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Embracing Self-Care and Following Your Dreams with Shumeka Haynes of Mekumi Bath
Whether you have a seasoned skincare routine or are just starting to get behind one, self-care seems like it’s a trend that’s here to stay. The market is exploding, and people now have countless product choices to add to their beauty stash, from ingestible collagen shots to charcoal face cleansers. But, with big brands cranking …
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Your Guide to the Perfect Day at SXSW in Austin
After an unusually cold Texas winter, the sun’s out and SXSW is back in-person for the first time since 2019! Pull-on your cowboy boots and hit the ground running! At SXSW you can attend conferences on everything tech, film, music, and culture. It’s a staple of Austin’s social calendar, running for 10 days of the …
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Manifesting Greatness with Yazmin of The Good Wick
Yazmin firmly believes in the Law of Attraction—a philosophy that you attract what you want to attract. When you’re thinking positive thoughts, positive things will come to you. The first step in self-care is mentally being kind to yourself. It’s easy to fall into the habit of becoming an observer of your own life and …
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How To Be B.D.F.O According To Ruby Sulter
Young entrepreneur Ruby Sulter delves deeper into her clothing brand’s ‘Bold, Determined, Fierce, and Outstanding’ mantra Regardless of age, all women know how hard it is to find clothing that fits and looks perfect—and young Ruby Sulter is no exception. At 16 years old, Ruby has become all too familiar with this struggle. So what’s …
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Finding Beauty All Around You with Jirah Millano of JMAM
Art has taken on many forms through the history of man, constantly evolving. There’s no single definition of art as it appeals to everyone differently. Many would consider dramatic explosions of color as art, and others would argue it has to look hyper-realistic to be considered “good.” The art from Jirah Millano of JMAM, however, …
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Celebrating All Kinds of Love on Valentine’s
February is here, and romance is in full swing. The flowers, chocolates, and giant teddy bears do have a way of making your heart flutter, but for this Valentine’s Day, we at Lemi want to highlight all kinds of love that we as people give and receive every single day. Romance shouldn’t be the only …
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How Jasper Tejano Creates His Own Universe of Transient Moments
Jasper Tejano (@jaspertejano) is featured in this week’s Local Insights Segment. Download Lemi on the App Store or Google Play to discover more of his recommendations! Hundreds of years ago, no one imagined cherished memories can be immortalized with a simple click. Fast forward to the 21st century, the art of photography has gone along …
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Reese Rayos on Finding Her Purpose Through Food Blogging
Reese (@thefoodiestation) is featured in this week’s Local Insights Segment. Download Lemi on the App Store or Google Play to discover more of her recommendations! It’s no secret that Filipinos are some of the biggest foodies in the world! Seeing friends and families gathered around the dining table, enjoying dishes fresh from the kitchen is …
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Mikaela Martinez on Being a Mompreneur and Advocating for Secondhand Fashion
Mikaela (@wanderer9258) is featured in this week’s Local Insights Segment. Download Lemi on the App Store or Google Play to discover more of her recommendations! The phrase cool mom gets thrown around a lot, but Mikaela Martinez has always been an epitome of the label before it was even a thing. From being the prototype “it girl” when she …
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How Antonette Flores Spreads Messages of Self-Love and Inspiration
Antonette Flores is featured in this week’s Local Insights Segment! Download the app on the App Store or Google Play to read more of her expert-approved recommendations It’s no secret that 2020 was an extremely challenging year in every sense of the word. In just a snap, people suddenly found themselves at home — seeing …
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Aldric Suan on Ruling The Waves of Life and Freediving
Aldric Suan is featured in this week’s Local Insights Segment! Download the app on the App Store or Google Play to read more of his expert-approved recommendations. Before emerging as one of the top freedivers in the Philippines, Aldric Suan first made a splash in the world of photography. He worked with Canon Philippines in …
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Nikko Ramos Scoring Big Outside the Court
Nikko Ramos (@nikkorms) is Lemi’s Local Expert of the Week. Download Lemi on the App Store or Google Play to see more of his expert-approved recommendations. For diehard Filipino basketball fans, Nikko Ramos is a known presence. He began his career analyzing and reporting on the sidelines for a collegiate basketball team, then went on …
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Zsaris Mendioro is Taking Center Stage as The Music Scene’s One-Woman Band
Zsaris is featured on this week’s Local Insights Segment! Download the app on the App Store or Google Play to read more of her expert-approved recommendations. The passion for creating music is deeply imprinted in the identity of Zsaris Mendioro. An artist of many instruments, she refused to put herself in a box as she …
