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Entries Tagged as 'Parenting and Family'

…and literally and figuratively–I have stopped and smelled the flowers!

February 21st, 2010 · 6 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Fun · LIFE · Parenting and Family · Thoughts

RH Bill is NOT DEAD—But it continues to haunt

February 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Tags: Blog Watch Elections 2010 · Parenting and Family · Socio-Political

Happy Birthday to a “Special Someone”

December 27th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Tags: Celebration · LIFE · Parenting and Family

My FAMILY–They’re my number ONE!

December 18th, 2009 · 7 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Faith and Spirituality · Fun · Parenting and Family

Parenting: Instilling good values to your children

November 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family

Alan Jr @ 13

September 18th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Tags: CRIBS · Contest · Parenting and Family

UAAP: FEU, Ateneo and UP win 2009 Samsung Cheerdance Competition

September 13th, 2009 · No Comments

Tags: Parenting and Family · The US Financial Crisis

Our daughter Monica takes the 2009 Bar Exams today

September 6th, 2009 · 11 Comments

Tags: 2009 Bar Exams · Faith and Spirituality · Parenting and Family

Our Seven–a priceless photo

June 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family · School, ACET, UPCAT, etc · Thoughts

The Real Essence of Father’s Day

June 21st, 2009 · 10 Comments

Tags: Celebration · LIFE · Parenting and Family · Thoughts

A(H1N1) flu virus–will it make us less physical and intimate with those that we love?

June 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Tags: A(H1N1) or Swine Flu · Blogging and the Internet · Filipino Diaspora · Health and Beauty · Information · Mother Earth · Parenting and Family · School, ACET, UPCAT, etc · Thoughts

A beautiful story of a father’s love–on Mel and Joey’s Father’s Day Special

June 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Tags: Celebration · Faith and Spirituality · LIFE · Parenting and Family

PAU @sweet 16! she’s not clueless after all…

May 31st, 2009 · 3 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Fun · Parenting and Family

To My Inda–Happy Mother’s Day! and to all you mothers out there

May 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Filipina Images · Parenting and Family

Expo Mom 2009–What’s a Day (and Night) Like in the Life of a Mom of 7? (a winning entry)

May 9th, 2009 · 6 Comments

Tags: Blogging and the Internet · Contest · Fun · Parenting and Family

Charice Pempengco and 2 moms: Raquel (her mom) and Elsie Chua (Melawares owner)

May 8th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Filipina Images · Parenting and Family · Promoting Filipino Image · Success Stories

Fire! Running for our lives in Power Plant Mall at Rockwell Center

April 26th, 2009 · 17 Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family

Monica (or Ate Mox): An Inspiration to All

April 25th, 2009 · 13 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Faith and Spirituality · Parenting and Family · School, ACET, UPCAT, etc · Thoughts

Meet Joseph Raphael, our new family member!

April 19th, 2009 · 9 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Faith and Spirituality · Parenting and Family · Thoughts

@21 Happy Birthday BA

April 4th, 2009 · 12 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Fun · LIFE · Parenting and Family · Thoughts

A Letter to Mommy, A Letter to Daddy on Chato’s HS Graduation

March 26th, 2009 · 16 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Parenting and Family · School, ACET, UPCAT, etc

@18–Happy Birthday, Chato!

March 20th, 2009 · 10 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Friends · LIFE · Parenting and Family · School, ACET, UPCAT, etc

Wowowee–inspiring stories of poor parents with children in medical and law schools

March 10th, 2009 · 11 Comments

Tags: Editorial · Filipino Diaspora · LIFE · Parenting and Family · Promoting Filipino Image · Success Stories

Julian Carlo Miguel (Amiel) Alcantara–heaven sent, an angel goes back to The Father

February 28th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Tags: Advocacy · Faith and Spirituality · Information · LIFE · Our Angel · Parenting and Family · School, ACET, UPCAT, etc · Thoughts

a year ago, today…

February 15th, 2009 · 16 Comments

Tags: Advocacy · Blogging and the Internet · CRIBS · Celebration · Faith and Spirituality · Friends · LIFE · Parenting and Family · The Work Place · Thoughts · poems from the heart

3 days…just 3 more days!

February 11th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Tags: Friends · Jobs · LIFE · Parenting and Family · The Work Place · Thoughts

An open palanca (spiritual retreat letter) to my three daughters

February 9th, 2009 · 6 Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family · Peace amd Governance · School, ACET, UPCAT, etc · The Work Place · music · poems from the heart

Of UPCAT, of ACET, of USTET, of giving back, of living life…and Erma Bombeck

February 7th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family · Poetry · School, ACET, UPCAT, etc · Thoughts

Art Beyond Appearances: Caring for Amorsolo’s Legacy (an invite)

February 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments

Tags: Information · Parenting and Family · Promoting Filipino Image · School, ACET, UPCAT, etc

Married 29 years…and life goes on…

January 23rd, 2009 · 22 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Faith and Spirituality · LIFE · Parenting and Family · Thoughts

