Category Archives: Lifestyle

The Peninsula Manila Honors Mothers
This Women’s Month of March

PEOPLE normally honor women only on Mother’s Day, which is in May. Just one day to treat her to the pampering she so deserves. But celebrating motherhood only on Mother’s Day is undermining the idea that motherhood is important work … Continue reading

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Shopping Is Fun at Gourdo’s Glorietta

THE best time to shop is, no, not during the Christmas season when the malls are crowded and the traffic is terrible, but right after the festive but stressful holidays. In January. No more crowds. No more waiting in long … Continue reading

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Once in a Super Blue Blood Moon…

EVEN when I was a kid, I would already hear the phrase “once in a blue moon” to refer to something that very rarely happens. Scientifically, “blue moon” means a second full moon within a month, which seldom takes place. … Continue reading

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Someone to Watch Over Me:
My Own Version

LAST Friday (January 6, 2017), I watched the concluding episode of GMA-7’s Someone to Watch Over Me with a heavy heart. I had expected it to be a heart-breaker, but it still left a lump in my throat that just … Continue reading

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My ‘Visita Iglesia’ Trail:
A Spiritual Journey

SEVEN. That’s the number of churches that you have to visit within the day, according to Visita Iglesia traditions. That’s exactly what my husband Raff and I did yesterday, Holy Thursday, March 24, 2016. Believe it or not, it was … Continue reading

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