It was not your usual scenario of meeting a blog mate, such as going on a food trip, malling, or simply strolling around, but I had a great time when I got to meet, for the first time, my long-time online friend Betchai (thejoysofsimplelife.com), a Math teacher based in the U.S. who recently came home […]
Most of us want to be rich. And, why not? How many of us felt guilty that we have this desire to be rich? Isn’t it that being rich has a negative connotation? Don’t we think rich people are selfish, materialistic, vain and all? Most people are sending mixed signals to the universe, as Bo […]
Sometimes life offers so many questions – some are trivial, some so ordinary, some so profound you don’t know how to answer them: – Why is the sky blue? – Why is it raining when I hang my clothes to dry and sunny when it’s not my laundry day? – Why do people get fatter […]
It’s time to say my goodbyes to some of the symbols of the Christmas season that just ended. These meaningful things which grace our home every Christmas are part of what makes the season special for our family: The Christmas tree with its blinking lights and trimmings The Advent wreath in our living room center […]
You can tell a person’s true character at times in his life when money stares at him in the eye. Take for instance an incident about a lady who accidentally left her bag at a cemetery during All Soul’s day. That bag contained a large sum of money. She was so distraught and hopeless that […]
Is money really evil? In itself it is not. It is only a form of exchange for buying, a piece of paper with some amount printed on it. Man’s attitude towards money is what makes him bad or good, an evil person or a saint. The heart’s motives for having money and the way it […]
Being a woman is a gift in itself. But I only realized this as I grew up and got rid of my childhood dreams of wanting to be a boy. When I was still in my early teens, I always thought boys were cool and tough, and girls were just plain little sissies. Boys have […]