Today, a very dear mom turns one hundred years old: my alma mater, the University of the Philippines. And, this inspires me to recall the meaningful UP days which have made me what I am now: a mom and more.
I was sweet sixteen (but looking like Miss Tapia in thick round glasses) in 1974 when […]
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Like a virgin, I waited patiently across the UP (University of the Philippines) Palma Hall, in the heat of the noontime sun, with open eyes and mind, my stomach grumbling after missing breakfast – definitely NOT to see naked men parade in front of me (I’ve seen enough) but to experience the 2007 UP Oblation […]
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This afternoon, I planned to do my research on the Philippine educational system during the revolutionary times, 1896 to 1899, for a group presentation next week. But, instead of researching, I was drawn to watch on TV — the live telecast of the encampment
of Senator Trillanes, General Lim and comrades at the Manila Peninsula […]
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Tonight, it’s my turn.
For most of our parties, I handled reception and guests, games and party activities (since my family and I have long realized that I have not been blessed with culinary talents). Tonight, I am relieved as Arthur (my youngest brother) substitutes for me as the party clown-mascot. Tonight, I celebrated a passage […]
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Life is filled with paradoxes and the gospel today (Luke 18: 9-14) states one of these seemingly contrasting truths we have to live with “… for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted…”
I learned how to be really humble through an experience I went through three […]
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