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 [...]

My Apologies…and Thanks

4-1/2 months into blogging (I started on 8 November) and 63 posts thereafter, here am I apologizing to you, dear readers. As you can say, there were about 4 posts, for which I have been remiss in answering back your comments. I know I am not obliged to, but I really wanted to. I [...]

Max’s Power Breakfast - A Review

I have mentioned in an earlier post, Sweet Sixteen, that we would go to Max’s yesterday morning to try out their Power Breakfast line. I was given 10 free passes by Max’s PR agent, Press Inc. I gave 2 free passes to my neighbor who owns an internet cafe. My mom, myself and my [...]

Pisay Meets World, We Hold the Future

I received the following note from a 2nd year student from the Philippine Science High School, requesting for a candid review of their project, Pisay Meets World, We Hold the Future, that was posted in You Tube. We can help them make the difference, by giving 5 minutes of our time, and posting our comments. [...]

Pinoy Big Brother, Season 2

I told myself that now that I have retired, I will have the chance to watch PBB, also known as the “teleserye ng tunay na buhay”. Let me see if I could withstand peeking into the lives of 14 people entirely unknown to me and relate with how people talked about the anecdotes and scandals [...]

Prospero Pichay’s Dreams (as depicted in the ads), I Call Empty Promises

Oh, well, now that BA has written about it, let me put my 2 cents worth, on what he calls the political TV ad that I have been “fond of” and “amused me no end” lately.
It presents a lady who says (in the vernacular tongue, of course), “I dream, of nice life… I dream, [...]

Why I Was Disappointed with Sir Cliff’s Concert

Last 13 February, Sir Cliff had his pre-Valentine concert at the Araneta Coliseum to a jam packed audience. I and my sister-in-law, Martha, were among the thousands who watched this much awaited concert. His last Philippine concert, I heard was held 23 years ago.We didn’t mind that the concert started late by more than half [...]

Charlotte’s Web

Charlotte’s Web is just one of the books lying in the bookshelf, and it not in my family’s list of “to see movies”. Yesterday, my 2 girls did not have classes (President’s Day in Miriam College, I was told), and by the time BA and Alan Jr. came from school, we all have decided to [...]

Patience, Patients!

Why are patients called such? They need a lot of patience, that’s why!
I cannot help but write about two separate recent experiences with regard to a basic hospital service—emergency rooms.

Capitol Medical Center

Two weeks ago, we brought daughter Monica to the ER of Capitol Medical Center as she was having an asthma attack. We were there [...]

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