Shielding myself from the scorching sun, I clutched on to my umbrella and looked down towards the smooth bermuda grass. My eyes linger to the engraved markings staring back at me , “Luijoe, my angel”. “Mom are those weeds?” a daughter pointed to the tiny yellow flowers dotted at the top of his tombstone....
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Cebu, my hometown how I missed my birthplace, the city where I grew up till I left for Manila at the age of 17 years old to study at the University of the Philippines in Diliman. I spent seven days in Cebu with my two girls to celebrate the Sinulog 2012 festival. If I remember right, this has been the longest I have ever stayed...
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One wish I have for my family is to travel together this year. It is a work in progress. It can be a bit of a challenge because my second daughter will be leaving for Australia next month to pursue her post graduate studies. Now if plans don’t push through for everyone of us to travel together, it is not a big deal. I can...
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Kung Hei Fat Choi ! Kiong Hee Huat Tsai! Congratulations and wishing you prosperity! It never occurred to me that 2012 is the sign of the water dragon. They say everything relating to water will bring me luck in the New Year. And I did I just that during my seven day vacation in Cebu. There I was lounging on the couch of the...
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Is there a perfect plan? Maybe but sometimes things don’t go as planned. It is one lesson I have learned when making travel plans. It was Lao Tzu that said “a good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” When my daughter made plans to take a short vacation back to the Philippines,I started to...
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Photos I took earlier today. Spot Derek Ramsey, Gerald Anderson among my photos. If you use any of my photos, please give credit to me. And some videos from my...
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Taken on the stage of Sinulog 1985 celebration The cries of Pit Señor rings in the air right now as Cebu’s Sinulog celebration heats up. Sinulog holds treasured memories of the two loves of my life: My dad and my husband. Twenty seven years ago have since elapsed since I first attended it with my then fiance. A lot of...
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Dr. Wayne W. Dyer posed an interesting status message on his Facebook wall. Forget about those New Year’s resolutions in which you decide on the first day of January how you will be conducting your life for the next twelve months. Instead, set up day-to-day goals for yourself, and then resolve to begin living with present moment...
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As Abraham Lincoln once said, “And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” I look back at 2011 as a year that brought more fun, travel, readers, and social media engagement. New Year brings joy, hope, and wisdom. With every passing year, I have learned to develop a keener...
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May the Christmas season fill our heart with so much love and generosity that we let others enjoy the excess of what we have. Merry Christmas. Peace and goodwill to men! Here is a video greeting aka slide show from my family to yours: I am truly grateful this year. A year ago, I spent Christmas eve (up to New Year’s eve) at...
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“Don’t focus on having a great blog. Focus on producing a blog that’s great for your readers.” Brian Clark 15 years ago, on December 22, 1996, Lauren wrote her first journal entry. The word blog was non-existent then. It was called a journal but as we know it, online media is emerging media. Blog came from the word web...
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The last Christmas with my mom in 1975 was spent singing Christmas songs in our dining room . How we crooned to my mom’s delight as all the 7 siblings from 19 to 10 years old gathered around my brother who played the melody in the Yamaha organ. At times, mom accompanied the songs in the piano and even sang with her beautiful...
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.
Touched by an Angel e-book is now available for purchase. For inquiries and reservations, please call Vee Press sales department at +632-712.9156 ext. 350 or email sales@vibalfoundation.org
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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