Hello everyone! The last month has been tough with several professional engagements and stress brought about by graduate school. I was so close to giving up and letting my subjects go because I was slapped with so many obligations and could not find the time to work on my assignments …
About nine months ago, less than a month after we moved back in Cebu after almost two years in the US, Jeff and I decided to enroll the twins in a local day care center. The decision was brought about by the realization that the twins need to interact with …
A year ago today I was an emotional wreck. We were still living in Kalispell, Montana and I was a stay-at-home mother taking care of two-year-old twins and a seven-month-old baby. I was still breastfeeding Jeff Junior and was on my last semester as a graduate student under the language …
There’s something about fables that makes it easier to teach values to children – and Gaya’s Gift, a story of a carabao who believes that she does not have any special talent is one of those modern day fables that help mothers like me share the value of self worth …
A beautiful lady named Marisse sent us a message on Facebook asking for tips on how to cultivate a reading culture at home. I have bad news: I’m not a reading specialist or expert. But the good news is: I’m a mother of three, a daughter raised in a home …
Cris Evert’s Note: I stay in all types of accommodation in Cebu City. Name it, I have tried it. Last week, I stayed at the Elicon House and Jeff said he wanted to go with me. This was unexpected and I was pretty sure that he won’t like it because …
If and when I grow up, I’d like to have the literary and artistic genius of Shel Silverstein, who in Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein, successfully brought out common childhood images and doodles and transformed them into poetry and arts that reach out to …
I’ve been writing poems since I was 11 or 12 years old and that has become a therapy during my awkward teenage stage when I couldn’t quite figure out what I want in my life. I had issues then which I viewed as the biggest problems in the world. I didn’t care …
My fourth visit to Singapore is the cheapest of all visits. The visit was part of a 10-day solo sojourn that traced back my backpacking adventure nine years ago with considerable twists in the itinerary. AirAsia had a seat sale in late 2016 and I found myself a one-way ticket …
How on earth is it possible for a murder-mystery plot to be in sync with mouth-watering food in a precious gem of a town named Jewel Bay? The answer: Agatha award-winning author Leslie Budewitz. In Crime Rib, the second book in her Food Lover’s Village Mystery series, Leslie brought us …
