That’s my nth wedding ring in the photo. It’s called a Trinity ring designed by Cartier. Am not sure if it’s the fourth or the fifth though. I first saw the Trinity ring online and I went nuts over it. Speedy couldn’t get the tri-colored version in my size though so he got me the ... (more)

When Cookie tagged me for the rockin’ girl blogger meme, I paused for a long time wondering what to do. To be quite honest, I don’t do memes. I haven’t in ages. I used to get tagged so often and after a while, I guess people just got tired of tagging me because I never ... (more)

That’s the title of my debut article with Code Red Magazine, a family-oriented quarterly publication of the Salesians of Don Bosco. I’ve been itching to make the announcement but I decided to wait until the article was actually on print. Didn’t want to be presumptuous.

The things I discover now that I have changed gears. I found the Aklatang Pambata website through a button on Jillsab‘s sidebar. Its main thrust is to establish, develop and improve community based libraries in the Philippines. Part of its mission is to “make teachers, parents and community members partners in promoting reading in children.” ... (more)

I didn’t know she was a blogger. She never put her URL in every time she posted a comment on my blog. I’m talking about Rhodora’s ‘Time and Tide’. I spent about 30 minutes reading her entries. As I read, a long-buried (abandoned even) idea was resurrected. Early this year, I thought about forming a ... (more)

A professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science says that “attractive” couples are more likely to have daughters than sons. Since my husband and I have two daughters, I really shouldn’t argue with that finding. But…. let’s start with how the study was conducted.
[Evolutionary psychologist Satoshi] Kanazawa based his conclusion on data ... (more)