I was updating my online writing portfolio over at Multiply last night when I ran across the first magazine article I ever wrote. It was for Good Housekeeping Philippines’ April 2008 issue, I remember it had J Lo on the cover. How ironic that 2 years later, I’ve only made my 2nd contribution to GH…
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Shangrila Boracay Resort and Spa is a dream… even for a beach hater!
I don’t like beaches. I don’t like the sun beating down on me. My idea of an ideal summer vacation is strolling down the streets of Japan during the cool sakura (cherry blossom) season. Thus when I was invited by Sony Philippines to the Sony Bravia and Digital Imaging launch in Boracay, I was quite…
Six months after my Shuji Kida Hair Salon straightening treatment…!
Surprisingly, my series of posts about the Japanese magnetic hair straightening I had undergone at Shuji Kida Hair Salon are among the most popular in this blog. I have gotten email after email asking me how much it costs, how long it takes, how it is 1…2…3 months or so after… and so forth. Honestly…
Blogging in Good Housekeeping Philippines March 2010
My long awaited magazine feature is out at last! Three years after my first ever magazine article was published in Good Housekeeping Philippines, I’m finally back where I started with a feature entitled “Blogging for a Living”. This is special not only because I’ve come full circle and I’m writing about something close to my…
Blogging and motherhood… I am still a mom above all!
Many people have the impression that bloggers are free-wheeling individuals who have tons of spare time to hop from one event to another. Well, I’m sure there are people who fit that description but then there are even more who don’t. In my case, it’s something like this: I work in my husband’s family business,…