First Breastfeeding station

Mar 20, 06 First Breastfeeding station

Posted by in Parenting Tips, Parents & Children, Women Rights

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The meaning of flowers

Mar 19, 06 The meaning of flowers

Posted by in Grief Education, Grief Recovery

In every meeting of The Compassionate Friends, we provide positive ways for grief management. We believe that the only way to truly relieve the pain is to work through the grief. Last month, it was the “Creative ways of Remembering your loved one“. Yesterday’s topic was about “Healing through...

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The Butterfly in my life

Mar 18, 06 The Butterfly in my life

Posted by in Grief Education

Don’t you think this is a lovely butterfly? Whenever a [tag]butterfly[/tag] flutters about in the garden, I smile with the thought that Luijoe is in another life with greater beauty and freedom. But I believe the butterfly’s life cycle – metamorphosis – represents my new life after the death of my...

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Guava, the best fruit

Mar 17, 06 Guava, the best fruit

Posted by in Fitness & Health, Food & Dining

At the c5 junction, a street vendor dangled plastic bags of huge guavas in front of the car. Knowing that guava is a rich source of vitamin C, I thought that it might give a boost to my immune system. I still have colds. Magkano? (how much?) 160 pesos. Mahal! (expensive) Rolls up car window. The vendor persistently knocked at my...

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9 year old dies from swallowing pencil shavings

Child abuse can happen right inside the classroom. I just saw this news item on ABS CBN news: Mabel, a 9 year old girl from Silangan Elementary School, in Taguig died after allegedly being made to swallow pencil shavings by her teacher. According to her classmates their teacher thought Madel was the one who had scattered pencil...

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We need not walk alone

Mar 15, 06 We need not walk alone

Posted by in Grief in the News

I had the craziest schedule ever. It would have been alright if not for this stuffy nose and sneezing fits. 8:30 to 10:00 AM At the sanctuary of St. Peter’s Basilica, I attended the 40 day mass for Jullian Elaine “Apple” Book (yes pronounced as book). I barely made it. The mass originally scheduled at 10:00 AM...

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Words of comfort

Edgar, the father of Apple Book, the youngest ULTRA stampede victim (read my blog entry of my visit to Apple’s wake) invited me to the 40 day mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral tomorrow. Their [tag]grief[/tag] is so fresh. The pain is raw. How does one comfort a newly bereaved parent? One of our mission in The...

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Cats are friend or food?

Should cat-loving countries impose their cultural values on cat-eating societies? I just watched an exclusive report on ABS CBN on how cats are being purchased for cat meat or cat fur trade. Apparently, a Vietnamese boat is docked at the Cebu pier for over 2 weeks now. The boat is here to unload rice imports but they have...

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Blog monetized by Google Adsense?

I’m having a bad cold today so I’m just taking it easy , surfing some sites for my viewing pleasure er, reading pleasure. I decided to check the...

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On Meditation and Tranquil Solitude

Mar 14, 06 On Meditation and Tranquil Solitude

Posted by in Fitness & Health, Grief Recovery, Spiritual

Just as I take care of my body through diet and exercise, my mind and soul is nurtured through meditational readings. When Butch arrives home from work, I know he wants to “enjoy the scenery of the pasture” in the family den. While he’s in his quiet time mode, I retreat to my sanctuary for my daily tranquil...

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Tell me about you

One of the greatest pleasures of blogging is getting to know you through your comments and blog entries. I’d love to meet all of you, so I’m asking you to tell me about yourself. You see, I’m curious. I want to know if the people who find this blog are mostly males or females… 1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s,...

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College kids

To oversleep on a Sunday morning is heavenly . No carpool. No phone calls. Kids are asleep. No office. So , hubby might oversleep too. But no. Butch is up and about tapping at the keyboard of the computer . Another pleading? A memo? An urgent email? I have to finish this paper. I have an assignment Glancing at the monitor, I...

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