Author: Jayvee Fernandez
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7 Tips and Tricks For Selling Your Home Online
The decision to sell your home is one of the most critical financial decisions you will ever make. It can provide you with the capital you need to dedicate new ventures such as investing in a new property or amplifying your savings. Many home sellers in Florida are thrilled with the profits they earn from…
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This Father’s Day, give dad the three things he really wants
This piece originally appeared for the Father’s Day special of Manila Bulletin’s Mom’s and Babies section. In the grand scheme of things, it usually seems like Father’s Day is relegated as a second-class holiday compared to Mother’s Day. Maybe it’s because fathers are more subtle, more silent than expressive and default to the “if you’re…
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Whiskey Can Be Paired with Anything, Even Lechon
There’s nothing like pairing good single malt with Pepita’s Truffle Rice Lechon. So yeah, we were in for a treat at Mimi & Bros last night with the Glenfiddich 12, 15, and 18 year olds, all supposed to be paired with different parts of the pig. From last recall, the 12 was supposed to be…
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Parents, let’s not feel too guilty about screen time, OK?
Guys, I’m not a developmental psychologist. I’m a tired parent. Let’s address the elephant in the room — the whole screen time issue with our children is a drag. The struggle is real: balancing the conflicted amount of guilt whenever we pull out the phones at a restaurant so that the kids can sit still…
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Throwback Review: Siemens SX1
Note: This post originally appeared in PDA Buyer’s Guide in 2004. PDA Buyer’s Guide was a tech review site that had a technical slant to reviews, which were mostly above 1,000 words. This was a challenge I was willing to take since I was one of the first to handle this phone in South East…
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Alternative Ocean Vacations
With spring now in full bloom, Summer is just around the corner, and I don’t know about you, but I just can’t wait. For many of us, Summer and, more importantly, Summer vacation is like a breath of much needed fresh air. It’s an escape, albeit a brief one, from the daily grind of financial…
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Being a ‘houseband’ for five years helped me realize the silent struggle of many mothers
Note: This column appeared in Manila Bulletin’s print edition on April 14 2018. You can also read the online version. For the past century, modern society has relegated women as the “light†of the family — which felt more like a consolation title to having that heavy burden of rearing children and managing the home.…
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5 Tips For Turning Traveling The World Into Your Job
So, you’ve decided you would like to travel the world and work as a travel blogger. Or at the very least, you’re toying with the idea. Heck, maybe you already are traveling the world and are just looking for more tips. Here are five tips for turning traveling the world into your job: Tip #1…
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Startup Nation: how Israel is rebranding itself as the friendliest nation for technology
There’s a special place in the world for startups and we aren’t talking about Silicon Valley. Viber. Wix. ICQ. Waze. What do all of these companies have in common? These popular apps all have their roots in Israel, a melting pot of culture, religion and yes we aren’t sugar coating it — conflict. But in…
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5 Steps to Make a Group Project Report Your Oyster
Once you stumble upon the necessity to write a group project report, don’t allow it go with a flow. Take the organizational part under control and keep in mind the following steps to succeed and get the highest grade for your assignment. Step 1. Think with the end in mind This idea is not ours,…
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