When I was a child, my parents do not spend too much (or nothing at all) for my toys. I remember spending most of my free time in our backyard playing with kids my age. During summer vacations, afternoons are spent playing “bahay-bahayan” where we put up tents made of newspaper or old sacks. One [...]

The arbor is made of metal. This used to be covered with net housing the orchids underneath thus giving them shade and protecting them from the sun’s heat. But that was long ago when my mom used to love gardening and she stays in this garden for long hours. And her orchids were really in [...]

I remember when me and my husband were just starting life together. I was responsible for everything in the house from cleaning the house and the backyard, doing the laundry, cleaning fishes freshly bought from the market, cooking, and all the little things. Life was so simple then and I enjoyed every moment of it. [...]

So many typhoons had passed before us. And even if we hear from the radio or watch it on television, not a single pack of goods has reached us. Not until this time.
The other day, a pack of relief goods containing a kilo of rice, two packs of lucky meat beef mami, and a can [...]

One week before floodwaters hit Pangasinan, the people here were already preparing for the worse to come. Grocery stores were filled with people, long lines in paying areas, and empty shelves especially in the canned goods areas. That was when typhoon Pepeng had its first landfall in Cagayan on October 2. Classes were suspended then [...]

After the first quarter grade was released in my kids’ school, many who used to be PHLs (Principal’s Honor List) did not make it. The lists from all the levels are conspicuously trimmed down to almost half. It is the result of giving quizzes (sometimes unannounced) in lieu of mid-quarter exams.
I had expected it. That’s [...]

Eight years ago today (September 8), I delivered a healthy baby boy via caesarian section at the Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) in Quezon City. Why so far when I live in Pangasinan, you might ask. It is because I truly believe in the ability of my OB-Gyne. And in addition to that, most, if [...]

I distinctly remember when I was a child, my mom who worked as an RHU nurse, would be called for by local folks if somebody is delivering a baby. Most of these deliveries happen at night or at dawn. And my mom would be there almost the whole night waiting for the baby to come [...]

Few weeks before August 16, Raymund announced to the whole family that he was joining the race. A 3 kilometer race. Of course, he caught us by surprise. It was so unbelievable. All I know is that my son loves to eat pasta. Any kind of pasta will disappear in front of him. But joining [...]

July has been the busiest month for me every year. But this year’s has been so far the busiest. It is evidenced by the long pause in blogging I had for this month.
For one, my mother-in-law died on July 4th (bless her soul). That took out a lot of our time, interrupting our busy [...]