This is one of the times when I couldn’t control myself from talking (blogging for all to know) as any other mom who’s so proud of having been part of her child’s achievement. I think Aaron would excuse me for talking a bit now, knowing that for him, I only say it best when […]
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When I was a teener, I recall keeping a news clip about ways to say “I Love You” in different dialects and languages. I tucked the clipping in my diary for years even if it barely contained a dozen of expressions: aayaten ka in Ilocano, kaluguran da ka in Kapampangan, namumutan ta ka in Bicol […]
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Forty years ago, around this time, when my youngest sister Arlene was about 4 years old – she had very high fever, stomach pains and vomiting, felt generally ill, and experienced pain in her legs which caused her to limp. After lab tests, our doctor-uncle confirmed polio (infantile paralysis) and asked that my […]
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To start 2008, let me share with you my turning 50 prayer last 9 November 2007, my same prayer today as another year begins anew.
Lord, thank you -
For your gift of life and love for the past 50 years;
For my beautiful and loving family who made my happy moments brighter, more meaningful, and more […]
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My 50 symbolic and real gifts
It made me feel young once more as a child by the Christmas tree: awed by the size of the gift box and eager to know what could be inside it for me. When I opened the box, I was amazed that it contained not just one but 50 individual […]
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