In this day and age where the annual temperatures are getting higher and higher, it’s hard not to spend more on electricity just to keep cool here in the Philippines. Years back I was the type of person who would resort to electric fans because the use of air-conditioning can be expensive but the heat […]

I was flipping channels over the weekend when I chanced upon the movie The Day After Tomorrow. I’ve seen the movie before but I couldn’t help but watch it again because I wonder if the reality shown in the movie is closer than ever.  In the movie, Dennis Quaid is a scientist whose climate projections […]

I am a plus-sized woman. There’s nothing I can do to deny it. I have not fit into regular-sized clothing in years, specifically since I had my surgery that removed my thyroid. My attempts at weight loss are a continuous struggle (that I will discuss in a future post). The biggest (pun intended) problem that […]

So many things have been running through my head. Something happened a while back that had me thinking – wondering really – if I know people as well as I think I do. If I know myself well enough to trust my judgment about things that happened. Someone I know, someone I trust surprised me […]

I’m probably not alone when I say that one thing that is very hard to manage is money. You could be earning as high as millions a month (or thousands or hundreds) but I think that for everyone it is a challenge to spend wisely. Rich people are lucky, they have people who manage their […]

Has anyone been watching World of Dance Philippines? It’s the local version of the US World of Dance competition that is being judged by Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, and Derek Hough. The local version follows the same format: dancers are categorized by divisions: Junior, Upper, and Team (for the US version though there is a Junior […]

If I could describe the past week in one word it would be about options. I think that is the recurring theme of the week.  At the office we discussed the option of my division moving to another space in our building to ensure and improve proper social distancing between employees. It would cost money […]

“Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.”  ― Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Climate Change is real…I think many of us here in the Philippines experiencing this weather right now know and feel just how real this all is. The heat […]

I’ve been an advocate of the habit of carrying reusable bags for shopping for a while now. I am very happy that many people are now practicing the same habit so that shoppers can avoid the use of plastic bags. But I still have my reservations when it comes to reusable grocery tote bags…my biggest […]

There was a time when I used to listen to the radio a lot. This was when I was younger and there wasn’t any music streaming sites/apps that can let me choose the music that I want to listen to at any given time. When I found out that Ronan Keating (formerly of Boyzone and […]

I don’t know if anybody else has been watching this on Fox Life Channel here in Asia, but that’s where I have been catching up on my guilty pleasure: America’s Next Top Model. Unlike the previous season that resurrected the show that was hosted by Rita Ora, this one is again hosted by the original […]

I have a confession to make: while I do know who Rachel Bilson is, I do not remember seeing her in anything she has done until I’ve seen her on the TV show Take Two. A friend of mine pointed out a couple of shows I’ve seen that she guest-starred in and a movie she […]

It’s been 17 years since I moved from Metro Manila to the rural setting that I am based in nowhere in the province. It has been a big change, but I have adjusted to it fairly well. In fact, I have gotten to the point where if given the opportunity, I would turn down a […]

There is one more week to go before the Enhanced Community Quarantine (supposedly) ends. According to the news, there are currently meetings going on about whether that quarantine will be extended or not. At this point, anything can happen. One thing is for sure though, I will continue to be working from home for the […]