Her adult children are all married and living with her in the big house she inherited from her parents. Except for one who lives in Canada and married to a
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I have never seen the local version of AGT, Philippines Got Talent, so I didn’t know who the former winners and contestants were. That’s why I also didn’t know who
Every time I meet Filipinos and / or kabababayans living abroad, in this particular instance, in America, I feel proud. I am proud of their tenacity and perseverance to succeed
I went to Sally’s Beauty Supply store to buy hair oil, shampoo, and conditioner. I was asking the sales staff / cashier about the hot oil treatment. I couldn’t read
The Uber driver is a little reserved but after traveling for three blocks, he warms up and starts telling me about his country and his life story. In 30 minutes
December 28, 2019 Edmund and I were here at the Terry Fator Theater in Mirage exactly a year ago on December 30, 2018. We watched Jay Leno. Correction, I watched
I found two boxes of old photos in my office. I asked the IT guy to scan and save. This photo was taken at the Joint General Membership Meeting of
Old photo: Our group Philippines, Inc., had a series of luncheon meetings with the major candidates for president in year 2004. Standing (left to right): Sec. Jose Pardo, Ricardo Penson,
December 14, 2019, Saturday I didn’t get the memo that the required attire at our Christmas party was modern Filipiniana. I only found out the day before. I didn’t want
December 12, 2o19 Last year we had our Christmas lunch at Manila House in BGC. We didn’t have a Christmas program. It was a simple kwentuhan, exchange gifts, and eating.
December 10, 2019 When I told my husband I know these two young Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadets, Edmund was like “Ha? Kakilala mo sila? Paano mo sila nakilala?” Macalintal
December 2, 2019, Monday I was practically in bed the whole day. I was suffering from vertigo. I was feeling dizzy and sad. Two unrelated feelings. Dizziness is physical. Sadness
November 24, 2019 I dragged my daughter and Edmund to the Concordia Children’s Services after my mother-in-law’s lunch party. I asked if they have somewhere else to go after the
It’s not always that we rely on what we hear. We have to use also our comprehension. Di ba nga ang sabi as long as we understand what the other
We have a new family driver named J. He was recommended by his neighbor who’s been my masseuse for 20 years. He retired as a delivery truck driver cum pahinante
We’ve noticed a surge in the number of our female employees who are single moms. It is not uncommon here to find a young (in her early 20s) and single