Blogs
No to WAHM Burnout!
By Gina Abuyuan I’m a WAHM—a Work At Home Mom. Aside from the assignments I work on at home, most of my time nowadays has been taken up by a book project, for which I go to my client’s home and we pore over her manuscript there. I’m about to go crazy....
A Bunch of Flowers
By Rossana L. Llenado One of my most vivid memories of my son Nicolo happened when he was just three years old. We were admiring the blooms at a flower shop in SM Megamall. And behind us was a bunch of other mommies looking at the beautiful floral arrangements. I...
My Manic Mom
By Jane Santos Guinto One thing the University of the Philippines taught me is that life is full of contradictions. There are always opposing forces. There's certainly no one way of viewing things. This is how I've come to understand my mother's bipolarity....
Easy Summers
By Karen Galarpe I felt it first early this month when I woke up at past 6 in the morning with the sunlight peeking through the blinds. Ah...it's summer. And what a glorious day: I had 8 hours of sleep and no one had to rush that morning! For years whenever it's...
Constant Change
By Ruth Manimtim-Floresca “Clouds that move across the skies are changing form before our very eyes…Have we outgrown our Peter Pans and wings? We’ve simply grown too old for tales of knights and kings. Cause life’s a constant change and nothing stays the same...
Teaching Young Minds
By Lilia Vengco Teaching has always been my passion. I started teaching right after graduation many years ago. To this day, I continue to teach and share my knowledge about teaching as an art and a skill to young adults who have chosen to take the path to teaching...
The High Road
By Gina Abuyuan Many people find it strange—nay, downright unbelievable—that my ex-husband and I are on good terms. As I wrote in one of my old magazines, it’s almost impossible to salvage positive feelings about a person who has caused you unimaginable pain. For a...
Mother Dear
By Mari-An C. Santos My mother turned 60 last month. But looking at her, you wouldn't have guessed it. Her hair is still jet black and her face hardly has any wrinkles. Her voice is clear and she walks with sure-footed steps. I usually associate 60-year-olds with...
Loving Reading
By Karen Galarpe Walking into my room one time, a friend said, “Do you read all these books?” And one time, my aunt came in, looked at my son's bookshelf and said, “Ang dami niyang libro 'no?” We're a family of readers, my son and I, and have been so for as...