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 [...]

Days before school started, I already told my kids that computer games will no longer be allowed once school start, and that they can only play such during weekends. They agreed. And so every day after school, they resort to different kinds of games, the most popular of which is the speed stacks. Speed stacking [...]

Santi has been with us for more than a month now. He was given to us quite too early at 1 1/2 month old. And according to the veterinarian, too early weaning (before puppy is 2 1/2 months old) is responsible for his being too defensive these days. He bites us when he plays with [...]

I was in the clinic sitting in my table one morning waiting for my patients to arrive while two mothers were waiting for their medical certificate being prepared by my husband at the other end of the room. While waiting, my husband asked Mrs. L how her children are doing in their line of work. [...]

I am now in the process of preparing everything my kids will be needing for the incoming school year. And while sewing ripped areas of their old uniforms and putting school patches on new ones, I keep on remembering a mother with two kids in the elementary grade. Let us call her Myra. Myra is [...]

When my nun aunt learned that my kids earned honors this past school year, she texted me that she will be bringing a Hush puppy as a gift for them. It was great news for my kids and they waited every day for a month for the puppy to arrive. But since my aunt is [...]

For several years now, summer vacation in my family was spent mostly either swimming in the beach or in a resort pool. My kids really love to stay in the water for hours – swimming, playing, or doing just about anything under water. They will soak their bodies and stay there even under the heat [...]

When most people trooped to famous beaches and resorts in the Philippines to celebrate the Holy Week, we spent ours in the island of Catanduanes. Tabugoc, Pandan, Catanduanes, the hometown of my husband. Tabugoc is four hours away from Virac, the capital municipality of the province. We boarded an airplane (PAL express) from Manila, landed [...]