Ending this work week with two bonus episodes of Usapang Alaga! Truth be told, I don’t even find this to be work. I am having WAAAAYYY too much fun with Gillian and Doc Tiane that […]
The Tita returns! …to ukay-ukay
Finally! After 2 years or so, I’ve gone back to one of my favorite kay shops around here. The shop still holds up to my expectations – in terms of cleanliness (important in an ukay […]
Usapang Alaga the podcast
My new project is a podcast: Usapang Alaga with two really incredible and talented individuals, Gillian and Doc Tiane (pronounced Tea – Yan – eh. Hindi kape. charot) I am so thrilled to be part […]
Goal posts move, and goals can change
In life, it’s great that we have a goal but I think it is prudent to regularly ask ourselves about the WHY one does what one does.
Up, Down or Here
Death. I personally think Death has gotten such a horrible reputation. Everyone alive is obsessed with him. Don’t get me wrong, they’re obsessed with him but they don’t necessarily welcome him. They think about him, […]
Assume ignorance not ill-will
To those who know me, they know that I can be a vicious Mama Bear where and when my kids are concerned. This doesn’t mean that I will tolerate any crap they try to pull, […]
My mother, the wonder woman.
Our hedgehog was dying. It was one of the hottest days in Manila, right smack in the middle of summer. We usually don’t usually keep pets inside the house but we do keep them in […]
It’s the little things
The devil is in the details, so it has been said. In as much as we say we shouldn’t sweat the small stuff, it really is the little things that break the proverbial camel’s back. […]
Raising bread is easier
For those who asked for a transcript of my latest podcast (Out on Spotify, by the way), here it is: Parenthood. It’s like the last frontier. The final stage to any life that you have […]
We are to blame.
There is no God. No heaven, no hell. If there was a God, he left a long time ago and the devil has no purpose being here without a nemesis. The world is one fat […]
First Move
People have this incorrect notion that the first time you do something abject is the first step down the slope. This cannot be anything but far from the truth. The truth is, the first time […]
I’m a Bad mom
it used to be that parenting was about making sure that your offspring survives to adulthood and does their natural obligations such as procreating and ensuring the existence of the species. That was then. Parenting […]
An Abby by any other name
Her name is Abby. At least that’s the name she gives everyone when they ask. She’s about 50 now, or thereabouts. She’s not actually sure how old she really is, given that she doesn’t have […]
Queer Eye 2.0
I’ve seen the poster on Netflix as part of the “Trending Now” shows carousel. I was curious but to be honest, I wasn’t all that into it. The original show was quite an innovator but […]
Kythe Summer Camp 2018
A child has the right to play, run, have fun and laugh, even if they are fighting cancer. This is what Kythe Organisation has been doing for the past couple of years for the kids […]