TweetThe joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others’ burdens, easing other’s loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas. -W. C. Jones “I have not put up any Christmas ornaments for the past 19 years. Never! What for when my family is not here. I...
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TweetLighting our candles and remembering our children’s smiles, Is the perfect combination of our children’s lights and lives. For their lights still shine brightly and help us to see the way, Yes it still hurts. The tears flow as I remember his handsome face, the tight hugs that follow with “I love you very much...
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Tweet The deaths of eight innocent civilians is tragic. The Filipinos are grieving. Families of the victims are sad and...
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Tweet “I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.” Corazon C. Aquino That photo above is a screen capture of me taken from the Laban ni Cory documentary. I feel honored to be part of the memorable documentary. I had no idea that video was taken until someone told me. It looks like I was...
read moreTweetI’ve been there. I’ve been judged. I understand the anger of @Miltary_Mom when people started to judge her when she tweeted on the drowning of her two-year old son Bryson Ross in the swimming pool of their home in Merritt Island, Fla. Shellie Ross otherwise known as @Miltary_Mom and who blogs at blog4mom.com...
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Tweet Holidays are a season of cheer and happiness for many of us. For others it serves as a constant reminder of their loved ones who are no longer with them. On the second Sunday of December, parents worldwide join together and light candles for their dead children. For 12 years, parents gathered on the second Sunday in December...
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Tweet“We can’t call him an animal because I have pets and they are tame. No, he is a monster. They are monsters” Mangudadatu on Ampatuan Jr. and his gunmen. Photo Credits to Reuter View Slideshow of Other Photos I see it in Twitter, Plurk, Facebook and blogs. The outrage is all over the internet. No to...
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Tweet“I believe that during these times, we should not forget that many sacrificed to regain our democracy.” Corazon Aquino My legs dangling from the makeshift platform of the media truck. I couldn’t stand up because I don’t have balance after I broke my ankle 4 years ago. President Cory Aquino is an extraordinary...
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TweetUpdate (August 5)- View Photos and Video of the President Cory Aquino Burial Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things – with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope. Corazon Aquino That’s me in yellow taking video...
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Tweet(Update : Read my entry on Cory’s Funeral Convoy from La Salle Greenhills to Manila Cathedral) It’s my husband’s fault. He woke me up at 6:00 AM and said that if I wanted to attend the Cory Aquino’s memorial services, I should queue by 7:00 AM. I arrived at La Salle Greenhills before 7:00 AM and the...
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Tweet“I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.” Corazon Aquino “Our mother peacefully passed away at 3:18 am of cardio-respiratory arrest” – Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. Her son Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III confirmed that Former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino died of...
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Tweet“Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. And I just wanted to say I love him — so much.” — Jackson’s daughter, Paris-Michael, who broke down in tears.” Photo Credit via cnn.com I gaze at the TV as I see the casket of Michael Jackson as it is being wheeled out of...
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TweetDeath leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. ~From a headstone in Ireland Lisa Marie Presley is obviously in grief. She is devastated. In her heart-wrenching blog entry, He Knew, Lisa is gutted and feels like she could have done more for her ex-husband, Michael Jackson. 14 years later I...
read moreTweetWhy does it take a minute to say hello and forever to say goodbye? ~Author Unknown The Michael Jackson I knew, loved and grew with during my teen years in the seventies Screaming headlines are plastered all over. Michael Jackson, pop music legend, dead at 50. Michael Jackson, an icon of my generation. How we often played the...
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Tweet Image courtesy of Pedestrian Observer Ruby Rose’s death was just so shocking that it took me many days before I woke up from my stupor to blog about it. Her death was just too gruesome that even a seasoned police investigator found it difficult to describe the circumstances on how Ruby Rose was handcuffed and gagged...
read moreTweet I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss. — Rita Mae Brown My husband’s chartered flight kept circling around last friday for an hour. Visibility was zero at 4:00 PM. Lightning struck at that very moment...
read moreTweetSuicide is very much in the news these days. A forensic expert who conducted an autopsy on Trina Etrong, wife of Ted Failon said that the contact wound on her temple indicates suicide. (Edit on April 22- A second autopsy points to suicide) I ‘d like to point out that the Compassionate Friends refer to the death as...
read moreTweet(Update May 21- Trina Etong committed suicide–NBI ) It was just a matter of time yet the news of Ted Failon’s Wife death came as a shock. Trinidad Arteche Etong or Trina , died tonight at 8:50 PM. She died of cranial injury but was it due to homicide or suicide? Her daughter thinks that her mom tried to commit...
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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?
Celebrating love , life and experience at the Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball
Bullying in Philippine Schools
A hug is a handshake from the heart
A letter to my daughters. Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough
Being romantic in Batanes : A time to celebrate the beauty, gift, and the blessing of enduring love.
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