I’ve been attending classes intermittently at the Women (Im)migrants Human Rights Center in Sungin-dong in Seoul since 2006. I haven’t been there since I started working last year but the Korean staff still call or send me messages from time to time whenever they have a special program. The last time I was at the [...] Related posts:Welfare for Migrant Women I had an interview with Prof. ..

When it comes to Korean cosmetic, I get asked most about the best BB cream. I’m not an expert on BB creams. I’m not an expert at all when it comes to make-up, as I’m not really “kikay”. If I could get away without putting on make-up at all, I’d do that. However, I have [...] Related posts:Swine Flu in Korea Great timing! We’re flying to Los Angeles in June and...Designed in New Y..

The brand “Sulwhasoo”, manufactured by Amore-Pacific, is currently the leader in skin care products based on market share. This is according to the article posted at CMN on the “2010 Korea’s Best Cosmetic”. Here’s a more detailed info: Best Face Cream: 1. Sulwhasoo 2. Hera 3. History of Hu 3. Kiehl’s (American brand) 4. IOPE - History of Hu and Kiehl’s tied Best [...] Related p..

I sometimes get asked what Korean cosmetic would I recommend? What’s the best BB cream for them to buy? What is the number one Korean cosmetic brand to try? And so on… I found an article on the Korea’s best cosmetic brand based on market share. (It’s more like top cosmetics but the report says “best”) [...] Related posts:The battle of Korean cosmetics shops! After sending a package..

Winter is not officially over and proof of that is last night’s snowfall. It rained here yesterday and in the evening, it also snowed. The snowfall continued until the wee hours of the morning so we woke up in a winter wonderland once again. March 9th isn’t too late for ice. I remember that we [...] Related posts:Innisfree’s Pure Green Tea set I got to try Innisfree’s Pure Green Tea pr..

May is family month in Korea. We celebrate Children’s Day, Parents’ Day, Teenagers’ Day and Couple’s Day in just a month. It is also the season of weddings. I know more Korean couples who got married in May than in any other month. Oh, I had my Korean wedding in May (2005). This year, the “Wedding [...] Related posts:Jang Dong Gun-Go So Yeong golf date One of my favorite Korean star ..

Rated K, a show hosted by Korina Sanchez on ABS-CBN, did a special episode on Korea. “Rated K: Biyaheng Korea” was finally shown on March 7, Sunday. They featured a few famous tourist spots and Filipino “celebrities” in Korea: Prof. Abagat, Regina, Beverly Tamago of Arirang’s Talk Around and Cathy Garcia of Korea Times. One [...] Related posts:Only You (now filming in Korea) I have u..

Every year, my husband and receive insurance products offered by different companies. We have several insurance plans and I don’t know why we have more than one. The insurance marketing skills those agents possess must be working really well on us. We spend a nice percentage of our salaries paying for premiums. Hopefully, they will [...] Related posts:Internet addiction When I first learned ..

In two weeks’ time, I’ll be meeting my mother as she’ll have a 9-hr stopover in Incheon on her way to Los Angeles. She just arrived in the Philippines yesterday for a short vacation. She was lucky to get cheap flights whenever she travels from LAX to Clark Airport. The latter is just a 15-minute [...] Related posts:Seoul on a budget: From Incheon Airport to Seoul ^^ Incheon’s tidal fla..