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Rain Matienzo on Redefining Gen Z Content
It was late 2019 when former UAAP courtside reporter Rain Matienzo started her TikTok page after a hectic basketball season; but just like everyone else, it was quarantine that drew her more to the video platform. Since going viral for her witty impersonations of a Conyo Girl (a college girl code-switching between Filipino and English …
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Jemuel Satumba, a Filipino Artist Paused by a Pandemic
Snarky remarks and snide laughter often comes first before they ask “Wait, are you serious?” when Jemuel Satumba shares that he’s an actor and that his true calling is either on a theater stage or in front of a camera. He’s had numerous supporting and starring roles in short films, including Cinemalaya 2019’s Audience Choice …
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Lemi and UNICEF advance in their handwashing emoji campaign to combat COVID-19
The Lemi Wash My Hands campaign has been making great strides in making a universal handwashing emoji happen. As of March 17, Lemi has officially submitted the proposal to the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee alongside the United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since the campaign’s …
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We’re down to our Top 3 Lemi Fly You to Bangkok finalists
It’s a tight race between these three creative lists! January 31 is only a few days away, and we cannot wait to announce who will be going on a trip to Bangkok with Lemi, Ad Lib Bangkok Hotel, and SweetEscape! Among our Top 5 entries, the following have proven to be some of the most …
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When natural disasters strike while you’re traveling
It has been a few days since the Taal Volcano in the Luzon island of the Philippines erupted after years of unrest. Since January 12, the immediate vicinity of the country’s second most active volcano remains in a state of calamity as they deal with the aftermath of ashfall that reached as far as the …
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Hi Harry and Meghan, want to do an internship at Lemi?
Hi Harry and Meghan! I heard you might need a job, so I thought I’d write to you to let you know about the opportunities we have available at Lemi. I’m also from Sussex, and married an American! Small world, eh? Now I know you are looking for financial independence. Coincidentally, we’re hiring for interns …
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We collaborate with PH’s The Chui Show to tour the country’s culinary capital
Chui is very passionate about food. He does extensive research about each dish’s history and it’s inspiring to see that he has so much passion for what he does. As he said, every bite tells a story. It didn’t make sense to me until we went on this food tour. Lemi recognized The Chui Show …
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How my butt helped fix font problems on the web
We recently decided to update the typography on Lemi, our platform for inspired travel recommendations. When our users create a list of places, and want to share them with friends, we automatically generate a beautiful web sharing page like this with a cover photo, map, and list of places, photos and writeups. Previously we were …
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How Lemi helped RubyConfTH give delegates a great conference experience
RubyConfTH was a tech conference for fans of the Ruby programming language, held in Bangkok in September 2019. It was the first Ruby conference to be held in Thailand, and attracted over 250 delegates from around the world, including speakers from all 6 continents. For many of the delegates, it would be their first time …
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Creature comforts: Traveling far is not the only way to go on vacation
The hustle and bustle of the daily grind might burn you out, so it’s a good idea to take a break every once in a while. You need to go on a vacation, but you also want to skip the hassle of booking flights and accommodations and creating itineraries. If that sounds like you, you …
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It goes hand in hand: Is the zero-waste lifestyle necessarily sustainable?
What is zero-waste? Zero-waste is a lifestyle solution to one of the major problems in the world: massive waste that pollutes and destroys the environment. The goal is to create zero or next to absolutely no waste within the household and at the personal level. This means consumption without anything extra to throw away—no plastic …
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Trip vs. journey: The better way to travel
The good and the bad Taking a trip lets you create micro-memories—short remembrances that might suffice for some. It’s quick, and it doesn’t take up most of your time so you can focus on other day-to-day tasks. A shorter period of time means spending a lot of energy, from taking an Uber everywhere you go …
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Unethical destinations: To go or not to go?
When you plan a journey to an unfamiliar place, you learn about the wonders of its culture, the things that make it beautiful, and also the problems its people encounter even before you go. A simple search online can easily turn up hundreds of reasons to visit—or not to visit—any destination. What do you do …
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