To those who are currently experiencing some difficulties, allow me to share my thoughts: Many things come that we neither want or expect. And many are simply beyond our control.
Author: OMB
I don’t think the January 23 mini get-together of my brothers and Gov Ito will happen again in the future. Realistically speaking, mahirap pagtugmain ang mga schedules. natyempo lang nagka
Late post: January 23, 2026 I was at Gov. Ito’s office at the Rizal Capitol Building in Antipolo sometime in December when he asked about my brothers. “Kumusta si Junior?”
I am past retirement age. I don’t think I will ever fully retire until the day I die. Is that bad? I don’t have a conventional 8 to 5 job
My friends Nini and Art retired, sold their big house, and moved to a brand-new 55+ senior living community in Manteca by developer Trumark Homes. Nyke and I drove through
Last Friday, January 30, 2026, while I was in the living room, the house shook in one strong motion, then stopped. About five seconds later, a smaller earthquake followed and
I felt really bad because I had to decline being a wedding sponsor again—this time for the daughter of a high school batchmate. The first time she asked was in
I was sitting in the car this afternoon at around 3:30m pm eagerly waiting for the traffic to move faster. I kept glancing at my watch and checking my phone
I pray a lot, but not openly, not loudly. I just pray within me. In my thoughts. That’s already deep prayer. Many saints talked about interior prayer—prayer without many words.
When old people gather, we talk about people who died. Friends, relatives, classmates, batchmates, neighbors, and strangers. We like to self-flagellate and scare ourselves, that death is staring at our
As the year ends, my apo Theo greets you with a song by The Juicebox Jukebox, Thankful. The lyrics say a lot about today. Everybody gets a heart Everybody gets
Pasensya na pero lately medyo mabilis akong mainis to those individuals asking for money. Siguro kasi marami akong iniisip. My fangs come out when someone sends his/her GCash together with
We have a new housemaid (kasambahay) from Northern Samar. She’s 52 years old and is a grandmother herself. So far, she seems kind and hardworking, and she also shows initiative.
We parted ways with Antonia, on November 28, 2025, two days after Edmund and I arrived from Rome. She stressed out Oyen to the max so it was time to
HUKAB ended the year with a successful campaign in Barangay San Antonio, Pasig City on December 4, 2025. Kapitan Thomas Raymond Lising, the barangay captain of San Antonio Village and
The main reason why I picked the cruise that ends in Rome was really to see the new pope, Pope Leo XIV, or Robert Francis Prevost, in his past life.