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I LIVE a 30-minute walk from Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina, where my father, two brothers and maternal grandparents are buried.
I will never forget that fateful day, August 20, when I found myself singing the Bee Gees’ “Staying Alive” in my executive suite at Diamond Hotel. It was 6 a.m., and I had just received a wake-up call from our wedding coordinator Chinkie Agregado.
The Cebu chapter of La Chaine des Rotisseurs held a fellowship dinner at Anzani’s in Nivel Hills. Marco Anzani and his wife Kate Dychangco Anzani dubbed it “Ferragosto Gastronomic Tour of Italy.” It scored high among the 75 gourmets and gourmands who filled the place.
I was the apple of my father’s eye, my mama said. He would drive the car around the block with...
Rather uncomfortable around them, I avoid household machines and gadgets when I can. The test comes periodically, when Lani, my lone kasambahay, goes off on vacation.
Luxury brand Bulgari has signed an agreement with the City of Rome to donate 1.5 million euros to renovate the Spanish Steps, the landmark that has drawn millions and millions of tourists to the Italian capital the past century.
As a child who had perhaps watched too many movies, I came up with what I thought a particularly clever scheme for survival: In case caught in crossfire, quickly play dead. And when I got older, dad offered yet preemptive advice: “Never volunteer, kiddo.”
While at a hamburger place in Georgia, United States, I overheard two mothers debating the issue of teaching their children table manners.
When I married my husband 15 years ago, I thought my life was set. I was 27 then with a string of broken love affairs. I thought he was the answer to my prayer.
Your mantra for the week: “The gift of love is the best gift in the world.”
