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Mommy Adventures + Le Critique + IMHO: Another Kind of Program, A Different Kind of Christmas Spirit

On December 15th, Um, Mommy and I experienced a different kind of Christmas Holiday Program presented by our children’s school. I have got to say, I was somewhat culture-shocked. The program was divided into three parts. There was a play performed by the students from Kindergarten to fourth grade, some sort of “piano recital” and [...]

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Recovery: What Will Matter

It has been almost two months. I guess it is safe to say that none of us has moved on. He constantly invades our thoughts and dreams, converses with us in little ways. For me, coping is an everyday battle. I am still grieving as if it were just yesterday. And I am having difficulty [...]

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Celebrations: Happy Birthday, @strangebyday!

Your special day has come and gone in your time zone, but I still have a couple of hours to celebrate your coming to life! Strangebyday and I go way back. Not as far back as she and Hazehung go, though. We were college blockmates and we instantly became members of the same barkada. We [...]

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Music and Lyrics: I Will Follow You Into the Dark – Death Cab for Cutie

Much to my annoyance sometimes, Chef always watches what I eat. He says it’s because he wants me to live a long life. Chef and I have the Brangelina age gap, and I am praying with all I have and I am that we will grow old together. I take comfort in knowing that he [...]

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Celebrations: Happy Thanksgiving!

The year 2010 has been a year of joy and sorrow for the family. It kicked of with Ms B and Chef’s wedding where friends and family, still hungover from the Christmas merriment, came to celebrate. It was extra special because it was an occasion that brought family together for the first time since our [...]

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Festivities Aren’t Cheap

Recently, I shared on a recent post how excited I am this season as Chef and I are hosting our first Thanksgiving dinner, and the coming noche buena. This week, I took an extra day off to shop for what we need – the food, the tools, and the entertainment (and even a little something [...]

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Mommy Adventures: A Glimpse of the Chaos

I’ve always been the Aunt. Well, actually, I’m the godmother, but out of all my godchildren, only one calls me Ninang. So, I’m mostly the Aunt. Auntie B, and I like it. I adore these kids who call me Auntie, and they adore me too, more because I am one of them. I still think that [...]

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An Ode to Dad

Two weeks ago, I left for an unplanned trip to the Philippines because my grandfather was dying. When I arrived in Manila with my mother and aunt, we went straight to the hospital. My grandfather, who used to stand tall and dominant in the room, was now frail, yet dominant still but now for another [...]

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My Little Dad Story

Everybody is sad about what happened to Dad. I am sad, too. But I believe that he is now in heaven. I think that he is a really great man. I did not really spend a lot of time with him and I did not really get to know him, but my Mommy keeps telling [...]

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Music and Lyrics: Man of the Hour – Pearl Jam

The family mourns for “Dad”, our 84-year-old grandfather. He joined our Creator on October 13, 2010 at 6 a.m., Manila time. Please pray for the repose of his soul.Thank you! I am at loss for words. I have nothing to share but this song that I have been playing as I grieve alone. Man of [...]

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Mommy Adventures: Field Trips

Captain Awesome went to his first field trip here in the US yesterday. They had an option to tag along a chaperone or go alone, and though he has been going alone for the past two years to his field trips with Ateneo, I thought I would not pass up an opportunity to document another [...]