I remember feeling uneasy in early March that schools weren’t being mandated to close yet, despite the threat of Covid-19 being very well reported in other cities. Public schools in New York were shut down on March 16. Thousands of lives would have been saved if officials decided to close schools and other businesses evenContinue reading “Looking back at 15 weeks of the Covid-19 Pandemic in New York City.”
Category Archives: NYC
How Hypnobirthing Class Helped Me
Looking back, I can’t remember which internet rabbit hole got me to searching for hypnobirthing classes in New York City. It was probably mentioned in the documentary “The Business of Being Born”, which I watched on my phone while commuting to work. I guess you could say that I’m more crunchy-granola than the next personContinue reading “How Hypnobirthing Class Helped Me”
Birthing day!
On a Sunday two days before my due date my mom and I went out to Soho to walk my baby down and shop. We walked all over Soho and ended up at Union Square where we attended a meditation class before dinner. The iPhone health app logged 10,347 steps that day. At around 9Continue reading “Birthing day!”
Pregnancy pt 1
It’s been nine months since I gave birth and I feel ready to start putting all these thoughts about my pregnancy and new motherhood out for other people to read. Someday my daughter will want to learn about the circumstances surrounding her birth and our lives prior to joining us so this is a goodContinue reading “Pregnancy pt 1”
My Marie Kondo Fandom
Ever since I read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, I’ve been a fan. I’m not the tidiest person and I’m the type to keep stuff so her whole philosophy is aspirational for me. I’ve attended a book signing and a talk that she did in NYC and I’m hoping she comesContinue reading “My Marie Kondo Fandom”
Attending Blogcademy NYC
Last September 27-28, I attended the Blogcademy, a two day blogging workshop that gives you all the blogging basics and more. I decided to attend because I’m a longtime reader of Gala Darling, who was one of the facilitators, and have always wanted to write more consistently. I’ve never attended anything like it before, soContinue reading “Attending Blogcademy NYC”
House of Inasal
Today, after running some errands, my hungry family decided to try House of Inasal in Woodside for lunch. My husband and my mother-in-law both grew up in Bacolod, and I’ve visited Bacolod and had my fair share of inasal at various places there- Aida’s in Manokan Country, Chicken House and roadside vendors. That’s our background,Continue reading “House of Inasal”
Post birthday blog post.
It’s been a month and a half since I started culinary school while still taking my MBA. I’ve been wanting to write about so many things but I always manage to just list it down somewhere and forget to actually write in my blog. My fourth semester for my MBA program at Fordham started onContinue reading “Post birthday blog post.”
The Heiress: Only because we missed Matthew Crawley
View this post on Instagram Go back to Downton, Dan Stevens!!! Please???? A post shared by Bertha Lina Arimas (@bionicbertha) on Feb 7, 2013 at 10:13pm PST I got hooked on Downton Abbey late in 2012, and finished all the episodes before I went back to New York in January. If you’re not a DAContinue reading “The Heiress: Only because we missed Matthew Crawley”
Restaurant Week: Boulud Sud
Twice a year, New York promotes its restaurants by having special three course prix fixe menus for a almost two weeks. Lunch is $25++ and dinner is $38++. It’s a great way for people to try the pricier restaurants with a clear picture of how much the meal is going to cost. Martie andContinue reading “Restaurant Week: Boulud Sud”