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2016 was an exciting year for the country — the campaign, the elections, President Duterte’s first few months in office, the newfound confidence of our people in government and in our leadership, and the euphoria of a people who finally have a leader they truly liked and were mesmerized with – one whom they were willing to follow to wherever he deemed it worthy. With all these things that have happened, the only way for us is to move forward and pave new routes ahead. The year flew by so fast, the new year seems to have just snuck right in: a new one that made it so obvious how important it was to define for ourselves where exactly we hoped to go.
The list aims to help you understand and/or confront the enemy: failing miserably at keeping your resolutions year after year…
ANNIE B CHRONICLES: My Christmas Wishlist Simula pa sa pagkabata, laging sinasabi ni Nanay na magpakabait lang daw ako siguradong madami akong pwedeng hilingin sa yo. Pwes, since I believe and I insist na mabait ako, here is my wishlist for this coming holidays:
On Keeping Up With The ConGen: Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes recalls some of his most treasured holiday memories, spending Christmas away from the Philippines and everything he grew up with. He shares his thoughts on not having “puto bumbong” and “bibingka” on a cold Christmas in Europe, constant longing for noisy clan reunions when they were in America and his family’s second Christmas in the Middle East in the region’s most vibrant and electrifying city, Dubai.
Annie B Chronicles – Travel opportunities come only once in a full moon. To be able to see new places, learn new cultures and meet different people – especially cute boys – are the things I’ve always dream on. So when my boss asked me if I can accompany him to our company’s Global Conference in the world-class resort island of Bali – without battling my eyelash I quickly said Yes! Libre na, may bayad pa! I get to work while being on a holiday trip – it’s like hitting two beards with one’s tone. Dizzizit, Annie B goes globe-strutting!
THE BOYS OF ILLUSTRADO – There are cute boys, and handsome boys. Sporty boys, and bookish boys. There are boys who enjoy playing the Knights In Shining Armor, and then there are boys who don’t mind playing the role of Steve Trevor to their Wonder Women. And then there are the Boys of the Illustrado sort.
After getting dragged into a couple of fashion events by insider Pinoy friends here in Dubai it further dawned on me that this thing they call Fashion didn’t have to make sense in the way that we, the uninitiated muggles of the MRT or the Dubai Metro, expect it to make sense. Through the Looking Glass: A Non-Fashionista ’s Take on Fashion by Kristine Abante
It’s time for Juan dela Cruz to shed that inferior image. Retire those scruffy t-shirts, those sandos and flip-flops. Burn those pak-na-pak shorts. Get rid of that fresh-off-the-barrio look for something more dignified. Because the ugly truth is, whether we like it or not, hindi ka babayaran ng mahal, kung mukha kang mumurahin. Dress for success, they say. More importantly, I say, dress for how you value yourself. Pinoy Style – Sando Nation: Are we flaunting inferiority? by Lalaine Chu-Benitez
What is it like to be exotic and Pinoy? How do we define ‘pure’ Pinoy? Philippine Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes writes up about the growing presence of Filipino culture across the world and shares his personal take on the matter. Find out more here. #illustradomagazine #taasnoofilipino
“Fazionably Annie” The Annie B. (Batobalani) Chronicles – The adventures and misadventures of a ‘not so average’ Pinay trying to make it in the cosmopolitan city of Dubai. Growing up as a young barrio lass in barangay Bagumbayan in the town of Orion in the province of Bataan, I have always been in the center of fashion and glamour.
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