I grew up in Manila, Philippines as the youngest of 7 siblings. You can say that Family Planning was only being introduced during the 60's when my parents got married. I have 4 sisters and two brothers; in our local dialect we call older sisters Ate and older brothers Kuya; all are married but me and an older brother. Don't make me count how many nieces and nephews I have, because I lost count when the third one came along. I don't even remember their names or who their parents are; so I call them by a generic name, Honey - thus my penname. My parents' house has always been filled with people, and our favorite time of the year is Christmas, probably because it's the only time I get a lot of presents; and all my 43 cousins (that's just from my father's side by the way), come and visit from all over the Philippines. I have so many hobbies that I don't know where to begin. Let me say first that I am a bookworm, kitchen gadget collector, frustrated writer, wannabe chef, internet junkie and the glorified assistant to the dean of our school. Those who barely know me think I am Jackie, the 24 year old (okay, so I'm really 28 but that's a secret), spinster material, workaholic who can't stop going back to the University to earn more degrees. But that's just how I am to other people, especially co-workers; but I'm really fun and I also dream of walking down the aisle one day when I'm done with my 100 things to do before I get married list. I have traveled a lot in my country, and I love staying in luxurious places. I am willing to try anything, except eat dog meat and swim with sharks.

I came across ReviewStream when I was looking for reviews on banks. I read some of the other reviews and I got mad because all these years I've been giving out my opinions for free! I never knew that I could get paid to rant and rave about products I've used, services I’ve tried and places I’ve gone to. The money I earn here is just a perk and goes into my Christmas fund; but what's more important is that I am able to express my unbiased opinion.