A Teen During the Martial Law Era
I was 15 years old when Proclamation 1081 was declared by then President Ferdinand Marcos. My folks seemed overjoyed with the news. The administration did a great job brainwashing the… Read more »
Category Archives: Memory Lane
Cord Blood Banking, just like insurance for your child & 3 generations of your family
Sixteen long years have passed and I miss my brother so much. It was in August of 1996 that Oscar , my brother was first diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia,… Read more »
National siblings day: We know each other’s hearts
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 the seven siblings played and… Read more »
My brother’s battle with Leukemia
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 old. Oscar was diagnosed with… Read more »
The Christmas letter my daughter wrote 10 years ago, that changed my life.
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 my daughter gave me on… Read more »
A breakup story a long time ago
Knowing about two couples breaking up the past month brought me back to a similar breakup 30 years ago. My own breakup story. I was twenty five years old, at… 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 »
The good old Erap Jokes
Updated: I posted this 7 years ago and thought of bringing it back in the light of Erap’s recent campaign bid for Mayor of Manila. Enjoy! April 12, 2006: With… Read more »
The Alan Cayetano I know @alanpcayetano
Updated April 3, 2013– I am reposting this since Alan is running again for senator (Check Senator Alan Cayetano’s profile and platform here). In May 2007, I wanted to write… Read more »
My son’s premonition of death during a Holy Week?
The Holy Week holds a special meaning in my heart as it’s during this time that my precious son talked about eternal life. How would I have known that he… Read more »
A Mother’s tale of the Gingerbread Man Cookie Who Ran Away
Once upon a Christmas season, a mother baked Gingerbread Men cookies to the delight of her three children who eagerly waited for the cookies to bake. The waft of molasses,… Read more »
Baroque Music is Not Your Ordinary Pling pling
The lighted Christmas Village caught the attention of my daughter’s friend as he entered our dining room a few Christmas-es ago I can’t remember now what Lauren told me but… Read more »
What rocks my socks at the 2nd IMMAP Open Mic Night: A Fishbowl Evening
Good grief. What am I doing here? If I were seated here, watching this event 12 years ago, I will not be able to recognize myself. My grief , the… Read more »