Tweet I get many emails from readers after reading my Suicide Prevention page, saying they are depressed or feel hopeless. Sometimes I also get tweet mentions calling for help. One should remember there is a difference between depression and sadness. Depression in young kids may go unnoticed especially if one is hyperactive or...
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Tweet Muslim is such a stereotype. It is basically the default race when people think of terrorism. Think 911. Islam is actually a very peaceful religion.It was against the bleak backdrop that eventually led to some peace loving Muslims to restore the image of Islam into the gentle , compassionate and forbearing religion that is to ...
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Tweet“Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of life it may occur” – Muriel Sparks My friend Bernie and I in our prime time Several years ago , I was devastated. Let me not get into details anymore. Instead of wallowing myself in self-pity, I looked intently at my beautiful MBA buddy, Bernie. I idolized...
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TweetGood news to my readers : Dr. Roderick Tan of HealthQuest is extending the discounted rate of 4,500 pesos for the MDTI. Just mention my name (Noemi Dado or @Momblogger) to avail of this special price. See contact details at the bottom of the post. I talked about the Medical Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging, a painless breast...
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TweetUpdated November 10, 2011 Good news to my readers : Dr. Roderick Tan of HealthQuest is extending the discounted rate of 4,500 pesos for the MDTI. Just mention my name (Noemi Dado or @Momblogger) to avail of this special price. See contact details at the bottom of the post. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Allow me to...
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TweetAging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength. Betty Friedan It is my usual routine to show my husband the photos of media events that I attend. Lying comfortably on our beds, I placed the macbook on my tummy and showed my husband the photo above taken by Carlo Ople when we attended the Blackberry 7...
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TweetYouth has no age.- Pablo Picasso This funky neon green sporty car was mine to use for the past 5 days. I was pretty excited to test drive cars. Mazda gave me this opportunity through their 2011 Mazda 2 1.5 L sports car. I don’t mind driving subcompact cars but I wasn’t prepared to drive in Spirited Green with...
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TweetWe are all different, but we must embrace and respect our differences. We must come together through the very emotion that makes us human: love. US Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr.at at the LGBT Pride Month Reception What a long but productive day. I treated my family for lunch in celebration of my 54th birthday because I...
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Tweet What a mouthful of a tongue twister! Chronic Calculous Cholecystitis with Choledocholithiasis simply means Inflammation of the gall bladder with dislodged gall stones. That was the diagnosis when I got my medical certificate after being discharged from Medical City. The operation itself called for Open Cholecystectomy with...
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TweetThe abdominal pain started last December 16 but after a massage, the pain was gone. Then that sunday, my sister in law told me she has gallstones. As she described her symptions, it sounded like mine. So on Monday, I visited Philcare, my HMO for 23 years. An ultrasound of my abdomen on Tuesday showed I had 5 stones which were...
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Tweet285 million people have Diabetes. That is 6.6% of the world’s adult population. I am one of them. Let me tell you my story. I was diagnosed of Diabetes on June 2000 a month after my beloved son died. I desired to have another baby at some point so I got a thorough medical checkup. The diagnosis should not have stopped...
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Tweet That was a wonderful two week vacation with my siblings. I just arrived from the US after helping my sister in her campaign bid to win a council member seat in her city. She won the seat but that’s another blog entry in the next few days. I had so much fun meeting her friends, cheering myself through the mini-rallies...
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TweetI think I wrote “Time may change how my body looks but I will always feel sexy and gorgeous forever” at this Olay Total Effects event. And surprise, surprise… I was one of four winners to win an iPod shuffle. When I was called on-stage, I was asked why I wrote that winning quote. I let out a huge smile and...
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Tweet There is no other choice. Choose a healthy lifestyle. I am diabetic and...
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Tweet The Groovies, my high school classmates (circa St Theresa’s College Cebu 1974) once again got into the groove of bonding moments. There were reasons to celebrate. Our class salutatorian, Deirdra came home from New Jersey for a visit. Birthday celebrants needed to...
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Tweet No, I do not indulge in retail therapy to de-stress myself. I shop because I need the stuff. They say that shopping is not just simply purchasing what we need anymore. Self-worth is sometimes measured with what we possess. Experts say, we are a potential shopaholic inside. According to Thomas Hine, author of the book, I...
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TweetYou don’t need the mirror to tell you that you’re beautiful. I took the challenge. Last week, I got this invite for Dove 7-Day No Mirror Challenge! , as part of their global campaign to empower women to embrace their unique and individual beauty, takes one step further by liberating women from dependence on an...
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My grief journey culled from edited 2006-2010 blog entries are now converted to an ebook format and "Print on demand". Read story behind the ebook.
Touched by an Angel e-book is now available for purchase. For inquiries and reservations, please call Vee Press sales department at +632-712.9156 ext. 350 or email sales@vibalfoundation.org
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.
Recovery is a work in progress.... read more?
Celebrating love , life and experience at the Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball
Bullying in Philippine Schools
A hug is a handshake from the heart
A letter to my daughters. Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough
Being romantic in Batanes : A time to celebrate the beauty, gift, and the blessing of enduring love.
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