Long before The Mother of Dragons, Daenerys Targaryen of The Game of Thrones, became known to me, I already know of one dragon mother. My very own mom. The Dragon title was actually bestowed upon my mom by her very own siblings. Being the eldest of nine children and with parents who were busy running a business, we were told by my mom that s...
The First Module
Before the class started 2 Tuesdays ago, I was feeling nervous and giddy...”Is it going to be a tough week?” “What if I can’t keep up?” “What if I don’t understand anything?” “Did I prepare enough for the sessions?” “Who are my classmates?” “What’s the professor like?” “Are they nice people?” These were the questions running through my head as I...
I survived being a mom for a year!
At exactly 12:33 AM last Friday, our daughter turned 1 year old. My husband and I high-fived, kissed and congratulated each other with, “Well done to us! We made it to 1 year!” [caption id="attachment_648" width="1920" height="2560"]1 year old Tala[/caption] What a milestone indeed. It has been a roller coaster ride since having a ...
How the death of my ex reminded me of my path to self love
An ex-boyfriend of mine passed away last month. He was not just any ex. He was my first boyfriend. We were together for 8 years and were engaged to get married. Our breakup was a very painful experience for me as it involved deception and infidelity. While I have forgiven him a long time ago, I never looked back and promised myself that he will...
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...
10 Ways On How To Be The Friend Your New Mom Friend Needs Right Now
You know those women that go crazy whenever they see babies and would start smelling them, pleading the mom to carry the baby and just won’t let the baby alone? Well guess what, that was not me. While I did dream of having kids of my own, I was just not baby crazy. So when friends became parents, they kind of just went to another bucket of fr...
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.
