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Why I Work
By Rossana Llenado Women work for all sorts of reasons. For some, it is to pursue a lifelong passion. For others, it is to have that sense of self-fulfillment inherent in a job well done. One of the reasons that I started Ahead Tutorial and Review Center 16 years ago...
Version Me
By Jing Lejano On the way home with V the other night, she asked, “You don’t wake your kids up in the morning?” “No.” “Who wakes them up? “They wake up by themselves.” “Who makes their breakfast?” “They’re old enough to make their own breakfast.” V gave me a look of...
Child-friendly Holidays
By Lyra Pore It had been a long drive. My young family had just spent seven hours on the road; and we were relieved to have finally arrived at the Twelve Apostles, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Victoria, Australia. Getting a glimpse of the famed rock...
What does it take to be a good mom?
I’ve been a mother for almost 16 years, and I have to tell you that there have been good days and there have been bad days. There have been times when I’ve been overwhelmed with joy. And there have been times when I’ve been sickened with frustration. What does it take...
Super Working Mother
By Gina Abuyuan I recently did a story on Emerson Yao, managing director of the Lucerne Group. Of the third generation of a family of watch retailers, the transformation of the family business is credited to him and his brother Ivan. Now, Lucerne is more than...
Why Only A Day?
By Mari-An Santos I attended a children's party the other day. It was the birthday of a friend's son. After greeting friends and acquaintances, I settled at a corner table and observed the revelry. Children playing. Adults chatting. When it was time to eat, I...
Mommy Sorority
By Ruth Manimtim-Floresca It’s weird (in a good way) how a lot of women, who have met for the first time, could easily click and bond with one another when they find out they’re all moms. Having children, after all, can immediately spawn dozens of stories in a...
Why “Popie?”
By Jennifer Lee-Bonto She was expecting a baby any moment. The OB-Gyne told her that she should be in Manila two weeks before her due date. The doctor had more reasons to be worried than that though. Pope John Paul II was arriving in Manila and included in his hectic...
Me, Super Mom
By Karen Galarpe It's been a year since I went back to the gym, and throughout the past months, I get a kick whenever I would put on my special white shirt, hit the treadmill, and afterward lift those 5-pound dumbbells. The special shirt is just a simple white tee...