Category: Digressions
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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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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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An audit of what it means to be young
This article originally appeared in the December luxury supplement of the Manila Bulletin, dated December 4 2017. The relentless search for youth has been a consistent theme in humanity’s aspirations. Because youth is fleeting. It is synonymous to time, to better days — “the good old daysâ€, to unbridled passions where mistakes were to be…
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Men’s Grooming: The search for wet shaving brushes in Manila
There’s a huge disparity in men’s grooming products in the Philippines — this became apparent when I was looking for a shaving brush and shaving soap for use at home. Say what you want, but hipster barber culture has had that effect on me. My facial hair grows rather fast and although I am far…
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From Walwalan to Chillnuman: How to class up your drinking game
Notes: This post originally appears in Manila Bulletin’s MBLIFE. So in the 90’s we had this thing called “house party,†which basically meant staying at home because we had no money. Our meager school allowance was left to the spoils of small change by the end of the week so between the half-dozen friends we…
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I can’t believe this piece is 11 years old. Oh how the world has changed.
Me: “Mobile Internet.” USD 140 laptops. HSDPA. Oh how the world has changed. 2006 was the wild west of mobile — the iPhone was new and Internet on your phone was a novelty. Oh the places we will go… Publication: Mobile Philippines August 2006 Section: Columns Column title: The prodigal screen protector and other bedtime…
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The Mt. Pinatubo Explosion: One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Photos of the Century
This is a gem from our video team. Caption: It was a one in a million chance for Mang Albert to capture the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, and that moment sure did make him realize that his passion for photography was worth living for. Watch Alberto Garcia tell his story about the Mt. Pinatubo eruption…
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How the Japanese eat
Not like the rest of the world. I went to Tokyo to eat for a week. I came back full, both literally and figuratively as I was given the grand tour of the art AND science of how the Japanese prepare, eat and digest their meals. As it was my first time in Japan, my…
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#Throwback Column: Geek Life Unplugged: A New Year Resolution
*This column originally appeared in February 2007 for Mobile Philippines Magazine under Hinge Media Inc. Column: The Prodigal Screen Protector and other Bedtime Stories I found that the best way to measure your geek factor would be to turn off all the lights in your room and see how many blinking lights are left on.…
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Schmidt’s x Llucia: Serious Hotdogs and Churros
Address: 2nd Floor Robinson’s Madison Mall Don Jesus Blvd (Alabang Hills) Madison is a new community mall that popped up right across the new Hillsborough Church after the Alabang Hills exit. It’s a boon for people from Alabang Hills, Hillsborough and BF Homes who want to experience new places to eat without having to cross…
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