Feeling all alone, but not too long from now

It has been 1 year and 9 months ago that I have taken early retirement, and almost 2 years ago that I had my last foreign trip. So used was I to traveling alone the past 15 years such that traveling to Singapore, Bangkok and Hongkong, the places where I stopped by for in-transit were [...]

The Bright Side in “The Dark Knight”, a Batman Movie

It is not just a Batman movie, not just an action movie or a thriller—there are many truths in life that could be found in this movie.

Knights in shining armour, give hope to the majority, though sometimes these knights are far from perfect (in the case of Harvey Dent the District Attorney, even if he [...]

Another magical day with the babies at CRIBS

Babies are a link between angels and man.—Author Unknown

A baby is born with a need to be loved—and never outgrows it.Frank A. Clark

Another Sunday, another day we always look forward to. For us, Sunday morning is CRIBS Day. We see to it that we are there by 9 am to feed the babies their snacks [...]

A beautiful story of a father’s love

On 5 July, Sunday, Paulynn Chang walked down the aisle to wed her beloved Paul Afable. All throughout the emotional affair, Paulynn’s father, Paul Chang (whom I fondly called Mang Paul) was sorely missed. He passed away on 19 October 2006, more than 1-1/2 years ago.

The highlight of the dinner reception was the reading of [...]

Dedma

Hubby came early from work, and we had the chance to go to church together at the Pentecost Church in Loyola Heights. I always like going to church there, as the priests are very dynamic. This time, there was a priest who I did not know, who from the start of the Mass asked, “What [...]

Ctrl+Alt+Del and New Original Quotes

For making the wrong decisions
Ctrl+Alt+Del

For being in the wrong place at the wrong time
Ctrl+Alt+Del

For trusting too much and being blinded by emotions
Ctrl+Alt+Del

For being insensitive and hurting the feelings of others
Ctrl+Alt+Del

When goals are not met and schedules go haywire
Ctrl+Alt+Del

When emotions run high and anticipations run dry
Ctrl+Alt+Del

For struggles, sickness, pain, death
Ctrl+Alt+Del

P59 from the goodness of his heart–bigger than mine

Almost late

I woke up at 11:45 am, with just 5 minutes to take a shower, dress up and grab a cab, hair still dripping wet, to catch the 12 noon mass in UP. If nobody can drive me, I always take a cab, following the advice of a Buddhist friend—when you go to church, go [...]

CRIBS–a surfeit of babies, kisses, TLC, a source of joy and satisfaction

“If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite, something that makes one feel aware of God, one need not go [...]

I am glad Ces Drilon and company have been freed

I am glad Ces Drilon and company have been freed. It is being announced now on television. For the past few days, I have been discussing with my kids how particularly Ces’ children would have felt, seeing the developments on television. Two days before the news broke out, one of Ces’ sons, who was one [...]

Happy Father’s Day

If the kids were to write this post they will say:

move over, Sexy Mom
it’s Daddy on the spotlight—it’s his day today!
and we all greet him Happy Father’s Day!

(figuratively, a staircase—parang hagdanan, sunod-sunod)

Friday the 13th

Another Friday the 13th…and I have always dreaded the day. I am glad that this year, there is only one Friday the 13th, and that is today, 13 June. Ugh! In 2009 there are three: February, March and November.

I may not be superstitious, but there have been a number of events in my life [...]

Taj Mahal–a tribute to love, beauty and life

In one of my visits to India, I had the opportunity of touring the other parts of the Golden Triangle—Agra and Jaipur, after almost 2 weeks in Delhi (the third part). I took a solo and guided tour to Agra and Jaipur. $200 was all that it took for 3 days on the road in [...]

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