Pigs don’t have Christmas
The irony of it all is that as we celebrate Christmas, someone has to die as part of it – the pigs (and the chickens, and the cows…) “Dad, what do you mean when you said that Lola grows pig for food? Aren’t they pets?” “Mom, why is it brown and not moving anymore? [...]
The spirit of Christmas…or the lack of it
Christmas season is probably the only season in the whole year where one’s true test of character is tested. During this time, our appreciation of it and how we prepare and celebrate it shows how how we really understand and how willing we are to share the true essence brought about by this [...]
Our first ever Christmas tree
Believe it or not, this is our first Christmas tree since we got married. And if not for our kid, I wouldn’t have even tried making one, more so buy one. I don’t know but I really find it a total waste to acquire one and have it decorated just to be kept right [...]
Christmas on all perspectives
Just as Christmas brings a lot of emotions , activities, gifts, spiritual enlightenment and almost all other sort of things that the past eleven months failed to have, I realized that it would be a pity if one just looks at one aspect of this yuletide season. Of course, when you look at everything [...]
Tis The Season to be Jolly
“Don’t be afraid to be weak Don’t be too proud to be strong Just look into your heart my friend That will be the return to yourself” – Enigma. Return to Innocence The ‘ber’ months must have some effect on everyone if not to the Filipinos alone. Once the very 1st day of September sets [...]
Internet for Oldies
This year’s Christmas vacation, we’re introducing (if not intimidating) our parents to the modern world of computers. It has been a week already and most of it were spent on buying a new pc, setting it up for internet use and an almost never ending tutorial for our mother on how it will be used [...]
Home in Bacolod on the 25th…(and some of the Booboo’s)
After spending our Christmas Eve in Batangas with my wife’s family, we woke up by 4am the next morning and had to go straight to Park and Fly to leave our car while we are in Bacolod. From there we were whisked to the Manila Domestic Airport through their shuttle service. We were on queue [...]


