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Life before wifi, Part 2
In 1997, God gave me the best birthday present: I met Jeroen. Sixteen years later we are still together as married best friends with three boys. Jeroen had just arrived from Sydney, Australia and...
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Life before wifi, Part 3
Sorry, Part 3 took longer than I planned. It’s because I didn’t realize life after wifi is actually a cornier story to tell. I do remember the first time I experienced broadband. It was at my dad’s...
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Shop to win an Amanpulo holiday from Rockwell
The heat is on with Power Plant mall’s sizzling summer raffle! Get a chance to win a complete travel package to Aman Resorts, Amanpulo. The 3-day/2-night package includes round-trip airfare,...
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Tried and tested: Rimowa luggage
Some readers have asked me to review three things: the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, the Samsung Galaxy camera, and Rimowa luggage. Let me start with the luggage before I take on the gadgets. One of the...
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You had me at George Clooney
Right now I’m crying from laughing and my eyes are slightly stinging because I had slapped on La Mer earlier. Funny I was just thinking of Brigitte Bardot, how she used to look then and how she looks...
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House manager
Following my dad’s advice, I stopped working for a few years after having two children. During that time I had a real dilemma of what to write under “occupation” on the immigration forms. I didn’t want...
View ArticleAwesome Japanese customer service
OMG, Jeroen! It turns out, we don’t have to take cabs all the time. Check this out!
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Everywhere We Shoot’s first solo show at PABLO
Everywhere We Shoot is composed of newlyweds Ryan and Garovs Vergara. Having met at the De La Salle College of St. Benilde’s School of Design & Arts, both say were two kids who used to meet up at a...
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Inday Barretto’s open letter to Gretchen: illustrated version
There is an ongoing war in the Barretto family. It involves showbiz sisters Gretchen, Marjorie and her daughter Julia in one camp (Team Gremarju) and matriarch Inday and daughter Claudine in another...
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Joaquin Barretto just joined Team Gremarju
Joaquin Barretto, brother of warring sisters Gretchen and Marjorie against Claudine, just pledged allegiance to the two elder Barretto sisters by writing a letter tweeted earlier by Marie Lozano. I’ll...
View ArticleAnthony Bourdain tries Jollibee
When I think of Jollibee, I think of Chicken Joy. But that’s not what Anthony Bourdain tried while filming his new CNN show, Parts Unknown, while at Jollibee in Koreatown, Los Angeles, California....
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Make your own Havaianas with Dan Matutina
Each year, Havaianas diehards flock to the Rockwell Tent to create their own customized pairs of flip-flops. And traditionally, the event features a commemorative pair that visualizes the theme for the...
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Gretchen’s sister says, “We do not want you, too”
Ouch. This really hurts. The Barretto saga is getting so trashy, the Kardashians need to take notes. But grrrr….I can’t help but post them because my statcounter likes the traffic the Barretto family...
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The end of Multiply
Oh, I never really got into Multiply, but once upon a time I was able to sell some pre-owned bags through the site, and for that I am grateful. That said, I feel sad to see them go. The end of another...
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SSI brings Aéropostale to Manila
American retail giant, Aéropostale, opens its flagship store this May 2013 at the ground floor of the new Glorietta in Makati. Named after a 1920s airmail company, the mall-based brand opened its first...
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Step into Wanderland: The ultimate sonic playground this summer
Karpos Multimedia Inc. proudly presents Wanderland—an annual outdoor music and arts festival with sights, sounds and a little something extra—on May 18, 2013 at the new Globe Circuit Events Ground in...
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Throwback 2002: Barretto sisters when they were friends
While waiting for the next installment of the Barretto family saga, take a break and watch the three sisters—Gretchen, Marjorie, and Claudine—in a friendly interview by Boy Abunda in Private...
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Dr. Phil’s test: How do others see you?
I took this test and got a 34. I think this is a fairly accurate description of me. 31 TO 40 POINTS: Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or...
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Yellow Chicken Festival at Wee Nam Kee
If you’re chicken rice-obsessed like me, you’d know that it is best served yellow! Unfortunately we don’t really have fatty yellow chicken like they do in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia. That’s...
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The sad childhood of Gretchen B
Before anything, I have nothing against Gretchen Barretto! I find her highly amusing and entertaining, unlike her sister Claudine, whom I find strangely aggressive. One thing I’ve always wondered about...
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