What Can We give?

I joined the rush for Christmas shopping this afternoon, mainly for gifts to give the inaanaks (godchildren) and the kids back home. It used to be such a simple task. I have always opted to buy toys as these are what kids get excited about. Giving them something more utilitarian will only please the moms. [...]

Something Odd About The Cat

I discovered a strange behavior of the family pet last night. Earlier, I have observed that she prefers to sleep on top of a couple of unused yarn dusters, instead of the soft and warm nook we wanted him to settle in. So I thought maybe it’s just because it looks and feels like fur.
But [...]

Stress Relief

… that’s what the family cat gives me. She’s actually just a kitten, about four months old. I found her mewing, frightened and hungry under my bed last summer. The mother must have gone in through an open window. I kept it ajar for a few days hoping she’d be back, but never did. Can [...]

Best Days

Mahal ang bigas. Mahal ang gasolina. I still can’t get over the shock, the horror and the anger about the previous week’s tragedy at sea. Some issues at work remain unresolved…
Still, I can’t complain much.  The orthodontics training is halfway through. The old folks are enjoying their dream vacation. The “wayward” bro decided to go [...]

Wednesday’s Child

My five-year-old nephew threw a fit tonight and all because he made one mistake over his spelling. We were waiting for someone to have dinner with and while at it, his papa played a spelling game with him and his cousins. One of them got two, the other got none right, while our Hughie [...]

Let Ag-ap Play in the PBA

I had the chance to view ABC5’s feature of Batad: Sa Paang Palay (Benjie Garcia and Vic Acedillo Jr. , 2006)tonight and it’s a very welcome respite from the usual tv melodrama fare the family is forced to watch on weeknights. I wasn’t able to catch the very beginning of the film, and had to [...]

Older!?!

Care for some cake?
Well, ok, this wasn’t my birthday cake. But the idea came as an afterthought, after all of it was already gone. Right out of the blue, after quite a long hiatus, I felt the urge to write about the surprise party, the cake and the people who were with me. I [...]

I Am Sunburned, But I Had Fun

It had been a long time since my family last got together for a fun trip, and spending Sunday at the MOAP was well worth the short ride from Ozamiz. Except for a couple of aunts and my tatay, who always manages to give some flimsy reason not to go when such occasions come (be [...]

Stumped

Nephew: Tito, is grandpa your dad? And grandma your mom?
Me: Yes, they are.
Nephew: And isn’t grandpa my papa’s father, too? And grandma my papa’s mom?
Me: Yes, of course. That makes me and your papa, brothers.
Nephew: You are both their babies?
Me: We used to be their babies, just like you were your mama and papa’s.
Nephew: Why [...]

One Day At A Time

 
MAY 5, 2005: A counselor in red soccer jersey & his team brought me to It Works! After hours, I was transferred to LS for detoxification. On May 9th, monday, I started Day 1 and attended my 1st A A Meeting. Thank You for helping me… Today, I am two (2) years CLEAN & [...]