False Stereotypes and Broken Gaydar [NINA DIARY]
Lady Gaga came to town last year. I had two tickets in a suite. I invited a good friend of mine who bailed at the very last minute that day. She was bummed and an even bigger Gaga fan than I was, but things happen. I was scrambling to find someone to take. All my girls were either working or needed a sitter. I mentally listed all of the gay men I knew who weren’t already going… HE popped into my head. “The gay guy…
Thank you for having me over my friend [NINA DIARY]
If you are dating someone or friends with someone from a different country or even an American US-born person who has parents or heritage stemming from a different culture don’t complain about the food. My parents are from the Philippines. I was born in Los Angeles. I speak both languages. Tagalog and English. I’m clearly a Filipino girl and I’m clearly an American girl in so many different ways. I occassionally overspend on shoes (just like Imelda), but I also hold my hand over my heart proudly during the pledge of…
CURVE APPEAL [NINA DIARY]
I was in casual conversation with a friend of mine who is not considered “skinny”. She’s Latina. She’s very curvy and very beautiful. Personality, face AND body. She has a figure like an hourglass similar to these ladies in the photos, but she says she’s fat. And does she have fat on her body? Yes! Some fat… yes… like we all do, but she is not a ‘blob of fat’ (her words) that she thinks she is. I think it’s so funny how perception drives a belief. Somewhere…
Why I think Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s romance is a good thing… [NINA DIARY]
Disclaimer: I am writing this as if there is no self-promotion or fraudulency in the relationship (i.e. Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries) going on. I know, I know, it’s hard but just try to block that this may purely be for publicity and fame and money out of your mind. Try. LOL Kanye West just dropped (unofficially) a song called “My Perfect Bitch” and has clearly, in his own words, announced the song is about his girlfriend Kim Kardashian. I’ve read fan responses like “Damn,…
This is what romantic love looks like to me… [NINA DIARY]
An old friend of mine used to tease me and joke “Nina… you have dated the United Colors OF MEN… like Benetton!” and I used to be semi-offended (not entirely because the shit was funny, Benetton? OMG LOL) as if he was saying something bad. I’m not a hoochie. I don’t have men here and men there. I’ve just dated different types of men. I guess it’s perspective. Whenever I was with the wrong one, I was honest and let him know. He let me know. Adults. Communicating….
Don’t date married men [NINA DIARY]
…seriously. It seems so completely obvious. It seems like the biggest “no shit, Sherlock” in the world, but it happens. You think that this person is being honest and upfront about their current situation so you trust. Just plain trust. And before you know it, you’re dating a MARRIED man and don’t know how you got there or how to get out. You stay because you are waiting for him to ”change” and become the man you just know he is (he just can’t be his “true” self…
Intentional Living with Audrey Newmont
“Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.” ―Mahatma Gandhi http://audreynewmont.com/ So, I regularly talk about energy, but as much as I talk about it I really wanted to understand it and how I could channel it to change my life and be better: A better woman, a better lover, a better sister, a better daughter, a better person, just a better HUMAN……
I’m sick of people telling me that I need a man [Nina Diary]
Wednesday April 11, 2012 Liz Gilbert: I’m sick of people telling me that I need a man. Felipe: You don’t need a man, Liz. You need a champion. Without giving away too much of the book/movie “EAT PRAY LOVE” which randomly came on TV, the main character is a single woman named Elizabeth “Liz” who is on a journey to re-set her life and find her balance. On her journey several people tell her “she needs a man” and I had to chuckle. I’ve heard this…
I’m scared of getting married, but I’m down… [Nina Diary]
Tuesday April 10, 2012 I’m scared of marriage. No really, I kinda am. But at the same time I’m down to do it with the right man. Not the man who seems right so let’s give it a go. The man I trust and who trusts me to make it work. And yes, it is WORK but well worth it if you both chip in. Lifetime partner and soulmate can be a beautiful thing! I’m bringing this up A) because my grandparents just celebrated their…
Radio Love
I knew I wanted to be in radio when I stepped into a studio at age 19. I’m now 32. It is so much more work and so much harder than I ever thought it could be, but so much more fulfilling than I imagined. I have done everything I originally sought out to do in radio and have learned of even more I’d like to tackle so, I’m not done I have to preface this blog with the disclaimer that I have spent a whole…
