Seoul trip
Culture & Lifestyle

Hello Hallyu: My first Seoul trip

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 travel agency, I almost had…

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hair dryer
Culture & Lifestyle

Of spray nets and iconic hairstyles

This new ad from a personal care brand hit home…” My hair, my say” goes the battle cry of its shampoo brand. I have had my share of bad hair days too: bad because regardless of how the cut would look on me, it would be the take of other people …friends and family members alike who would size up…

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Renting a home
Wealth

Renting a home: how common apps [and patience] can help

Renting a home required a lot of things from the lessee. To rent a “decent” looking place means putting in a third of your monthly income. In many instances, a number of property brokers impose their “standards” of leasing, including paying out a month’s rent in advance and an equivalent of two months’ rent for deposit. They would also demand…

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Obsessed with waiting
Purpose & Spirituality, Relationship

When waiting becomes toxic

Quitting a job? Wait until a new one comes by. Want to find love? Wait for the right person. Feeling something is wrong with the body? Wait for more symptoms to show before going for a check-up. Why do we wait when we can do things now? Why do we procrastinate? Does waiting shield us from making mistakes? Does it…

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heal depression
Health & Wellness

It takes a village to heal depression

I have read about personalities who died by suicide, allegedly because of depression, including Korean K-Pop Shinee’s Jonghyun, and Korean actor Jun Tae Soo. Their deaths put on spotlight certain realities many of us have chosen to overlook. [ See related story here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/south-korean-actors-death-triggers-concern-countrys-high-suicide-rate-1076861] I have family members who battled with depression. And while they suffered, I also suffered, and…

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Business practices
Wealth

Beware of bad business practices

The other day, I attended a local business forum where I got insights on how local entrepreneurs, the SMEs operate. Not generalizing, but I feel that if all business mentors think the way the forum facilitator does, our industry will just be one coliseum for rat race, and espousing a rabid dog eats dog structure. First of all, I am…

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