When I was little, my very first ambition in life was to be a ballet dancer. My mom loves the ballet, so she excitedly enrolled me in ballet class at the top floor of SM Cubao. Two months later, I quit. I remember being so bored, and that we never actually got to dance. I wanted to be a ballerina because I liked moving to music (even when the music ( Read more... )

I've been meaning to get regular exercise for the longest longest time. I'm skinny so I don't need to lose weight. But I am also weak. And that is neither good, nor fun. When I am pregnant or nursing, these are my excuses to not exercise. But in reality, I can exercise despite these conditions. In the past years, I've found that the only motivation ( Read more... )

Two weeks ago I was doing what I usually do on weekdays, lie in bed and watch reruns, and Dr. Oz was on the Oprah show and he said something that struck me. He said, his favorite piece of advice for 2010 (yes, reruns) was "Participate in your Own Life." And it didn't strike me immediately, as I lay there flipping between channels, but I kept coming ( Read more... )