We were awaken by the sounds of our parrots falling down on the ground and a feeling of being swayed in our movement-proof hardwood bed. Surprisingly, it didn’t take long…
Bohol Earthquake
Missing Ghost Whisperer
It's been three weeks now that we have no more Ghost Whisperer episodes and seasons to watch. Yeah, I know that Ghost Whisperer has long since stopped from airing but ...
Ralph’s Laparoscopic Surgery Experience
Ralph was picked up by the hospital stretcher at around 6:00 A.M. The night before, he was inserted with an IV sugar solution or Dextrose. He was so nervous that ...
Room 208 The Doctor’s Hospital
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 ...
Janice, Joyce and Kristine! Gorgeous as ever!
I just finished my 6 hours and thirty-minutes of work at Odesk and was able to find time to browse my social network at Facebook.I have not really been actively…
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 ...
Birds of the Same Fate Flock Together
I had an unexpected but very wanted visitor yesterday morning. She’s not only one of my closest and best friends, she’s also the youngest daughter of the late Grandmaster Ernesto…
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 ...
Beyond Economic Repair
I called SST Laptop ‘n PC Shop around lunchtime to inquire about the status of my unit’s repair. It was already the sixth day that my unit has been with…
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, ...
Ralph’s brush with Dengue
I have not seen my husband so worried than when he was diagnosed of having Dengue fever! A few days prior to our visit to the doctor, he was already…
