You can blame it on the economy, on the government, on climate change or just about anything you think doesn’t fit in the overall scheme of things, but mendicancy, quite sadly, has become a way of life for a growing number of people. These people come in different sizes and shapes – a young mother […]
I Look Out the Window and Have to Sigh
Even then in college, traveling by bus from the province to Manila is one of those experiences I don’t necessarily enjoy but try to make the most of. The relative quiet allows me to dwell in my innermost thoughts and explore the musings of my restless soul. I get to admire the vast green fields […]
To Potter or Not to Potter?
The day I and my eleven-year old daughter went out on a movie date together after the last one in Christmas of ’09 was the day the final installment of the Harry Potter franchise hit the big screen. I wasn’t even supposed to go then. I was on delayed gratification mode. I was strictly following […]
The Money Equation Discourse
One co-worker and good friend of mine inspired me to change the way I think about the money equation. You see, just like everyone else I know who’s gainfully employed, I used to practically live from paycheck to paycheck. And being a person with a family to support, that’s probably one of the scariest situations […]
My Child Rearing Journal
I don’t claim to be an expert on parenting or on child psychology. As a matter of fact, I’m just a regular mom who loves my children that I’m willing to eat live slugs if the situation calls for it – although I honest to goodness hope to God that doesn’t have to happen at […]
Blogging vs. Novel Writing
A lot of my friends don’t know I was a novelist once upon a lifetime. And if you’re somebody I personally know, that probably came as a shock. Hey, I don’t blame you. But don’t get mad, not that I don’t trust you with this alter ego of mine or anything. I just DIDN’T want […]
My BLOG-tism of Fire
Okay, so this is it – my first blog post ever! I’ve been meaning to create one for ages now, but somehow a myriad of things had gotten in the way, and this blogging idea that had so consumed me, leaving me up at night even, had been left waiting in the sidelines. But hey, […]
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