I can still hear the words emanating from my sputtering, 1980s vacuum tube TV; from a robust and suited-up German Moreno yelling his GMA Supershow spiel: “Maraming, maraming salamat sa aming mga sponsors, Birts Tree [sic] and Merced Bakehouse!” Forty years later, I cannot believe that one of Kuya Germs’ major sponsors would be anContinue reading “The Unbearable Lightness of Being Merced”
Tag Archives: Personal musings
SAN JUAN AND THE BLISS OF OCCASIONAL SOLACE
I am surrounded by people the whole day. It is rare that I have a moment alone. If ever I do, even for 30 minutes, I celebrate it with an ostentatious cup of coffee, or an overpriced cocktail, just because. But before children, lovers, parents to take care of, and the bustle of people whoContinue reading “SAN JUAN AND THE BLISS OF OCCASIONAL SOLACE”
We Did Swedish Death Cleaning and I Think Everyone Should Do It
It was a lesson not only in purging, but in love
Mid-century Modern Mom
Memories of my favorite photo of mom at home
Last Days Before Lockdown
A roundup of all the places I went to a few weeks before the Pandemic
The Secret Life of Inexpensive Plants
Plantitas, do we really need to buy plants that cost an arm and a leg?
An Honest Post
I’m taking a one-day break from design babble to talk about how ordinary folks are represented in lifestyle articles. I’m sure you have your fill of “fave-celebrity-doing-normal-things” viral posts, but when a call for a lifestyle or inspirational article about people like you and me are brought up, the editors sometimes get a knee-jerk reactionContinue reading “An Honest Post”
Rachelle Medina 