Toni Platon-Tiu spent the last 12 years working in the advertising and media industry. Recently, she decided to work from home to spend time with her family and raise her little boy. Now, she is bran...
dear lena, i’m a sucker for girl friend shows and new york city. yes, i was a fan of sex and the city and i was quite intrigued..nay…excited when i heard that you were going to launch a s...
a little update on my discoveries and new favorites the past few months. discovered these while walking around watson’s in SM city…BACOLOD. yes. i’m not a beauty snob, and i’m...
Giselle Tongi-Walters or also known as G Toengi is best known as one of the local showbiz’s 90s icons of teen angst. She first made a name for herself at 16 as one of the members of the very fi...
last weekend, my friend yvette and i decided to celebrate cinco de mayo by doing brunch at chihuahua mexican grill. brunch is one of my favorite meals – mixes some of my favorite breakfast food...
Janthina Fong is a recent “re-pat”, coming home from five years of living in California. She is currently a public relations practitioner handling Jewelmer, the French-Filipino purveyor a...
woke up yesterday with the news that my favorite beastie boy, adam yauch aka MCA, passed away at age 47 and it made me real sad. to a certain degree, i’m more affected by this than when michael...
i first heard about caramoan in camarines sur a few years ago. it was dubbed the “next big thing” and the place slowly built its reputation by being the location of choice for numerous ed...
(photo credit:Gelbert Apdal) Cai Subijano is the current assistant editor of Philippine Star’s Supreme and maintains a regular lifestyle column called “Wild Card Inside“. She dabble...
Gabbie Tatad calls herself a “raket scientist” – she dabbles in a wide variety of things including her own fashion jewelry business called aláti where she single-handedly crafts eac...
i had gone through 40 days of no sweets and i was determined to fulfill my sweet tooth on easter monday when i saw candy dizon tweet about this…. gooey salted caramel on a buttery shortbread to...
A few months ago, Jackie Clark of Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance reached out to me and offered to guest post after reading the glossy series. Here’s an excerpt of her email: I have always had a p...
when most people run to the nearest resort on holy week, i almost always choose to stay behind and savor metro manila at its most peaceful. empty streets, one of the best reasons to stay in the city....
Stephanie Zubiri is a chef with training from the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. After finishing her education in France, including completing History and Geography at the Sorbonne, she moved b...
my repetto flats are some of my favorite shoes. they’re simple, comfy and iconic. not surprising that a number of women i admire are repetto fans as well! ever since i saw these boards up aroun...
i was putzing around my neighborhood national bookstore when i rummaged through the sale bin and saw this: i literally grabbed it and ran to the cashier. if you know me well enough, you probably know...
Patti Mallari is the Communications Director at an ad agency, co-founder/writer/photographer of travel and lifestyle blog Life’s My Trip, partner at Philippine heritage conservation group Laraw, and ...
the past few weeks have probably been some of my busiest. ever. but nice to take a short breather in between the hustle and bustle. life is good.
Mara Coson is part of the recent crop of repatriates who have come back to the philippines to pursue their passion. She is a fiction writer for both print and online media publications ranging from c...
one of my favorite restaurants is mangetsu. it used to be at the mile long/creekside area and i’ve consistently had good meals there! but since they’ve changed management and moved to jup...
Ces Guerrero spent most of her professional career in Advertising as an Account Manager but after 7 years, she took a leap of faith. She moved to Los Angeles to train in Beauty Make-Up Artistry at th...
i finally got to see the run of “livin la vida imelda” by carlos celdran at the silverlens gallery last saturday. it was their last two performances, so thankful i got to catch it. for th...
i remember back in january when the first tweets about death cab for cutie coming to manila came out, i just couldn’t believe it. seriously? death cab? manila? you’ve got to be kidding me...
Bangkok-based Anne Elicaño is lucky to have a job that takes her to different places around the globe. Anne is an accomplished journalist who lived in the UK where she completed her master’s de...
my inner kid/science geek gets very excited whenever i drive past the mind museum. if you ask me, the facade looks a little guggenheim-esque. i admit, i love, love, love science. sometimes i feel kin...
boracay’s favorite italian restaurant is finally here! aria cucina italiana offers refreshing italian cuisine to the city folk like us at their first metro manila location at bonifacio high str...
Martina Gomez-Pangilinan has gone through several reinventions in terms of her career – she has been a preschool teacher, corporate communications specialist and marketing practitioner. Currently, sh...
located in a nondescript office building along valero st in salcedo village, masseto is one of those places where when you invite people who aren’t familiar with makati they’d probably ge...
PR maven ginggay joven-dela merced is the general manager of top public relations and special events company Visions and Expressions, one of the country’s premiere firms handling renowned brand...
i’ve been complaining about the fact that bush is going to open for schlocky naughties rock band evanescence. i don’t even know what kind of music evanescence plays. some sort of emo rock...
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