Congratulations Chato! (for passing ACET, UPCAT, USTET)

January 18th, 2009 · 22 Comments

Tags: CRIBS · Celebration · LIFE · Parenting and Family · School, ACET, UPCAT, etc

It’s very cold (but still global warming continues)

January 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Tags: Information · Mother Earth · Parenting and Family

What to Do if You Fail ACET

January 11th, 2009 · 21 Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family · School, ACET, UPCAT, etc

Making a Decision

January 9th, 2009 · 8 Comments

Tags: Faith and Spirituality · LIFE · Parenting and Family · Thoughts

Movie Review: 2008 MMFF’s Ang Tanging Ina N’yong Lahat

January 4th, 2009 · 9 Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family · That's Entertainment

The Young Girls in My Life–source of my JOY

December 28th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family

Happy Birthday to a Wonderful Dad of 7!

December 27th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Parenting and Family

The best Christmas ever, the happiest, too!

December 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Faith and Spirituality · Parenting and Family · Thoughts

Growing in Age, Celebrating Life

December 11th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family · Thoughts

Good-bye November, Hello December

December 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments

Tags: Blogging and the Internet · CRIBS · Celebration · Faith and Spirituality · Friends · LIFE · Parenting and Family · Thoughts

Exquisite Delights (I don’t mind being “old and gray”)

November 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Tags: Fun · LIFE · Parenting and Family

Coping with the difficult times–a family affair

November 21st, 2008 · 5 Comments

Tags: Advocacy · PETS · Parenting and Family · The US Financial Crisis · Thoughts

Happy Birthday to one of my youngest fans–Tetet (to her Mom, too)

November 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Tags: Blogging and the Internet · Celebration · Faith and Spirituality · Parenting and Family · Promoting Filipino Image

Wowowee–and the children of OFWs

November 12th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Tags: Parenting and Family

Feeding the Little Ones–A dilemma of young parents

November 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Tags: Advocacy · CRIBS · Food · Parenting and Family

TWO Years in the Blogosphere

November 6th, 2008 · 20 Comments

Tags: Blogging and the Internet · CRIBS · Celebration · Editorial · Entrepreneurs · Faith and Spirituality · Filipino Diaspora · Food · Friends · Fun · Good Deeds · Governance · Health and Beauty · Information · Jobs · LIFE · Nick Joaquin, Literati · Our Angel · PETS · Parenting and Family · Philippine Blog Awards · Poetry · Promoting Filipino Image · School, ACET, UPCAT, etc · Sports, UAAP, etc · Success Stories · That's Entertainment · The US Financial Crisis · Thoughts · Travel · Virtual Assistants

Oil Products–Is the Big-time Rollback Enough?

October 31st, 2008 · 6 Comments

Tags: Blogging and the Internet · Parenting and Family

“Sorry, busy lang” (Sorry, I am just busy)

October 25th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family · Thoughts

My Boys are Offline (and New Stock Market Terms)

October 24th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Tags: Blogging and the Internet · Fun · Parenting and Family · Travel

Waxing sentimental–First Wedding in the Family

October 23rd, 2008 · 8 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Parenting and Family · Thoughts

“I want a divorce”–Madonna

October 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family · That's Entertainment

Losing a child and learning to live with it

October 6th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Tags: Faith and Spirituality · LIFE · Parenting and Family

At the Tree House in UP Campus–an afternoon delight with Annamanila

October 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments

Tags: Information · Parenting and Family

An Excellent Post on Parenting: Raising Chris Tiu

September 29th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Tags: Faith and Spirituality · LIFE · Parenting and Family · Sports, UAAP, etc

Blue Eagles Thanksgiving Mass and Bonfire

September 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Tags: Parenting and Family

The Real Middle Child–Happy 19th Birthday Vince!

September 27th, 2008 · 11 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Faith and Spirituality · Parenting and Family

After the Mariott Hotel Blast in Pakistan–I am doubly convinced that home is the best place to be

September 24th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Tags: Blogging and the Internet · LIFE · Parenting and Family · Travel

The D Spot–WINNER in The Philippine Blog Awards’ Best Blog: Family and Living Category

September 22nd, 2008 · 84 Comments

Tags: Blogging and the Internet · Celebration · Information · Parenting and Family · Philippine Blog Awards

Ateneo La Salle Tickets–Where I Bought Them (Game 2)

September 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Tags: Parenting and Family

Ateneo Blue Eagles vs De La Salle Green Archers for the UAAP Season 71 Championships

September 14th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Tags: Parenting and Family · Sports, UAAP, etc

Happiness is…and learning to cope despite difficult times

September 12th, 2008 · 16 Comments

Tags: Fun · LIFE · Parenting and Family

“Share Your Family Memories” Contest

September 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Tags: Advocacy · Celebration · Contest · Food · Parenting and Family

2008 Bar Exams–one year from this day

September 7th, 2008 · 13 Comments

Tags: Faith and Spirituality · LIFE · Parenting and Family

Parenting Lessons: How a great father showed love to his children despite being frequently away

September 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family

Wowowee–is it what dreams are made of? and why do I fear?

