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I believe Life is a Long Road. And in this blog, I speak about my life as a single mom, as a writer, and as a blogger. So read on for the stories of a Filipina..
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Typhoon Pepeng 5 (Relief and Update)
We all lose ourselves sometimes. One might say she could simply lose herself in YouTube videos, the other in who-knows-what.The other day, I had my time, losing myself in images and stories from Pepeng victims in our barangay. I hate to admit, but I ...
Typoon Pepeng Experience 4 (The Story of Survival 2)
Apologies if I was not able to deliver the rest of the story about Typhoon Pepeng tragedy as promised. I was seriously pursuing my story on this the past two days, had to interview several authorities, and gather more information. I'm very excited an...
Typoon Pepeng Experience 3 (The Story of Survival 1)
I intend to write this recent experience in two languages: Pilipino and English. Because truth is, I'm not sure if I will be able to capture the intensity of our emotions that night in the latter language, as I know I can in our native tongue. But I'...
Thanks to Entrepreneur!
I am a voracious magazine reader. Although I do not have any subscription to any magazine, I see to it in the past that I get to buy some of my favorite magazines like Entrepreneur. The past two weeks, all I did was buy new issues of few ma...
Holodomor and Tarko’s Spoon Stories
Part of my continual attempt to raise Tarko as a good kid is to inculcate in him the value of not wasting and playing with his food on the table, or turning his back on food that he refuses to eat. Though every meal is like a tug of war for us, I kee...
How Secure Your Personal Data Really Is?
The publisher of the magazine I work for has another firm involving security management and consulting services. His associates are former military officers who left the service for several reasons, which gives me the chance to be exposed to the real...
A Simple, Classic Story: Rich Girl Meets Poor Boy
Three poor kids of ages 7, 5, and 2 are walking around the neighborhood to gather trash from other people's houses, in search for food and things to make money out of.The youngest of them says, "Wow, car!" eyes in wide amazement. He approaches the br...
