Posts in category Diary of Kate

This year, I broke a pattern I lived with for more than a decade. As unusual as this, I also started working on my 2022 …

Dear Kate, How are you? I know I don’t get to ask you that often but I am glad you seem fine. Can you believe …

For a long time now, I’ve been blaming myself for acquiring what I always thought was melasma due to excessive sun exposure without sunscreen (I …

The K-Pop dewy makeup look has been a peg for many in the beauty scene. However, in a tropical country like the Philippines, there is …

Due to my busy schedule these days, my virtual friend (or many of my friends claim, alter ego) K*  and I hardly get to experience …

Summer isn’t over and I have yet to get rid of the bloat and heavy feeling from all the bad eating I subjected myself to since …

Earlier this month, I got the chance to visit (and try out!) the newly improved lobby restaurant at the Acacia Hotel Manila. The restaurant got …

Last June 19, Sunday, Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap faced the press and bloggers during The Achy Breaky Hearts Media Day right after their …

I have to admit, I went to the special screening of Born For You‘s pilot week thinking it would be a teeny bopper series. I …

He has the charming good looks of a movie star but it seems that Star Cinema‘s  blockbuster director Gino Santos already found his niche behind the camera. …

Yesterday, at the Glorietta Activity Center, top brand Nutella gave its media partners and everyone a treat. It introduced the brand’s new name in the …

READ Part 1 of 2: All About Encantadia 2016’s ‘Danaya’ Sanya Lopez (Her Audition, Diet, Training, Co-Stars Etc.) Part 2: Here are some snapshots of GMA …

Given the number of times I hear the song on a daily basis (from my own playlist, on the radio while on the road, and …

It’s already Holy Thursday and many of us are at home with the family or in a destination getaway.  Wherever you are, we hope we …

Last Monday, February 29, Star Magic artist and Be My Lady lead star Erich Gonzales was launched as the official endorser of Cebu seafood restaurant, …

One of my biggest fears is to be haunted later on in life by what-ifs, might-have-beens, and could-have-beens. This particular fear has been the driving force …

Last February 7, I had the amazing opportunity to try out the FIRST Trampoline Park in the Philippines during its soft opening. ‘Trampoline Parks’  began as …

From her sleek ponytail to her bright red lipstick, Maine “Yaya Dub” Mendoza, Eat Bulaga’s golden girl, has set signature looks that turned her into a trendsetter. …

Exactly a week ago, I had the great opportunity to meet the TLC hosts Janet Hsieh of Fun Taiwan and the Fabulous Baker Brothers Tom …

The Fat Kid Inside blogger-slash-restaurateur Erwan Heussaff cooked live for the guests at the VIP lounge of the TLC Festival 2015. Later that day, he also …