October 2006

Jollibee scandal

I am fuming!
This is the reason why….

Caring for a sick family member

THE passing of my aunt some weeks ago has opened my mind on my own mortality and vulnerability. It also allowed me to reflect on some grim realities of life.
My aunt has been on sick bed since late last year. After her initial bout with an enlarged heart, she was still generally okay. But since […]

To dye or not to dye

Oh dear, it is that age when strands of silvery hair start peeking out and you can’t hide them anymore. For some people, it comes earlier than usual. Take for instance musician/composer Ryan Cayabyab. His hair started to grey very early. It’s in the genes.
Greying hair is actually no longer a problem. Dyeing is the […]

Organizing my stuff

At long last! I have finally started my long-overdue task of organizing my stuff.
I used to have two assistants who did the organizing, filing and sorting out for me. Well, you really need a reliable person to do all these “unpleasant” things when you are in a publication business like ours. (Ohhh… piles, piles of […]

Adieu, Aunt Rita

WE buried Aunt Rita today. She was 77 years old.
With only three surviving siblings now, including my mother who is 85 years old, Aunt Rita - so serene and peaceful in her coffin - was surrounded by her nephews, nieces and grandchildren at the funeral service. She had no children of her own. She […]

Raising children with love

I don’t claim to be an authority in Child Psychology. The only background in Pyschology that I can boast of is my three units in General Psychology in college.
As I was raising my growing children years before, (my two sons now in their 20s and daughter in her teens), I realized that having background in […]

Rearing, loving a child

I am not usually the prying type of neighbor. I maintain friendly relations with my neighbors, but not to the point where I would go “neighboring” and make “chika”. I want to leave them to their privacy in the same way that I too, want them to leave me in mine.
Much as I want to […]

Killer billboards

Somehow, I always get awed by billboards.
I am never comfortable passing along busy streets with giant billboards hovering overhead. In our small city in Dagupan, there is this building in the major city road, on top of which is a big billboard with a telecom ad. Every time I pass said area, I never fail […]