December 25, 2019, Wednesday I grew up seeing how my parents valued and prepared for Christmas. My brothers also participated by cutting live pine trees, making parol. We always had
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December 18, 2019 I came home at around 5 in the afternoon. There were assorted gifts on the kitchen island, mostly foodstuff and for Oyen. I didn’t notice at first
November 24, 2019, Sunday We all trooped to La Creperie in Whiteplains, Katipunan for a birthday lunch in celebration of my mother in law’s 86th birthday. It was a simple
I was Vice President of the Philippine Council of Management (Philcoman), Inc. before but I just couldn’t make it to the meetings which were mostly held on Saturdays– noon till
Anna Coren asked a range of questions covering the following topics: – how hard is it for women to succeed in business in your country? – please share a story
October 30, 2019 The elevator opened and perfect timing, there was Chit, Jeannie, and Boots all impeccably dressed. And there I was, wearing an old navy blue satin dress and
October 25, 2019 I bought almost two thousand packs of chips and cookies. Oyen also bought a hundred more packs of marshmallows and some more goodies. We also bought three
Turkey, the second-biggest military force in NATO, has launched an offensive against its neighbor Syria. The problem in war is that innocent people also get killed, get maimed, become homeless.
The Binangonan Association of Northern California has an annual picnic usually held around July or August. I have never attended even once because of the timing. I don’t normally travel
Proposal background On March 30, 2019, my daughter’s boyfriend sent me a message, inviting me and Edmund to dinner in EDSA Shangrila Hotel, formerly EDSA Plaza Hotel. I knew already
June 25, 2019 My cellphone battery needed recharging. The two Fendi male sales guys offered to charge my battery so I stayed at their boutique for maybe twenty minutes or
June 23, 2019 My husband was invited by Joseph Callao to participate in the annual golf tournament in the Bay Area. At 7:30 am I was awakened by Joseph’s call
June 18, 2019 It took us exactly one and a half hours to reach Palo Alto. Rush hour traffic. Everyone was trooping down to Silicon Valley. You’ll know when you
June 18 was the first day of the meetings scheduled for the business delegation to San Francisco. The small group of businessmen from Philippines, Inc. included yours truly. When the
May 26, 2019 Unlike in the past when I was always the host assisted by my sister, two thousand nineteen is the start of our hosting rotation. We now take
April 22, 2019, Monday My first day of work. Went to Makati, checked the aircons in the showroom if running smoothly, left some instructions with Kay-Ann to add one or