Category: General

Oh how I love to read books about maintaining an attitude of gratitude. Tight Times, written by Jeanette Patindol and illustrated by Srgio T. Bumatay III, is one of those materials that I will never get tired of reading.

Xiamen – Ground temperature was at 35 degrees Celsius when the bullet train arrived here after nearly two hours of travel from its neighboring city of Fuzhou. I was exhausted. This eight-day trip to China is defined by interviews with government officials from different ministries with very little time to …

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 …

January 2015 was a boring one. this time of the year would have been the best time to be in cebu because of the sinulog festival and the fiesta senyor in honor of the holy child Jesus. But well, we’re in china, and as jeff would say: “you get what …

The boy and his dog. Precious. 17 July 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Im7AOxq7Q

Hi, I am Cris Ruffolo! I love to read, write, and tell stories. I am crazy about books and I love to make others feel the same. I started this weblog in December 2013 out of a three-year plan to start a project that will push me to read, write and …

I only told them once to hold hands when they go out of the house. Now, this is an automatic gesture that they do. Just plain adorable to see them like this. 22 May 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKAsffeVe2E

Long, exhausting afternoon of jumping and bouncing. We all went home with big smiles on our faces though. 20 April 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80X3f5xbAWM