I grabbed this tag from Andrea.
His Name. Christopher. So plain. So common I know. In fact, about millions of other men in this country alone bear the same name. Needless to say, although the name is ordinary, the man that carries it isn’t.
How we met. It’s actually funny the first time we met. An ex-boyfriend [...]
I am not ready to die. I realized that today. I mean, who will take care of my kids? Who will take care of my husband? My dad would probably be disappointed that I felt this way but its a reality for me. I am not yet ready to leave this world.
Its true what they [...]
Remember when you were single and dating? Friday and Saturday nights were sacred back then. It meant your boss cannot make you put in overtime no matter how much she begged, or it meant you had to display extremely good behavior so your mom will allow you to stay out later than usual.
Now that you [...]
I brought my two sons to a birthday party today. There were lots of spaghetti and chicken. There were pink, red, blue , green and white balloons scattered on the floor and on chairs. There were kids running all around, screaming, crying, screeching. For a minute there, I lost focus on my own kids and [...]
**Re-posted from A Filipina in Society.
Filipina exposed. It’s about time that people started laying it out in the open. Through Janette Toral’s Filipina Writing Project and the efforts of Lorna Lardizabal-Dietz, Dine Racoma, and Noemi Lardizabal-Dado, all Filipinas now have a venue to participate in this global effort to reshape the image of the Filipina. [...]
Someone recently called me a martyr.
Officially, a martyr is someone who makes great sacrifices or suffers much in order to further a belief, cause, or principle. If you really think about it that sounds kind of positive.
But how come here in our country, being tagged as a martyr is not a very good thing? [...]
