Kat Mayo

4 February 2019·2 min read

Romance after "I Do."

If there’s anything worse than spending Valentine’s Day alone, it’s waking up the next day to the realisation that, well, you missed it. Welco

26 July 2012·1 min read

Featured blog: Why readers love Fifty Shades of Grey (and why the literati still don’t get it)

If you don’t understand the appeal of the Fifty Shades trilogy, then please stop pretending to recommend books to FSoG readers when you’re actually

9 April 2012·2 min read

How to set up a blog

Forget hand-written letters, long-distance calls and e-mail. When it comes to keeping in touch with family and friends, you can’t beat the convenience of

19 May 2011·3 min read

Secret mother’s business

The average Aussie family has less than three kids, but our parents who grew up in the Philippines did so in large households with enough siblings to form a bas

Living on Filipino time

My chronic lateness is a running joke with my Aussie friends. What they don’t seem to understand is that I regard the clock, with its authoritarian precis

Labour of love

When I was pregnant with my first child, many women were quick to reassure me that labour will be just like a very bad stomach cramp. “And don’t wor

All packed up

If there's one enduring symbol of Filipinos all over the world, it’s the balikbayan box. Whether we're travelling home or merely sending presents to relat

Finding your voice

I’m part of a silent minority of Filipinos who bear a secret shame: I can’t sing to save my life. From the age of six, I’ve envied Lea Salonga

Faking it in the kitchen

In my family, cooking is a tradition. Everyone has a signature dish. My specialty was burning food. Once, I forgot I was boiling water and scorched the saucepan