New Year’s Resolutions: practical or pointless? I wrote down all the things that I hope to achieve for 2022, but I’ve stopped calling them ‘resolutions.’ Somehow, I just find the word too rigid. Sure, I’d like to crush my goals for this year, but I also want to leave a little room for flexibility and …
After being in home quarantine for 3 weeks now, I am happy to say that we – my family and I – are still okay. Some days, we drive one another crazy, and some days, we remember how lucky we are to be stuck with one another. We are still adjusting to our new reality, …
How are you feeling at the moment? Anxious? Scared? Angry? If you answered one or all of the above, I want you to know that you’re not alone. A lot of us are definitely feeling distressed about the whole coronavirus situation. After all, it has really affected EVERYTHING – our lives, our livelihood, our health, …
What does the word ‘sexy’ mean to you? For actress Erich Gonzales, being sexy certainly isn’t just about being thin and fit. Being sexy means putting in the work to achieve one’s body goals, eating and drinking right, and living a healthy lifestyle. In a society where sexiness is associated with merely being thin and …
If there’s one thing I’ve learned so far about pregnancy, it’s that it’s full of surprises! You can go into labor anytime — whether it’s earlier than expected or much later than your estimated due date. One thing’s for sure: when that time comes, you don’t want to be frazzled and stressed out because you …
My aunt asked me a few days before my birthday, “How old will you be this year?” Without flinching, I proudly said “Thirty three!” My cousin-in-law laughed and said, “You’re too honest! You should have said twenty seven!” (I could have said 8.25, actually. The advantages of being a leap year baby!) I was getting …
Most people finish writing their New Year’s Resolutions even BEFORE the New Year arrives, but me? I’m a little behind on that. But what I DID figure out early on was my ONE WORD. Sometimes, resolutions fail because there are just too many of them. We write a long list of “promises” to ourselves, only …
Oh, 2016!!! If I could hug you and kiss you, I would! You were a b*tch to many but you were good to me. It wasn’t exactly flawless but I will go so far as to say that this has been one of my best years yet. Grateful is an understatement. It is now 2017, but …
I just killed the Leap Year Lola. Wait, wait! Relax, I didn’t kill anyone. I was just referring to my old Blogspot blog. Blogging there was great. It was easy. However, I really wanted to take the act and art of blogging a notch higher by having my own domain name, a cleaner and more …
Shimmian Manila Surgicenter is the first clinic in the Philippines that offers reconstructive rhinoplasty using Gore-tex technology. It is an affiliate of the Shimmian Plastic Surgery Center in Seoul Korea. In the Philippines, Shimmian Manila is owned and operated by Dr. Levi John Lansangan, a certified plastic surgeon with over 15 years of experience in …
