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Pictured here is a tall chair that young women used to sit upon to entertain a suitor’s harana (courtship song). It was also used by mothers waiting for their children to come home.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-13-03-24-25-3.jpgProcessed with VSCO with a4 presetBuilt to resemble an upturned boat, the open-aired La Virgen Milagrosa Chapel is the kind of place that makes you feel at peace with the world.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_20160518_223608.jpgIMG_20160518_223608A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the brick and coral stone Paoay Church is a grand example of earthquake baroque architecture.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_20160515_125408.jpgIMG_20160515_125408The author after a round of 4x4 dune bashing and sand boarding at the Paoay Sand Dunes.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-14-02-22-53-3.jpgProcessed with VSCOThe Santa Monica Church in Sarrat is the biggest in Ilocos and has the longest aisle. Our tour guide joked that this was the perfect place to get married if you were unsure, as the bridal march would provide a lot of time to still change your mind.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-14-02-22-53-3-1.jpgProcessed with VSCOProcessed with VSCOhttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-14-02-11-14-1.jpgProcessed with VSCOStatue of Juan Luna and Paz Pardo de Tavera by Joseren Alab Pagarigan at the Museo Nina Juan at Antonio Luna.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-08-09-26-04-1.jpgProcessed with VSCO with a5 presetHonesty in the garden of Paoay Churchhttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-06-14-02-17-21-3.jpgProcessed with VSCO2016-06-14T08:43:10+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2015/01/18/what-this-atheist-thinks-we-can-learn-from-pope-francis/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/atheist-pope-francis.jpgAtheist-Pope-FrancisIllustration by IGAN D’BAYAN2016-06-06T15:41:54+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2015/11/07/tennis-wine-and-hipster-literature-in-singapore/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2015-10-25-12-12-31-1.jpgProcessed with VSCO with f2 presetThe author by the famous Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/10.jpg10A lush display of color inside the Flower Domehttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/11.jpg11Visitors behold bottle trees, baobabs and many other exotic foliage on display at Gardens by the Bay.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/8.jpg8https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2.jpg2The WTA Finals were held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, situated within the iconic $1.3 billion state-of-the-art Singapore Sports Hub. Photos by Cate de Leonhttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/14.jpg14Guests enjoy the view of Marina Bay Sands and each other’s company at the Singapore Wine Fiesta 2015.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/7.jpg7BooksActually’s back store was a step back in time, with countless vintage and out-of-use trinkets.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/5.jpg5It was a challenge to locate Spruce within the winding roads of Phoenix Park, but the food and late afternoon ambiance were worth it.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/3.jpg3Blue Lotus’ signature chili pomelo crab — split between three ladies and still kept us full for close to 24 hours.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12.jpg12Part of the DBS Singapore Gallery, featuring major Singaporean artists’ impressions of Bali.2016-06-06T14:05:14+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2015/11/28/an-explosion-of-asian-culture/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cate_14.jpgcate_14Malaysia’s Year End Sale — going on nationwide until January 3 — gives travelers even more reason to fly in and plunder, on top of the sights and swoon-worthy food.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cate_7.jpgcate_7Mosques and Hindu, Buddhist, and Chinese temples coexist in Malaysia. This is the Thai Buddhist temple, Wat Chayamangkalaram. We were required to remove our shoes before entering (and in the adjacent sign, cautioned against shoe thieves).https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cate_2.jpgcate_2Cheong Fatt Tze’s famed Blue Mansion in Penang houses a Chinese restaurant and 18 beautifully restored suites.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cate_13.jpgcate_13The minaret-type piers of the Putra bridge offer a promising prelude to the sights one will see on the Putrajaya lake cruise.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cate_9.jpgcate_9Shops provide travelers with various ways to take home Penang’s street art, from magnets to cellphone cases.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cate_3.jpgcate_3Penang lives up to its reputation as a food heaven. Must-tries are cham peng (coffee mixed with tea), ho fan (fried noodles), and you tito (fritters) dipped in bah kut teh. But seriously, try everything else.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cate_1.jpgcate_1Intricate works of kolam (drawings made of colorful rice) are a known feature of Deepavali celebrations.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cate_5.jpgcate_5Notice how Malaysian streetfood includes skewered vegetables and mushrooms. We enjoyed eating at this stall — until we handed our garbage to the owner and witnessed how she recycled our used sticks for the next batch of food.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cate_12.jpgcate_12We’re all familiar with the Petronas Towers, but Putrajaya, the seat of Malaysia’s government, holds even more samples of grand architecture.