Today is Ralph’s confinement here at the Doctor’s Hospital in Bacolod City. He will have his surgery first thing tomorrow morning at around 6:00 am. We took my brother Rey…

A Scissor in the Hands of a School Teacher
My son came home today looking awkwardly and guiltily if I may say so, as if he's done something he shouldn't have. I didn't initiate the convo but he simply ...

Strayed bird that we named Spring!
UPDATE: As of February 2, sometime between 8:30 to 9:30 pm, Spring has passed away. Right after my son's birthday party, when we got back to the room, he was ...

Pet Fights
These past few weeks have been a crazy week for us. It all started when we found our female lovebird, Baileys, all bloody and limping. Ken had his friends over that ...

What I learned from 2012
Ten more hours to go and I'm finally saying goodbye to year 2012. If something has been consistent, it's my health problems. I spent most of the time either coughing ...

In Sickness and in Pets
Wow! Can you believe that three weeks from now, kids will, once again, be back to school? Seemed like yesterday when Ken and I were fighting over his Recognition Day! ...

When it rains, oh it sure does pour!
The last few weeks of March and the first few days of April have been the most torturous days of my life. I have just gotten better from a long-standing ...

Good Times, Good friends
Today was supposed to be Ken's first day of school for his 2nd grade but I was informed by Mrs. Malou Palen, one of my good friends from my very ...

Attn: To the gossiping mothers at school…
Oh, sweet gossip, that spice of life that flavors every huddle in the Guard House at Madeleine Academy. It's like the school's own special brew of coffee, except it’s bitter, ...

Two Weddings and the Rainy Season
I have been out on most of the social media loop lately: Twitter, Facebook, Posterous and even on my favorite Dailybooth! It all started when I just instantly decided that ...

An afternoon snack with Safiya Parks
All I can remember from yesterday's event was, I got too exhausted that every muscle in my body went limp as I retired to bed. Now, you may think that ...