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	<description>Beginning a new journey at 50</description>
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		<title>2008 UP Centennial – Happy 100th to my alma mater</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amomandmore.com/uncategorized/2008-up-centennial-%e2%80%93-happy-100th-to-my-alma-mater/</link>
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		<title>Towards an Independence Day from Life Traps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, 12 June 2008, I celebrated Philippine Independence in my own personal way.  Unlike in the past, I did not have to wave the Philippine flag as the national anthem played in school.  I did not get stuck in front of the TV watching colorful floats of various socio-civic-public and business groups.  I did not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amomandmore.com/personal/towards-an-independence-day-from-life-traps/</link>
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		<title>Just Another Proud Mom: 2008 Ateneo Arts Award for Aaron</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amomandmore.com/family/just-another-proud-mom-2008-ateneo-arts-award-for-aaron/</link>
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		<title>I Love You in many languages</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amomandmore.com/inspirationals/i-love-you-in-many-languages/</link>
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		<title>A Low-Tech Toy for my Gadget Boy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My son Aaron surprised me when he said he wants to buy a fat cat like Garfield (which just lazes around) when he earns or adopt one from PAWS (which is definitely cheaper than buying) or wait for an excess kitten to be given away by a relative or friend. Was he struck by some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amomandmore.com/family/a-low-tech-toy-for-my-gadget-boy/</link>
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		<title>From child to child: Sto. Nino and a miracle for Arlene</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

  

Forty  years ago, around this time, when my youngest sister Arlene was about 4 years old &#8211;  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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amomandmore.com/family/from-child-to-child-sto-nino-and-a-miracle-for-arlene/</link>
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		<title>Turning 50 – My Prayer</title>
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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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amomandmore.com/personal/turning-50-%e2%80%93-my-prayer/</link>
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		<title>UP Oblation Run 2007 – from the eyes of a mom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amomandmore.com/personal/up-oblation-run-2007-%e2%80%93-from-the-eyes-of-a-mom/</link>
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		<title>Trillanes, Media Arrests, Curfew in Manila and Andres Bonifacio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

 

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 &#8212; the live telecast of the encampment
 of Senator Trillanes, General Lim and comrades at the Manila Peninsula [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amomandmore.com/education/trillanes-media-arrests-curfew-in-manila-and-andres-bonifacio/</link>
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		<title>Turning 50 In One Red Land, Differently, part 4 - gifts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amomandmore.com/personal/turning-50-in-one-red-land-differently-part-4-gifts/</link>
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		<title>Turning 50 - My Mom&#8217;s Handwritten 50th Birthday Note For Me</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you still write personalized birthday notes?
I try my best (but choose tiny notes cards to limit the words I have to think of and scribble).
But, most don&#8217;t write anymore &#8212; with too much hustle and bustle in our daily lives leaving us less time at our disposal, our multi-roles as mom, wife, career/business woman, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amomandmore.com/family/handwritten-50th-birthday-note-from-my-mom/</link>
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		<title>Turning 50 In One Red Land, Differently, part 3 - games</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amomandmore.com/personal/turning-50-in-one-red-land-differently-part-3-games/</link>
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		<title>Turning 50 In One Red Land, Differently, part 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, 9 November 2007, I turned 50.  
Unlike my past milestone birthdays at 18, 30, and 40 when I wished for, planned minute details and held big parties attended by relatives from different sides and friends from school, work and business – months back, I told my siblings that I will just have a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amomandmore.com/uncategorized/turning-50-in-one-red-land-differently-part-1/</link>
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		<title>Turning 50 In One Red Land, Differently, part 2 - prayer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My 50th birthday prayer 
Inspired by the familial love I felt all around me and in thanksgiving for God’s gift of a half-century of life on earth, I prayed before our usual graces:
 
 Lord, thank you -
    For your gift of life and love for the past 50 years;
   [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amomandmore.com/personal/turning-50-in-one-red-land-differently-part-2-prayer/</link>
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		<title>I would rather have flowers NOW</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Does it matter if you have a room full of flowers, candles burning whole night long, visitors complimenting you for your unforgettable good deeds, hearing about how you&#8217;ve touched people&#8217;s lives, and perpetual mass offerings   &#8212; when you are already dead?
Oftentimes, when a close relative or friend passes away unexpectedly, we feel sad [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://amomandmore.com/personal/i-would-rather-have-flowers-now/</link>
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