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Trying to be Neutral
It's December. You're going to a party. It's a sit-down cocktail in a cozy restaurant. So you dress up a little, not too much, j...
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christmas , diary entries , my beloved
My Beloved Christmas Party
Obet, Borj, Karen, and Direk Dom Yes, another Christmas party last night! I attended my first show Christmas Party, the one for My Belo...
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christmas , diary entries , reunion
Another College Reunion
Chesca, moi, Rachelle, Joy, and Sol Because its Christmas, that's why! Before the GMA Writers party, I had dinner with friends from...
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Flik, Blue Lightning
A new baby has come into the family! I just bought Flik, my first digital camera. He’s a Canon PowerShot SXH230 HS model and I’ve been enam...
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christmas , diary entries , ikaw lang ang mamahalin
Chocolate Pretzels for Christmas
My ILAM headwriter gave me this sweet Christmas gift and I enjoyed munching it with my brothers after we opened it at home. :) It's m...
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christmas , diary entries , reunion
When you're Brilliant, you Par-tay!
The Brilliants with RJ Nuevas. Taken by Jules Katanyag Okay, so that was a lousy pick-upper, but that's exactly what the brilliants d...
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Sweet Holiday Greeting
I just received my first Christmas card: It was in the mail box, delivered by snail mail, and bore my name and my address. It surprised m...
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diary entries , soccer , sports
Dreadful David Beckham Night
For months, I've been excited for the friendly soccer match between the Philippine Azkals and the LA Galaxy, the team football supersta...
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diary entries , office matters
Fresh Morning
Its a gloomy rainy day in Ortigas and I'm here to do some sidelines for Mabuhay, a travel and lifestyle inflight magazine, which was als...
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Moving Out... Again
This is how my things look like after I made the big move from Manila to Makati. I had more than 20 plastic bags, which drove my mother cr...
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diary entries , food and dining
Wine and Cheese Night
I just had an expensive dinner at Terry's Selection at The Podium last night after the tobacco control fellowship seminar at The Astoria...
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fellowship , health , journalism
Mission accomplished!
All three parts of my glutathione special report have been published! I feel very relieved that the hurdle is finally over. You could not im...
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fellowship , food supplements , health , journalism , special report
A lengthy start
The first part of my glutathione story finally came out! It didn't get a flawless reaction but it did made me experience for myself wh...
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diary entries , ikaw lang ang mamahalin , scriptwriting , television
A Week of GMA Firsts
This week is a charmer! My first afternoon soap opera, Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin , just had its press conference last Tuesday and will be airi...
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Burger Binge-ing at Frank's
Cyril and I finally got our accumulated paychecks for two months. (Working as brainstormers for soap operas airing in GMA has given us ...
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A teacher leaves her mark in her students' lives
When she was a high school junior, Maricar Pascua was asked by a literature professor a question she never forgot: Why do humans strive to b...
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diary entries , family , visa
Visa and Lele
Today, I accompanied my cousin Lele in getting her Danish visa. She'll be leaving in a few weeks and I'm getting mixed feelings abou...
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book launch , books , events , journalism
'Our Rights, Our Victories' Book Launch
'After my Writing Institute, I rushed to Ortigas to attend the book launch of Cris and Mother's book: Our Rights, Our Victories, a c...
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diary entries , food and dining , metro dining , reunion
Coffee Dream-ing with Jay
Jay and I had some quick bonding over coffee in SM San Lazaro. We couldn't find a good spot for making kwento so we opted to sit in thi...
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food and dining , korean food , metro dining
Seoulja's Quick-Fix
Korea's version of sushi and the numerous side dishes I met up with my sister Krishia in Espanya earlier and since I just got my payc...
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chinese food , food and dining , metro dining
David's Dimsum Delights
Libay treated me to some quick food fixes at David's Teahouse along Tomas Morato for some girly bonding. We weren't really close t...
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chinese food , filipino food , food and dining , metro dining
Sampling Manang's Chicken
A two-piece chicken meal from Manang's I knew BonChon chicken was a success the moment my officemate-friend Kim told me there's ...
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Busy Birthday
A birthday cake from Ira and Kim! So sweet! I've been working my ass off and if my Facebook wall wasn't bombarded with greetings...
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food and dining , metro dining
Everything Peanut Butter
I love peanut butter so its not surprising that you'd see me trying out Peanut Butter and Co , a PB-oriented restaurant at the Mall of A...
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chinese food , filipino food , food and dining , metro dining
Tasting Pares--FINALLY!
I finally nailed down one street food in my To-Eat-Before-I-Die bucket list. My true-blue Manileno friend Xi brought me to the original Par...
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food and dining , metro dining
Friday's with my Ates
Ate Ayah is officially in Manila for a month-long vacation and she treated us out to a hearty dinner at Friday's in MOA. Ate Yve was l...
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