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cate_8.jpgcate_8Street art adds character to the facades of Georgetown’s colonial-era buildings.2016-06-06T13:55:34+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2015/12/19/an-atheist-and-a-muslim-enter-a-bar/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/halal.pnghalalOn Tinder, I had described myself as “part-atheist, part-Buddhist.” I meant to save time by attracting like-minded people and repelling those who were prone to misunderstanding me. Thus, the Muslim man sitting across from me felt like a clear breach in the market structures I had set up — a breach made possible by my new-found appreciation for masculine Middle Eastern features.2016-06-06T13:53:39+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2016/01/23/the-philippines-according-to-buzzfeed/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/screen-shot-2016-03-08-at-9-58-49-pm.pngScreen Shot 2016-03-08 at 9.58.49 PMWhile many prominent Filipino figures are still talked about more than they talk, Buzzfeed Philippines is very hands-on about producing and shaping content that is genuinely ours in the wider, global — not to mention viral — landscape.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/11949267_10153512171726605_7901153632164231932_n.jpg11949267_10153512171726605_7901153632164231932_nBuzzfeed Philippines editor Matt Ortile Photo by Lauren Zaser for BuzzFeed Lifehttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nypl-digitalcollections-9542f165-748a-422e-e040-e00a18063bee-001-w1.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.9542f165-748a-422e-e040-e00a18063bee.001.w2016-06-06T13:51:43+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2016/04/30/taiwan-and-only/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/11220789_10153783437318751_8976099902096429860_n.jpg11220789_10153783437318751_8976099902096429860_nThe author at Ximendinghttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_20160429_212515.jpgIMG_20160429_212515https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-05-26-06-59-43-1.jpgProcessed with VSCO with a6 presetA platter of the freshest sashimi at Addiction Aquatic.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-03-04-38-01-3.jpgProcessed with VSCO with se3 presetFlying business class with China Airlineshttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-01-10-48-23-4.jpgProcessed with VSCO with g3 presetThe author in a calla lily field at Yangmingshan.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-03-31-10-49-01-4.jpgProcessed with VSCO with a6 presethttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20160403_084609.jpg20160403_084609The Taiwanese have a close affinity with nature. For vacation, locals like to frequent farm resorts such as the Toucheng Leisure Farm.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20160402_123528.jpg20160402_123528The Tea-Rice Resort in Yilan County treated us to a farm-to-table shabu-shabu of the freshest vegetables, mushrooms, meat, and shrimps.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20160402_114153.jpg20160402_114153The Yilan National Center for Traditional Arts sells a myriad of folk products, from hand-crafted tea sets, hand-painted wooden tops, paint brushes, organic soap, to a hundred types of salt.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20160401_152402.jpg20160401_152402“Taiwan has its own distinct culture,” I’ve heard friends say. Pinning said culture down and actually describing it, however, seems to be a challenge. Photos by Cate de Leon2016-06-06T13:46:13+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2016/03/19/playing-jean-valjean/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ay6t7854.jpgAY6T7854https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ay6t7788.jpgAY6T7788The role of Jean Valjean has required everything of Gleeson, and it’s a challenge he loves and embraces fully.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_9295.jpgIMG_9295The renowned Australian actor talks about filling the vast role of Jean Valjean and taking Manila audiences along on a story they love.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_9318.jpgIMG_9318The author interviewing Simon Gleeson at Diamond Hotelhttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_9300.jpgIMG_93002016-06-06T13:43:44+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2016/05/08/iloilo-from-island-hopping-to-snacking-on-p1-scallops/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_20160427_153503.jpgIMG_20160427_153503The author at Tangke Saltwater Lagoonhttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/isla41.jpgisla4The author atop Injap Tower Hotel’s helipad—the highest point in all of Western Visayas.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/isla31.jpgDCIM999GOPROStrategically located at the centre of Iloilo city, the Injap Tower Hotel provides the luxury of hotel indulgences without emptying your wallets.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/x15.jpgx15https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/v14.jpgv14Iloilo is home to several historical churches, such as the Miagao Chuch, which served as a fortress against Muslim raiders and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/isla11.jpgisla11We ended the day on Balbagon Island, with the calm low tide lapping against a long, empty stretch of white sand.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/isla10.jpgisla10Apart from the white sand beaches and clear emerald waters, the Gigantes Islands are also known for their impressive limestone formations.