My husband and I happened to have tickets to Allegiance in one of those rare nights Lea Salonga was down with colds and couldn't make it to the show. There was a bit of confusion, even disappointment, upon receiving our Playbills and seeing someone else's name under "Kei ...
100% Whole Mom Thanksgiving Dinner
[Date backtracked. Finally getting this post out of my drafts, yaaay!] I remember it still, my first ever meeting with the 100% Whole Mom gang—Rica, Chesca, Marilen, plus Teena Barretto and her team. I stepped in the restaurant, just being my awkward self, and was ...
Never too late for “Merry Christmas!”
I'm pretty sure your Christmas trees are still up and we're all still enjoying what's left of the Christmas season (and the leftover sugar cookies). So I'll just go ahead and finish this Christmas greeting I started drafting the day before Christmas, just before everything went ...
Grateful Beyond Words for Pursuit Manila
As the year is about to end and I ponder upon what the Lord has done this 2015, it goes without saying that Pursuit Manila is high up on my gratitude list. If you follow this blog and my stories about Pursuit Community this year, you already know what a crazy journey 2015 has ...
Art and Sky: Taking God’s Lead and Pursuing a Passion Business
"I just wanted to hoard washi tapes," Jenny Trinidad-Carlos, owner of Art & Sky, would say. She was just hoarding art materials for her own enjoyment, but because she couldn't help her business-minded self, she thought of a way to sustain her own passion—by creating a ...
Playtime Cakeshop: How to Build a Sustainable Business from Your Passion
Here's a quick trivia. In the very first Pursuit Manila gathering, when we had to work with a very small budget and weren't sure yet if anyone was going to show up at all, Playtime Cakeshop sent us some of their specialty krinkles without expecting or asking for anything in ...
Pursuit Manila: Made with Love at Neil’s Kitchen
Something special happened at Neil's Kitchen one Saturday in October. Because of an insistent demand from many of our south-based members, Pursuit Manila went to Alabang and had our first gathering at the lovely Neil's Kitchen. And what could be a better place than ...
Craftsmith Living Gift Ideas
I'm not kidding. When you step inside the Craftsmith Living shop in Salcedo Village, or see any of their pop up stores around the metro, you go away feeling more inspired than when you came. Craftsmith Living is a concept store that carries thoughtfully curated home ...
Saab and Meelo: On Loving Every Part of the Creative Process
This year I have gotten to know a lot of amazing moms who are rocking their creative businesses while also caring for their homes. As mothers, we know exactly what we want for our young children, and some of us are quick to address these needs and meet this specific demand in the ...
Pursuit Manila Thanksgiving and Year-ender
I blink and suddenly, it's November!! (Wait what?) And yes, to those who noticed, I have been MIA from this blog for more than a month. But let's not talk about my absence right now. Instead, let's talk about Pursuit Manila's last (and probably the grandest) gathering of the ...
