A Leap of Faith

Life is but a constant leap of faith. If you’re not really closing your eyes and making a few leaps once in a while, you probably ain’t living your life to the full. –-Bonita The last two days had been a wee bit emotional for me. There was a moment when I started to doubt, […]

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Taxi Theory in the Philippines

Everyone who’s a fan of Sex and the City knows about the encompassing Taxi Theory. As stated by the great romantic cynic, Miranda Hobbes, “Men are like cabs. When they’re ready to get married, they turn their light on. The next woman they pick up, BOOM! they marry.” I wonder if this is true? In the Philippines, it seems […]

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How do you know if you’re meant to be?

“Why did you pursue me?” I asked Boyfriend as we spent our seven month-sary yesterday. “I asked. And you kept on saying ‘Yes,” he answered. “And the rest, as they say, is history.” I wonder if a lot of romances start and fizzle because the woman expects too much to soon. There’s too much “shoulds” in the […]

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The Philippine Hypocrisy — Or is it just the Philippines?

One of last week’s bigger news is a popular comic strip artist resigning from his daily after a successful 25-year run at the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI), one of the widest read dailies in the Philippines. Since 1988, “Pugad Baboy” was enjoyed by millions of Filipinos but a Pugad Baboy strip printed last June 4, […]

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What would you do if you do not like the girl your brother is dating?

They’ve actually dated for three years and I know her for almost two. Don’t get me wrong. She is a nice person and her family is the greatest. Her dad is an accomplished president of a non-profit organization, her sister-in-law is an acute businesswoman who is one of the food suppliers to a large hotel […]

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I am glad I didn’t marry earlier

This wonderful article, Do Not Marry Before Age 30, pretty much sums up how I feel about marriage. Sure, you might blame me for copping out, telling me that I could only feel this way because I wasn’t lucky enough to find true love and get married in my 20s. Others however may feel that my […]

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