I never realized the value my children placed on their toys until Marielle interviewed me for her research paper on “Toys and Games I played with” for her Psychology course. She said “Thank God mom for the girly and not so girly toys”. I chose their [tag]toys[/tag] wisely because we didn’t have...
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12 years of internet in the Philippines? Fine I’m late in this. Belated happy 12th anniversary to us. Pinoy bloggers are talking about it here , here and here My internet history dates back to circa 1995. Don’t you just miss the modem’s hissing sound as it cranks to connect to your good old ISP? Internet service...
read moreI believe that college kids are responsible enough to take care of their own peer problems. So why did the mother of an actress confront my daughter because of “an offending entry” about her daughter? Can’t her daughter just talk to my daughter? And why does the mother want to report her to the Dean? Report...
read moreRemember that 9 year old who died after allegedly being made to swallow pencil shavings by her teacher? Autopsy showed she died from acute tonsilitis that got severely infected. The teacher has no criminal liability but will be charged for child...
read moreMyDeathSpace.com memorializes deceased MySpace.com users and picks up where a regular obituary leaves off. I don’t know how their deaths can be verified. When you click their myspace profiles, one can see that someone logged in recently. Maybe their ghost updated their profile? Or perhaps, family members were able to get...
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For one hour, the fountains stared at me or rather, I stared at the fountains of Ayala Tower 1. Out of boredom, I took a picture. Click. ” I felt like a stage mother all over again. Waiting for my daughter as always. One of the top real estate companies in the country accepted her for a summer internship program . So there I...
read moreSome of you might know Zach Escudero, a 19 year-old boy who got killed as he fought it out with cellphone thieves. His parents were mutual friends and because of his death, we started a signature campaign to pressure the Senate to act on the prevalence of cellular phone theft . Even the IMEI marking initiated by the National...
read moreGrief is not exclusive for those who have lost a child , a parent or sibling. In life we experience so many losses such as loss of job, money, health , a love affair and other things. The grief process is universal to us all. We go through stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. As a bereaved mother, I...
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Twenty years ago, Freedom Constitution took effect . Twenty years ago, my husband was cramming for his labor law exams. Twenty years ago, I was squirming in the labor room of Cardinal Santos Memorial Hospital. Twenty years ago, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Lauren. When I first heard her wail, it caught me by...
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PEOPLE who smile a lot and say “have a nice day” are headed to an early grave while the grumpy stay fit. Psychologists at Frankfurt University cite flight attendants, sales personnel, call centre operators, waiters and others in contact with the public for extended periods of time as being at risk of seriously harming...
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Gone are the days when I’d wait patiently by the lobby of the ballet studio, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Folk Arts Theater or wherever my 2 girls performed piano, ballet, voice recitals or a choir performance. Ohh, how enthralled I was listening or watching them on stage! Tying their hair to a neat bun,...
read moreIt’s about time that the whole Philippines follow the model developed by Lihok Pilipina Foundation and the Cebu City government. In Cebu, men who beat their wives or abuse their children do serious jail time. Unlike in other parts of the country, cases of wife-beating, incest, child abuse and marital rape are not ignored....
read moreMy grief journey culled from edited 2006-2010 blog entries are now converted to an ebook format and "Print on demand". Read story behind the ebook.
Touched by an Angel e-book is now available for purchase. For inquiries and reservations, please call Vee Press sales department at +632-712.9156 ext. 350 or email sales@vibalfoundation.org
This is about me ( a Filipina mom) and my journey to a "new normal" after the death of Luijoe , my beautiful 6 year old son.
Recovery is a work in progress.... read more?
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