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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
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
Posted in Home, Lifestyle
Tagged Braun, George Foreman, Gourdo's, Gourdo's Glorietta, i Love Gourdo's card, iLG card, Kenwood, Kitchen Aid, Oster, Russel Hobbs, Vitamix
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
Posted in Home
Tagged blood moon, blue moon, Super Blue Blood Moon, Super Blue Blood Moon 2018, super moon
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
Posted in Lifestyle, Relationships
Tagged Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease, Lovi Poe, Someone to Watch Over Me, stroke, TJ Chavez, Tom Rodriguez
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
Posted in Lifestyle, Travel
Tagged Holy Trinity Parish, Holy Week traditions, National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, Our Lady of Light Parish in Cainta, Santuario Del Sto. Cristo in San Juan, St. John the Baptist Parish in Taytay, The Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Cubao, Visita Iglesia, Visita Iglesia 2016