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Urban gardening version 2

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A few months back, I started gardening again as a diversion from boredom. I tried germinating different kinds of fruits from seeds. Some were successful but most were not. Also, the surviving ones now don’t really look great since it has been raining heavily in our area for a very long time. However, I still want to continue this hobby since it helps me learn a lot of things like the proper way of handling plants, understanding different kinds of soil and of course, it helps me develop my patience as it does not show results fast. Last Saturday while cleaning and clearing out our refrigerator, I saw the avocados given to us by my mother-in-law last time. Unfortunately, due to some time restrictions, we weren’t able to consume it. We were actually planning to make avocado shake with it. So, instead of throwing it away, I harvested the seeds and tried the lifehack I saw online wherein they half-soaked the seeds in water. I’m not entirely sure if I did this correctly but all I have to d...

Post Mother's day celebration

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Around the world, people celebrate "Mother's day" every second Sunday of May. I have been celebrating this special event for 4 years now and each year, we celebrate in a definitely memorable and special way. Last Saturday night, I attended a simple Mother's day celebration in a Born-again Church that I attend to (JIL). This was my first time to join an event entirely dedicated to the mothers who also attend the same church. In this event, my daughter, Yzabella, gave two short song numbers. At first, she sang the song "You'll be in my heart" by Phil Collins with a little help from her dad and aunt and the other song was "Remember me", the OST of the movie "Coco". I was not able to record her second performance that time because she didn't sing loudly despite holding a microphone. I, however, was able to take a video of her "You'll be in my heart" performance. During the event, I was able to watch different perfo...