Raise your hand if you’ve ever been the brunt of cringeworthy, in-your-face questions or remarks from the nosy, taklesa tita, tito, lola, lola, or any long-lost-or-not, 1st to the nth degree of consanguinity cousin. These encounters usually happen during reunions. With Christmas coming, be forewarned, forearmed, and ready with those…
Our fourth Christmas video is about our very own wishlist that many of us have for gifts we hope to get this Christmas. Some gifts can easily be bought from stores; the challenge may be affordability. Some dreams are deeper and much harder to fulfill. But don’t let the perceived…
Any Noche Buena planned by your tribe for this holiday season? If you have that tradition, make time for it and really be present. Connect with everyone there, make warm and fun moments, and bask in the glow of the conviviality. Don’t allow taklesas to ruin the good vibes. Such…
Challenges are part of life. For many of us Pinoys, more so than ever with the recent 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit the Visayas in September, and the typhoons that made landfall one after the other in November that caused floods which inundated towns and cities. All three—the earthquake, Typhoon…
Dear Readers, I wish you all a Merry Christmas. Most of us have plans for the holiday season. Some go for fun, good times, and get-togethers in someone’s dwelling. Others choose to have quiet time for meditation and prayer. Many want to catch up with loved ones and travel to…
Whether you’re a true-blue Gen-Z with a penchant for curated chaos, or a sentimental old-timer who can’t let go of their decades-old Christmas stocking, when it comes to decorating for the holiday season, the natural Filipino tendency for maximalism is in full display. We’ve talked about maximalism multiple times in…
Pinoys may be known to start celebrating the Christmas season in September, with the “glitch” of Halloween and Undas in the middle before December comes. Now that those two events are over, many of us are focusing on Christmas, including commercial establishments and e-commerce sites that are using the season…
Ang sarap nga naman balikan iyong nakaraan nung bata pa ako at Krismas na. I swear I could smell Christmas (yes, literally) in the air. To me, the mixture of excitement, anticipation, and happiness that vacation was approaching has this particular poignant smell. Delicious Christmas aromas that came from a very…
We talk a lot in this blog about trending colors and interior design styles. But we don’t expect you to jump on the bandwagon, which is why we usually say to know yourself well and how you live, then create the best home for you. Years ago, I wrote about…
Midcentury modern (MCM) interior design is one of my favorites, like countless other people around the world. This style may have started in the 1940s, but we can still see so much of it echoed in today’s homes and commercial spaces. Before we dive into the attraction for this interior…
