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(Shanghai Fried Siopao credits to the owner) It's interesting to read another country's newspaper. It gives you a glimpse of their pressing concerns and overall what's going on that side of the world. While in Binondo, I read the China Daily and these were what I gathered from that 10 minute break I had: 1. They are raising red flag on e-commerce trash. Last year, China delivered around 20 billion parcels, the daily reported. Am guessing this is internal sales, just imagine the sale worldwide! Also it tells you their people’s buying power. Weird that we continue to say Communist China because that alone tells us they no longer operate in the realm of socialism/communism. Going back to the issue, the ecommerce industry left a huge amount of trash--11 billion plastic bags, 9.9 billion cardboard boxes, and 17 billion meters of adhesive tape! Most of the plastic bags weren't biodegradable. Kababawan ko lang..Affected ako sa news na ito because I buy onli...

Expressing milk is truly a selfless act.   It’s hard labor but every drop is filled with mother’s love.   I have officemates who would bring their kits and coolers to work. In between tasks, or I think twice or thrice a day, they express milk.   They put them in little storage bags and store them in ice-filled coolers.    Stash, they call it. At their home sweet home, they store them in their freezers.   I imagine them smiling at just how many they have produced.   All for the love of their baby girl or boy. So I am lost for words whenever there are mothers who find it in their hearts to share.   For me the act is just beyond kindness and generosity. My nephew was  in NICU   of   St. Luke’s for 2 months.   Just 6 days premature, he suffered a cord accident upon delivery. His lungs bled and two of his heart's valve didn't function for days.  He needed help in order to breathe. W e have been knock...