“I am you; you are ME. You are the waves; I am the ocean. Know this and be free, be divine.” –Sri Sathya Sai Baba The weather is lovely in Boracay. I thought the remnants of Typhoon Odeng would still be felt here. But God is good. The sun is up, The blue skies and the soft calm breeze lift our spirits. This short...
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They are dead; but they live in each Patriot’s breast, And their names are engraven on honor’s bright crest. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. ~Joseph Campbell US Memorial Day often reminds me of weekend visits to my sisters in San Francisco...
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Dear Luijoe, It’s been eleven years . Eleven years today… without seeing your impish smile, without receiving wild flowers with a note “I love you so very much, mama” without your gentle reminder to pray without your lectures on parenting without your crazy jokes without pinching your handsome...
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I do not understand why the good Bishop Oscar Cruz calls it the “Sex Bill 4244″ when it is plainly, Reproductive Health Bill HB 4244. You know what the Bishop said ? End products of Sex Bill 4244: Promiscuity. Insensibility. Amorality. Risa Hontiveros delivers a brillant rebuttal to the Sex Bill. End products of...
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Our wedding was many years ago. The celebration continues to this day. ~Gene Perret Our friends, the beautiful couple Alma and Mario Miclat share the same wedding date- May 5 with Butch and I. The difference is the Miclats just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary while we just had our Silver anniversary last year. Just...
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“The Day of Judgment is an important notion: but that Day is always with us” Alfred North Whitehead (Updated- May 22, 10:30 AM ) Is it really the end of the world? There are thousands of Twitter conversations that center on Rapture, the “Judgment Day” that some believe is set for today, Saturday . “Don’t wait...
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My friend Cathy sent me this beautiful article , Butterfly Miracles, from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery by Jeanne Wilhelm. I know some of you who read my blog lost someone in their lives. I often use the butterfly as a symbol of hope . There is always a chance of a new life out there. This is what I often call the...
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Spoiler Alert …. Most weekends, my husband and I watch the movies. Today, he felt like watching “Priest” and he says it is a movie about a priest who is for the RH Bill. I knew he was kidding “Aww really?” I quickly searched for a synopsis. Apparently, the movie is an adaptation of a Tokyopop graphic...
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To live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die. ~Thomas Campbell, “Hallowed Ground” Via Carlos Conde. Original Photo by Alan Robles. Chit is a batch before me in UP Diliman. I never knew her but word gets around in the campus when one is quite active. Learning of her death through Twitter , it took some time for me...
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Remember the Cat Killer that I wrote on April 17, 2009? Wow, that was two years ago. Instead of sentencing him to six months to two-year jail term as mandated by law, Judge Catherine Manodon ordered Candare to pay a P2,000 fine (46 dollars) for violating the country’s Animal Welfare Act. He will also do volunteer work for ...
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Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime. –Herbert Ward Remember the child abuse complaint filed against Willie Revillame two weeks ago? I am one of the co-complainants from the third suit filed by concerned citizens that includes Froilan Grate, Peachy Bretana, , and Fr. Robert Reyes. Yesterday was the first...
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“Forgiveness means that we are not going to allow the experiences of the past to dominate our future” Photo Credit How often have our loved ones hurt us to the point of saying “I will never forgive ____”? Well, I haven’t ever said that but I did hear others say such line. Being unforgiving carries so...
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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.
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