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/isla9.jpgisla9https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/isla8.jpgisla8https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/isla7.jpgProcessed with VSCO with hb2 presetOn Bantigue Sandbar, make sure to try the daily catch of seafood. Scallops (locally called tikab-tikab) sell for P1 a piece.2016-06-06T13:40:41+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2013/12/22/falling-for-japan/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/10351019_10152275122988751_8862183006783367071_n.jpg10351019_10152275122988751_8862183006783367071_nThis man kept convincing me to try his cooked locusts. “It tastes like shrimp!”https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/unnamed-3.jpgunnamed-3At Shinhotaka Ropeway Photo by Nina Fuenteshttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/10458321_10152275122923751_3116559588386693974_n.jpg10458321_10152275122923751_3116559588386693974_nIt wasn’t bad at all! It tasted like those dried dilis snacks we have here.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/10454336_10152275193288751_2461076104523896987_n.jpg10454336_10152275193288751_2461076104523896987_nA giant water wheel at Magome.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/10453357_10152275158623751_4694671079249389713_n.jpg10453357_10152275158623751_4694671079249389713_nThe right way to pick an apple: Just turn it upside down and it will naturally snap off the branch.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/10409500_10152275174298751_7530330793992348094_n-1.jpg10409500_10152275174298751_7530330793992348094_n-1Chicken cutlet at Magomekanhttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/10401621_10152275099603751_3937533842020184656_n-1.jpg10401621_10152275099603751_3937533842020184656_n-1Bad luck readings are tied up and left here. Touching them will bring bad luck. Taking photos is harmless, though.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/10371720_10152275158678751_6714295641430925953_n.jpg10371720_10152275158678751_6714295641430925953_nThis is Yoshi, our dedicated and fun-loving tour guide. She doesn’t subscribe to the idea of Japanese wives walking three steps behind their husbands—except when walking to the cashier.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/10271486_10152275184223751_5043452650832302674_n-1.jpg10271486_10152275184223751_5043452650832302674_n-1Many stores along the way to get sidetracked inhttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1526687_10151933682888751_656456009_n.jpg1526687_10151933682888751_656456009_nShinhotaka Ropeway2016-05-26T18:33:45+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2014/12/07/dubai-gateway-to-the-world/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/7.jpg7Dubai’s skyscrapers, with the Burj Khalifa towering above all of themhttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/21.jpg21Tourists laze around on the beach in front of Atlantis hotel. Photo by Irene Almariohttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20.jpg20Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Photo by Irene Almariohttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/19.jpg19The luxurious interiors of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Photo by Irene Almariohttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/18.jpg18The Burj Al Arab on Jumeirah open beach. Photo by Irene Almariohttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/16.jpg16Outrageous jewelry designs on display at the gold souk.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/15.jpg15Tourists and devotees flock to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/14.jpg14Beautifully bound Qurans inside the mosque.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/12.jpg12The spice souk offered a wide variety of nuts, dates, spices, and even candies. The best part was you could have as many free tastes as you wanted.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/11.jpg11With a mischievous-looking tanoura dancer.2016-05-26T13:42:19+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/cover-stories/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/13087394_10154883148194768_2381856140891744250_n.jpg13087394_10154883148194768_2381856140891744250_nKarylle for Philippine Star SUPREME, April 30, 2016https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/12017735_10156117839345113_2606970289082841621_o.jpg12017735_10156117839345113_2606970289082841621_oSolenn Heussaff for Meg Magazine, October 2015https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1095092_10152114697084768_2073864386_n.jpg1095092_10152114697084768_2073864386_nAbra for Philippine Star SUPREME, August 3, 2013 Photo by Cholo Dela Vegahttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1268241_10152185824434768_2040618278_o.jpg1268241_10152185824434768_2040618278_oLovi Poe for Philippine Star SUPREME, April 31, 2013 Photo by BJ Pascualhttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1458533_10152411809594768_1961276849_n.jpg1458533_10152411809594768_1961276849_nMandy Dela Rama for Philippine Star SUPREME, November 23, 2013 Photo by Rxandy Capinpinhttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1462999_10152451156974768_150422525_n.jpg1462999_10152451156974768_150422525_nAndrea Brillantes for Philippine Star SUPREME, December 7, 2013 Photo by Rxandy Capinpinhttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1507915_10152669879329768_1799561955_n.jpg1507915_10152669879329768_1799561955_nAntoinette Taus for Philippine Star SUPREME, March 1, 2014 Photo by Roy Macamhttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/10013077_10152707993974768_1577262495_n.jpg10013077_10152707993974768_1577262495_nSam Milby for Philippine Star SUPREME, March 15, 2014 Photo by BJ Pascualhttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/10153683_10152741407954768_161529621_n.jpg10153683_10152741407954768_161529621_nKathryn Bernardo for Philippine Star SUPREME, March 29, 2014 Photo by Melson Bolongaitahttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1780053_10152757408434768_515434632054941324_o.jpg1780053_10152757408434768_515434632054941324_oMarian Rivera for Philippine Star SUPREME, April 5, 2014 Photo by JC Cerilla2016-05-24T09:50:00+00:00weekly0.6https://catedeleon.com/2016/02/13/why-millennials-dont-believe-in-forever/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/screen-shot-2016-03-08-at-10-57-15-pm.pngScreen Shot 2016-03-08 at 10.57.15 PMIn Begin Again, Greta won her ex-boyfriend Dave’s heart back. But by that time she was no longer the same person.