Anything Goes with the Bonis

It all started with the question, “How do you do everything, Miss Rica?” We run, workout, overland, join races, while completing tasks at home and for our careers, so they must be thinking we’re some kind if unicorns to achieve all these but you’d probably be surprised to know that we aren’t special at all. But what we do have is a philosophy in life that enables us to di teh things we want to do...

Hey all! We’re back! Before we completely turnover to 2025, in this episode we decided to stop and share our best finds for 2024. We talked about books, movies, series, podcasts, content creators, and music! If you have things to add to our list, feel free to do so in our TelegramGC. Which reminds me, if you aren’t part of it yet, then do click this link, join the rest of us and we can do post-epi...

In this episode we share the books we’ve opene since 2024 started. Consequently we started talking about why we read many books at once, why it isn’t exactly wrong to not finish a book, our diet when it comes to book genres, and also what made us shift from physical to digital books, including audio books! 📚 Now here is a list of all the books we discussed in this episode and we look forward to c...

Long time no episode! Life happens — as you will hear us explain in the beginning of this podcast episode BUT we couldn’t let this topic pass. Especially since so many people are claiming this must or must not be followed by whatever qualifier — because I am a family man, Christian, etc. so we might as well talk about it and talk about the claims, too, and what we feel about them saying those thin...

We turned ten years old as parents this year and we decided to recount things we’ve learned from being parents so far. They turned out to be ten pairs: - Father and Mother - Discipline and Grace - Time and Seasons - Dependence and Independence - Physical and Spiritual - Joy and Sacrifice - Hard or Easy - Future and Past - Nuclear and Extended - Qualified and Unqualified - Nature and Nurture This m...

Owning our own home did not come in an instant but it was a long process of asking people we trust to know about such things and doing our research. In this podcast we share questions we asked, and pieces of advice we were given by some of the best financial and real estate people. We were asked questions that were so helpful like the ones we mentioned above. We also recall times when we’ve visite...

We were having our anniversary dinner when our friends asked about how different Joe and I were. Well, super. Haha! And that's how this episode started. We tried talking about how the there are places where commonalities fade over time and where they were crucially needed from the beginning and through and through the relationship. I hope this episode helps if you are navigating through your d...

We’re back! And we begin the year moved like crazy because of this MMFF 2024 film!!! We’ve seen it and we’ve been moved by it so much so we ended up talking about it for more than an hour. Oh but also, we geek out on some new things like our Garmin watches and well, some video games. (Video games and interdental toothbrushes always find a way!) Happy new year everyone and do let us know if you hav...

When we saw this on Disney+ we just knew it was something we needed to see LIVE, on stage. It finally happened. Glad to have GMG productions bring it to us here in Manila. And so we talk about the songs and themes we loved about the musicale, as well as what warrants a live a show when you could just see it on screen anyway. By the end of the podcast, we contemplate on the whole "Who lives, w...

Might be the hardest of all topics to talk about because not only did we get questions about cheating spouses or girlfriends, boyfriends, but also children. We got kids asking what must they feel and do when one of their parents cheat? Infidelity is not a light thing to talk about and we explore why in this episode, as well as our own take on what we should do when we experience this either direct...

The second most pressing topic requested from us these days is about burnout. We have both experienced this already as workers and career people ourselves and so we have some thoughts about the following: is it avoidable? can we recover from it? or is quitting the only way? what if I am burned out from tasks that cannot be delegated? whose fault is this anyway? Mine or my employer’s? And more. Plu...

Does Forgiveness Require Reconciliation? Does Forgiveness Include Forgetting? Do I need to forgive to honor mg parents? How do we ask for someone’s forgiveness? Why is forgiveness essential in life? So many questions too little time. For this episode, we talk about what forgiveness means and what it doesn’t. Beginning with what we thought it to be in our younger years and how it’s developed and pr...

Jason and Moira, Alyne and Nas, Tyler and Bethany Toney, and including ourselves, have relationships that are subjected to the public dimension. And we argue in this podcast that anything public becomes performative to the point that even the most authentic looking content we put out there is still within the bounds of “filtered” material. We explore the whys behind this and also how we should fee...

Carla talks about one the homeschooling books she's reading. We get into the power of stories to shape our minds. And Joe geeks out about one of his favorite video games and what makes a memorable villain.

This episode explores parenting as it has evolved from physical to virtual spaces. It is also our first time to have a guest on the show and while she shares the same last name, we are in no way related! Ronna Bonifacio is the editor in chief of Smart Parenting and together we deep dive into the changes this parenting village has gone through from print to digital, and the nature of questions and...

We share the latest things we're into. One of us is into anime and one of us is into a whole country.

We start the podcast with some soul searching: why dont we like celebrating our birthday? What hang ups do we have with receiving? How did we get this way? Then we ask each other some questions about our thoughts now that we’re both in our 40s, including the most submitted question, “Does life really begin at 40?”

We do a deep dive into the revenge songs that just came out, including Shakira, Miley Cyrus, Moira, and, of course, Beyonce. We look at it from the perspective of a content creator, consumer, and as a Christian. We’d love to hear your thoughts on it! Continue the conversation with us on our Instagram and FB group. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_thebonis/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gr...

We celebrate our 13th anniversary by asking each other questions about ourselves and our marriage. It's a fun and light way to engage your partner, with surprising revelations along the way. For the first part of this conversation, check out Carla's vlog, link below. The questions are great for friends and other family members also. LINKS:– Our IG: @_thebonis– Carla's ANNIV VLOG:  ANNIV VLG: What...

We talk about seven shifts in mindsets that we learned more about in 2022 and are excited to apply in 2023.

We take time to reflect on the past year and to ask each other questions. We'd love for you to answer them with your loved ones also, and if you're willing to share them with us, please tag us. Merry Christmas!   1. What Christmas parties are you excited to attend this year? Why?   2. What food are you always excited to eat around Christmas time? Who prepares this? Why do you like it so much?   3....

We talk about our Gift Personalities, favorite gifts we’ve received, and favorite gifts we’ve given. We also give ideas for gifts that may help those still looking for something special to give.

We took the time to answer a number of the other marriage questions that didn’t quite fit the last episode, but were too good to ignore.

We received over 150 questions about marriage and were surprised that most of them could be grouped in eleven issues that affect most, if not all, marriages. This is also the episode where we share about our book, Eleven Eleven: Painting the Challenge and Beauty of Marriage. You can pick up a copy from the Well and Wise store.  Instagram: @wellandwise.coShoppee: https://shopee.ph/wellandwise

With our current season of different health challenges, we took the time to try different hacks and we share our thoughts on them. We ranked them from free to inexpensive to kinda pricey to expensive. Hopefully, this proves helpful to people. This episode is in partnership with one of the brands we use, Erceflora Kiddie.