August 29th, 2008 · 21 Comments

Tags: Faith and Spirituality · LIFE · Parenting and Family · Peace amd Governance · That's Entertainment

Movie Review–KC Concepcion and Richard Gutierrez in For the First Time

August 28th, 2008 · 29 Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family · Reviews · That's Entertainment

Dreamers, Doers, Risk-Takers-4: Iskolar ng Bayan Gives Back, the Enterprising Way

August 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Tags: Entrepreneurs · Jobs · LIFE · Parenting and Family

Letting go at 12, Happy Birthday Alan, Jr.

August 25th, 2008 · 16 Comments

Tags: Celebration · LIFE · Parenting and Family

What did the Atlantic Ocean say to the Pacific Ocean?

August 24th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Tags: Information · Parenting and Family

Happy 1st Birthday, Joseph Michael (our Angel)

August 18th, 2008 · 14 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Faith and Spirituality · LIFE · Our Angel · Parenting and Family

Michael Phelps in 2008, Mark Spitz in 1972: how different the times were, then and now

August 16th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Tags: 2008 Beijing Olympics · Parenting and Family · Thoughts

Wellness, Healing and Romance at Nurture Spa

August 11th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Tags: Parenting and Family

Harsh realities in the lives of our “new heroes”, the Filipino OFWs and their families

August 7th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Tags: Filipino Diaspora · Jobs · LIFE · Parenting and Family · Promoting Filipino Image

$14 million dollar twins–Vivienne & Knox Jolie-Pitt’s first photos

August 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Tags: Information · Parenting and Family

Feeling all alone, but not too long from now

July 25th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family · Travel

Pinoy Moms Network is Back

July 20th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Tags: Parenting and Family

A beautiful story of a father’s love

July 17th, 2008 · 30 Comments

Tags: Faith and Spirituality · Friends · LIFE · Parenting and Family

Under attack again–branded as a “Disgrace to Filipina Mothers”

June 28th, 2008 · 37 Comments

Tags: Blogging and the Internet · Parenting and Family

Parenting–The risks I took (and continue to take)

June 25th, 2008 · 20 Comments

Tags: Faith and Spirituality · Parenting and Family

I am glad Ces Drilon and company have been freed

June 18th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Friends · LIFE · Parenting and Family · Peace amd Governance

Happy Father’s Day

June 15th, 2008 · 17 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Faith and Spirituality · Friends · Fun · LIFE · Parenting and Family · Poetry

28 years ago today, I gave birth to my Angelo

June 10th, 2008 · 11 Comments

Tags: Blogging and the Internet · Celebration · Fun · Our Angel · Parenting and Family

Emergency Family Meeting: Agenda–Price Increase, What to do?

June 3rd, 2008 · 27 Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family

Happy 15th Birthday, PAULINE, a child but not anymore, a lady but not yet

May 26th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Faith and Spirituality · Friends · Fun · LIFE · Parenting and Family

Free WiFi at EDSA Shangri-La Hotel

May 26th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Tags: Blogging and the Internet · Fun · Parenting and Family

Mother is 69–but look, she looks like she is only 50!

May 15th, 2008 · 14 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Health and Beauty · Parenting and Family

Happy Mother’s Day! Happy Children’s Day, too!

May 11th, 2008 · 30 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Faith and Spirituality · LIFE · Parenting and Family

The Notebook–all about choices, all about life

May 8th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family · Reviews · That's Entertainment

Love You Forever

April 17th, 2008 · 16 Comments

Tags: LIFE · Parenting and Family

Starting to Live Life the Way It Should Be Lived

April 12th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Tags: Faith and Spirituality · LIFE · Parenting and Family

Happy 20th Birthday, BA!

April 4th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Parenting and Family · Poetry

Summer Fun: Do the Groove, Take Review and Summer Classes, or Just Stay Home

April 3rd, 2008 · 9 Comments

Tags: Friends · Fun · Parenting and Family

STRESSED out? Take DESSERTS!

March 31st, 2008 · 7 Comments

Tags: Food · Health and Beauty · Parenting and Family

Congratulations, Vince! and Thank You

March 29th, 2008 · 20 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Parenting and Family · School, ACET, UPCAT, etc

Krispy Kreme Donuts, again

March 27th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Tags: Food · Parenting and Family

Meiji BLACK Chocolate Bar Puzzle SOLVED! Challenge Level–Most Difficult

March 24th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Tags: Food · Fun · Parenting and Family

A Message of Hope and Love: Happy Easter to Everyone

March 21st, 2008 · 9 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Faith and Spirituality · Parenting and Family

Happy 17th Birthday, Angela

March 19th, 2008 · 13 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Fun · Parenting and Family

Rubik’s Cube–Fun for others, a test of patience to some

March 12th, 2008 · 12 Comments

Tags: Fun · Parenting and Family

Cakes, cakes and cakes

March 10th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Tags: Celebration · Food · Fun · Parenting and Family