I am a Working Woman

Time… it’s one of the most important things that we have in this world. Unfortunately, most of us don’t really know how to make time work for us. We’re always hurrying to an appointment, chasing deadlines, and complaining that we don’t have time enough for ourselves and our loved ones. Honestly, it was only through [...]

I love the letter W because it so defines me as a person. For me, the letter W is an elegant translation of “double you,” which is actually very suitable to dear old “double me,” who’s totally leading a double life. I am follower and leader, child and parent, student and teacher. Some people say [...]

I hate surprises. I hate wasting time. And that’s why, I think, I’ve become such an obsessive planner. Whenever I can, I map out everything in my agenda. I have three different calendars, all of which I update regularly. Because I have so many things on my plate, I need to constantly remind myself of [...]

Many years ago, I met a longtime friend whose son was studying at Ateneo, one of the top three schools in the Philippines. I told her that I want my children to study at Ateneo as well someday. All she said was, “Let’s see.” At that time, we were nowhere near where we stand now, [...]

Physicist Tim Berners-Lee was merely looking for a better way to communicate with his colleagues at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) when he posted the first Web page more than 20 years ago. I wonder, however, whether he anticipated the all-encompassing effect that the World Wide Web would bring to humanity. In 1989, [...]