We used to have some sort of a ritual the day before Chinese New Year. We have dragon dancers come to our establishments and residence. We feed the dragon with
Category: Life
At 10:06 am, the sun’s shining light is already radiating moderate to intense heat. It’s not even March yet and I feel summer is already upon us. Summertime is supposed
Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of posts on Facebook about people dying. Almost every week I see photos of candles. Ang problema ko, gusto ko mang makiramay, hindi ko
Dec 31, 2020 This is the first time that we are celebrating New Year separately. Edmund and I are together here in Baguio, while my daughter is in Manila with
I am not talking as if I am a life coach or a life guru. I am far from it. I just woke up this morning at 6:20 am understanding
My viber is bombarded with posts from Philippine business groups regarding the senior citizen movement rising up in arms against being placed under house arrest in the Philippines. Medyo malabo
It’s been a really cold winter. But of course winter is meant to be cold. I always wear double daster around the house and double blanket at night. With Edmund
The tv was on but I wasn’t watching. I was listening to CNN newscasters dissect the Republican senators’ impeachment defense of US President Trump. During one of the commercials, I
January 27, 2020 After checking in at 2:30 pm, we had some mother and son conversation about his past, present, and future. A short assessment of his life. We briefly
Our cottage house remains unfinished. I have bought ceramic tiles for the toilets and patio but we have no tiler. “Madali lang yan, tatawagin ko si P.” My
I met a young (24 years old) artist last Wednesday at the Van Gogh is Bipolar restaurant. He was very open about his personal circumstances. Although I was a complete
November 13, 2019, Tagaytay I was buying some grafted fruit trees from the plant vendors in Mahogany Market when a man selling dried tawilis approached me. Many times, I buy
Have you ever experienced trying to solve your problem and yet everything seems to fall in the wrong place? Does everything seem to go the opposite that instead of solving
I had a meeting yesterday afternoon from 1 pm to 3 pm with Elma, Riss, and Momsie, who are all in their mid-60s. They all have married children with kids.
I am undergoing some personal life assessment. My own life specifically. It’s a battle between contentment and the guilty feeling of not having done enough for my own life’s advancement.
One of our subjects was Building Successful Relationships by Prof. Daniel Shapiro. The very intense four and a half-hours lecture left me feeling totally exhausted. Instead of hitting the bed