A Filipina Mom Blogger

Twelve- year old Lauren and a couple of her keypal friends started an advice column for their club members (Keypals Club) in 1997. I was looking at the now defunct site because Lauren told me to plug her new blog. I am sure that gives a clue to her new site. Before I [...]

If you’re a Filipino, you might have watched in amusement , This Youtube video of 1,500+ Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) inmates dancing to Thriller . When I asked my daughter if she’d seen it , her reply was “It’s so Pinoy”. Lorna, my sister thinks “Only in [...]

I am not Plastic.
How dare I make such a bold statement when I just wrote about dedmahan in my last entry!
It’s true though, I am not plastic. My two daughters taught me about biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste segregation when they were about 4 years old. Remember how Marielle cried when her [...]

I had a falling out with two friends a year ago. It doesn’t matter who they are. It started because I felt the need to confront them about their accusations on the death of my son. But no, they refused confrontation and eventually distanced themselves from me.
I grew up in an environment [...]

“Do you have rose petals?” The florist sounded a bit too excited when he asked “For your bed?”. I could have smacked the nosy florist but I took everything in stride. “No, it’s for my daughter’s hoity-toity grown-up party”. The nosy florist continued ” Oh she is scattering petals on the stairs”. Maybe this florist [...]

I have not read Harry Potter Book 7 ( Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ).
There are rumors suggesting that one or more main characters will die. A grief counsellor claims that these deaths could cause a serious impact on children.
a “certified grief counselor” is using the release of Harry [...]

I promised Marielle that I would get her the Harry Potter Book 7 ( Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ) at 7:00 AM on July 21, 2007 which is the same opening time as UK’s midnight release. The problem was I didn’t reserve the book. See, I never reserved Book 5 and Book [...]

They kept referring to him as “the child”.
I wanted to scream at them that “hey, the child has a name!”
That beautiful child’s name is Luijoe.
But I did not yell at them because…

Thirteen Ways to Improve your Life for Thursday Thirteen
It’s been awhile since I posted for the meme of Thursday Thirteen. As with all lists , I hope to make it meaningful. Positive thinking is something I had to re-learn as family tragedies befell one after the other. With 5 deaths in my [...]