I’d written about this book before but the post was deleted when I forgot to renew my site’s hosting. So here it is again because it’ Mother’s Day and it feels like the right time to (re)share. I’ve refused to celebrate occasions just because I feel like they’ve become quite capitalistic (and consumerist). Yes, I …
Three Idiots was my gateway to Indian films. A former colleague asked if I had seen it before, and although I’d already heard about it then, I didn’t really pay it much attention. But when I finally watched it, it struck a chord. I’m not sure if it’s the theme or the way the movie …
Or why I think people should stop caring about celebrities’ personal lives. I won’t wash my hands. Right off the bat, I’d admit that celebrity gossip was once a guilty pleasure, still is sometimes. But truthfully, who John Lloyd Cruz is dating and how Andi Eigenmann talks when she’s not acting on a soap opera …
It’s a long weekend here, and our daughter’s at my parents’. So my husband and I pretended to be teenagers and did what most kids these days do: Netflix and chill. I’m kidding. We didn’t pretend to be teenagers, and I seriously don’t know what teens these days do. But we did watch a lot …
Before we get down to it, first, a confession: When I first heard Bruno Mars, I didn’t hold him in high esteem. In fact, I thought he was just one of those celebrity singers who sang soullessly about their hedonistic exploits and “Twilight”-ish romance over canned beats. This was around 2010, when he released his …
Books have always been what I rely on when I pine for something I can’t put my finger on. I love books. Perhaps not as much as some of my friends but I’ve always had a thing for books. I immerse in the worlds they offer; I get lost in them. But there had always …
