While some would wallow in self-pity because they cannot afford to buy the latest smart phone, or the latest shoes, bag and apparel, or the latest car model, I do not grieve over these things that only those with intangibles could afford. I worry about the intangible matters that a mother cannot afford. I Cannot Afford to be Sick. We are a family of four. We don’t have a help because we cannot afford,...
I have to start this post by saying that our sudden decision to stop drinking brandy was like a foreboding. Last January 16, Monday, I brought Papsie to the hospital, brought about by the tension in my daughter’s voice seeing her father look like squinting, and after his cousin doctor advised him. It was a case of a nerve palsy caused by stroke. The distribution of oxygen in his body was not normal. His...
Some old photos were found. Amazing to see how we look like about fifteen years ago. I could have shown you now but the scanner is in daughter’s room. Maybe some other day. We have lots of these photos from film strips or negative films. I could definitely use a scanner software for them to capture the images and save and group them in batches. These images could be sorted, too, with this software....
An update in one of my FB friends is very timely. It is about stroke and how it is possible to save a life, or save someone from suffering a lifetime effect of a stroke. It is even more timely because yesterday my blood pressure rose to 170/100. What was scary is the fact that I did not feel any obvious signs of the BP rise, or maybe there was but I just...
Happy New Year Everyone! It is another year to conquer. It is the year of the Dragon as I was told. A tough opponent I surmise. I do not list things as resolution. But there are things in mind for myself and Papsie that needs work out, and here’s wishing that we could both be successful. The previous year was a very challenging one that was sometimes made difficult by difficult people, and situations....
During the holiday seasons, I cannot help but remember one Christmas when I received a leather briefcase from an aunt. That time I was already in college and I do not see any need for me for to carry a briefcase. Engineering students do not usually carry a lot of things in their bags. Most of the time, I only carry a filler notebook, or a filler, depending on how many classes I have...
If you are ready and willing, or if you have the cash you can get backpacks for kids as Christmas gifts. The children will surely love them. If you have a long list of kids to give gifts this Christmas, and you are considering these backpacks, there is a way to save money. Do not go buy the branded ones. Instead, go find a manufacturer that will sell you the bags in discounted price. ...
It’s Christmas time once again. Do you have something in mind for him already? It is not a common thing here in the Philippines to give a gift basket for the husband, or for the male partner. The gifts for men are usually packed in a box and/or wrapped simply. My husband, for example, is a simple man. Actually, I am not sure how he would react if I give a gift basket for...
And I have not wrapped a single gift. First time in a decade not being early gift-wrapping. Well, as of this writing, there are still 30 days left. Thirty days to panic choosing a gift for the little kids. (I hope the non-kids noticed the phrase after the word gift. ) What happened? Why am I not early this time? Well, I got so busy with a lot of writing stuff, to earn extra...
It is funny how at times you listen to someone try to compete when another is just relating a story about his children. Each time, the other one says something about his children, this fellow will reply with a story about his children, too, with efforts of emphasizing that his child/children have accomplished this and that, and that they are better. The motive is always very clear that his children are better. It is...
