With the tough times, Christmas is becoming less like the Christmases we used to have when we were younger. We read, hear and even speak about the need to brace ourselves for harder times to come. However, being cash-strapped and too busy making a living are not valid excuses for not keeping in touch with [...]
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Celebrating 88 years of life is a milestone we could only wish and pray for and look forward to — for our loved ones and for ourselves. But today, someone celebrates his 88th birthday for real: Demetrio C. Paz
(of Marikina) whom we fondly call “DCP” in the government corporation I used to work with. I [...]
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Today, 12 June 2008, I celebrated Philippine Independence in my own personal way. Unlike in the past, I did not have to wave the Philippine flag as the national anthem played in school. I did not get stuck in front of the TV watching colorful floats of various socio-civic-public and business groups. I did not [...]
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My 50 symbolic and real gifts
It made me feel young once more as a child by the Christmas tree: awed by the size of the gift box and eager to know what could be inside it for me. When I opened the box, I was amazed that it contained not just one but 50 individual [...]
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Tonight, it’s my turn.
For most of our parties, I handled reception and guests, games and party activities (since my family and I have long realized that I have not been blessed with culinary talents). Tonight, I am relieved as Arthur (my youngest brother) substitutes for me as the party clown-mascot. Tonight, I celebrated a passage [...]
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