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No matter how wealthy you are, you cannot buy time

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025 OMB

Time is the most precious commodity in the universe. It cannot be seen nor touched. No matter how hard you work, you cannot earn time. No matter how wealthy you

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Life personal

Are you addicted to online gambling?

July 14, 2025August 5, 2025 OMB

It was only last week that I became aware of a serious problem affecting our country. And it hits close to home: some of our household helpers, drivers and their

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Missing Sabungeros
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Missing Sabungeros: Ayoko ng kumain ng tawilis sa Tagaytay

July 13, 2025July 15, 2025 OMB

I spent the whole of June this year in the US with Theo and Wowo.   Edmund and I were on duty practically 24/7, taking care of our apo.  I never had

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cemetery
Life personal

A visit to my parents and brother is always a tear-jerker moment

June 10, 2025June 26, 2025 OMB

I picked fresh white roses from Edmund’s rose garden. To say that we have a rose garden is quite pretentious because we only have a row of roses on one

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birthday
Life personal

I am only allowed to feel grateful today

May 27, 2025June 1, 2025 OMB

Yesterday,  I was still feeling tired from my hectic schedule, and then I realized oh it’s my birthday tomorrow.   There shouldn’t be any time to be tired or sad.  I

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Life

How can you tell if your wife, girlfriend, or partner is evil?

March 25, 2025May 25, 2025 OMB

It’s not hard to tell if your wife, girlfriend, or partner is evil. However, your perspective of things, love for her, and shallow insights can deter you from knowing that

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Life

How can we break their cycle of poverty?

January 4, 2025January 4, 2025 OMB

There’s this family that can’t seem to get out of poverty. I’ve been analyzing why. Is it because of fate? Are they destined to live in scarcity their whole life?

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oh my buhay
Life

See you again 2024

January 4, 2025January 4, 2025 OMB

At 1 a.m., while lying down on our bed with my eyes wide open and glued to the ceiling, my chest felt uneasy. I was anxious about something I was

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Theo and Wowa
Life

Snippets of my 2024. How about yours?

January 1, 2025January 2, 2025 OMB

Continuation of “We’re nearing the end of the year. How has your 2024 been?” 7. July 2024 Spent a week in the Caribbean, seeing new places and meeting new friends

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Me
Life

There’s fear in my heart that life is not short but shorter

December 30, 2024January 2, 2025 OMB

We always hear and say that life is too short. It is. To many, it’s even shorter. I lost my Kuya Romy on February 5 this year. I didn’t expect

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Life

We’re nearing the end of the year, how has your 2024 been?

December 27, 2024December 30, 2024 OMB

People like to reminisce, and we are here right now. We’re nearing the end of the year. Only younger people make a tally of the good and bad things that

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Mama Soling 91st birthday
Life

How do we reach 91 years old like my mother-in-law?

November 30, 2024December 27, 2024 OMB

To answer my question, I really don’t know. God only knows. Others live a healthy lifestyle, meaning they get enough rest and sleep, exercise regularly, and eat healthy foods devoid

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auntie
Life

Edmund’s Auntie Flor died peacefully in her sleep

November 29, 2024December 27, 2024 OMB

A day after my mother-in-law’s 91st birthday, her youngest sibling and sister, Flor, passed away peacefully in her sleep. She was 86. She had suffered a stroke a week prior.

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Life

Looked at cemetery lots for myself, yes you read it right

October 15, 2024October 17, 2024 OMB

In the past, what I was doing would be frowned upon and unimaginable. Sometime in May and June of this year, I looked at several cemetery lots for myself. Yes,

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Life

Tragedies happen because people malfunction

September 9, 2024October 13, 2024 OMB

Many tragedies happen because humans are dysfunctional. People malfunction. Families are torn apart, and lives are lost. Good citizens plan their lives in consideration of other human beings’ welfare, but

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Life

I am still sad about my brother dying

July 5, 2024July 7, 2024 OMB

When I left for Manila on Feb 28, Kuya Romy wasn’t interred due to the memorial park’s lack of staff. Walang maghuhukay, fully booked ang chapel, etc. His body was

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Dear Readers,

OMB was born out of my desire to keep my memoir alive for my family’s future generation. And more importantly for me, when I get so very old, I have something to look at and ponder on, to remember what my life was. I want to keep a record of all my activities but it’s difficult to do so because my lifestyle is a little varied so I find it hard to keep tab.


This site has been in existence since April 2011. I don’t draft nor edit my posts. I offer no apologies for all errors or mistakes. Read and proceed with caution.


My life’s more colorful than the rainbow and it also has tremendous amounts of gloomy days. It’s my decision to keep my personal diary open to everyone. I hope I don’t influence you in a bad way. Keep the good and throw away the bad. I hope there’s no bad.


From my heart,
Annie C. Tan-Yee

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