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Mr & Mrs R – 32 years married on Jan 23, 2012! (4 sons, 3 daughters, a daughter in-law, 3+1 grandkids) together for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer through thick and thin high and low going…going…going! THANK YOU LORD, FOR THE WONDERFUL BLESSINGS OF FAMILY!

The Rite of Confirmation by the Most Rev. Honesto F. Ongtioco, DD (Bishop of Cubao) held on 21 Jan 2012 at the St. Stanislaus Kostka Chapel Ateneo de Manila High School for 79 students (1st yr to 4th yr) CONGRATULATIONS, ALAN, JR. Alan, Jr.

“IT’S MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES!” This is the new slogan that the Secretary of Tourism Ramon Jimenez Jr.launched yesterday for the whole world to see while the concise version, “#1 for Fun in the Philippines” will be for the domestic market. This will replace the “Pilipinas Kay Ganda” motto, which has been the subject of criticism [...]

Discipline is much needed and sorely lacking in the country today. It is probably why things are the way they are. There is chaos, no order, no system. It’s a mess! Promises aren’t kept, there’s no palabra de honor, there’s no delicadeza and the values that can help keep society cohesive are slowly eroding. All [...]

After struggling with a hacked blog, and then a problem I really am not sure what it was that disabled my blog (sort of dead), my blog is now alive. The D Spot is alive! It has been a long 10 weeks to feel that what I have worked on for 5 years has been [...]

By changing only one thing in how Pinoys live their lives, there can be massive positive change in the country.
IT IS TO HAVE DISCIPLINE!

Previously, I wrote an article about which is the best college or university for children to go to here in Manila based on my personal experiences. At that time I was deciding with my kids on choosing the right college or university they would go to. At the same time, there were those who read [...]

Summer is fast ending, and what best way to mark the start of the school year than with a family dinner and night out at the movies? The D Spot, in cooperation with Globe My Family Super Circle and Sumo Sam, is running a photo contest that celebrates family connectedness. Here’s the first entry: Lumayno [...]

Happy birthday, Pauline! dearest Pau! It seems like only a few years ago when she was born. Unlike with all her 6 siblings, it was only with Pau that I experienced leaving my tiny baby in the hospital for a few days. She developed complications, she had fever from birth, and all I could do [...]

The one year moratorium on appointing election losers is about to be up and everyone wants to know what Pres. Aquino will do with his former running mate Mar Roxas. (ANC’s Strictly Politics cited this blogpost in its May 10 edition). There’s talk that he will be an executive secretary. Some are saying former Mr. Palengke [...]

A pleasant surprise on Mother’s Day–one different from all the other Mother’s Day of past. And I have to thank my loving mother for that! I was woken up by something kind of tickling my face, to see my mother right there, with a rose in her hand, greeting me, “Happy Mother’s Day!” She just [...]

There is a growing awareness about cervical cancer, thanks to massive campaigns in the country featuring many high profile women, including Presidential sister and TV host Kris Aquino and businesswoman Cristalle Henares of the Belo Group. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in the country. Every year, about 6,000 Filipinas are diagnosed with [...]

Every mother is proud of her child, no matter how the rest of the world looks at him. In our eyes, our child is the smartest, most beautiful, most talented and simply God’s gift to the world, because that is certainly how we see him or her. Little wonder that we parents tend to show [...]

While having dinner at Pizza Hut in Katipunan last night, I saw my grade and high school classmate, Belinda, with her hubby and only son, a 7th grader at the Ateneo. I introduced them to my 7 kids, Angelo (graduated from UP, who now has a family of his own, a former sr. economist NEDA, [...]

I quote below what one of my daughters, Chato (or Angela) has written in her live journal. I am so touched! Thanks, Chato. It is so nice to be appreciated. I so love you. I thank God for giving us such a cool and amazing mother. She’s not just my mom, she’s also my best [...]

If you want to LAUGH (HA HA HA) and not just to laugh (ha ha ha), then Star Cinema’s MMFF entry “Ang Tanging Ina Mo, Last Na ‘To!” is the movie to watch. This is the third, and they say last, of the Ang Tanging Ina series. It has the elements of fun and laughter, [...]

Belated it may be, from my family to yours, Merry Christmas!

Saving money is not easy, especially if you’ve never done it before and you’re used to spending all your income in a month. There are a lot of ways to save money, but the most effective ways are those that you can easily do. Here are some of the best ways to save money: Manage [...]

It is said that the value of a good education is priceless. As parents, we want to give our children the very best, and provide them the best opportunities so that they can have a secure future. I was with a group of parents recently who were comparing notes about their children’s respective schools (mine [...]

Mawiwili ba ang Taong Bayan? After months of waiting, court orders and much hoopla and controversy, underdog TV host Willie Revillame is once again back on television with his new show Willing Willie. Shown on TV 5, it departs from the noontime slot and is making its own headway at the 6:30 pm time slot [...]