Tweet “Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have even lived a more simple and meagre life than the poor.” Henry David Thoreau
To my dear daughters,
It is...
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Each wedding anniversary that my husband and I face every year deserves to be celebrated in any memorable way.
Every celebration symbolizes our annual renewal of our vows to each other —
“to have and to hold
from this day forward;
for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer,
in...
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Tweet“Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher
Summer afternoon…oh the summer afternoon. I...
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Good grief. What am I doing here?
If I were seated here, watching this event 12 years ago, I will not be able to recognize myself.
My grief , the loss of my son brought me to where I am today. A whole new world. A blogger that talks about “Touched by an Angel” at her blog, the aboutmyrecovery.com . A blogger that...
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Luijoe meadow somewhere in the North, where his grandparents live today
A few years ago a highly rated and popular TV magazine contacted my husband and I to share our painful experience and grief recovery for their “Holy Week” feature. The theme centered on “The Seven Last Words” and our story will...
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TweetShielding myself from the scorching sun, I clutched on to my umbrella and looked down towards the smooth bermuda grass. My eyes linger to the engraved markings staring back at me , “Luijoe, my angel”.
“Mom are those weeds?” a daughter pointed to the tiny yellow flowers dotted at the top of his...
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TweetCebu, my hometown how I missed my birthplace, the city where I grew up till I left for Manila at the age of 17 years old to study at the University of the Philippines in Diliman.
I spent seven days in Cebu with my two girls to celebrate the Sinulog 2012 festival. If I remember right, this has been the longest I have ever...
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TweetOne wish I have for my family is to travel together this year. It is a work in progress. It can be a bit of a challenge because my second daughter will be leaving for Australia next month to pursue her post graduate studies. Now if plans don’t push through for everyone of us to travel together, it is not a big deal. I...
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TweetKung Hei Fat Choi !
Kiong Hee Huat Tsai!
Congratulations and wishing you prosperity!
It never occurred to me that 2012 is the sign of the water dragon. They say everything relating to water will bring me luck in the New Year.
And I did I just that during my seven day vacation in Cebu.
There I was lounging on the couch of the...
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TweetIs there a perfect plan? Maybe but sometimes things don’t go as planned. It is one lesson I have learned when making travel plans. It was Lao Tzu that said “a good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
When my daughter made plans to take a short vacation back to the Philippines,I started to...
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Tweet Photos I took earlier today. Spot Derek Ramsey, Gerald Anderson among my photos. If you use any of my photos, please give credit to me.
And some videos from my...
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Taken on the stage of Sinulog 1985 celebration
The cries of Pit Señor rings in the air right now as Cebu’s Sinulog celebration heats up. Sinulog holds treasured memories of the two loves of my life: My dad and my husband.
Twenty seven years ago have since elapsed since I first attended it with my then fiance. A lot...
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TweetDr. Wayne W. Dyer posed an interesting status message on his Facebook wall.
Forget about those New Year’s resolutions in which you decide on the first day of January how you will be conducting your life for the next twelve months. Instead, set up day-to-day goals for yourself, and then resolve to begin living with present...
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TweetAs Abraham Lincoln once said, “And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
I look back at 2011 as a year that brought more fun, travel, readers, and social media engagement.
New Year brings joy, hope, and wisdom. With every passing year, I have learned to develop a...
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TweetMay the Christmas season fill our heart with so much love and generosity that we let others enjoy the excess of what we have. Merry Christmas. Peace and goodwill to men!
Here is a video greeting aka slide show from my family to yours:
I am truly grateful this year. A year ago, I spent Christmas eve (up to New Year’s...
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Tweet “Don’t focus on having a great blog. Focus on producing a blog that’s great for your readers.” Brian Clark
15 years ago, on December 22, 1996, Lauren wrote her first journal entry. The word blog was non-existent then. It was called a journal but as we know it, online media is emerging media. Blog came from the word...
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TweetThe last Christmas with my mom in 1975 was spent singing Christmas songs in our dining room . How we crooned to my mom’s delight as all the 7 siblings from 19 to 10 years old gathered around my brother who played the melody in the Yamaha organ. At times, mom accompanied the songs in the piano and even sang with her...
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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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