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To try in style: Afternoon teas
I’ve been lucky to have had the chance to go places as part of my job. But since I work for a magazine that covers the Asian markets, most of my travels are confined within the region. I do love Asia. There’s nothing like the heterogeneity, dynamism, colors and sounds, or dins, of its places. [...]
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Learning the old way is never passé
It must be mainly from the hours and hours I spent as a student listening to lectures and reading on the effects of mass media on children that I’ve become a fussy mommy on what and how much media my cellito uses. By mass media I refer to the new ones, online and mobile, as [...]
Filed in: motherhood
Of 2012 and traveling
One way I’m looking back on 2012 is how I pulled off (proudly ) a year of traveling while at the same time leading a shorthanded team and meeting deadlines, and of course, being a mom to my cellito. Not that it was a much heavier year. But I actually planned on cutting back on [...]
Filed in: motherhood • travel
Is Bali cliche?
A stay in Bali, either for pleasure or labor (aka business), sounded like one of the ultimate travel clichés to me. Resorts, beaches, diving, surfing, snorkeling – yes, they made up a dream holiday, but weren’t they what every island getaway in Asia had to offer? When I finally got the chance [...]
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Green hypocrisy?
Green here, green there, green everywhere. Sorry for the pun. It was intended. I thought it captured the avalanche of “green movements” the past few years advocating environmentally conscious and friendly practices by mostly corporate citizens. That’s what I’ve noticed at least in my current city, where I think the green movement in the corporate [...]
Filed in: environment (let's all care!)
Little one, Big joy
We recently celebrated our little girl’s exciting, fun-filled, brimming with love, and more-than-just-sometimes impish three years of life. Being a mother, there are a hundred of motherhoods (motherhood statements, that is) I can say from A to Z. But reflecting on how the past three years has been to us, as mother and daughter, I [...]
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Looking more decent now
Going to the Philippine Embassy here in Singapore had always been one of the last things I’d like to do. If I could delay the trip up to the last minute, or second, I’d gladly do. Just imagining what was waiting there - the hours of queue and wait, the cramped service area, the large number [...]
Filed in: life away from the nest
Tolerance begins at home
Kids usually say the most innocent observations about things and people around them. But I was reminded yesterday that they can also say the nastiest and most upsetting things when not properly taught by adults, or worse, when they learn from their guardians’ prejudices and bigoted views. I say “most upsetting” because we usually equate [...]
Filed in: life away from the nest • motherhood
Meet booroos
It’s neither a person nor an animal (well its logo is), but meet booroos nonetheless. It’s a new website that rates and reviews online shopping websites and platforms. Think of TripAdvisor, the popular travel website. The concept is similar, but this one is for online shopping. It aims to provide third-party reviews of online shops and [...]
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Rey
I attended the “oldest” birthday party I’ve ever been to two weeks ago in Manila. “Oldest” because of the age of the celebrator, an octogenarian friend of mine who turned 85 last July 25. Yes 85. And he didn’t just turn that age – he boogied to it. Surrounded by his friends, associates and family, who [...]
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