Dear Rodney, Monette, Tricia, Feesha, and Quintella, Thank you so much for the beautiful cards and kind wishes for our new grandson! Your thoughtfulness means a lot to our family,
Category: personal
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 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
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
I grew up believing that if you skipped a Sunday mass, which is a holiday of obligation, you had committed a mortal sin, because it’s like turning your back against
Feb 18, 2024 A long time ago, maybe 35 years ago, on one of my Papa’s vacations in the Philippines, he visited his favorite istambayan— Chinatown in Binondo. My father’s
My son is abroad spending Christmas alone, just resting, after their classes ended a few days before Christmas. Oyen, Theo, Yaya Bel, and Derrick went up to Baguio with Derrick’s
My daughter decorated our house extra special this Christmas season because it’s going to be Theo’s first Christmas on earth. She augmented our old decors with new ones she ordered
Delayed post May 30, 11:25 am I didn’t go to the office on my birthday. Nagtatago ako para hindi ako magblow-out. When I came in today, there was a cute
Delayed post May 27, 2022 This is the one day in a year that I feel important. I am showered with birthday greetings from families, relatives, friends, acquaintances, and even
Delayed post May 24, 2022, 11:53 am I visited the small school I took over to check if the former owners and school administrator had already cleared it of old
I had dinner a few weeks ago with some of the most beautiful and multi-awarded women in town. While I was seated at my assigned seat, one ultra-successful lady told
When we were having dinner at Summer Palace on April 30, 2022, we saw Tony Ong, an acquaintance of my husband. They met some 35 years sgo when Edmund was