Compassionate Medical Professionals Wanted

Here is another case of stupid toilet humor that occured in Silliman University Medical Center Foundation, Inc. (SUMCFI).

A grieving mother who has infertility problems lost her second baby by miscarriage last May 9 and lodged a complaint that she was subjected to indignities by a hospital staff who commented that the dead fetus [...]

Filed under: Grief Education, Grief in the News

My husband, my co-homemaker

My husband is quite a character. I thought I knew him so well. After all, we were steadies for 7 years. Living together revealed an unknown facet of his personality. He likes to market in the palengke (wet market) and do the grocery. Not only that, he is very nurturing and more motherly [...]

Filed under: Marriage, Parenting & Family, Shopping

Couple Spa

Friday and saturday were stressful days for us. Butch and I commemorated our son’s 6th death anniversary by embarking on a new mission which will unfold in the days to come. After we had settled with our new mission, we thought of exercising at the gym and then having a massage together at a [...]

Filed under: Fitness & Health, Marriage

Today is May 27

Six years ago on May 27, 2000

Butch with Luijoe at Maribago Bluewaters Beach Resort in Mactan, Cebu

Filed under: Grief Recovery, Memory Lane, Milestones

Life’s simplest pleasures

I have been tagged by Ajay to describe 10 of life’s simplest pleasures. She said that “The trick is to be original with your answers and not repeat those which have already been written by your circle of friends”. I have more than 10 of course but here’s my original list not found at Ajay’s [...]

Filed under: Bloggers, Lifestyle

As Luijoe’s 6th death anniversary nears

Read more about my son’s death at the Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort blog entry.
Anniversary dates often stare out from the calendar. The birthday and death anniversary in the calendar are the most prominent and so hard to acknowledge. The birthday , July 13, 1993 that brought so much joy seem but a fond [...]

Filed under: Grief Recovery

Rooting for Taylor Hicks

If I had the chance to vote for today’s American Idol 5 finale, my choice is Taylor Hicks.
This is funny.

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*EDIT- May 25: And Taylor Hicks actually is the new American Idol. View the winning photos of Taylor Hicks.
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Filed under: Asides, Entertainment, Grief

SM Mall of Asia (page 2)

Continued from SM MALL OF ASIA PAGE ONE
The FOOT FOR THE GODS caught our attention or was it the 50% OFF special treat.
The foot and back massage cost only 250 pesos ($4.80) and foot reflexology and foot spa for only 190 pesos ($3.70). WHY NOT? screams my daughter. I then called Lauren and Pat [...]

Filed under: Shopping