Manila Times: The Best Entrepreneur Advice I Received—To Be Hands On

Advertisements The best business advice came from my wise father-in-law was to be hands on. His advice tore apart the mindset that being an entrepreneur meant being your own boss with everyone at your beck and call. People think if you’re an entrepreneur, you can boss people around. All you need was to give an […]

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Do 1000% Platonic Friendships Exist?

Advertisements I HAD A FEW GUY BEST FRIENDS IN MY LIFE I was fortunate to have a few guy best friends at different times who came into my life. When we met, we just clicked. We shared the same wavelengths. For one or two, we shared similar interests. We could talk for hours and hours […]

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How to Teach Kids Consequences

Advertisements The kid had her ipad privileges removed for an entire month for bad behavior. It is bad enough that she’s disobeyed the instructions not to bother me while zooming, which got her 3 days no ipad. Then she did not want to sleep early, which made her sleepy in class, after which she cried, […]

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Why I am NOT as Excited about the Divorce Bill

Advertisements BEFORE YOU GO PRO, JUST A THOUGHT: 1. Guys would LOVE it. They can divorce their baby mamas and remarry again anytime. They can divorce a handful of times like changing their phones. NOTE: It is easier for divorced men to remarry than single mothers to remarry only because many men do not want […]

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Memoir Writing: The Bridge I Burned

Advertisements October 6, 2021 I was unaware at that time but a bridge was crossed as soon as my boyfriend of 2.5 years broke up with me. I did not know that when my boyfriend skyped with me that afternoon, he was going to break up with me. It all started with a cliche-ic “Can […]

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Memoir Writing: The Road to Marital Bliss

Advertisements September 22, 2021 The Road to Marital Bliss My father told me when I was in my 20s that I should be more like my mother if I wanted to stay married. Apparently, he felt that his cheeky opinionated daughter could not land herself a husband, more or less keep one. Of course, him […]

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How a Lazada Driver Taught Me a Lesson on Customer Service

Advertisements A few days ago, I reported to Lazada that my purchase did not arrive. After the 6.6 sale, I made a couple of purchases and this was the only one that did not arrive. I checked the proof of delivery and it contained my signature, which was not what I signed. So I reported […]

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Life/Parenting Lessons: Why I Enrolled My Daughter in Kumon Philippines

Advertisements The Battle for My Daughter to Take Up Kumon Lessons Up Head —  A few days ago, my naughty husband sent the following photo to my mother, who is a doting grandmother to my 5-year old daughter, Aeva: On the photo, Aeva fell fast asleep on top of her Kumon worksheets. Apparently, she was […]

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Leadership Lessons: Ravi Zacharias – When Great Christian Leaders FAIL

Advertisements I’m not sure if everyone knows but I’m a Christian. My mother’s side of the family is Christian, and my uncle and auntie used to be field missionaries and are now head of a church in Marikina. If you worship in the Christian circles, then you will definitely know who Ravi Zacharias is. Ravi […]

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Business Talk: Which S.O.B. Are You?

Advertisements A Millenial son of a successful tycoon shared his frustration on working in his father’s successful business. The business has been there over the last 30 years, and has grown in size. Due to its age and the father’s management skills, the business churns out income from regular customers. Many of the staff has […]

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