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After devoting more than 30 years to daily newspaper editing (as Lifestyle editor) and a decade to magazine publishing (as editorial director and general manager), she now wants to focus on writing—she hopes.
    BTS: Awards no longer define you (say it one more time)
    Commentary
    March 19, 2021

    BTS: Awards no longer define you (say it one more time)

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    BTS in 2022 Grammys (Photo from BigHit official) (This was written in 2021, after BTS lost the Grammys. Again they did this year. These…
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    This mom is thinking of William <br> and Harry, not H&M
    Commentary
    March 12, 2021

    This mom is thinking of William
    and Harry, not H&M

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    I know, I know, there are more urgent issues to worry about—like, do I get the vaccine and how, will this government bungle this…
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    Our lists of most romantic K-Dramas
    Passions and Obsessions
    February 12, 2021

    Our lists of most romantic K-Dramas

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    With Dr. Erik Paolo Capistrano, Didi Lopa, Helweena Sadorra, Mich del Rosario, Susan Joven and Annie Ringor (Photo credits belong to…
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    The Tim/Raymond lesson: Partying <br> and pandemic can’t co-exist
    Commentary
    January 29, 2021

    The Tim/Raymond lesson: Partying
    and pandemic can’t co-exist

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    No. Not. Not yet. That’s the answer to—can partying and Covid-19 co-exist? I didn’t have to give the question a thought. Social media…
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    Trying to decide about vaccine? <br> Know and think about this
    Commentary
    January 25, 2021

    Trying to decide about vaccine?
    Know and think about this

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    At dinner last week, a friend announced to the table that she would not get the anti-Covid-19 vaccine because she’s not sure if it’s…
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    Hyun Bin, Son Ye-jin dating <br>—or why has Korea landed on us?
    CommentaryVideo
    January 13, 2021

    Hyun Bin, Son Ye-jin dating
    —or why has Korea landed on us?

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Son Ye-jin is Smart endorser, with Hyun Bin. (Photo from Smart) Why am I not surprised that to many Filipinos on social media, the good news…
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    We try to heal—life goes on
    Commentary
    December 27, 2020

    We try to heal—life goes on

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    It is a few hours before Christmas eve, still in the pandemic with confusing directives about quarantine that vary from city to city (kids…
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    How we pulled off <br> a (physical) Christmas reunion
    Home and Kitchen DiariesVideo
    December 17, 2020

    How we pulled off
    a (physical) Christmas reunion

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Masks off only for a few seconds for this shot: From left, the author, Grace Sabas Raquino, Aleli Raymundo-Belonia, Malen Claravall, Cynthia…
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    Art Project series our way of giving back to the community—Jappy Gonzalez
    Art/Style/Travel DiariesStyleVideo
    December 12, 2020

    Art Project series our way of giving back to the community—Jappy Gonzalez

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    In the Philippine retail scene Mark Jappy Gonzalez isn’t only a visionary, he is, in this era, a disruptor. That is, in a landscape where…
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    Malabon: Lolo didn’t care <br> about my reincarnation
    Before I Forget
    November 28, 2020

    Malabon: Lolo didn’t care
    about my reincarnation

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Mommy claimed I was determined to be born. She seemed to have trusted more my audacity than Sta. Clara’s benevolence. Actually from my…
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