August 2006

Bones get more brittle with age

This morning, I received a text message from my sister saying some bad news that my mother had a bad fall. She fell on her back and it was quite bad she couldn’t stand due to the pain in her waist and hips.
The accident happened when she went to my brother’s house, which is right […]

Depression - who can really help?

There were several stages in my life when I suffered from depression. Well, depression is a household term - as often we hear people say - “That is so depressing” when they hear sad stories or watch a tragic movie; or “I feel depressed today” when they encounter frustrating situations. But the depressions I went […]

Diaper-less tots

I was watching this feature on Fox Channel yesterday about the possibility of having kids going diaper-less at an earlier age.
The idea is to potty-train the babies so that they consumes less diapers, or none at all.
What caught my attention were the varied reactions of the mommies interviewed - as most of them were either skeptical or not […]

July tail ender

Well, last July 31, my daughter turned 16.
I think I have once said here that my three kids are all July born. And the youngest and only girl happened to be at the tail end - ‘humabol pa siya’. Funny thing is - she was born just after the killer quake that hit Luzon on […]