My darling twins celebrated their 5th birthday last week and I thought I'll just write a little post here for posterity's sake. twins-bulacan Originally uploaded by annalyn. Dianne and Dionne are my "miracle babies." When I was still together with my ex, I was secretly praying for a daughter to follow our son and God did not give me one but two little angels. I really did not believe the doctor when he told me I was carrying twins after a routine ultrasound. Nothing like it happened to my siblings or our generation before that. Carrying twins meant I had a very ... Continue Reading...

I don't know what some people have against today's young children wanting to become movie stars. Not everyone succeeds anyway. I think it takes hard work, talent and discipline to make it in an industry where fan preferences change by the minute. Some celebrities, in fact, have done a good job of making wise business investments and switching careers (e.g. becoming producers or directors).It is only when they run for public office that movie stars lose it altogether. Governance, after all, requires a degree of competence far greater than memorizing lines or waving to ... Continue Reading...

In journalism, they say that when a dog bites a man, that's not news but when a man bites a dog, that's news. Well, gossip or tsismis in Tagalog parlance, is definitely something else.... All humans I think have a natural preponderance for gossip, whether as an active participant or a mere listener. But what if you are the object of the gossip itself? There are persons who actually rejoice when people start talking about them. Think about Kris Aquino. In my case, I get royally pissed when attention is focused on myself,especially if it's very much unwanted and ... Continue Reading...