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… 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… Read More »Our Halloween Trick or Treat Tradition 25 years ago
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… Read More »Sinulog memories
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… Read More »Memories of Misa de gallo (or Simbang gabi)
One of the biggest life-changing event in 2013 is when my two children left our home to live independently. My new life as a blogger… Read More »The power of a praying parent
Luijoe meadow somewhere in the North, where his grandparents live today The Holy Week is one of the most memorable time of the year. Being… Read More »Luijoe, my son and The Seven Last Words
It was a warm Sunday afternoon in 1972 as mom and I were taking a siesta by the porch. I still remember that fateful day… Read More »It’s been 40 years since my mom died of breast cancer
Sixteen long years have passed and I miss my brother so much. It was in August of 1996 that Oscar , my brother was first… Read More »Cord Blood Banking, just like insurance for your child & 3 generations of your family
Once upon a time, seven siblings lived in an almost perfect world with a strict mom and a loving dad. It seemed almost perfect because… Read More »National siblings day: We know each other’s hearts
April 3 is the 16th death anniversary of my younger brother, Oscar. He died from a failed stem cell transplant. He was only 40 years… Read More »My brother’s battle with Leukemia
Early this year, I cleared up all the junk that was piling at home. Lying beneath all that clutter , I spotted this special Christmas card, that… Read More »The Christmas letter my daughter wrote 10 years ago, that changed my life.