(Speech delivered during the wedding reception of Ron Gabriel Gabunada and Tricia Gosingtian, the author’s only daughter last Jan. 15, 2017) Thank you to all our guests who spent time with us in Manila Cathedral as well as in Conrad Hotel. I was asked to give a speech to the newlyweds. Of course… they also know I would like to […]
Tricia Gosingtian
One of my proudest moments is when I am called the “father of Tricia Gosingtian”. That she is my daughter, still comes as a surprise for many people since we have different surnames (read till the end to find out how this came about). And it is always fun for me when people do get the connection. Yes, I am […]
There was a viral video of the Breeze detergent experiment showing mothers’ reactions upon seeing their children all dirty and muddy after school. As expected, most of the moms were shocked, surprised, maybe even annoyed as they asked questions that seemed to assume the worst about their children’s behavior: “What did you do (this time)? / Where did you play […]
A dream come true! When I was asked by the marketer of German-brand Hugo Boss if I would be open to be styled by them, I was intimidated at first because I have never been a fashion-conscious person. But my feelings turned to excitement when I learned that the stylist will be no other than my daughter, life+style+travel blogger Tricia […]
Last July 2012, I was blessed to be invited to speak at both the Asiannovation Conference of the Philippine Marketing Association (PMA), and the Franchise Asia Convention of the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA). I talked about marketing innovation in PMA while I talked about premium branding in PFA. In both talks, though I presented several marketing case studies, there was […]
It is always good to be mindful of mass-based consumers and the poor and marginalized. It’s even better to stay with them to watch what they do and why. A. Family heritage Dad became a market vendor / kargador at age 11. He had to support a family struggling to make ends meet. I have always embraced this fact and […]
Q1: You have many followers and are branded as Manila’s top fashion blogger. What inspired you to start blogging while you were still a student? Blogging came to me early on. In high school, I created a private blog that was only viewable by my closest friends so I could practice my love for graphic design and computers by creating […]