A Mom and More

This is the first time that I have ever written my new year’s resolutions.  I do not recall writing New Year’s resolutions in my past 51 years of life although I have always prayed and hoped to make myself better with each start of a new year.  I have heard countless people making new year’s [...]

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 [...]

When I least expected it, I got what I’ve long been waiting for.  My friend Wee texted:  We passed! at 10:34 p.m. 16th November 2008.  I  prayed and felt that I would pass.  But, only after seeing my name on the list of successful examinees at Inquirer.net did I believe I really made it. For [...]

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. [...]

It has been a month since the LET was administered to would-be teachers:  some novices who are fresh from college (and need a LET for an entry job), some re-takers who have long been teaching (but were not lucky to pass previous tests yet) and some second coursers (professionals in other fields who took basic [...]