A Teen During the Martial Law Era
48 years ago, I was in high school but I was already aware that the dictator Marcos tried to muzzle the press. I was 15 years old when Proclamation 1081… Read more »
Category: My Family
“The power of the people is much stronger than the people in power”
“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… Read more »
42 years with my college sweetheart. Our Love Story.
I wrote this 12 years ago, but I thought I’d update it again because today is Valentine’s day. No, we never celebrate Valentine’s day. We celebrate love every day for… Read more »
How to Smile (for photos)
Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. ~Mother Teresa With the advent of selfies, looking good in the… Read more »
Once a young mom with small children
Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall. A mother’s secret hope outlives them all. – Oliver Wendell Holmes I was once a mother with small kids. There are… Read more »
Year of the Earth Pig Lucky Jade Charm and Tolerance
Happy Chinese New Year. February 5, 2019 thru January 24, 2020 is the Year of the EARTH PIG. A lot of stalls are sprouting out in shopping malls selling all… Read more »
Happy New year 2019, Hello Page 1 of 365
It is just the two of us, the four cats and our trusted helpers as we got ready to welcome the New Year. Listening to Auld Lang Syne and tooting… Read more »
May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through.
To all my visitors, may you have a Blessed Christmas. May the warmth and love of family and friends that make the holiday season so memorable. May peace be your… Read more »
Kasadya Ning Takna-a: Classic Filipino Christmas Carol
Update: Last February , 2018 the City of Cebu honored the composer, Vicente Rubi for his Contribution to Music. Ludivina Rubi Najarro, his lone surviving child received the award. Kasadya… Read more »
No Christmas Tree?
The 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…. Read more »
Thanksgiving day reminds me of the word “gratitude”
Thanksgiving day being the most celebrated holiday in the states reminds me of the word “gratitude”. A few years ago, I was planning to bake Pumpkin Pie because I remembered… Read more »
Always Young and Wild (Not)
If there is anything my daughters (especially my eldest girl) cannot imagine is a young and wild me. True, I was once young (still young), a 105 pound slim and… Read more »
The gift of laughter from my dad
Every man ought to be a macho macho man, To live a life of freedom, machos make a stand, Have their own life style and ideals, Possess the strength and… Read more »