Sri Lanka
I have been to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) several times for the last 5 years, visiting schools in different districts. Sri Lanka is in South Asia, near India, and an hour away from the Maldives by plane.
Here’s sharing with you some pictures of the breath taking country, known for its ecotourism and biodiversity. Sri [...]
A Pilgrimage and A Beach Holiday
What to do if you want to go on a trip, with so short notice, and you wanted to bring as much members of the family as possible? That was my dilemma a few days ago, the mother hen that I am. There was no choice, but to compromise. Nowdays, compromise has become [...]
The Joy of Being a Mother (that certain smile…that certain tear)
from my treasure chest of mommy moments memories… (8 years ago…)
That Certain Smile
I was away on official travel for two weeks and my family had been missing me a lot already. The only communications were two phone calls and a few emails. I came home from the airport quite late, and the three [...]
Never Again
I found this picture and its accompanying note from my old files. It was taken about 5 years ago, and I thought I would share it with you.
Never Again (Trip to the Snake Farm). ‘Twas a pleasant delight to learn that 3 other officemates from other divisions were to be on missions to Dhaka, [...]
Bhutan–Window in the Sky
The Kingdom of Bhutan is a country nestled in the Eastern Himalayas. Visitors and guests in Bhutan will be surprised that the culture and traditional lifestyle in Bhutan is still richly intact and at the degree to which it permeates all strands of modern day secular life. The country has consciously adopted a controlled [...]
A Lesson In Travel
I am submitting this poem in today’s creative writing class with Barbara Gonzales. I have not written about it, but I am in to my 4th session today (8 weekly sessions). Will write about it in succeeding posts.
A Lesson In Travel
Travel light this time, but how can I?
Official documents, bulky reports and paraphernalia
Notes, brochures, books, [...]
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About Me
Dine Racoma is Sexy Mom, a Filipina doing what she likes best—writing, her passion. She writes freelance, does research, advises on new media, and manages a virtual assistance office for home-based jobs. A mother of 7 (what joy!) foremost, a wife, MIL, grandma to 2 pretty girls and an angel in heaven, sister, daughter, friend. Was in the corporate world for 27 years, the first 5 as Executive Secretary to an affiliate of the country’s biggest drug chain, and the last 22 as an international civil servant in an international development bank with HQ in Manila. Traveled extensively to many countries bringing about rich experiences and lessons learned to share with dear Readers. All these—in The D Spot
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