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TweetI meant to post this before the May 14 Philippine Elections to get more votes for Alan but decided at the last minute to delay the posting. Alan is meant to win and no amount of good or black propaganda can stop him from being a senator I am glad that [tag]Alan Cayetano[/tag] is in the Top 12 (so far) as of the latest NAMFREL...
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TweetIt seemed like a hundred people talking in deep hush tones almost sounding like busy bees. The persistent buzzing sounds woke me up at 6:00 AM. Thinking it was 7:00 AM , I wanted to catch sight of the first voters of [tag]Philippine Elections 2007[/tag] in my voting district (in Pasig City). Yeah right, the, voting center of...
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TweetI love my children every minute of every day. My beautiful children. I gazed at you today and the same beautiful eyes glowed with love just like it was when you were a baby. Me and 4 month old Lauren Oh those lovely tiny eyes It seems a long time ago since I cradled you in my arms long after your colic spells and I just kept...
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TweetOnce upon my early motherhood days, I often deprived myself of nurturing because I found it silly and self-indulgent. Of course, I didn’t know that nurturing is neither silly nor self-indulgent. Years later , after a million mistakes with myself and family members, I found out that nurturing is about how we show love...
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Tweet“Get Out and Vote” is probably the first sentence I learned as a toddler. Posters of “Get out and Vote” in yellow and white colors were plastered all over our house. My dad used to lead the Citizen’s Quick Count in Cebu, the equivalent of today’s civilian quick count. I lost count of the...
read moreTweet Is gossip good or bad? If I tell my daughters that gossiping is bad, am I right? If psychologists inform me that gossip is inevitable and extremely beneficial, are they right as well? Yes, there is good and bad gossip and we need to distinguish the two. As psychologist James Lynch puts it: “Human dialogue can be a...
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Tweet From Media? , the staff of Amor Maclang asked. No, I’m a blogger as I wrote down my name on the registration sheet of the Wagyu Beef Fest at the Diamond Hotel during lunch today. Handing me my name tag with the media label underneath my name seemed strange. Shouldn’t it be “new media”? Then I began to...
read moreTweetI’ve been meaning to list down 5 ways to comfort a bereaved family or relative in conjunction with Darren Rowse’s Top 5 Group Writing Project. In most of my meetings with the bereaved, a common complaint is the insensitivity of concerned friends or relatives. Of course, we know the depth of concern they have towards...
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TweetFor those who have been reading my blog for the longest time now, I refer to my second daughter as M. I think I have mentioned before how M is such a private person, opting to keep a private blog for her close friends. She used to own two domains during her high school years. Her blog had amazing and original graphics. In fact...
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TweetI wished I had bought something new or had my hair done at the salon for our anniversary dinner. Come to think of it, does my husband really care? I don’t think so. Apparently he can’t even tell if I’ve don a new hairstyle or bought a new dress. I can walk past by him with a new dress and he wouldn’t...
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Tweet Photo Hunters theme this week is Childhood and I want to present my daughter, Lauren riding a purple dinosaur at a park in Singapore. Lauren is 21 years old but still enjoys playing in the park. Last March, she graduated from college and my graduation gift was a trip to any Asian city. So here she is, enjoying herself in...
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TweetRubbing my eyes, I thought I saw him hold a breakfast tray . He says “it’s my wedding anniversary gift for you, dear” as he plants a kiss on my forehead. I smile and thought “My husband is so sweet , romantic and thoughtful”. Then he lays the tray on my lap. “thank you dear. that’s...
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My 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.
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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?
A letter to my daughters. Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough
Being romantic in Batanes : A time to celebrate the beauty, gift, and the blessing of enduring love.
Should parents be taught sex education?
Children have different learning styles
Sunflowers spark hope for the new graduates
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