Becoming My Mother: Filipino Mom Wisdom Meets Menopause
Last week, I was frantically looking for an old notebook I had scribbled important notes from an online class. I went to my home office where I stored all my old notebooks – it wasn’t...
Corporate Nonsense or Menopause Moment?
A year ago today, I left my international corporate career and went home to refocus on 4F’s: faith, family, friendships and fitness. Everything continues to be work in progress (especially the fitness bit) but each passing day affirms...
Strength and Beauty: The Real Filipino Power Couple
One of the earliest stories I learned in school was the Filipino legend of the first man and woman. A bamboo splits open, and out come Malakas (Strong) and Maganda (Beautiful). The story was meant to teach that strength...
What Happens When Menopause Hits Like a Truck: Our Story
I wasn’t prepared for it. Not even close. One day, Jasmin and I were navigating our usual rhythm and enjoying a new city Dublin and the next, everything shifted. Her doctor explained that due to...
East Blends West: Managing Menopause
Last week, my friends and I met up in Japan for one last hurrah before one of us gets repatriated. We chose Japan for its unbeatable mix of shopping and food, but as a delightful...
The Unexpected Professor: What I Learned from Cancer
Cancer turned out to be one of my strangest—but best—teachers. It reminded me that time and life are God’s most precious gifts—and that we waste too much of both on things (and people) that don’t...
Daffodil Day: Remembering The Fight and The Funny
They say laughter is the best medicine. Granted, chemotherapy, radiation, and a skilled oncologist are also quite useful, but humor? That’s what carried me through the strangest, scariest, and most unforgettable moments of my journey....