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

Finally, finally, the lunch with Annamanila materialized. I went to her office at ISSI—it was as if we have never read each other’s blogs, we haven’t chatted for a while, and we have not been in touch for a long long time. There were so many things to talk about, so many tidbits, and we [...]

Avon Launches Walk With 30,000 for a Healthier Tomorrow: Kiss Goodbye to Breast Cancer (5 Oct 2008)

I have been witness to friends and colleagues either fight breast cancer or succumb to it. Either way, breast cancer is a frightening experience for both the victims and their families. It has always been said that the best prevention to breast cancer starts with one’s own health habits, like staying physically active, limiting alcohol [...]

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

UPDATE as of 22 September @3am

The D Spot is the WINNER: Best Blog: Family and Living Category for 2008.

A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” – Larry Bird (And I have God to thank for, for [...]

ALL OUT WAR–Ateneo Beat La Salle in Game 1 of Best of Three Series

Link to UAAP Season 71 – Schedules, Statistics, Updates and Highlights here.

WARNING: This post is an ALL BLUE post!

+ A M D G +

Link to UAAP Season 71 – Schedules, Statistics, Updates and Highlights here.

UPDATE 21 September 2008

Ateneo beat La Salle 69-61 in Game 1 of the Championship’s best of three series in a [...]

ACET Takers and Ateneo Blue Eagles and Fans in the UAAP–Good Luck!

To the young boys and young girls who are taking the ACET today, GOOD LUCK to all of you. I have prayed for you, and I will continue to pray for you while exams are going on, and that includes you, my loving daughter, Chato (your friends, too) and TinTin (Chato’s cousin).

And to the Ateneo [...]

What did the Atlantic Ocean say to the Pacific Ocean?

“What did the Atlantic Ocean say to the Pacific Ocean?”

“What”?”

“None—it just waved!”

Laughter…ha ha ha ha

Incredible!

This is how a conversation with my daughter #3, Pauline always goes, always filled with giggles and boisterous laughter. Never a dull moment, never a quiet one, except when we both fall asleep. But these moments are far and few, maybe [...]

Cambodia’s Angkor Wat–an archeological and architectural wonder

Cambodia is now a favorite tourist destination in Asia, actually one of my favorite places. It was ruled by the Khmer Rouge from 1977 to 1980. Millions were killed, as seen in the movie, The Killing Fields.

Angkor Wat is the largest and best preserved monument of Cambodia. It is located in Siem Reap. It [...]

I Join the Petition to Apple, Inc. to Restore Ynzal as a Reseller

I have always wanted to write about Ynzal—its personalized service, its interesting sales, and its #1 asset—the staff, but I didn’t have the chance to do so. I have always recommended it to friends and colleagues, though. One time, when Ynzal had the iPod sale, I even spread the word around and emailed friends, as [...]

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

The first photos and interview appeared in the Special Double Issue of the People Magazine.

It includes 19 pages of intimate family photos and the full interview with Brad and Angelina. Scanned copies of the People and Hello! magazines, which went the rounds in today’s emails are shown below.
It bothers a lot of people that the [...]

Tips for ACET (Ateneo College Entrance Test)

Now that the UPCAT is over (4 batches in all, on 2 and 3 August), others still could not take a breather, with the Ateneo College Entrance Test (ACET) scheduled in September. My advice is—relax, do not make it too hard on yourselves. The results of your exams, as in UPCAT, are dependent on your [...]

UAAP Season 71: Ateneo beats UST and takes solo lead in first round

Link to UAAP Season 71 – Schedules, Statistics, Updates and Highlights here.

After the first round, Ateneo takes solo position to the lead, with only 1 losing game. FEU and DLSU ties with 5 wins and 2 loses, while UE comes fourth with 4 wins and 3 loses.

The past five games were interesting, with ADMU losing [...]

SONA 2008: PGMA said texting to other networks now down to P0.50, but it is not so! I wonder why.

After keenly listening to PGMA’s SONA (full text here), and after trying to hold on to a flicker of hope (in reference to an earlier post), I am sharing with you a discussion I had with the kids 3 hours after the SONA.

“Mama, I just texted a friend and checked my balance. How come a [...]

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