It would be my mom’s first death anniversary next month, and needless to say, since most of my siblings are out of the country, I will be taking charge of the arrangements since my father is preoccupied with someone.  Darn! Since my mother is Catholic and religious, I thought that it would be appropriate to follow her belief and practices with concern to the remembrance of her death.  This would mean, the usual 9-day novena, then the big...

My father has just lost my mother almost a year ago. She finally succumbed to a lifelong problem of heart ailment. Weeks ago, a cousin from another town came to visit me and told me they had seen my father holding hands with a young girl… I was shocked but managed to curb my reaction and laughed it off. I completely forgot about the story until my brother came around on my birthday and informed me we have something important to...

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32. Older. Definitely wiser. Happy Birthday to Me… Powered by Zoundry Raven

My daughter Ia turned 1 today. I will never forget the time when I gave birth to her.  I was in the ambulance on the way to a hospital in one of the provinces of Thailand.  It was the fastest birth for me ever!  Took me 15 minutes I think…