Category: Let’s Shop
Sanrio 7-Eleven in Taipei
As an ’80s Hello Kitty kid, I jotted this down as my top itinerary during my recent Taiwan trip. When I finally laid my eyes on the Sanrio 7-Eleven in Taipei, I felt like a kid again—all warm and fuzzy inside. (Scroll down to the end to see the reel!) Window-dressed with Hello Kitty as […]
The BDJ Power Planner 2026 Unveils a New Look and New Name
After 20 years, the BDJ Power Planner is embracing reinvention. At the recent launch of the 2026 BDJ Power Planner, I noticed two key changes. First, the main planner cover—which for the past 20 years featured Bella, a stylish and often pink-garbed character representing BDJ’s community of planner girls—is now etched with minimalist doodle portraits. […]
Looking to Get Into Slow Fashion? Start with the Likhang HABI Market Fair
I began my journey with slow fashion when I attended my first Likhang HABI Market Fair in 2023. Back then, my wardrobe was filled with mostly fast fashion pieces and I hardly knew anything about local weaves. Inspired by what I learned from the fair, I spent the next two years reducing my fast fashion […]
Around The World With Seaquatix, The Best Waterproof Phone Case
If there’s one travel essential that I’ve tried and tested for the last decade of traveling solo, it’s the Seaquatix. In 2016, former Fil-Aus beauty queen and corporate lawyer Aprille Lim was holidaying in the Philippines when she wanted to share with friends and family photos of her snorkeling, kayaking, and swimming, while ensuring the […]
I Want My Daddy… Stickers!
I’ll never outgrow my love for stationery and stickers. Imagine my glee when I spotted these adjoining shops in Bangkok’s Siam Square—Daddy Stickerland and Daddy And The Muscle Academy. With both windows dressed in colorful paint, stickers, and a neon signage, these twinning shops lured my forever tween heart. Daddy And The Muscle Academy is […]
ChangChui: Bangkok’s Creative Market Set Around a Retired Airplane
If Chatuchak and Pratunam are royalties when it comes to Bangkok’s traditional markets, there’s a growing cohort of younger, more rebellious options. Leading the pack is ChangChui Creative Park, also known as Plane Market for one obvious reason—a decommissioned L-1011 TriStar Lockheed airplane sitting in the center. View this post on Instagram A post shared […]
Petto Mart Is The New 24-Hour Emergency Pet Hospital in Makati
If there’s one thing pet owners and animal rescuers badly need in the Philippines, it’s a bigger selection of reputable 24-hour emergency pet hospitals. When I say pet hospital, I mean fully-staffed with functioning medical equipment, such as ultrasound, 2D echo, surgery gear, and diagnostic labs. There are a number of 24-hour emergency pet hospitals […]
7 Days In Guam
After my Cali–Michigan trip, I headed back to the Philippines to prep for another holiday. For my mom’s birthday, my family spent 7 days and 6 nights in Guam, one of the US territories in the Micronesia sub-region of the western Pacific Ocean. We initially wanted to go to New York, San Francisco (again, for […]
Day Trip To Mackinac Island
This October I visited my Uncle Tom and Aunt Cherry who live in Michigan, where they manage a thriving wedding venue called The Little Red Barn of Nunica. Fall was just starting as the leaves were a few days short of turning full red-orange, matching the pumpkin patch palette of this side of the United […]