Blogs
Enjoying Christmas
By Julie Javellana-Santos For me, the Christmas season officially began when I found myself waking up at dawn and groping around for a blanket. The mornings had suddenly grown cooler. Where before I kicked off all covers, it was all I could do to snuggle into a...
It Pays to Be ‘Praning’
By Regina Abuyuan “What’s worse than someone raping your daughter?” read an award-winning poster for an awareness campaign back in the ‘90s. “Someone raping your son.” I think either is worst, period. Sexual assault, bullying, seemingly harmless pranks that end up...
Building Memories
By Karen Galarpe Looking over the chocolates on the shelves at the supermarket today, I smiled at seeing a bag of local cheap chocolates individually wrapped in white-and-orange stripes. “It’s still alive!” I thought to myself, as I picked up the little bag and added...
The Investor
By Romelda C. Ascutia One of my most hair-raising experiences in recent years is when I made a significant financial investment. I had a little savings in the bank that was not being maximized, and I feared it would be frittered away with unnecessary...
‘Phantom of the Opera’ and I
By Julie Javellana-Santos Last Sunday I watched the movie “Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall” with my husband and teenaged kids. This was the opera’s 25th anniversary presentation filmed in its entirety for movie audiences and particularly for those left...
Online Tutoring: A 21st Century Benefit
By Karen Galarpe It was a few years ago when I first saw those ads of companies looking for English language online tutors. These tutors were to go over essays written by Korean students, and would have to conduct one-on-one tutorials via the web. Here was another...
Be Personal Finance-Savvy
By Ruth Manimtim-Floresca For the past several years, I have researched on, interviewed a lot of financial experts for, and written many articles on various finance-related topics. Somewhere in between, I came to know more about how it is to really take a good look at...
Sunday Shutdown
By Jing Lejano Sometimes, six days is just not enough to finish all the things that I need to do for the week. Apart from my usual writing and editing chores, which I do in the comfort of my bedroom, there are interviews to be done and shoots to be attended, sometimes...
Growing Old in the Philippines
By Julie Javellana-Santos Two weeks ago, my brothers, sisters and I threw a big bash for my mother’s 75th birthday. It was not a surprise party since we took turns trying to convince her to come to the Philippines for the party with her American husband. Nevertheless,...