Tweet“I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside.” Whitney Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. (6:55 p.m. ET) Saturday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. It is such devastating news to her fans. Indeed she...
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Tweet A mother who lost a child often cry out over insensitive remarks. I have heard it countless of times. Consider this conversation from a mother who though a well meaning friends was insensitive. Don’t they know? Of course these wonderful, concerned, well-meaning friends don’t know. They can only guess how I feel....
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Tweet Think of one bear as one smile, one hug – one young life given joy and love this Christmas. Two thousand years ago, a child was (and is) the reason why we celebrate the most important holiday of the year.” Cathy Babao How can one even begin to comprehend the loss of lives now reaching 1400 dead and missing in...
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Tweet(Disclaimer: This entry tackles grief education. I do not pass judgement on whether the circumstances are true or not or on the motives of Mo Twister for telling this story.) There is video of Mo Twister that is going viral on the internet. The video claims ex-girlfriend Rhian Ramos “got rid of our baby” in...
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TweetIf you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. ~ Desmond Tutu I can’t believe it’s been two years since that gruesome Ampatuan Massacre hit me like a bolt of lightning. Shock, dismay and utter disbelief. Outrageous! I condemned the brutality through social media and a...
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Tweet Watching Yue Yuem , the injured child on the street is too painful..and all those people seemed just heartless to me. The greatest tragedy aside from the first van hitting the child is how 18 bystanders just walked past by. The synopsis: Synopsis: October 13th afternoon around 5:30, a car accident occurred at the Guangfo...
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TweetSteve Jobs leaves an estimated $8.3 billion, which he thought nothing of. “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful … that’s what matters to me.” Steve Jobs who is only 2 years older than me “died peacefully...
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TweetI would say to those who mourn…look upon each day that comes as a challenge, as a test of courage. The pain will come in waves, some days worse than others, for no apparent reason. Accept the pain. Do not suppress it. Never attempt to hide grief.–Daphne du Maurier Anna Sereno holds a portrait of her son Arthuro Angelo...
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TweetA follower on twitter once appealed to me for help because he wanted to kill himself. Whether it was a joke or not , I replied back if he wanted to talk. This did not sit well for one or two twitter followers who thought I should not have replied to that person in public. See, I try to help anyone I can in Twitter whether it...
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Tweet What could have possessed Anders Behring Breivik to kill innocent children? So many young children killed in Norway by just one person. Children, gone too soon. Unbelievable. Unimaginable. All children of someone who is now in pain. What is happening to the world? Most of the bodies were found on Utoya island, where young...
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Tweet“Over futile odds…and laughed at by the gods. And now the final frame. Love is a losing game” – Amy Winehouse, 2007. Photo via mashable.com Amy Winehouse is best known for her 2006 breakthrough album, Back to Black, the singer was known for her deep voice and brazen lyrics. Winehouse was 27. The...
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TweetThey are dead; but they live in each Patriot’s breast, And their names are engraven on honor’s bright crest. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. ~Joseph Campbell US Memorial Day often reminds me of weekend visits to my sisters in San...
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TweetTo live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die. ~Thomas Campbell, “Hallowed Ground” Via Carlos Conde. Original Photo by Alan Robles. Chit is a batch before me in UP Diliman. I never knew her but word gets around in the campus when one is quite active. Learning of her death through Twitter , it took some time for...
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Tweet “A Christian never rejoices in the death of a man”. Vatican I read the news in Twitter at 10:46 AM. In fact, Twitter is the first to break the news. Osama Bin Laden Dead. Wow, my first reaction. How did he die? I couldn’t believe it at first but I saw reputable news organizations tweeting about his death....
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TweetDeath leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. The first thing I do when I wake up is read my tweets. The RIP AJ Perez was most prominent in my timeline. Who is AJ Perez? I found out that AJ Perez was the lone fatality of an accident in Tarlac. AJ was declared dead on arrival by a hospital...
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Tweet Rest in peace, Elizabeth Taylor. I will always remember Elizabeth Taylor for her violet-eyed beauty, her stormy romances and eight marriages and her Oscar-winning performances. I also like her quotable quotes that shows snippets of her life: Not at least until I’m dead, and at the moment I’m having too much fun...
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Tweet“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief…and unspeakable love.” – Washington Irving As Kumagi walks through his town, he stares in wonder at the destruction around...
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TweetI saw the news in Twitter. Angelo Reyes got shot. “Who was Angelo Reyes?” I asked in Twitter. The corruption charges against the General Garcia was not something I really followed because I was busy with other matters like the Reproductive health issue. Besides, one of the bloggers was going to write about...
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This is about me ( a Filipina mom) and my journey to a "new normal" after the death of Luijoe , my beautiful 6 year old son.
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