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By Rossana L. Llenado Today is very special as we celebrate International Women’s Month and the first year anniversary of Smart Super Women. We started S, as we fondly call it, to serve as a forum for smart super ladies to inspire other equally bright and busy women....
The Triumph of Fortitude
By Lyra P. Villafana I used to edit a two-volume publication on legal costs. Referred to by practising lawyers in Australia, it was one of the most difficult to understand among all the products in my department’s list. The first time I spoke to the author, she...
A Good Education
By Paige de Guzman There’s a love and hate relationship between me and college. One minute I was loving it, then hating it the next. I love vacations. I love lazy days and happy mornings when I don’t have to wake up early to go to school. I love it when I don’t have...
The Year of Living Brilliantly
By Jing Lejano When we started the Smart Super Women blog exactly one year ago, we never thought that we’d play witness to daredevil feats of adventures. We wanted to hear inspiring stories of mothers, daughters, sisters, warriors, peacemakers, intellects, vamps,...
Confessions of a Reluctant Atenean
By Leslie G. Lee When I started my senior year in high school, I smugly thought I had my life all mapped out. I was now at the top of the so-called food chain; I had been promoted to editor-in-chief of our school paper from my previous post as features editor; and,...
My Boxing Life
By Tet Defensor There is something about the sound of boxing gloves hitting the punching bag in steady rhythm; even more exciting is throwing a strong jab or hook that lands right smack on your coach's training mitts. Tiring? Not at all! Despite the strenuous physical...
More than Just Coffee
By Ruth Manimtim-Floresca I am not much of a coffee drinker. And I don't particularly like spending a lot on signature drinks. Lately though, I’ve been finding myself hanging out with online media friends at various coffee shops after we’ve attended events. It’s nice...
The Day I Became Mrs. G
By Jane Santos-Guinto Three years ago today, I became Mrs. Jonathan Guinto. We had the ceremony at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Tagaytay. Father Vic Sadaya of the Claretian Missionaries traveled all the way from Quezon City to bless our vows. Father Vic's sermons...
Riding in Cars with Boys
By Maridol Rañoa-Bismark What do you do when you have to rush to work in the morning, beat deadlines in the afternoon, and get home ready to drop at night? Certainly not end the day without checking on your child whether he’s a tyke, a teenager, or a college-age young...