Oct
06
2011
Upon waking this morning, I opened up my iPad. The familiar ding sounded and a push notification from MacWorld popped up on my homepage with the nightmarish news that Steve Jobs had died. The brilliant, creative genius of Apple products that kept blowing us all away was gone. He was only 56. Many will remember …
Jun
08
2011
Growing up, I always had a connection to the sea in many different ways. We lived in Mindanao for many years because my Dad was assigned there. During summers, my parents would take us to Manila and back — not by plane but by boat. At that time, boats were unlike the speedy ones that …
Dec
01
2010
Who would ever have thought that I would get involved in an HIV/AIDS advocacy? I supported advocacies, yes. But I never thought of supporting something that I felt then I had no connection to. In my mind, I was saying that those who should be concerned are those who are sexually active with multiple partners, …
Aug
18
2010
Our family loves dogs. Even when the kids were babies (and were suffering from asthma), we maintained dogs at home. Of course, we were careful not to let the dogs into the house and kept mostly dachschunds. But we’ve had other breeds at one time or another in the past: beagle, Labrador, Shih Tzu. In …
Apr
03
2010
Many summers ago, I spent 10 years of my childhood in Davao City. We were moved from Iloilo City, where I was born, to Davao as my Dad was made General Manager of a stevedoring company. As the transfer was midway through a school year, my Mom had no option but to homeschool me till …
Jan
05
2010
It has began. The results of college entrance tests for schoolyear 2010-11 are being published beginning this month. De La Salle University’s (DLSU) college entrance test results started everything off by being the first to release their results last January 2. Over the next few months, high school seniors in different schools around the country will …
Jan
01
2010
To whoever designed this 2010 wallpaper: I owe a debt of gratitude to you. This is going to be my 2010 wallpaper and avatar in most of my social network sites. A little flashback… Those who know me from about 2 decades back know that I came from a different mold altogether. Dad was an …
Nov
27
2009
Last Monday, November 23, the entire Philippines then the entire world learned of the heinous massacre of some members of the Mangudadatu clan and accompanying media and friends who were simply on their way to the local Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Maguindanao. To-date, the body count is 57 people. Horrific by all standards. …
Nov
08
2009
Our 4 kids are now either in their teens or in their early 20s. Our oldest boy is spending 6 weeks in Beijing with his schoolmates and teachers. Our oldest girl is on her last year in college and will soon be part of the workforce, either in the Philippines or abroad. As I ponder …
Sep
25
2009
Blog Action Day 2009 will happen on October 15, 2009. What is Blog Action Day? It is an annual event that unites all bloggers around the world on a central theme that makes all participants blog about on their own blogs. This action is meant to generate awareness about the issue at hand of global …
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