saying that everybody was showing off their homes, but none of them had a full-on cockpit as their balcony….
Are You In A House Or A Home During Quarantine? There is this trend going around on TikTok where people show off their houses. The challenged was to show off the coolest parts of their house, a part where no one else had. One girl was saying that everybody was showing off their houses but…
Follow Your Community Rules And Regulations – Stay At Home
We have been on lockdown and under quarantine for the past six weeks, and that means NO GOING OUT OF THE HOUSE. You read that right. I live in the Philippines, and in Davao City, to be specific. Our mayor, who also happens to be the daughter of the President of the Republic, is very…
Understanding Hate Towards Your Family
If you listen to the topics of the 2019 family medicine conference, you will know that it is okay to hate your family at some point. However, what is not acceptable is the buildup of unbearable disgust towards them. No one can blame you for feeling that way. That’s if it has something to do with…
How To Make Friends In Your New Neighborhood
As a sales manager for a multimillion-dollar brand, I have to live in different cities for a few months at a time. My job is to monitor the work of the employees in various branches, after all. Every time I am sure that they can function without my supervision, the bosses will send me to…
How To Reinvent Yourself In A Different Community
I am the epitome of introversion. Even when I was growing up, I did not like playing with friends at school. I would stay in the room, read storybooks, or stare at the distance. I felt so uncomfortable about getting anyone’s attention, to the extent that I started wearing gender-neutral clothes. There were even a…
Stranger Danger: How To Keep Your Kids Safe From Predators
Because of my husband’s job, my kids and I have to move with him to different cities every year or two. It was difficult in the beginning, considering I lived in the same town until I got married, and so I was not used to packing everything and changing residences often. Not to mention, I…
How To Avoid Being A Nuisance In A New Neighborhood
There are times in a person’s life when they have to uproot themselves from the place that they called home for years. Sometimes, the reason is to try their luck in a different location. Other times, they want to get away from individuals who have inflicted pain on them. In a way, moving to a…
Psychologist’s Corner: Tips In Surviving A New Neighborhood
Moving to a new neighborhood can be scary and fun all at the same time. You will feel awkward at first, especially when you still have no one to talk to from one of your neighbors. At the same time, you will also have this hesitation on how to deal with the other people living…