Planning or preparing your overseas move? One key task that you must do BEFORE you take that one-way trip is to CONNECT with people. Yup, you read that right. You need to do it BEFORE you even get to your destination. Want to know who you need to connect with and why? How do you even connect with people? What if you do not have anyone ...
The Ovfabpinays: Lily
What is it like to move to countries where English is not the main language? How do you grow your network and get projects as a Filipina English writer in such countries? Tune in as we address these questions and find out how Ovfabpinay Lily C. Fen, who used to be a stage and film actress in Manila managed to transition “from stage to page.” Sh...
The Ovfabpinays: Demee
Our Ovfabpinay guest for this episode is Demee Koch from Switzerland. Demee is a serial entrepreneur in the health and beauty industry with solid experience in brand development and consultancy. Demee Koch She recently launched De Moi by Demee Koch, a social cosmeceutical Swiss brand. Demee is a trusted director and advisor to successful ...
The 13 Villains of Conference Calls And How Not To Become One Of Them
This pandemic certainly changed the norm on how we communicate at work. Those who normally just do face-to-face meetings will suddenly find themselves learning how to use their company’s teleconferencing tools whether via conventional landline, online conferencing software or mobile apps. Before the livincovidaloca ordeal, I am already ...
The 7 Rules of Work When Working From Home In a Shared Space
Listen to the podcast version: 7 Rules of Work How times have changed. As we are all in the livinCOVIDaloca ordeal, most of us also find that for the first time, we have to work at home and share the home office space with our housemates- be it your spouse, your siblings, your kids, your flatmates, or your friends. We might be used to seeing th...
The Ovfabpinays: Ann Michelle
Listen to the pilot episode of The Ovfabpinays podcast! The Ovfabpinays podcast features a global Filipina who is an embodiment of an Overseas Fabulous Pinay. For our March 2020 issue, I am featuring Ann Michelle Mondragon who is based in Zurich, Switzerland. Listen to the podcast now: The Ovfabpinays: Ann Michelle [caption id="attac...
Are You Ready To Work From Home?
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, I’ll receive a small commission. Please also note that I only recommend products that I use and trust. Thank you for your support! I’m quite used to working from home and I sometimes feel it’s even more effe...
10 Things You Can Do To Beat The Lockdown Cabin Fever
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, I’ll receive a small commission. Please also note that I only recommend products that I use and trust. Thank you for your support! Listen to the podcast version: Beat the lockdown cabin fever! If there’s one ...
Kilay is Life: My 1st Microblading Experience
Kilay is life! It's true, don't you think? When your eyebrows are properly groomed, the world seems like a better place. Your face gets a natural lift! Hence, life! I don't remember exactly when I started grooming my eyebrows but it started with plucking, then threading, onto tinting, then getting permanent make-up. I stuck with permanent mak...
The Latest TV Series That I Binged On Netflix
Now before you judge me, let me clarify that I have AND don’t have a lot of time on my hands as I am currently on my maternity leave. As mothers like me would know, the first months with the baby would mean lots of feeding time which ranges between 30 minutes to an hour, every 2 to 3 hours or more frequently (or even constantly!) if the baby ...
Donna Avellana Künzler
The Overseas Fabulous Pinay is a comprehensive, easy-to-read and light-hearted handbook written for people planning their move abroad or for people already living overseas.
