Who would have thought my beautiful and smart sister, Myrna would now be appointed vice-mayor of her city in California ? (She won a seat in the council last November 2010. The mayor and vice mayor are appointed by fellow council members) Did it even occur to our family that she’d dabble with politics? Nuh-uh. If you asked me...
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My friend is hurting. I cannot take her pain away. I pray she grieves well. The “Serenity Prayer” is dedicated to all those who are in grief, loss, or broken-hearted, recovering from alcoholism, addiction or some dysfunction. Not all of you may have a God. They say we all have a God or God as we understand God. For...
read more“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person” Mignon McLaughlin Just like everyone else in cozy relationships, I counted month-saries, then years. And on the 7th year, I was thinking “Is my boyfriend ever going to marry...
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“When a man gives his opinion he’s a man. When a woman gives her opinion she’s a bitch.” Bette Davis There are two sides to a story. Rep. Eulogio Magsaysay called Sarah Bonnin Ocampo, a Philippine Airlines flight attendant, a “menopausal bitch” for failing to get him a seat beside his sons on a flight...
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The rules of parents are all but three. Love, Limit and Let them be. – Elaine M. Ward “For the hand that rocks the cradle, is the hand that rules the world” is such a memorable quote that I took to heart the day I cradled my beautiful baby in my arms. The concept that your child becomes in their life starts with...
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Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate, but through being the right mate. Barnett R. Brickner Out of curiosity, I checked if my new Zodiac sign (the news is debatable) is now finally compatible with that of my husband. When my hubby was then my college sweetheart, the incompatibility issue disturbed...
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I caught on the horoscope just once in my life. I was around 14 years old when I had this huge crush on a guy I met in a class party that I hosted at my home. He had whispered sweetly to me that he’d give me a ring. I waited eagerly for his call the next day. While browsing through the news paper, my eye caught on the...
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Good news for any mother dreading the empty nest: A little bird told us it’s not so bad. “Adolescence is perhaps nature’s way of preparing parents to welcome the empty nest.” -Karen Savage and Patricia Adams The pitter-patter of footsteps appear to be slowly fading now. “Mom, I’m home” is just an...
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So, like a forgotten fire, a childhood can always flare up again within us. ~Gaston Bachelard Photo credit: mindbodysmile.com A young blogger once asked me “what should I settle now before I get married?” My answer to similar questions is this: release hurts of the past and love your inner child. I told her to...
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God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it’s me. ~Author Unknown (Before (as homeless alcoholic) and after Photo credit: NY daily news) I am so touched with Ted Williams’ story. Williams’ story is “the epitome of how dreams...
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What a mouthful of a tongue twister! Chronic Calculous Cholecystitis with Choledocholithiasis simply means Inflammation of the gall bladder with dislodged gall stones. That was the diagnosis when I got my medical certificate after being discharged from Medical City. The operation itself called for Open Cholecystectomy with IOC,...
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“I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious.” Albert Einstein I had the chance to meet gifted kids from Philippine High School for the Arts (PSHA) when my two girls joined the Manila Children’s Choir in the late nineties. Among my daughter’s circle of friends was Jourdann...
read moreMy 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?
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