I visited my parents and Kuya Romy at their resting place in Fremont this afternoon. As I walked through the cemetery, I noticed that many of the graves had fresh
Category: Life
I have been getting dozens of birthday greetings from Manila since yesterday because the Philippines is 15 hours ahead of California during Daylight Saving Time. During standard time in winter,
The worsening fuel crisis is something we all didn’t expect and want. It is not our own doing. The war is not our fight. It’s not our war. Pero nakaladkad
An eight year old girl has STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease), inflicted by their gay neighbor. He’s been s e x u a l l y molesting her for a long
What I am expressing is something so many people feel, especially when the world seems overwhelmed by conflict and decisions made by a powerful few. It can feel deeply unfair
It was my brother-in-law, Bong, who first messaged me to ask if I had seen the announcement of Engr. Florente Cueva’s passing. Bong lives in San Francisco——- nauna pa nyang
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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