There were three things that dampened my spirit today. Konting ihip na lang ng hangin tutulo na luha ko. I needed some kind of booster and reassurance that these downers
Category: personal
I get so irritated talking to people who, in the absence of accurate information, answer my questions with extreme ambiguity. I’d rather hear them answer “I don’t know” than giving
In this age of gadgets, how can one find a true listener? He/ she would seem interested, empathic, thoughtful, caring, and attentive, only on text messaging but how do we
I could be planting a seed of doubt in your minds but consider this a caveat. I read somewhere that best friends are not forever. They are in fact your biggest
I have mentioned this many times before, I chose to live in the Philippines and raise a family, rather than come live in the US permanently with my parents and
Every individual has a story to tell. Bad day at work, a good day at work, good news, bad news, chismis, feelings, personal views, regrets, thoughts, fears, goals, plans, hopes,
At any age or point in our life, there are times that we feel lost. Sometimes the people around us and the events happening in our midst make us dizzy.
Of course, why marry someone you cannot converse with? But remember this, when couples are dating, they talk, they converse for long hours, they listen and understand every word each
Our maids didn’t inform us right away that on June 19, 2020, Antonia and our lavandera, Jazmin, had a serious squabble. Although they said Antonia claimed she texted me on
July 2, 2020, Thursday I haven’t felt this way in a very long time. Opposite of what I had been feeling in the past several months, I feel ecstatic. To
When there’s something that worries you, you go seek for help from people you think would be the best persons to help you, but instead, the worry turns into a
I was overwhelmed with the number of birthday greetings and kind wishes I received from friends, family, relatives, business colleagues, neighbors, acquaintances, and OMB readers which amounted to more than
My birthday comes every year and of course, I am thankful and grateful. It means I am alive and still very much a part of this world. I am not
I don’t remember when we (my family) started celebrating Mother’s Day. The modern holiday of Mother’s Day was first celebrated in the United States in 1908 when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother at