Three years ago, I was still working for a call center when I noticed my voice getting weak. I thought it was just the usual wear-and-tear stuff. Like, sleep it off for the night, and the following day, it would be all good again. But that wasn’t what happened. As a matter of fact, it […]
All Things Bright and Beautiful
The moment I walked into the house yesterday, my moderately heavy travel bag still weighing me down, my youngest, Kurt, told me, “Mama, I need to memorize All Things Bright and Beautiful. I’m going to recite it on November 3.” “November 3?” I said. “Good. You have a lot of time to memorize, especially since […]
My Daughter and Taylor Swift
My daughter adores, er, loves Taylor Swift. How do I know? Let me count the ways. 1. Taylor invasion of the hard drive. There’s a huge collection of Taylor Swift pictures in my hard drive. Good thing I already had the drive upgraded. Otherwise, I might not have space left for my own files. 2. […]
James Soriano: A Lesson on Contradiction
The first time I heard of James Soriano was in August, the same month as Linggo ng Wika. People, left and right, were talking about him. At one point, he became one of those water-dispenser topics in the office. In my Facebook network of friends, his name would crop up every now and then. As […]
Use Coupons and Save on Web Hosting
If you’re an advertiser wanting to capture a greater share of the audience in your niche market, a publisher or blogger simply wanting to get your message across, imagine a world without the Internet. With no reliable go-to platform whenever a query needs to be addressed virtually real-time, things can go from pretty tough to […]
Children and Exercise
When people think of exercise, they almost always have physical exercise in mind. The free Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines exercise as bodily exertion for the sake of developing and maintaining physical fitness. Similarly, freedictionary.com pegs exercise as physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning any part of the body. […]
Rugby and Soccer Need Not Be Expensive
Every now and then, it won’t be a surprise to hear soccer fans argue that soccer is the best sports there is in the world, and by far the most popular. But rugby enthusiasts are definitely not ones to just sit in a corner and listen to the soccer guys downplay the game they love, […]
8 Banana Health Benefits
Since childhood, the old folks have been telling us – like a broken record, in some cases – that bananas are good for us. And a lot of us probably have not questioned the wisdom of such words. Well, for one, the old folks were right. Here are eight of the reasons why: 1. Bananas […]
Understanding Swimmer’s Ear
Saturday morning, my daughter had to go to school for her Intramurals. By lunchtime, she was home, feeling feverish. When I asked what happened, she told me her left ear was painful. Three months earlier, I took her to the nearest hospital because the same ear was experiencing some episodes of faint hearing and/or pain. […]
A Salute To Teachers
One Saturday afternoon, I found all three of my children huddled in a corner. They were playing school, and my daughter was the teacher. When she was three, I asked her what she would want to become when she grew up. She said she wanted to become a teacher. “A good teacher is like a […]
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