I find it uncommon these days to find someone that strikes you as gentle, kind, and pleasant in the first few minutes of your encounter. One who listens well with a smile before responding. And when she responds, she does so gently but firmly. She speaks with her eyes making up for her brevity of …
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here, ever this day, be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. We were travelling to Bataan, our home province of about 100kms away from home. The old sedan was full of all essentials for an annual 5-day holy …
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results –Einstein I agree with Albert Einstein. But I confess I donโt consistently practice what it promotes. Like two days ago. After nearly a year, Iโve finally made good use of my health card membership for a blood chem. Clinics and hospitals …
Isnโt it about time I do this? The list has only been written at the back of my mind since Stone Age. Writing it here will surely pressure me. Some are still doable. I have chucked many out due to health, age and money. The health benefits of having one far outweighs the unnecessary pressure. …
I didnโt consider us friends as we only knew each other casually because he was friends with and ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ of my brother and my cousin. But Archie knew me and I likewise knew him. We came from the same town โDinalupihan, Bataan. When I entered as a freshman at #Mapรบa, he was already in his …
After four-and-a-half years of being a vegetarian, I am back to eating chicken. I am revising my CV to officially and effectively effect the changes and also for the benefit of those who are taking me out for lunch or dinner. No more, โ๐๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ!โ (So hard to feed you!) Ya besh, I …
A year ago today, Andre pulled his very first edible cup of coffee with his brand-new espresso machine. That same morning, I wrote my very first coffee cup reflections. I wasnโt posting on FB or IG then yet but only to a small Viber group, mainly relatives who I knew no matter how crudely the …
During college days, between the end of each semester and the time they released the grades, a halo hovered over my head which was then still immaculately full. Electrical engineering (BSEE) was a tough course and our school, #MapuaInstituteOfTechnology (now #MapuaUniversity), was unforgiving of students with a low weighted average. It gave those that fall …