How I Found My Spark Back
How dogs eased my anxiety and helped me find my spark back. Read more
Be the One You Have Been Waiting For
The conditions will never be perfect. I may never fully figure things out. But I am still called to share and speak my truest truth every damn day. Read more
When Health Issues Make You Vulnerable in Your Forties
With health issues last December, I was faced with many doctor’s visits, tests, and feeling vulnerable. I share the lessons I learned along the way. Read more
What Happened When I started Meditating Daily?
I meditated daily before. But I lost my way and stopped. Here’s my journey back to the mat, to my sangha, and to myself. Read more
Stillness Speaks: A journey of Silence and Digital Detox
What happens when an extrovert writer addicted to her phone into a four-day silent retreat? Read more
Nourished by Bangkok: 8 Delicious New Finds in 2017
It is not the going out of port but the coming in that determines the success of a voyage. –Henry Ward Beecher How do you judge the success of a trip: by the souvenirs purchased, the number of photos on your phone, or the number of posts on Facebook? For me, it is the […] Read more
Slow Down Time
Feb7,2017: This is not about food, travel, or fitness. But I am a writer, and I write what I know. And this much I know as a writer, when feelings or thoughts aren’t expressed it weighs heavy on my heart. People joyfully post photos of cats, of bacon, of eggs (especially egg porn of breaking […] Read more
No Place I’d Rather Be in 2017
Stuck in Manila’s traffic last Saturday, I discovered ‘Rather Be’,a song that inspired my outlook for 2017. If you are not happy where you’re at, then find where you would rather be. With all your heart and determination, go for it and don’t look back. Read more
My Ancestral Adventure to Pinamalayan, Mindoro
A trip to her grandmother’s hometown became an ancestral adventure involving the supermoon, a sunrise swim, rainbows, hope of a promised land, and embracing her strength. Read more
Taking a Leap in Laos
Adventure junkies would never think of Laos as a top of mind destination. But trust this travel writer to find herself facing her fears in an adrenaline-packed day of zip-lines, abseiling, and rock climbing. Read more