The Lessons of Pain

“Dear, if you google Sexy Filipina, I am on the first page.
“Whaaaaa?” My husband looked horrified.
Then I added “Try googling for Sexy Filipina Mom too and my blog is number 1″
I wasn’t about to see my husband choke on his coffee so , I quickly related about the Reshaping The Filipina Image Campaign through [...]

Filed under: Recovery Principles

How to Reshape The Sexy Filipina Image in 3 easy Steps

(August 9, 2007) moved to its own domain FilipinaImages.com

Proceed to FilipinaImages.com

Filed under: Women Issues

Krispy Kreme Party

Surrounded by media celebrities , Lauren and Marielle find themselves posing like celebrities themselves.
Early this evening, a few bloggers attended the Krispy Kreme Coffee and Doughnut VIP Party. How could I resist doughnuts. The girls tagged along with me to check out the new branch over at Greenhills which is scheduled to open this thursday, [...]

Filed under: Bloggers, Kids, New Media

Dinner and Conversation with the Band of Bloggers

I still remember the dinner parties at our house. They were fun and less costly. But, now it seems to be a thing of the past. - Juned
It doesn’t have to be that way, Juned. Though technology and urbanization indeed has made things so much more convenient for us, dinners and great conversation should [...]

Filed under: Bloggers, Celebrations, Memory Lane

Yehey ! Krispy Kreme, Taste Asia

Just a short update about me and my other blog entries :

Krispy Kreme Greenhills Branch Opens on June 28 at 9:00 AM ( new varieties of doughnuts to be launched)
Join the Taste Asia, Food Event on July 3 at 7:30 PM (imagine 100 bloggers eating all at the same time)
All ye Food Bloggers [...]

Filed under: Asides, Elsewhere

A Birthday Gift

The day after my birthday, Myrna aka Annamanila treated me out to dinner along with Dine alias Sexy Mom and Chato alias Chateau. (oops correction , it was a treat from all of them)

As some might know, AnnaManila used to be a former colleague from my last employment which was err…20 years ago, the [...]

Filed under: Bloggers, Celebrations

How 4 Women Found their New Normal

It is hard to imagine when we are in the midst of heavy grief that any good will ever come out of it. What we have lost is not replaceable , any more than the loss of a child is made up for the birth of another child. I have been witness to the [...]

Filed under: Grief Recovery

A Filipino Movie On A Death of a Child

A writer of a local movie production company wanted to speak to me about The Compassionate Friends, a grief support group for family members who have lost a child through death.
You know, I often receive all sorts of legitimate and stalkerish type of text messages . One time someone sent me this message “I [...]

Filed under: Grief Education

How do you know you’re a couple?

My daily routine consists of waking up at 5:15 AM to drive either of my 2 daughters to work or school by 6:15 AM. During one of these trips, I was caught in traffic at Ortigas Avenue for at least 30 minutes. What to do? To distract myself from the stressful traffic, I take this [...]

Filed under: Kids

Birthday Celebration Part 1

My 50th birthday started with a cardiac workout at the gym. As I pressed the age setting on the treadmill, I found it a bit strange to press 5-0 on the screen. Later that night as I applied a concealer on the brown spots around my cheekbone, I discern a few fine lines on [...]

Filed under: Celebrations