Summer in Sevilla (with kids)

As many of you know, we are living in Seville, Spain for the summer. Our Algarve flat already had preset holiday bookings and since Algarve rents get pricier in the summer, it was an opportune time to explore a different, neighboring country and practice our limited Spanish skills (which we actually do need to use [...]

J’aime Beaucoup Paris!

In late November last year, my dear friend and former L’Oreal colleague Michelle told me that she was going to be in Paris for Maison & Objet in January. So, I took the opportunity to meet her there and bring Jax and Ry with me, too. This was my 4th time in Paris, but a first [...]

Our Day at the Museum of Ice Cream

So, Forbes Magazine headlined an article in April: “Why L.A.’s Museum Of Ice Cream Is The ‘Hamilton’ Of The Frozen Snack Scene” followed by another article a few weeks later: “Museum Of Ice Cream Is The Hottest Ticket In Los Angeles.” And boy, were they right. Thanks to my friend Lish (who works with Lolli Swim, [...]

Year of the Rooster

Although Filipinos don’t celebrate this New Year, it is still fun to have another reason to celebrate January 28th. Luckily for us, we’re Disneyland passholders and Disney has been doing a wonderful celebration with a whole bunch of activities at California Adventure starting January 20th and ending February 5th for the New Year. I’ve attached [...]

My Beautiful Baby Boy Shower

This is so long overdue (especially since my baby is now practically 2 months old!), but I wanted to do a shout out to my dear friend Anne for throwing me a Pinterest pin-worthy baby shower. I’ve always told her she needs to be a professional party planner, and when you see these amazing party [...]

Microsoft’s P.S. I Made a Difference Holiday Celebration

Leave it to the gang at Microsoft to throw a fun, DIY holiday party, featuring DIY maven Erica Domesek, founder of the innovative lifestyle brand, “P.S. I Made This…”. Talk about DIY queen! Erica has appeared on The Today Show, Rachael Ray, The Martha Stewart Show, E! News, The Nate Berkus Show, Fox Business News, [...]

Something to take you into the weekend… another reason why I love Baz Luhrmann (my favorite director)! I had forgotten he produced this UK number one single, “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)” in 1999, which he mixed with the 1991 song by Rozalla used in his film Romeo + Juliet. Anyway, I was just reminded [...]

Dodgers Game Courtesy of Windows Phone!

Yikes! This post is way overdue since it happened last Tuesday, but as they say, better late than never! Anyway, I want to do an amazing shout out to the folks at Windows Phone. Thank you Christi! Also, thank you to my dear friend Yvonne at Hey Do You who totally made this happen. Check [...]

“Metropolis II” at LACMA

“Metropolis II,” Chris Burden’s amazing installation of model skyscrapers, cars and trains, now on exhibit at LACMA.

Birthday Party Favors

Last Friday, I celebrated the birthdays of my wonderful friends Anne and Rebecca. Every time we girls get together, we have such a fun time! I absolutely LOVE these women – they’re so generous, smart, beautiful and stylish, and most of them have been friends for most of their lifetime! I feel so lucky that [...]