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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 [...]

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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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Homesick

There is so much about moving to a different country than just getting yourself familiar with your surroundings and getting homesick. There is a lot more about it when the sudden change of scenario shows no resemblance at all of the things that you are used to. I grew up in one of the metro [...]

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2 Minutes

The thing I love about the kind of out of town trips that Um, the kids and I go to is that we’re pulled away from civilization. No phone signals, no wifi, no cable TV. We do carry our iPods with us, though. We’re a family of music junkies. Once again, irony humors me as [...]

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De-stressors: What’s Your Antidote for Stress

What are your de-stressors? Our brother gave me this… thing. I am not sure what it’s called but it is a de-stressor. You put it on your head and slide it down your scalp. It gives you shivers down your spine, but it’s good shivers – one that would be tingly from inside-out. I found [...]

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The Breaking Point

So, the rain came pouring…in the beginning of spring. I seriously bawled my eyes out to sleep. Little Princess and Captain Awesome on video chat triggered it. I just couldn’t bear being away from them anymore. Summer has started on their side of the world. School’s out. This is the time of the year when [...]

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The Age of Technology

Back in college, thirteen years ago (whoa!), I found myself arguing with my mother why I “needed” to have a mobile phone. I remember having the following arguments: 1. Going to school is a two-hour (with Metro Manila traffic) commute. 2. My classes end late. 3. So that it is easier for me to call [...]