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Time to reset: Finding the inner space 3 min read

• Culture & Lifestyle
• Purpose & Spirituality

Time to reset: Finding the inner space

This new corona virus lock-down has awakened in us a dormant monster that is a product of globalization; of urbanization, industrialization and consumerism. This monster... Read More

Loving unconditionally: Silence as a love language 3 min read

• Purpose & Spirituality
• Relationship

Loving unconditionally: Silence as a love language

They say, a key to a harmonious relationship with your loved one or your partner is understanding their love language. According to American author Gary... Read More

“Lola” power: These grannies prove that age is just a number 3 min read

• Purpose & Spirituality

“Lola” power: These grannies prove that age is just a number

When I reached 35, I started reassessing my life: asking myself where I am going, what I want to do, how to go about the... Read More

Snapshots from within the Walled City 3 min read

• Culture & Lifestyle

Snapshots from within the Walled City

Flashback to two decades ago: When I was still working as a staff writer at a (now defunct) lifestyle magazine, my weekend R&R meant going... Read More

“Bizarre” inventions unimaginable in the 80s 3 min read

• Culture & Lifestyle

“Bizarre” inventions unimaginable in the 80s

Those were the days when simple living was bliss; when children were children and adults acted like adults. No complicated social movements, no long queues... Read More

This is a story of our mothers 3 min read

• Purpose & Spirituality
• Relationship

This is a story of our mothers

I. HOPE Lucy got married at the age of fifteen. Within that year, she gave birth to her eldest daughter. Within six years she already... Read More

To move on is to stay in the present 3 min read

• Purpose & Spirituality
• Relationship

To move on is to stay in the present

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”... Read More

Demystifying the full moon 3 min read

• Astrology
• Purpose & Spirituality

Demystifying the full moon

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... Read More

A perfect conversation one stormy day 3 min read

• Purpose & Spirituality

A perfect conversation one stormy day

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... Read More

(Little) history of Akustik music in the Philippines 3 min read

• Culture & Lifestyle

(Little) history of Akustik music in the Philippines

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)... Read More