Ever since my boys were young, this mother had to be “tortured” annually whenever Chinese New Year came around because I had to help all of them make one Chinese lantern each. Their school, being Chinese-Filipino, used the lanterns made by the students to line the hallways. So, it came as a great relief to …
Category Archive: Humor
Jan
17
2009
Mar
30
2008
What’s In a Name? (lotsa laughs!!!!)
Ever since we were small, our family name (Tenefrancia) was always misspelled by people. The most common misspelling was Peñafrancia (after Our Lady of Peñafrancia) and it became a family pet peeve of sorts that we constantly had to spell out our name….until my Mom discovered a better way to deal with the situation. She …
Feb
23
2008
Has Crime Become THIS BAD?????
I had not walked home in a while so today, as I was coming from the boys’ school, I saw this new sign on one of the trees along our street. We have had a spate of robberies around our area. Some houses have been burglarized, motorcyclists riding in tandem have snatched bags and cellphones …
Feb
10
2008
My Day with Happy Slip
Feb. 7, 2008, Mag:net Cafe Bonifacio High Street, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm I was not familiar with the place and had to ask some security guards where Mag:net Cafe was. It was just a little before 11:00 and thankfully, the place was not yet full. After registering at the entrance, I made my way …
Jul
24
2007
Family Mortal Enemy #1
If there is one thing our whole family hates to pieces and considers as #1 mortal enemy, that is the ugly, dirty, no-reason-to-exist ROACH!!!! Yes, our disgust over this lowly creature has been handed down from generation to generation. My Mom’s side. You see, my Mom is one sturdy lady. She was our disciplinarian. And …
May
18
2007
Andy Capp – Humorous Reality
One of my favorite comic strips is Andy Capp. Andy and his wife Florrie live in Northeast England. Andy is unemployed and terribly unmotivated to do anything but go to the pub or just lie around the house. This is looked upon with disdain by Flo and this is evident in their repartee. The wry …
Apr
28
2007
Family Anecdote – April 28, 2007
My hubby wanted to watch Pirates of the Caribbean 2. I could hear him shuffling around the room and moving the DVD player here and there until he got up to call Cara from the other room to look at the wires and check why he could not get it to work. Cara came over, …
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