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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.
    Chasing the mighty vaccine
    Commentary
    April 12, 2021

    Chasing the mighty vaccine

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    UPDATED These days trying to decide whether or not to get the jab, or which vaccine brand to get, is suddenly a moot point. When you…
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    Loose Thoughts, Loose Talk
    April 9, 2021

    FB like a graveyard

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Facebook is reading like a graveyard these days, with posts of goodbyes and deaths running one after another. But like in a graveyard, we…
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    Harper’s honors Anna Bayle <br> among 20 top supermodels of the ‘80s
    Persona
    April 5, 2021

    Harper’s honors Anna Bayle
    among 20 top supermodels of the ‘80s

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    In a week that brought news of pandemic deaths every day, it was truly a good morning to wake up to a message that bore good news. It was…
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    Pandemic fatigue is becoming <br> more real than I thought
    Commentary
    March 26, 2021

    Pandemic fatigue is becoming
    more real than I thought

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    We didn’t expect the pandemic to end this year, one year from the start of lockdown, but we at least expected to see the light—even if…
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    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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