Archive for the Tragedy Category
Mommy Adventures: Coping with Death
There seems to be more news of deaths than births for the last couple of years. Two weeks ago, my children’s school welcomed spring with devastating news. A parent of two students currently enrolled at school passed away due to injuries he suffered from a tragic car accident. He was 35, and is survived by [...]
Emergency Kits: How Prepared Are We?
These seemingly unending, heartbreaking events in Japan make one think, am I disaster-ready? When I was eight, I experienced my first earthquake. Though the 7.7 magnitude earthquake damaged a lot of areas in the Philippines, my hometown of Quezon City was spared. The year after, Mount Pinatubo erupted, sending volcanic ashes to the area I [...]
Blinks: Red
Last year, September 25, 2009, was a day of red. It was the color assigned for Captain Awesome’s class for the Salu-Salo, which was some sort of family day in Ateneo. A mini-program was held in the classroom along with some games before and after lunch/snack. After the classroom shindig, families went off their way to [...]


Inadvertently Domesticated
