After 6 Months, This is Post #100–Thanks to You All

I wrote my first post, Finding My Niche, on 8 November 2006. It was son, J Angelo who set up my site and re-designed it. Soon after he announced my site, Noemi was the first one who commented. Dimaks of Ctr+Alt+Del gifted me with my header. Family has been very supportive.

Six months and 2 [...]

Annamanila, Cyberfriend No More, Now a Friend in Person

Taking cue from one of Noemi’s articles sometime in January 2007, I bloghopped to Annmanila’s Ode to Ode. To her first post “The Best is Still to Be”, I commented, “life is full of surprises, dear Anna,and the best is yet to come! i did enjoy reading your blog, and will continue to do so. [...]

To J Angelo and Caren, Happy 4th Wedding Anniversary

Four years ago, today, J Angelo (my child #1 of 7, and son #1 of 4) and Caren were wed at the San Sebastian Church, with a reception at Patio Victoria in Intramuros, made romantic with a quintet providing fine music. They were then both 22 years old—by today’s standard, a very young age [...]

Happy Birthday, Best Friend BING

Today is the birthday of Bing, my best friend of 14 years. I am 6 years older than she is, but age has not come in the way of our friendship. We used to work in the same office and have been having lunch together for 14 years, everyday, except when one of us has [...]

The Boys’ Gawad Kalinga House (A House of Laughter and Joy)

Son BA had to write an essay, “Why I Chose (name the person) to be included in Time Magazine’s 60 Years of Asian Heroes“. He is supposed to name a person who is not in the current list. He thought long and hard, I also thought long and hard. We looked at the list. [...]

Who is Pinoy Big Brother?

I know Big Brother of the Pinoy Big Brother fame, and I will tell you the little I know of him. He is a typical father to his daughter and son, who incidentally are my kids’ friends. His daughter is a close friend of one of my daughters, his son is a friend of my [...]

A Happy Home is Better Than a Clean House

I may not see my friends more often these days, now that I have retired. But somehow I have left them a legacy—my popular motto, “A happy home is better than a clean house”.

Just this morning, S, one of our barkadamates (circle of close friends) emailed us from Canada. She and family have migrated to [...]

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my birthday. I am 49 years old. Happy birthday to me! Yes, dear readers, you are not mistaken. I am greeting myself, and doing so makes me happy. It gives me satisfaction. I am telling everyone that today is my birthday, short of reminding my friends that it is my special day. Weird, [...]

BLOG or NO BLOG?

10 weeks from my first blog, now Anna and Toe have tagged me for a meme (remember Sexy Mom – Bared?) on what blogging has done for me.

Blogging has made retirement eaaaasy for me. No transition, no regrets, no post-retirement blues, no sadness, ALL joy. Why, now, I am doing what I like doing most [...]

Girlfriends Day with The Lettermen

Three months from retirement, and what an apt way to celebrate it than to be out with best friends. With 1-day notice, I invited best friends Bing and Lucy to have dinner and watch the concert of The Lettermen. Short notice has always worked; Most often, when one gives a longer notice, there would [...]

Read Your Children’s Blogs (on Blogs and Social Networks: Friendster, Multiply, atbp.)

I became aware of blogs only when I found out what my eldest son, Angelo, was doing for a living (The J Spot). I learned that my other kids BA (18 years old), Vince (17), Pauline (13), even Alan, Jr. (10) have their own blogs. At first I was intrigued, later became interested in what [...]

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