Two Valentine’s Day from the two most important guys in my life (next to my dad) strike me as the most memorable. The first one… Read More »Always Valentine’s Day , says my ex-boyfriend
When a child dies, it’s not the natural order of things. For many years, I struggled to find the meaning of my son’s death. Five… Read More »How my son reminded me about the comfort of St. John the Beloved
“Being an 80s child & why today’s youth never had it so good” brings back sweet memories of my youth. Hence, I’ve come up with… Read More »Being a 70s child & why today’s youth never had it so good
Listen to this podcast I wrote this 13 years ago, but I thought I’d update it again because today is our couple anniversary. I like… Read More »Our Love Story: 43 years with my college sweetheart
I am such a sucker for keeping a memory box of my children’s art work , writings, anecdotes or their milestones since they were toddlers.… Read More »Cute things kids say
Update: Last February , 2018 the City of Cebu honored the composer, Vicente Rubi for his Contribution to Music. Ludivina Rubi Najarro, his lone surviving… Read More »Kasadya Ning Takna-a: Classic Filipino Christmas Carol
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… Read More »A Teen During the Martial Law Era
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… Read More »How to Smile (for photos)
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),… Read More »Always Young and Wild (Not)
“We are so accustomed to the comforts of “I cannot”, “I do not want to” and “it is too difficult” that we forget to realize… Read More »Getting out of my comfort zone