Chix & Tell

When a woman is unreasonable, it’s easily tagged as “that time of the month”. It can often be unfair, especially because there is more to this than what the men in our lives like to assume . Our period cycles span almost an entire month and every few days, something changes in our body. Hormone levels can change dramatically, depending on where we are in our cycle. That’s why there are days when we feel like we can do anything and days when we just want to stay home with a bag of chips and Netflix. Here’s a short break down of what happens during a woman’s period cycle: The Beginning Days 1-2: The first day of your cycle is the first day of your period.  Tissue and blood lining your uterus is the blood otherwise known as your period. Estrogen is low and women often experience fatigue and cramps. You might not feel like it but these days would be good days to exercise. Your mood might not be so great and your energy level is low. Feel Good Days 3-5 : Estroge...

PLDT, Inc ., the country's leader in telecom and digital services, remains to take the lead as it's Home Business Group 's revenue soared to a 10% growth in 2018 to the tune of P36.4 Billion, thanks to the rising customer demand for fiber-powered broadband services. Last year,  PLDT signed up 245,000 new Home customers for its fiber-powered internet  services which increased its broadband subscriber base to over 1.9 million. This raised PLDT  Home’s data service revenues by 33% to P27.5 billion, which now accounts for 75% of total  Home revenues. According to Oscar A. Reyes, Jr ., PLDT-Smart SVP and Consumer Business Market  Development Head, 2018 has been a stellar year for PLDT Home.  “With our aggressive network expansion, we were able to provide Filipinos everywhere in the country with the most powerful network, world- class products and diverse content that allow them to fully embrace and enjoy their digital lifestyles,” added Reyes. ...

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Red dot, Aunt Flo, Code red, Girl flu... Whatever you call your monthly visitor, the pain and inconveniences that come with it are just the same, tho at varying levels and depending on one's threshold for pain. And whoever mentioned that having a period is such a pain, we’re with you. While there’s no single cause of PMS and it’s a combination of many different factors from a low level of the hormone serotonin, thyroid dysfunction, poor or imbalanced nutrition, stress, environmental pollution, and lack of sleep, it’s a condition that reveals an imbalance in the body.   Pre-Menstrual Syndrome or (PMS) occurs during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, a naturally occurring period immediately after an egg is released from the ovary and lasts from day 14 through day 28 of a normal menstrual cycle. While this is the duration where terrible mood swings, irritability, bloating, and other hosts of unpleasant physical manifestations happens, th...

Staying at the posh Nobu Hotel in the City of Dreams is one of the best perks you enjoy as a delegate of Blogapalooza - the biggest annual gathering of v/bloggers, content creators and influencers in the country today. I  must say that aside from the power-packed sessions and exciting collaborations at the Grand Ballroom, THIS is one of my motivations for signing up to Bloga! Who wouldn't want to indulge in Nobu's well -appointed, Japanese inspired hotel rooms , honey?  Our 36 sqm. room comes complete with two ultra-comfortable queen-sized beds, 47 inch LED TV, a fully stocked mini bar (which i dare not touch! 👅) a safe, iron and ironing board (yes, tumatanggap po ako ng palansahin! lels) Natura Bisse bath amenities, hair blower, hot and cold shower , soft bath towels , sosyal robes and more! This year, Joyce and I are sharing the room with three equally  gorgeous bloggers from Bacolod -Mia, Dhadha and Glady -who were so nice to save the win...