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Operation Budget: Options For Financing The Christmas Holidays

Suddenly it’s the Ber season. Yes, I’m writing this in September. A friend online is already sharing his Youtube playlist for Christmas. You think it’s too early for me to write about budgeting for the Christmas Season? Every time the holiday season rolls around, everyone seems buzzed with happiness. Megamall is already playing Joma songs. It is an amazing time of year where everything changes, new decorations are thrown up everywhere, sales in every store, even the attitudes of people seem brighter and happier. But all of these changes are not free and they actually come with a rather hefty price. The holiday season is

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Waiting for Halo-Halo

“Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.” That opening line from

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Desserts at the Center

I came across the Doreen Gamboa Fernandez Food Writing Award announcement and decided to join. Thinking about this year’s theme, “Minatamis,” I found myself reflecting on dessert in my own

Sabaw sabaw bed weather assorted Filipino soup
Turo-Turo Soup Always Hits Different

Kapag umuulan like today, marami sa atin ang unang hinahanap ay sabaw. Something hot, uncomplicated, and filling. For those who don’t have the time to simmer stock at home, there

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Hi I'm April!

I write from the heart of a Filipino home, where every recipe has a backstory, every hack is born of necessity, and every tip is tested by real life.

RelaxLangMom is my evolving diary of practical homemaking with flavor: tipid cooking, smart home tricks, honest reviews, and quiet reflections from the kitchen to the keyboard.

I’m a writer, mom, and weekend food alchemist who believes that simplicity is about doing what matters.

Let’s make life easier, tastier, and a little more intentional.

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