I never finish a book. Not even if I had all the time in the world.  Whenever I re-read any of my published books, there is always a turn ...

Tony and JC looked forward to and got ready for a Chinese lauriat. Meaning, light lunch and no snacks. But when we got to the venue, their h...

“Heaven is a place. It is not a state of mind,” our pastor stressed in his sermon. “The Bible says so.” To Bible-believing Christians, the...

Believe it or not.  Without electricity, a soda plastic bottle can light up a house like a real light bulb!  Oh???   Just pick up a 1.5 ...

Earl Grey, JC's male guinea pig, just became a father to three adorable pups! His wife, Chai, has been kept busy breastfeeding them. We...

This road sign, posted by my friend Adie on his FB wall, made me ponder and wonder about how the human mind works. We know what we need NO...

My family and I are somewhere in this circle of 140 people made up of siblings and cousins; aunts and uncles; lolos and lolas ; and in-la...

Happy New Year! To mark the beginning of 2012, I am putting up a new header that mimics fireworks. My old one comes down with the old year...

Year 2011 is almost gone; let us end it with hope. The kind of hope that when we look up, even in darkness, we see a castle in the clouds....

Have you ever heard a conversation as strange as this before? Husband (to wife): I still haven't bought you a gift. Wife: I still ha...

Two dear friends led me to think deeply about Mary this Christmas. First, Yay.  She cried, “Yay!” when she found a book with an accompanyi...

Schools are on Christmas break, so teachers/professors have time to huddle. Guess what they talk about? You can name that tune in one note...

A childhood family friend, Vic, who has remained a pal through the years, emailed me this caricature by Ely Santiago (well-respected caricat...

Joy to the World is NOT a Christmas carol. That got you, didn't it? It shocked me, too. Among the many Christmas carols we sing thi...

How did I become an author? What or how much of me did it take to get there? These were the questions I needed to answer in my talk at the...