A night out. Everyone needs one … The children consistently scream, rain belts the outside of Casa Ruffolo Uno relentlessly and what do I have to cook for dinner to make everyone satisfied are but a few of the never-ending challenges to my everyday life. Not a complaint mind you …
Rogelio Braga was fearless as he wrote Colon, a bold take on history — or a part of history that I have never read in any book or discussed in any forum or symposium that places the war in Mindanao under the blinding, pretentious attention accorded by a spotlight. Braga’s literature is free and …
Hello 2017! Happy New Year! It feels so good to be in my beloved Cebu (Philippines) to welcome 2017. The last three years of our family life was characterized by frantic moves from the Philippines to China to the US and back to the Philippines.
I end this year with a tribute of my wife, Cris Evert Lato Ruffolo, my Wonder Woman. – Jeff Ruffolo Yes true believers, I am married to an Amazonian Princess. No – thankfully not one who lived the majority of her mortality on an island filled with likewise hard bodied …
Written on March 13, 2016 Jeff took me out on a two-hour date last week. Our good friend Anita watched the kids for two hours and told us to enjoy our temporary freedom. We were ecstatic.
Meet Michael John T. Go of Philippine Christian Gospel School. I sat as one of the panelists of the school’s Literary Criticism Workshop where Michael presented his review of the television series, Game of Thrones. He noted that the show tackled the social hierarchy and the oppression of the people. In …
This is quite a long article about homeschooling, a subject I am very interested about. Do not worry. I wrote this in friendly language so if you are just as interested as I am to know more about homeschooling, this is the post for you. Followers of this blog know how …
I encountered the author, Serena Rhene Sy, during the Literary Criticism Workshop at the Philippine Christian Gospel School. Her teacher, Bea Martinez, is a good friend and invited me to be one of the panelists. It was a productive, albeit headache-inducing, afternoon because the 12 paper presenters were intelligent and …
I write about my life as a woman (wife, mother, learner) twice a month in Cebu Daily News’ Opinion Section. This article was published on October 15, 2016. Click here for the link to CDN’s website. I had been at war with my full figure since I got back in …
Written March 5, 2016 I get on a frantic reading mood days before my short story class. But on class day (night actually), I sit in the last row feeling completely relaxed as I listen to my classmates – most of them are in their 60s – give their views …
