Toys my children played

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”.
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Filed under: Kids, Parenting & Family

12th anniversary of Philippines Internet

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? [...]

Filed under: Memory Lane, Online Culture

The ultimate stage mother?

I 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 [...]

Filed under: Asides, Kids, Online Culture, Parenting & Family

Corporal Punishment Part 2

Remember 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 abuse.

Filed under: Asides, Grief in the News, Kids

A memorial site for deceased MySpace users

MyDeathSpace.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 their password. My [...]

Filed under: Grief in the News, Online Culture

Real Estate dreams

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.

Filed under: Kids, Milestones, Parenting & Family

Cellphone Thieves and Honest Filipinos

Some 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 [...]

Filed under: Filipino Culture

Grief support in the Philippines

Grief 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 [...]

Filed under: Grief Education, Grief Recovery

Twenty years ago…

Twenty years ago, Freedom Constitution took effect .
Twenty years ago, my husband was cramming for his labor law exams.

Filed under: Kids

Secret to a long life

PEOPLE who smile a lot and say “have a nice day” are headed to an early grave while the grumpy stay fit.

Filed under: Fitness & Health, Lifestyle