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: Memory Lane
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 »
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 »
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 »
Being a 70s child & why today’s youth never had it so good
“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 my own version of the… Read more »
Getting out of my comfort zone
“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 when we stop doing things… Read more »
Our Halloween Trick or Treat Tradition 25 years ago
What happened to Halloween day? Why is Trick or Treat celebrated way earlier than October 31? Where is the fun in moving it to an earlier date? Those were some… Read more »
Always Valentine’s Day , says my ex-boyfriend
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 is my first Valentine’s day… Read more »
Sinulog memories
Taken on the stage of Sinulog 1985 celebrationThe cries of Pit Senyor rings in the air right now as Cebu’s Sinulog celebration heats up. Sinulog holds treasured memories of the… Read more »
Memories of Misa de gallo (or Simbang gabi)
Simbang Gabi is an “Aguinaldo Mass that literally means “Gift Mass.” Three thirty in the morning Wake up, he said. Let’s go. Bells tolling In the distance Calling us. Walking… Read more »
Cute things kids say
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. I bought a treasure box… Read more »
The power of a praying parent
One of the biggest life-changing event in 2013 is when my two children left our home to live independently. Â My new life as a blogger in 2006 came just when… Read more »