My husband and kids are all packed. I'm just finishing my column for Thursday, Nov. 2, before doing my own packing. We're supposed to leave tomorrow for a 3-day much-needed … [Read more...]
A chrysanthemum farm
October 28, 2006 By 6 Comments
My husband just came home from a three-day trip in Quezon. He brought me a huge bunch of mums with the longest stems I've ever seen. No wonder, he picked the flowers … [Read more...]
Beef, corn and cheese bake
October 27, 2006 By 7 Comments
About two months ago, I posted a recipe for chicken and potatoes baked in cream and topped with grated cheese. It was such a hit with my family--and even with some of you … [Read more...]
Bulawan Floating Restaurant
October 27, 2006 By
Published on October 12, 2006 in the Life & Travel Section of Manila Standard Today FIRST, a confession. I donÕt like ornamental foodÑthose made to look good to … [Read more...]
Help stop child pornography
October 26, 2006 By 15 Comments
I saw its ad on TV and I promised myself I'd check out the website of a project against online child pornography. The innocent victims of Internet child abuse cannot speak … [Read more...]
No master’s bedroom
October 26, 2006 By 16 Comments
Every now and then, we talk about the possibility of buying a new house. We haven't gotten to the final-decision-point though--it's just a kind of on-and-off open discussion … [Read more...]
Women’s changing perception of marriage
October 24, 2006 By 9 Comments
Take away the religious connotations and marriage is really just a piece of paper. It is a form; the relationship is the substance. So it really shouldn't be shocking to read … [Read more...]
Missing comments
October 24, 2006 By 1 Comment
Comments posted between October 13 and today are kinda floating somewhere on the web. Everything's being done to retrieve them. Never mind what happened. Long and sad story. … [Read more...]
Cell phones and damaged sperm
October 24, 2006 By 5 Comments
If the results of a recent study are to be believed, men may be better off sending and receiving SMS, MMS and e-mails with the cell phones rather than making and receiving … [Read more...]
Giant Christmas balls
October 23, 2006 By 5 Comments
It's not an exaggeration to say that the Philippines has the longest Christmas season in the world. The beginning of the first month that ends with ber--September--is the sign … [Read more...]
“Twenty”: well-conceptualized?
October 23, 2006 By 20 Comments
A few days ago, I saw singer Regine Velasquez on TV airing some "gripes" against those who criticized her Twenty concert. She said she wouldn't feel so bad IF the critics had … [Read more...]
Tears for Fears, Mad World and Alex Parks
October 21, 2006 By 4 Comments
Back when I was in the College of Law, Tears for Fears hit the international music scene. Music videos, the medium that would catapult Madonna to stardom, was a new phenomenon … [Read more...]
Tagaytay, Nasugbu or Quezon?
October 21, 2006 By 2 Comments
We've been planning a few days vacation in time with the kids' sem break and I've been scouring the web for the past couple of hours looking for houses for rent in the Nasugbu … [Read more...]
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