What do you do when someone says, "Hi, it's me Blah-blah-blah. It's been a long time, my friend. I'm so proud of what you've accomplished..." etcetera, etcetera, and the name … [Read more...]
I don’t normally write about love, but…
January 27, 2008 By 2 Comments
When Good Housekeeping magazine's Associate Editor Bubbles Santos contacted me for an interview a few months ago (it came out in the November-December 2007 issue), it was … [Read more...]
Attention: U.P. alumni
January 7, 2008 By 11 Comments
Got this in my mailbox. For those with the inclination: As part of UP's 100th year celebration, we are putting together '100 Kwentong Peyups', a series of columns which … [Read more...]
A painful incident at the shopping mall
December 14, 2007 By 39 Comments
Yesterday The other day, we were in Greenhills hunting for an iPhone and a Palm Centro AND a Sony Ericsson W960i. We had just stepped off the escalator on the ground floor of … [Read more...]
The bride-to-be and the flower girl’s mother
November 19, 2007 By 15 Comments
Overheard while waiting in line at the bank last week: Woman 1: "Heto yung sketch nung gown ng flower girls. Violet na may gold trimmings." Woman 2: "Eh, bakit naman … [Read more...]
The blogs I like don’t do link love
November 14, 2007 By 10 Comments
I know it's a tag and I don't really do tags but Julie provided me with an opportunity to write about something I have wanted to for a long time. To be more precise, it was an … [Read more...]
Wedding customs: in China, the bride must cry
September 6, 2007 By 22 Comments
I've witnessed and heard about strange wedding customs but this one is, by far, the strangest of all. Or, maybe not. In west Sichuan Province, the custom is called "Zuo … [Read more...]
I am soooo loving Joost!
August 23, 2007 By 8 Comments
Alex has been complaining because Dream Satellite TV has cancelled Disney from its channel list. No more Suite Life of Zach and Cody. Well, at least she had Disney Channel … [Read more...]
The Face Behind The Blog, 8 random facts about myself and the thinking blog award
August 18, 2007 By 32 Comments
When CheH tagged me for The Face Behind The Blog, I was tempted to write a new "About Me" page. Then, I figured that the best way to do this is to integrate another meme for … [Read more...]
Choosing sites worth reading
August 17, 2007 By 9 Comments
Last Wednesday, when I delivered that talk before a journalism class at the Ateneo, there was a question as to how to discern which blogs are worth reading and those which are … [Read more...]
Who designed your wedding ring?
August 3, 2007 By 32 Comments
That's my nth wedding ring in the photo. It's called a Trinity ring designed by Cartier. Am not sure if it's the fourth or the fifth though. I first saw the Trinity ring … [Read more...]
The rockin’ girl blogger meme
August 1, 2007 By 8 Comments
When Cookie tagged me for the rockin' girl blogger meme, I paused for a long time wondering what to do. To be quite honest, I don't do memes. I haven't in ages. I used to get … [Read more...]
‘Fresh milk and a kapok tree’
March 10, 2007 By 27 Comments
That's the title of my debut article with Code Red Magazine, a family-oriented quarterly publication of the Salesians of Don Bosco. I've been itching to make the … [Read more...]
A culinary adventure in Pililla
October 14, 2006 By 1 Comment
Published on October 12, 2006 in the Life & Travel Section of Manila Standard Today FIRST, a confession. I don't like ornamental food--those made to look good to … [Read more...]
Aklatang Pambata
October 9, 2006 By Leave a Comment
The things I discover now that I have changed gears. I found the Aklatang Pambata website through a button on Jillsab's sidebar. Its main thrust is to establish, develop … [Read more...]
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