Select Page
Thank you, thank you, ang babait ninyo*

Thank you, thank you, ang babait ninyo*

by | Jan 13, 2016 | Life

After our annual gift-giving event for the nanays, some of their little kids stayed in our living room and didn’t want to leave! Ha ha… I let them sing a bit, and they were so innocent and cute as they sang a local Christmas song, actually from a TV network’s...
Gift-giving 2016

Gift-giving 2016

by | Jan 12, 2016 | Life

My mom is one busy happy Mother Bee every Christmas season. Aside from the usual gifts for our friends and relatives, she also has her own gift-giving project for about fifty (50) nanays (mothers) from the informal settlers community living nearby. We have it annually...
The season of giving

The season of giving

by | Dec 9, 2015 | Shopping

About two more weeks to go and it will be Christmas! I’m pretty sure the kids, and grownups as well, are already excited. I have not yet completed my gift list yet, and still have to buy for my family, friends and godchildren. The shopping rush is already here...

Presence, not presents

by | Nov 30, 2008 | Tidbits

I know the Christmas season can be enjoyed even without the usual gift-giving tradition but how do you explain that to those who usually associate Christmas with lavish gifts, thirteenth-month-pays, sumptuous parties, grand reunions, fun vacations and bonuses? I...