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This is about me, my thoughts , opinions, my grief recovery and the journey to my "new normal" after the death of Luijoe , my beautiful 6 year old son last May 27, 2000. Recovery is always a work in progress....
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Save our Children from Death Due to Pneumococcal Disease
I encounter all sorts of stories about children’s death in the course of my advocacy work in The Compassionate Friends, a grief support group for those who have lost a child. I often hear the word “if only”, “what if?” ...
How To Complain to Customer Service & Receive Positive Results
Customers don’t expect you to be perfect. They do expect you to fix things when they go wrong. Donald Porter V.P., British Airways As bloggers, sometimes it is so easy to bitch and rant when something displeases us. I myself, am sorely tempted to b...
OFW alert: Illegal Recruitment, Human Trafficking and Fraud
Rowell Santos whipped his wallet out of his pocket, pulled out a frayed photo of his lovely daughter. He looked up at me and explained in Tagalog that “all I want is to ensure that my daughter finishes her college. She is just in her second ye...
Facebook Message From Thailand, Amway and Astoria Hotel
If you are a facebook user and living in the Philippines, you might have received this message last month My name is _______, I am a Thai-Chinese born and living in Bangkok, Thailand. I am now starting to expand my business branch to the Philippine ...
Salmonella Contamination in Peanut Butter
You’ve heard it in the news. My favorite local peanut butter is contaminated with Salmonella. Samuya Food Corp., manufacturer of Ludy’s Peanut Butter Sweet and Creamy and Ludy’s Peanut Butter Spread pulled out their products from the s...
Earth Hour 2009 on March 28, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Remember Earth Hour 2008? Earth Hour 2008 - Zero Hour at Roxas Boulevard, 8:00 PM Where were you last year? I remember I was at the SM Mall of Asia and restaurants and other establishments were eagerly awaiting the approach of the Earth Hour. Did yo...
Orphan Disorders & Rare Diseases in the Philippines
A parent’s love knows no boundaries. Remember the movie, Lorenzo’s Oil? Failing to find a doctor capable of treating their young son Lorenzo’s rare disease, adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), Augusto and Michaela Odone sought their own c...
Mead Johnson’s Enfakid A+ Milk Formula Does Not Nourish Your Kids’ Brain
Oh the irony of Enfakid A+ Milk Formula with Nourishing the Brain and the Pursuit of Excellence! Milk Formula Manufacturers are quite aggressive in their marketing campaign that they are not checking their “trying to be smart” ads. Blooe...
