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  • I finally got a Clarisonic. I wanted to see what the hype was all about (and since I just found out I had lupus, retail therapy is all I have). Grey is my color of choice because I can’t stand…

  • The doctor had a long talk with me last Thursday. To sum it up, he said I need to change my career. There are two major enemies of lupus: stress and sun. Sun, obviously, is easier to control. I still…

  • The fever started Wednesday. By Thursday, I had to leave for Boracay, something I have been dreading since I never liked the beach, the sand, nor the sun. I pretty much stayed put in the hotel until Friday because of…

  • Kikay-wise, one of the best things I probably ever did was to stop all hair straightening treatments. I inherited thick and curly hair from my mother side of the family. During my teen years, it became unruly, and the curls…

  • Prior to using Asana, the team have gone thru Basecamp, ActiveCollab, and GoPlan. We’ve been changing task/project-management systems so much that we just got used to it. At the back of my mind, I welcomed it, because it allowed me to…

  • I have worked with someone who, without fail, will always make it a point to say no or contradict something – anything – at every single meeting. Without exaggeration, I’ve never had a conversation with her when she didn’t —…

  • I am now aware of 4 vegan food delivery services which deliver to Makati: Edgy Veggy Corner Tree Cafe Pipino The Sexy Chef Unfortunately, the first 3 are not sustainable for “daily sustenance,” with their required minimum order of P500…

  • Know when you’re defeated in battle. Even if you know deep within your soul that you are correct. Let the others waste their time & energy on something you know you fail. But don’t waste yours. Rather, allot these to…

  • We said our goodbyes to our unit in Le Domaine, Salcedo Village — the place where a lot of good memories were formed. There are no words to describe the feelings of leaving the unit we have called home for…

  • Spencerian Penmanship / $20.99 / Amazon.com “Your handwriting looks exactly like <insert name of friend here>,” my friends would exclaim. I recently realized that all these years, I’ve been unconsciously channeling the handwriting of other people (usually one of my closest friends).…