In my opinion, if there ever truly were a dream job, it would be being the host of a food and/or travel show. To be paid to go around the world, see beautiful sites and eat delicious food, there can’t be anything better!! Last month, I got a small…
Author: arkaydee
Sometimes you just need to get out of the city. Even though I love what I do, there are times when I feel overwhelmed, like I have taken on this difficult almost “beyond me” endeavour. Whenever I feel that way, I know I need to step away (and by that…
“Show us your b*tch face.” “My what?!” I asked. “Your b*tch face,” came the reply. “If you’re going to ride the jeep, you need a b*tch face.” *** That conversation happened last week, on a Wednesday, the day I planned on starting my week of tricycle and jeepney riding. I…
Last week I talked about my ‘everyday travel’ challenge. In making my plans, I let some friends in on the project, and I got a lot of interesting feedback. One of the most interesting things I heard was this: “Taking a cab is not commuting. It’s hiring a car to…
A few months ago, I was surfing the Internet and saw an advertisement for “glamping” or “glamorous camping.” The photos showed swanky looking tents, delicious food, and smiling people who looked all happy and cozy in the great outdoors. Soon after seeing the ad, I found myself a a dinner…
The nail salon where I met Nikki. Written on February 15, 2013 — Two days ago I was on assignment for Homegrown. I had to visit a couple of nail salons in order to take pictures and conduct an interview because we plan on featuring the establishments in our March…
I was debating on whether or not to post something for Valentine’s Day. I didn’t want to post anything sappy or corny or too lovey-dovey as that wouldn’t quite fit well with the blog. Then I realised I could write about this: why cities are like men. This analogy is…
My last entry was all about lipstick, and I talked about red lips, which led to thoughts about Marilyn Monroe, who was known for her blood red pout. That got me thinking about jewellery, of course, and all things sparkly because it’s hard to think about Marilyn and not think about…
Theatre has always been one of my passions, whether it is watching or performing. A couple of weeks ago, a local independent theatre group known as Sipat Lawin Ensemble asked me to help them promote, market, and do PR for a festival they had put together. They are calling it…
The holidays are always busy, and we start to feel that right as October rolls around. It isn’t so much that Halloween is a huge holiday–not after you get past a certain age anyway. It’s more that invitations to parties are received and sent, and other social obligations start to…