Preventive Potions
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This saying resonates immensely with mothers. One of the most difficult things that a parent has to face is taking…
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Love, Exclusively at The Grande Dame
Woo her with fine wine, Ecuadorian flowers and a helicopter ride over Manila bay before sunset Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal for his third wife 300 years ago.…
A Grand Salute to Teachers
Many children dream of becoming doctors, lawyers, or engineers. Some who are artistically inclined see themselves as sculptors, pianists or painters. Still others desire to be beauty queens, racecar drivers…
Eyes Wide Shut
Did you know that the hours of uninterrupted sleep you get each night weighs heavily on how long you’ll live? Research suggests that a person who regularly gets less than…
Soothing Soujourns
Had a stressful day? Wish you can be somewhere else at the blink of an eye? Feel the need to just leave all your cares and worries behind? Yes, yes,…
Corndog Chronicles
I love corndogs! During my freshman year in Ateneo, lunch consisted of corndog and a tall cup of grape slushie. This was my staple meal for a whole year –…
The Suit of Champions
Soccer moms, baseball moms, basketball moms – these are how mothers who chaperone their sons to practices and games of their chosen sports are called. Then there’s us – the…
Freedom vs Justice
My 12 year old boy M is the biggest fan of Ironman. Behind the ironsuit is Tony Stark ,the ultrasmart megabillionaire scion of his equally brilliant inventor father, Stark Industries…
Les Miserables – A Celebration of the Human Spirit
Born in 1985 from the genius collaboration of visionary producer Cameron Mackintosh, composer Claude- Michel Schönberg and lyricist Alain Boublil, the opus Les Miserables is presently hailed as the longest…
Her Madjesty, Madonna
I remember several years ago when everybody who had anything to say gave their two cents worth about Lady Gaga’s impending concert. The religious, the hateful and the fans took…