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 [...]

The Notebook–all about choices, all about life

I found myself again watching The Notebook, this time with daughter Angela and her high school classmates. I have lost count of how many times I have seen it. Young as they are, I must have heard sniffles and seen tears fall down their youthful faces, ooohs and aaaahs in between. They finished the movie [...]

Sexy Mom’s Romance with SM Hypermarket

This is my entry to SM Hypermarket’s first ever Blog Writing Contest.

Shopping for groceries in the past 27 years that I was raising a family has always been routine for me. A routine, coupled with the reality that spells big money—I have to dig deeper and deeper into my pocket each shopping day. What with [...]

Transformers, Mirror, CPK–A Weekend of Fun at TriNoma Mall

My weekend, a weekend of fun, started on Friday the 13th. After a doctor’s visit with one of the kids at Healthway in The Block in SM North, we went to TriNoma, to see for ourselves what changes have come up since our last visit two months ago. Indeed, a lot of change—so many restaurants [...]

My Nokia 6300 (and 3 boxes of Krispy Kreme Donuts)

I could not help it any longer, I could not anymore delay. My life has so much been affected with the inefficiency of using 2 telephones, both very old. The one that I use as my personal phone—I have accidentally dropped it many times, twice in a pail of water, and for a [...]

Zsazsa Zaturnnah, ze Musikal–An Evening of Non-Stop Laughter

Thanks to Gibbs Cadiz, I had to chance to watch Zsazha Zaturnnah with Annamanila last Saturday night at the RCBC Theater. Now on its fifth staging, the musicale is produced by Tanghalang Pilipino Foundation, Inc., a resident theater company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. ZZ reminds us of the DC Comics character Wonder [...]

Rediscovering the Joy of Reading HARD or PRINTED COPIES

Nowadays, readers have two options, either to read or subscribe to (1) digital or soft copies, or (2) printed or hard copies for almost any reading material, be they newspapers, magazines, journals, books, etc. Over time, I have embraced option #1. With the click of the mouse, every bits and pieces of information that [...]

Shrek 3 and TriNoma Mall

Saturday evening, I (with 4 of my children) went to TriNoma Mall, the new mall owned by Ayala Land located just across SM North. It opened recently—I received different feedbacks from my children who hve been there. I wanted to see it for myself, at the same time watch the movie Shrek [...]

Sexy Mom Is Back–Me and My Sexy MacBook

Sexy Mom has been missing in action for a few days for a lot of reasons. Sorry, my dear Readers, for keeping you in the dark, but guessing was fun, wasn’t it? No, SM has not gone on a holiday abroad (how I wish), nor got un-retired (though there have been lucrative job offers in [...]

Life Imitates Art? From American Dreamz to American Idol

The movie American Dreamz was a black comedy/satire that spoofed the cultural phenomenon American Idol. It portrayed a clueless president who became so unpopular, that he resorted to appearing on the show just to win back the approval of the people. It seemed so absurd, that we laughed til we cried, even on our [...]

My Havaianas - A Tale of a Thousand Wonderful Steps

I have a vivid recollection of how I would berate one of the kids for spending a big amount of money on what I called “rubber slippers”, and how I have eaten my very own words two years after that.

P800+ (or about $16) on the average for a pair of rubber slippers? There must [...]

Calling, DOLE & DSWD (ABS CBN’s Palimos ng Pag-Ibig)

For a few days now, I have been catching some episodes of the TV series, Palimos ng Pag-Ibig (translated in English, something like Begging for Love) which my mom and our household helper watch before the news. As a backgrounder, Deither Ocampo (playing the role of Rodel) hires a babymaker, Kristine Hermosa (playing the role [...]

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