The Girl With The Veil - Part 2
Managing stress
Being a student leader means a great balancing act – juggling one’s studies and duties in the council. Shahana starts her day as early as four in the morning to pray. Then the rest of the day – from eight in the morning until nine in the evening — she devotes to council work. [...]
The Girl With The Veil - Part 1
The girl with the veil waved her hand, beckoning on the coming taxicab. But the cab did not stop, like the previous one, two, three ones she had tried to hail. It was already nine o’clock tonight, and the dorm where she stayed had a curfew at ten. A picture of her standing outside the [...]
Your Favorite Corn Just Got Better
A perfectly formed ear of corn, not a kernel damaged. Resists its natural pest, as well as the herbicide meant for the weeds. Needs little caretaking. Yield is higher than usual. Why not?
Things that we had used to only dream about have been materializing since recombinant DNA technology has been used in a multitude of [...]
Whispers From The Drawers
I opened a drawer. Inside I could hear a toddler crying while his mom and dad are quarreling in the other room.
I opened another drawer and an impoverished mother asked if she had went overboard in spanking her daughter, whom she just wanted to protect.
A couple was torridly kissing inside the next [...]
Less Cesar, More Richard
“Makeover” is the mantra today. Lifestyle shows turn stressed-out mothers into sophisticated women, and drab living rooms into works of art. Despite the economic depression, spas and salons mushroom. Celebrities thank their cosmetic surgeons for lifted noses and firmer skin.
Film production company GMA Films is a perfect example of a makeover. As the Philippines celebrated [...]
Marilao Sheds Her Shawl
If my hometown would be a woman, it would be a spinster. A forty-something spinster who was once wrapped in a crocheted shawl, letting her afternoon pass by reading paperback Tagalog romance prose. But this lady has started to hang her shawl in her aparador, and has settled for a blouse and skirt ensemble which [...]
An Oriental Descent
By embracing the respective qualities of a modern yet traditional decorative style, the graceful fusion gives rise to an effect that is both earthy and contemporary.
Located amidst the bustle of the urban vicinity, Haji Lane is the inconspicuous yet much coveted spot for fashionista hipsters and indie-label enthusiasts. Flanked by two rows of traditional shop [...]
China’s Consumer Market - III
In case you missed the first 2 parts, read China’s Consumer Landscape I and China’s Consumer Landscape II for more information.
From ordinary to extraordinary
Introduction to Brand building
With the proliferation of products, both home-grown and international, brand building is essential in differentiating one product from another, within the market. As one of the most valuable intangible assets of [...]
China’s Consumer Landscape - II
Continuation of post from yesterday. Read China’s Consumer Landscape I for more details.
The Chinese Consumerism
As a result of China’s rapid economic development, generations of Chinese have given rise to striking cross-generational disparities. Changing demographics in China has raised a generation, below 30 years of age, that is less prudent in consuming, as compared to their [...]
China’s Consumers Landscape
With a population of 1.3 billion, China presents immense potential as the largest consumer market in the most populous nation in the world. Driven by a strong economic growth, the Chinese consumer market has been long coveted by companies that are eager to position their products at the top of the market pyramid.
Already a crowded [...]