I’m sure everybody knows Yolanda, she who broke a lot of hearts, damaged houses and properties, caused widespread destruction and claimed so many lives. After this super typhoon that wiped out some parts of Leyte and Samar, the name is now associated with a mix of emotions – feelings of loss, anger and devastation, as […]
One time I was browsing an online forum, and there was one topic that really made me DUH! The one who started the thread was talking about NOT using microphones during community gatherings. He said the community doesn’t need to hear every breath of the speaker coming from the mic, as well as the singers […]
Despite our province being declared under Signal No. 4 at the height of super typhoon Yolanda, we didn’t suffer much damage compared to the other eastern parts of the Visayas such as Leyte and Samar. This is why I am so teary-eyed and thankful to wake up the next day still alive and still have […]
Every breath is a second chance. – Always, Switchfoot My heart these days can’t help but feel heavy and sad seeing the news about the aftermath of the super typhoon Yolanda which literally wiped out most of the coastal areas in Leyte and Samar provinces and other parts of Visayas Region where it passed. I […]
My nephew was still a little kid when I would visit my sister’s family when they were still living in Thailand, and I used to babysit him in those times. Their family has moved to Finland due to his dad’s work in a big construction establishment there, and I have seen him grown up to […]
Ever since my love affair with my contact lenses started, I had to adjust my daily routine with few minutes of putting on a pair of these tiny secret eyeglasses inside my eyes. This practice has eventually become easier with time that I don’t even need a mirror to accurately position one tiny circle of […]
Is there an age limit for learning how to play the piano? I really don’t know how to react when my 70-something dad indicated his interest in taking piano lessons. He plays the keyboards by ear, but he has long ago expressed interest in learning how to read notes. He would always drop by the […]