AJ Gabriel
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What to Expect During Your First Month in the UK: A Gentle Survival Guide for Newcomers
There’s a moment—right after the plane lands—when it hits you: this isn’t just a trip. You’ve…
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How to Get a UK Visa for Nurses: A Realistic and Encouraging Guide for Aspiring International Nurses
“Do nurses really have a chance to work in the UK?”Yes. A big, resounding yes. But…
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Where to Eat Italian in Birmingham: Piccolino Review
📍 Piccolino, Birmingham Some meals are just food.Others feel like a soft whisper of a place…
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More Than Gifts: Birthday Cards, Laughter, and the Kindest of Souls
I just opened all the gifts my friends gave me—and while each item made me smile…
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My Monthly Filipino Pantry Refill from Pabili Po
About A Taste of Home in Every Packet There’s something sacred about food—not just as nourishment,…
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How to Apply for a UK Tourist Visa for Your Parents: A Step‑by‑Step Guide
There’s a special kind of longing that only those living far from family will understand —…
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When Grief Looms, Send Blooms
Was today typical? After waking up from a night shift, blurry-eyed and caught between two worlds—the…
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What “Crazy Rich Asians” Taught Me About Class, Culture, and Staying True to Yourself
Not Your Typical Love Story Crazy Rich Asians There’s something oddly comforting about reading a book…
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“Ask, and It Shall Be Given”
“Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and the…
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I Exist in the And
That question used to make me uncomfortable. Not because I didn’t know who I was—but because…
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Between Grief and Growing Up: Norwegian Wood Review
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami It’s strange how a book can make you ache—not in the…
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After the Rush, the Reflection
I’m writing this on my phone, still tucked under the sheets, half-dreaming and half-awake. My body…
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Verses for the Vivid Hours
Some nights To the Me Who Waited When I Miss You
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Extinct Sleep and Sleepless Thoughts
If you could bring back one dinosaur, which one would it be? None—for now, I just…
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Scent of a Shift:Signorina Ribelle
My Work Fragrance is Signorina Ribelle by Salvatore Ferragamo There are certain scents that don’t just…
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The Traditions That Faded, and the Love That Stayed
What I Let Go—and What Found Another Way to Stay Alive To be Filipino is to…
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A Love Letter to My Sony Earbuds
WF-C700N Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones Some things are worth buying twice. There’s a kind of heartbreak…
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Why My Stanley Tumbler is My Quiet Workday Hero
Quencher® H2.0 FlowState™ Tumbler | 0.89L Not Sponsored (But Should Be) There are things in a…
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Following the Signs: A Love Letter to The Alchemist
There are books you pick up and forget.And then there are books that pick you up—and…
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Beautiful Inside Out, Bea
Dear Bea, As I sit here in the UK, thousands of miles away from home, your…
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Bold, Blunt & Bright Yellow: A Book That Slapped My Soul Awake
It takes a certain kind of audacity to walk into someone’s mental space wearing highlighter yellow,…
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Two Tickets, Two Homes: If I Could Fly Anywhere
If I won two plane tickets—just two—I wouldn’t spend hours debating where to go. I already…

