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IKEA hack: How to hide ugly cords using a Molger stool
As a techie, one of the things I find annoying are all the wires and cables that constantly surround me. Aside from tripping on them, I find them very unsightly. Take a look at the side of my...
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Sting/Alden/Gloria: Nasaan ang hustisya?
In Eat Bulaga they often say, “Nasaan ang hustiya?” (Where is justice?) whenever actor Alden Richards still looks good even when he’s crying, covered in garbage, or completely drenched. I guess he’s...
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Sad time for showbiz and new CPR guidelines video
It’s been a sad couple of weeks for Philippine showbiz. Director Wenn Deramas (whom I knew from Ai Ai delas Alas comedies) suddenly died of cardiac arrest on February 29, 2016. He was 49. Wenn Deramas...
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Height Goals: How Milk Made My Kids Grow Taller
I come from a family of tall people. My sister is 5’6” and my brothers are almost 6 feet. I happen to be 5’2” and I blame it on drinking soda instead of milk since I was a kid. I was also very hard to...
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Kris Aquino’s shocking plan for early retirement
Kris Aquino isn’t as stupid/shallow/greedy as you/we would like to think, apparently. In a move that shocked even me, she announced her pending retirement from ABS-CBN via Instagram, to focus on her...
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sixinch Furniture comes to Manila
Having a roof garden on top of our house and a courtyard on our second floor, I’m always on the lookout for great outdoor furniture. When we first moved into our house in 2003, we tried teak wood...
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Samsung Gear VR cheat sheet: What you need to know about this year’s biggest toy
Last Christmas season, the biggest toy of the season was the hoverboard. I have three sons and three hoverboards at home. Luckily we only had to buy one for Markus, because Tito Quark gave one to Ben...
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VIDEO: A look inside the Comme des Garçons exhibition at the MET
NEW YORK—The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute presents Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between, from May 4 to September 4, 2017 at the The Met Fifth Avenue, Iris and B....
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Mother’s Day flowers, gifts, and engraving at Adora
What to do when your mom has everything? You can’t go wrong with flowers. From May 9 (Tuesday) Rustan’s Flower Shop will have a pop-up shop at Adora, located at 2/F, Greenbelt 5, Ayala Center, Makati...
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The Kris List: Look what Kris Aquino’s up to
You don’t have to be a Kris Aquino fan to know that anything she does is news. Like her or not, you’ll have to admit that she has the numbers. If she features a new restaurant, it will be packed. If...
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Download my convenient Permission Slip for teenagers
I have two teenaged boys who suddenly went from PS4 to going out with friends. Having grown up with really strict parents, I suddenly understand why they gave me such a hard time to go out. But I also...
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Ode to Sharon Cuneta
I first heard about Sharon Cuneta in grade school at St. Paul Pasig, around 1978. My best friend Nana pointed her out to me at the canteen (cafeteria) and said, “That girl has a record, you know.” This...
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West Side Story at Solaire this August 2017
My favorite musical West Side Story comes to Manila with an outstanding all-American cast, as it premieres at Solaire Theatre on 10 August 2017. Set in 1950s New York, two enemy gangs—the Jets and the...
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Master and Servant (Part One)
When the Ayala Malls The 30th opened in our neighborhood last January, little did I know that a month later, an accident near the mall would forever change some lives. Last week, the Internet was abuzz...
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I’ve been trying to avoid writing negative things because the energy it gives me is so bad. I honestly got exhausted writing Part One that I had to stop, have a massage, and take a nap. But I felt like...
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My friend Anna said one mustn’t post negative stuff because the energy will bounce back to the author. But I feel that this story has to be told because there are really bad people out there and it’s...
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Good night, Roger Moore
You probably won’t believe this but I think, I think, I know I may have ESP. I started watching the premiere episode of The Bachelorette around 9 PM, Manila time. As the bachelors were coming out of...
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Level up your selfies with Vivo’s new V5s phone
Selfie lovers can rejoice as Vivo—one of the top five global premium brands—launches its newest selfie phone from the V5 line. In a big reveal at SM North Edsa last May 19, Vivo launched the V5s as the...
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Look who came to Chuvaness deals Goods
My friend Tere is an in-demand OB-Gyne, while I consider myself part-time blogger, part-time mom. Tere and I have talked about what we would like to do if we didn’t have our present jobs. Both of us...
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Giveaway: Why #BeloBaby’s talc-free powder is the choice of caring moms
Growing up in the ‘70s, we used to get all sweaty running around, playing both indoors and outdoors. It was normal to see a yaya running after her ward, with the intent of placing a small towel between...
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