One of my greatest finds at the 2024 Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) is Mitch Albom’s latest book, Finding Chika.   Only on the first ...

Before I could recover from the bliss of a magical surprise , I watched in shock and awe how people in my circuit moved somewhat eerily that...

This is one of those days when I am raring to write (as I always do) but can't because there is some speaking to do. Yes, every once in ...

My birthday has come and gone. Two months have passed and I have not yet blogged about it. That is unusual for someone who blogs about anyth...

“How do you deal with writer’s block?”  I was asked on air, during a live interview by the hosts of Straight from the Word on Light TV – God...

Meaningful days ahead for book lovers! The Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) will happen from Sept 11-15 at the SMX Convention Center. I...

Laughing emojis are strewn all over social media.  Many posts make fun of people’s mistakes. Some dig into the private lives of celebrities....

Randy threw a big party for his wife, Salve, when she turned 50. “A golden Age has to be celebrated,” he told the guests.   During the party...

In our forbears’ time, epidurals (medication for pain relief) were unheard of.  Our mothers delivered their babies the natural way. My mothe...

“A dog’s warning sign” is a common clue in crossword puzzles. The answer is “grrr.”  In general, according to veterinarians, dogs growl to m...

Different research groups/companies publish annual data about their projects the past year. To know the state of Bible reading, for instance...

The Sunday school teacher’s opening line in his adult, all-male class was, “Spending is investing,”     “How’s that again?” the businessmen ...

Teenage pregnancy in the Philippines is rising at an alarming rate. In 2019, it affected 5.99 of teenage girls. It’s the second highest rate...

Confusion leads to chaos. That’s what happened after the women’s preliminary round boxing match at the Paris Olympics. By now, many of us ha...

That word describes how I feel whenever I turn on my computer. Although I am excited to write my next book or blog, I warm up by wandering t...

A small restaurant in Las Pinas serves yummy desserts, but the favorite of diners is called Pie Surprise. The dessert looks like an ordinary...

For many years now, son #1 always posts online my photo taken in ancient years on Mother’s Day.  This tradition I truly appreciate because i...

On the 4th of July this year (our wedding anniversary), Tony and I received a gift so precious, we were dumbfounded.   Our only grandson, Ad...

Micky, his older sister, and their parents are active in church, serving Jesus in various ministries with a passion.  It was not always that...

This phrase was common when I was growing up.  During parties, I would hear the grown-ups joke about a husband being henpecked, or “under th...

As taught us in grade school, a landmark is a feature of a landscape or specific place that is easily seen and recognized from a distance.  ...

This concept is an adaptation of  "reflective learning," documented from the works of Dewey (1938) and Schon (1983). It’s defined ...

If you have a scheduled meeting at 8 AM and you arrive at exactly 8 AM, are you late?  Yes. No ifs, ands, or buts.   The 8:00 AM schedule is...