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/taylor-swift-out-of-the-woods-music-video-o2i.jpgtaylor-swift-out-of-the-woods-music-video-o2I“She lost him… But she found herself. And somehow that was everything,” the last lines of Taylor Swift’s Out of the Woods music video read.https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dev-and-rachel.jpgdev and rachelMaster of None’s Dev and Rachel ended up flying to different continents to pursue separate dreams.2016-03-08T15:00:41+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2016/02/06/a-case-for-free-online-comics/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sir-rob.pngsir-robSelf-portrait by Rob Cham for SUPREMEhttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/page05-lost.pngPage05 lostRob Cham's latest comics is a beautiful, unnerving experience. Why is he putting it online for free?2016-03-08T14:26:56+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2015/10/17/im-tired-of-the-instagram-race/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/taylor-swift-new-queen-of-instagram-01.jpgtaylor-swift-new-queen-of-instagram-01Taylor Swift being declared the Queen of Instagram only restates what we’ve already known — that usage of the app is a race to the top. 2015-12-29T10:57:32+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2015/10/24/a-growing-up-tale-for-the-good-girl/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-10-22-at-6-19-28-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-10-22 at 6.19.28 PMRory Gilmore’s character was a breath of fresh air. Prior to her, we had been bombarded with America’s mean/maarte popular girls for role models—an image that just didn’t sit well with our belief in pakikisama and desire to be nice to one another.2015-12-29T10:31:18+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2015/08/01/how-to-end-rape-culture-shut-up-and-listen/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/new-york-4-1.jpgnew-york-4-1Here the victims are, on the cover of one of the most influential publications in the world, given a space that is all their own, to tell their stories on their own terms without anyone interjecting, “What were you wearing when you were raped?”https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/24-cosby-lede-feature.jpg24-cosby-lede-feature'New York' magazine's July 27 cover features 35 of Bill Cosby's alleged victims. This is ground-breaking because society usually dismisses and shames victims of rape.2015-08-26T15:20:03+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2015/02/14/how-i-got-over-the-stigma-of-being-no-boyfriend-since-birth/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/stigma-4.jpgstigma-42015-07-21T16:29:28+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2015/02/11/on-being-a-damaged-person-on-valentines/2015-07-21T16:23:13+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2015/02/07/xyza-bacani-all-dreams-are-valid/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/xb-1.jpgxb-1In a country where many have had to give up their homes and aspirations to feed their families, domestic worker-turned-photographer, Xyza Bacani is a stark reminder of all that remains possible. Photo by Edric Chen Produced by David Milan2015-07-18T19:05:45+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2015/04/25/the-tastemakers/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/the-tastemakers-2.jpgthe-tastemakers-2Madrid Fusión Manila’s Philippine-based chefs are (back row:) Pepe Lopez and Jose Luiz Gonzalez, (middle row:) J. Gamboa, Juan Carlos de Terry, Fernando Aracama, and Claude Tayag, (front row:) Margarita Forés and Myrna Dizon-Segismundo. Photo by MJ SUAYAN Assisted by PHILLIPE ESCALAMBRE Produced by DAVID MILANhttps://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc4152bw.jpg_DSC4152bw2015-07-18T19:04:30+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2015/05/23/pinoys-got-talent/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0655.jpgIMG_06552015-07-18T19:03:37+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2013/08/03/a-story-about-immigrants-and-mail-order-brides/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_9178.jpgIMG_9178"The reader sees whatever they want to see in the book," author Marivi Soliven says of The Mango Bride, a novel about immigration with a touch of Pinoy-flavored drama. "I just begin the conversation."https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/the-mango-bride.jpgThe Mango Bride2015-07-18T16:33:09+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2013/08/31/jason-godfrey-goes-back-to-his-roots/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/h3a9.jpgh3a9The Canadian-Filipino model, host, and writer has backpacked around Legaspi, Donsol, Busuanga, and Puerto Galera.2015-07-18T16:19:21+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2014/05/11/why-i-dont-wish-to-be-a-mom/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/why-dont-wish-a-mom-38.jpgwhy-dont-wish-a-mom-38No. Just no.2015-07-18T14:51:50+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2015/02/21/how-i-overcame-my-homophobia/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/homophobia-5.jpghomophobia-5What won me over were quiet, unassuming pictures like this. Just people loving, being thankful, and taking really good care of each other. Looking/HBO2015-07-15T17:46:51+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.com/2014/03/01/apl-de-aps-new-record-label-wants-southeast-asian-talent/https://catedeleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/apl-de-ap.jpgapl-de-apApl.de.ap2015-07-15T17:45:11+00:00monthlyhttps://catedeleon.comdaily1.02026-02-20T19:40:23+00:00