“Grace” Anatomy (on Christmas Day)

Grey’s Anatomy happens to be one of Monica’s favourite TV series. Little did we know that she would be in the same hospital drama like situation, on Christmas day! She started having abdominal pains on the afternoon of 23 December, but the chronic shopper that she is, this did not stop her from joining the [...]

A Christmas Message (by Fr. Larry Faraon)

The cyclical Christmas is better than the parallel one. Putting Christmas in our life’s cycle would guarantee continuity. Some people would ‘stop’ the celebration of Christmas because ‘times are hard and harder’—-in fact, some would even cancel planned Christmas parties because of some typhoon victims who needed help and instead donate the money intended for [...]

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!

Christmas – Always in Our Hearts

My family and I would like to greet one and all a Merry, Happy Christmas! A Christmas made happy not only by carols, tinsels, gifts, and temporary delusions, but a Christmas made happy with inner peace, contentment, and with all the love oozing in our hearts, a Christmas that would [...]

Patience, Patients!

Why are patients called such? They need a lot of patience, that’s why!
I cannot help but write about two separate recent experiences with regard to a basic hospital service—emergency rooms.

Capitol Medical Center

Two weeks ago, we brought daughter Monica to the ER of Capitol Medical Center as she was having an asthma attack. We were there [...]

cello’s doughnuts & dips

Now, I know why—why the kids would always show a certain excitement, craving and fondness when they talk about cello’s doughnuts.

Yesterday, Angela came home from school, excitedly announcing that she has brought me some pasalubong! It’s the other way round now, since after retirement—I stay at home most of the time, while the rest of [...]

The Scratcccchhhh! A Story of Love and Forgiveness

Last Thursday classes were suspended, with typhoon signal no. 3 raised in Metro Manila. Typhoon Reming was to pass through in the evening. It was one of the rare occasions for all family members to be at home on a weekday.

Angelo was to drive the family van. Ever the doting aunts and uncles, the kids [...]