Intuition Mentor and Encourager
Knowing about the five stages of grief may not make things any better or easier. In fact, the cycle can turn into a “comfort zone” for one who is not aware that there is a better way to deal with grief. Grief from relationship breakups or losing a loved one may be on a different … Read more
September is my birth month and I’m getting the feeling that this year, September is going to be a month of major shifts, of breakthrough choices, and finally, an abundance that I deserve. It is not surprising that in the days leading up to this month, I was already mulling over decisions that I ought … Read more
It is Sunday today and I am tying up loose ends in my life and for work. In one of my external storage, I discovered this message I wrote for God during one of those turbulent times in my life, a decade ago. While I do not recall what transpired during that time, reading what … Read more
A huge following of the Filipino Y-generation –the millennial generation that makes up the demographics of 1980 through the present –dedicate their weekends (and paydays) to trooping to bars for a sampling of music from the likes of Nyoy Volante, Paolo Santos, Jimmy Bondoc, DJ Alvaro, to name a few. These emerging breed of young … Read more
According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) 2018 data, an estimated 61.4 to 3.5 million of the total 5.7 million individuals 15 years old and over are actively engaged in the labour market either working or looking for work (labour force participation). The labour force expands yet opportunities for employment contracts. Developing countries like the … Read more
There is nothing prestigious or celebratory about my post title-cum-revelation: a story about failure, how can that be glorifying? Flashback: In 2007, I enrolled in a haircutting class of a prominent Filipino hairstylist as preparation for starting a barbershop business in our hometown in Bulacan, a first-class province from north of Manila. I had a … Read more
“Tell me, who are the people in your neighbourhood?”, went a song in a Sesame Street segment. My old neighbourhood in Bulacan was quite interesting. I remember my block neighbors so well and they’re a mixed lot. There was Elisa who used to play “luto-lutuan (pretend cooking)” with me; Abu, her younger brother, who would … Read more
“You’re going to China”, my boss told me more matter-of-factly than an order. Well, I was not too keen on going because of a personal conviction (hint: it goes with the acronym W.P.S.). Left without any amusing choice, I thought of making this work trip serve my interest somewhat. So, I was going to learn … Read more
I recently met someone: He was everything a fairy tale protagonist falls short of description: He has those penetrating, enigmatic eyes; smile that could make my heart skip a beat at every flash; way with words so smooth, the mulberry worms would fluster; those hands so strong and big, they could hold all planets in … Read more
I am not going to deny that I am a huge fan of Hallyu and K-pop. So when my boss hinted that she was sending me for a work assignment in South Korea, I immediately volunteered. Getting a visa for this trip was another story though. With all those requirements needed to submit to the … Read more