Wonderful sayings to carry through life….
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 …
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 …
Sep
12
2009
I am experiencing a rebirth of sorts. In my 20s and 30s, I was too preoccupied with getting good grades, working on an MBA degree, and balancing a flourishing career with the duties of child-rearing. These activities were not bad in themselves. In fact, if we believe that there is a time and place for …
Apr
12
2009
This is an old email making its rounds up to now. I decided to post this here because its words hold a lot of meaning for me these days. I have had the chance to reflect on how people come into your life, make an impact, then go. Many times, you see the blessings in …
Mar
26
2009
You can be online, at work, at home, abroad and still be able to do a personal Lenten retreat at any time, at your convenience. Fr. Johnny Go, SJ, in his spiritual blog, Pins of Light, has given a heads-up on another online Jesuit retreat (The Silences of Lent) that anyone can do for Holy …
Jan
12
2009
Today, two friends and I watched The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. No, it was not the fact that Brad Pitt was in the movie that got me there. It was because I knew this was another one of those movies filled with life lessons. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is about a man …
Jan
11
2009
This post originally came out in my yoga blog, The Yogini from Manila. But I felt that these also spoke strongly about how we deal with life so I am posting these here, with a few more additions. I hope some of these will touch you just as they touch me….. Yoga teaches us …
Jan
06
2009
“Nothing happens by chance” – from Kung Fu Panda ***** Tomorrow, January 7, I celebrate a major event in my life — the anniversary of the night when I almost lost my life and gained another chance to live. That life-changing, tumultuous event showed me a strength of character and spirit I did not think …
Jan
04
2009
Thanks to Nicely for sending this SMS to me. This says all I want to do for 2009 onwards. May you be blessed by these words as well: What’s the meaning of LIFE?… “Keeping cool”, said the ice. “Driving Hard”, said the hammer. “Being up-to-date”, said the calendar. “Being sharp”, said the knife. “Making light …
Dec
15
2008
We are all perennially caught up in the rat race. And in this fast-paced, dog-eat-dog world we live in I find that many people are preoccupied with making the most of that which, when gone, can never be captured again — TIME. Ever since I got back to the corporate world, things changed in my …
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