The Earth Hour 2009 did not stop us from celebrating my nephew’s graduation last year. Through a candle lit dinner, time just passed us by. Dinner continued on at Adarna Food and Culture, despite the darkened ambiance. What was left but to chit-chat with family members and relatives.
This year, Earth Hour will happen [...]
It is two months before May 10, 2010, the Election day. The Day we vote for a president and the rest of the national and local posts.
I made a choice.
I have chosen my presidential candidate.
I want my candidate to win.
Yesterday, my husband and I decided to openly support our presidential candidate (not here online). [...]
“Gender equality and women’s empowerment are fundamental to the global mission of the United Nations to achieve equal rights and dignity for all… But equality for women and girls is also an economic and social imperative. Until women and girls are liberated from poverty and injustice, all our goals — peace, security, sustainable development — [...]
And I know your eyes in the morning sun
I feel you touch me in the pouring rain
And the moment that you wander far from me
I wanna feel you in my arms again
And you come to me on a summer breeze
Keep me warm in your love and then softly leave
And it’s me you need to [...]
“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.” Mahatma Gandhi
Whenever something bothers me, I keep reminding myself that we cannot control people’s actions, attitudes and even events. I label it as the Three P’s (People, Places and the Past). The only thing we can control is our [...]
Happy moms know when to have fun.
Happy moms know that they need to take time away from their kids whether it’s a Sony Bravia event in Boracay or just a long bath with a magazine.
“Because I think the Filipino is worth crying for”. David Briscoe, February 25, 1986
I felt my baby tumble with joy inside my belly as the announcement from the radio blasted out that indeed Cory Aquino was our new president. My baby is now a 23 year old lady turning 24 next month. It’s [...]
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” George Bernard Shaw
I caught the George Bernard Shaw quote a few days ago and it made me reflect back on my life. It is almost 10 years that my son passed away.
I do not recognize myself from the person I was in the [...]
My daughter studied the birth certificate from the National Statistics office. She laughed as she saw the occupation of her parents.
Father- Law student
Mother- Homemaker
She could not believe her father was just a law student. I glanced at my husband, “Wasn’t it just yesterday we were struggling newly weds?”. Looking up from her birth [...]
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?
