Back when I was a single mom, having healthy, disease-free kids was on top of my prayer list.I believed that anybody sick in the family would bring me grief. Talk about the trouble of having sleepless nights, being absent from work and school, not to mention the high price of medicine these days. Thankfully, my kids have grown up to be healthy, with no hospitalization or prolonged illness on record. Blame it on luck, good genes and other things. But I really attribute it to being proactive, rather than being reactive, to matters of health and wellness. Being healthy ... Continue Reading...
Archives for November 2009
Requiem for victims of the Maguindanao massacre
The bad news that greeted the nation last Monday affected me so much that I didn't have the strength to blog about it until now. Still couldn't believe that something of that horrific magnitude could happen in this day and age, in this supposedly democratic country. I could only manage to write something on my Facebook wall, and my friends joined me in condemning the incident as barbaric and cowardly, indeed. Some couldn't resist throwing in expletives or two. The general mood was one of anger and indignation, even though most didn't personally know the people who met ... Continue Reading...
Efren Penaflorida: CNN Hero of the Year 2009
The Philippines is on a winning streak! After Manny Pacquiao's victory against Miguel Cotto, another Filipino has won in the world stage. This is in the person of Efren Penaflorida, who was honored by CNN as the 2009 Hero of the Year for the trailblazing work of his Dynamic Teen Company in Cavite to educate young people in slum areas, through the use of a pushcart full of books. In rites at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, Efren was awarded a trophy and $100,000 to continue his work. Congratulations Efren! This is not only the victory of Efren, but also the ... Continue Reading...
Who will be Miss Earth 2009 tonight?
Update: Miss Larissa Ramos of Brazil is Miss Earth 2009. Full list of winners here Miss Earth 2009, an annual pageant where beauty queens from different countries espouse the environmental cause, will hold its pageant and coronation night in the world-famous island of Boracay tonight. There are about 80 of them vying for the prestigious crown of Miss Earth, Miss Earth-Air, Miss Earth-Water and Miss Earth-Fire. Sources say the Philippine bet, Sandra Inez Seifert, has a strong chance of winning after she was named Best in Swimsuit and Best in Long Gown in the ... Continue Reading...
And the winner for round one is… Team Jinkee!
I hate this Manny-Krista-Jinkee thing. It’s even outshadowing Pacman’s historic brutal bruising of the Sydney Olympian Miguel Cotto.Me and my friends and everyone else just can’t help but talk about it. I still believe the Pacman-Krista affair wouldn’t have been blown out of proportion if only they possessed one thing that celebrity public figures should always be conscious about: discretion. Pinoys will always love the underdog, and public sympathy appears to be tilted now towards Pacman’s aggrieved wife who’s stood by him through dimes and diamonds, Secosana ... Continue Reading...
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