How Do You Help A Friend Going Through a Tough Time?

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I recently had a mom friend whose kid died. And I know that she’s having a hard time. And when someone we know is having a hard time, we want to give them our support and express our care for them. However, it isn’t easy to know how we can help in a way that’s […]

Ricky Lee’s Creative Writing Workshop and The Secrets To Storytelling

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Me and creative writing, long history. Growing up, I have always wanted to become a writer. And I did become one. Of sorts. I am a blogger, and my main bread comes from writing long mind numbing articles, features, and news stories on the web (with about 98% not under my name. And while it […]

The secret to thriving

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Scientists says they found the secret to thriving. What does thriving mean. How do people thrive? I understand how plants can thrive but how does thriving apply to people? The dictionary says, to prosper, to flourish. In Tagalog, we have umunlad o lumago. This probably means we are growing happily and not just growing or […]

Relax and Hydrate

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Dear Mommies, When you think about rest, what comes to mind? When you think about relaxation? I was at the Mommy Wellness Workshop given by Mommy Pie of BILCI and was asked this same question. And my answer was grocery. It was a tongue in cheek answer. I said it without really thinking. Several mommies laughed, […]

Wag po. Maawa na po kayo! A story about the motherland.

Wag po. Maawa na po kayo! A story about the motherland. 4

This I remember like a movie in my mind. I was about to give birth in a provincial public hospital 14 years and 4 days ago today. I was crying in pain, maybe even excreting a bit. I was still not that “open” and I was lying down, bent like a twig. I was breathing […]

The Internet Vs Joey De Leon, Depression Myths and Assholism

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No. We don’t have TV and I was not able to watch the Lunchtime Show episode where “comedian” Joey de Leon disparaged people suffering from depression. Nor do I intend to watch it in the spirit of “journalism”. I will not comment on that incident and I will not be commenting on whether or not Joey […]