Kris Aquino, giving up on her marriage

Jun 27, 10 Kris Aquino, giving up on her marriage

Posted by in My Family

“Remember that a successful marriage depends on two things: (1) finding the right person and (2) being the right person” It must be hard being both public figures. Only Kris Aquino and James Yap know their situation. I cannot count the times I, too, gave up on our marriage. Butch never gave up even at the time I gave up on our...

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The politics of motherhood

Jun 26, 10 The politics of motherhood

Posted by in Blogging, Women Rights

I cringe every time someone outside the blogging world, asks me “what exactly do you do? or How long do you spend at your computer?” Well, let me just say, that we, mom Bloggers are not frumpy women that hang out with our computers all day. There’s more to being a mom blogger than one might think. Some of us are...

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A Chance to win a National Geographic Expeditions trip to the Greek isles

Jun 22, 10 A Chance to win a National Geographic Expeditions trip to the Greek isles

Posted by in New Media, Travel

A Jewish proverb says “No matter what happens, travel gives you a story to tell. ” I just came from my husband’s hometown for a Father’s day weekend. It might just be an ordinary place to travel for most of you but see, there is a story to tell. Since...

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It takes a special person to be a dad

Jun 20, 10 It takes a special person to be a dad

Posted by in Family Celebrations, Parenting Tips

There are two special dads in my life. My dad who I often call, daddy ole boy and my husband, the dad of my three children. There is this quote about questions we ask our dads in various stages of our life. I only had my dad till I was 45 years old. 4 years: My Daddy can do anything! 7 years: My Dad knows a lot…a whole lot. 8...

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Clubbing 101 for a clueless, hip mom

It’s been a trend over the last few years, but it’s just getting bigger and bigger. It’s the clubbing, party-going crowd, and it gives people an excuse to dress up how they normally wouldn’t. Shari...

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Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been

You don’t stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing. Michael Pritchard Life is good. I am 53 years old today. I’ve never felt so great, so young and happy! I know the past had come and gone. I know I wasted parts of it. Once upon a...

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Dancing with the feet is one thing, but dancing with the heart is another

Jun 13, 10 Dancing with the feet is one thing, but dancing with the heart is another

Posted by in My Family

“You’ve got to dance like nobody’s watching and love like it’s never going to hurt.” I guess nobody is perfect. My husband is handsome, cute, romantic, passionate (hot-headed too), smart, crazy, weird…and that’s just some of the reasons I fell for him when he “drooled” all over me in...

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Freedom, Victory of the people lies in our hands

Jun 12, 10 Freedom, Victory of the people lies in our hands

Posted by in Current Affairs

“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” - by Franklin D. Roosevelt Today, we celebrate the 112th Independence day amidst grandeur display of our president’s so-called achievements. Never mind that the Freedom House downgraded our “Free” status to “partly...

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The Kamaganak Inc mapping project

The presence of the Kamaganak Inc. in the Cory administration was a huge turn-off in the past and it is one of the other reason that I didn’t choose Noynoy as my presidential candidate. We all know that the Aquino-Cojuangco feudal clans (and their extended network of cronies) arguably make up the single biggest oligarchic...

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Who killed Jennifer?

Jun 05, 10 Who killed Jennifer?

Posted by in Women Rights

The invite read “You’re invited to a dinner to die for” and along with it came a magnifying glass. How nifty. “Some know me by name. Some have eluded my deathly grip. But there are still more women out there – unsuspecting, unaware, ignorant that I am lurking at the sidelines. Eyeing them. Waiting to...

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Should parents be taught sex education?

“I tell people —You don’t want to talk to your child about your kids’ sex education. Well therefore, your child will learn sex through billboards, through internet, through magazine, through exploitative media outlets. Good luck. I talk to my children about sex because I rather they hear it from me from anyone else”,...

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