April 18: 2nd Philippine Blogging Summit

Apr 05, 06 April 18: 2nd Philippine Blogging Summit

Posted by in Bloggers, Online Culture

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Generation Net:First Filipino Kids in the Internet

Who were the First Filipino kids in the internet? My daughter dubbed these kids as the Generation Next, Generation Net in 1998: A decade ago, the world was totally different. Nail polish were red or pink, those little peace signs were everywhere, everyone were wearing flowers all over their clothes and the Beatles rocked the...

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My brother’s battle with Leukemia

Today is the 7th death anniversary of my younger brother, Oscar. He died from a failed stem cell transplant. He was only 40 years old. Oscar was diagnosed with Acute myeloid leukemia (AML-M4) on September 1, 1996. Getting sick of [tag]leukemia[/tag] is a logistical nightmare especially if one is looking for blood type AB donors....

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Shopping & the Balikbayan Box

Apr 02, 06 Shopping & the Balikbayan Box

Posted by in Filipino Culture, Parents & Children

My daughter’s [tag]balikbayan box[/tag] which she left last summer in San Francisco arrived today. She went on a shopping frenzy after I praised her for her thriftiness and being a wise shopper. But I think she went overboard with the expense on her last week. haha. Inside the box, I discovered several crotchet books,...

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Preparing for life and death

Apr 01, 06 Preparing for life and death

Posted by in Grief in the News, Grief Recovery

When I first saw the accidental drowning photos from Sidney’s My Sari Sari Store, it looked surreal to me. For some reason, the photo of the dead boy didn’t shock me. Yes, I felt a twinge of sadness. Not that I’m a cold hearted person. That’s because I’ve seen the death of my own child. What is the...

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Toys my children played

I never realized the value my children placed on their toys until Marielle interviewed me for her research paper on “Toys and Games I played with” for her Psychology course. She said “Thank God mom for the girly and not so girly toys”. I chose their [tag]toys[/tag] wisely because we didn’t have...

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12th anniversary of Philippines Internet

Mar 30, 06 12th anniversary of Philippines Internet

Posted by in Memory Lane, Online Culture

12 years of internet in the Philippines? Fine I’m late in this. Belated happy 12th anniversary to us. Pinoy bloggers are talking about it here , here and here My internet history dates back to circa 1995. Don’t you just miss the modem’s hissing sound as it cranks to connect to your good old ISP? Internet service...

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The ultimate stage mother?

I believe that college kids are responsible enough to take care of their own peer problems. So why did the mother of an actress confront my daughter because of “an offending entry” about her daughter? Can’t her daughter just talk to my daughter? And why does the mother want to report her to the Dean? Report...

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Corporal Punishment Part 2

Remember that 9 year old who died after allegedly being made to swallow pencil shavings by her teacher? Autopsy showed she died from acute tonsilitis that got severely infected. The teacher has no criminal liability but will be charged for child...

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A memorial site for deceased MySpace users

MyDeathSpace.com memorializes deceased MySpace.com users and picks up where a regular obituary leaves off. I don’t know how their deaths can be verified. When you click their myspace profiles, one can see that someone logged in recently. Maybe their ghost updated their profile? Or perhaps, family members were able to get...

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Real Estate dreams

Mar 28, 06 Real Estate dreams

Posted by in Milestones, Parenting Tips, Parents & Children

For one hour, the fountains stared at me or rather, I stared at the fountains of Ayala Tower 1. Out of boredom, I took a picture. Click. ” I felt like a stage mother all over again. Waiting for my daughter as always. One of the top real estate companies in the country accepted her for a summer internship program . So there I...

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Cellphone Thieves and Honest Filipinos

Some of you might know Zach Escudero, a 19 year-old boy who got killed as he fought it out with cellphone thieves. His parents were mutual friends and because of his death, we started a signature campaign to pressure the Senate to act on the prevalence of cellular phone theft . Even the IMEI marking initiated by the National...

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