Almost every month, we celebrate a birthday in the family. This month, it’s Reid’s 9th birthday. The kids enjoyed playing cricket and football in the backyard while the adults feast on spring-rolls, sushi, satays and JFC (Jon’s Fried Chicken) and converse about anything under the sun. Men usually talks about work, sports, movies, TV shows and whatnots with a beer on one hand while their female counterparts talk about babies. This year, there are three newborns in the family. It’s like babies galore ! Yet…the conversation revolved around having more babies ?!#? This is virtually how the conversation went in Tag-lish (Tagalog-English): Charmaine: “ So, are you having another one soon ? “ Janine: “Yup… I’m going to plan to have a girl next time.” Johanna: “Yeah…it will be great to have a girl as we’re
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