“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?” – Luke 14:28 I wrote here the top 10 questions frequently asked by brides-to-be in the Philippines, along with helpful answers from…
This is where I buy genuine parts of my hatchback Suzuki vehicle, alto 800. I also listed down 5 common questions about the shop, Olympia Auto Supply at Araneta Avenue, and my answers. My car Suzuki Alto 800 2017 model 90,000+ odometer reading with broken timing belt cover, missing windshield…
“The less you need to own, the freer you are.” – Robin Sharma I used to think that buying things would bring me happiness or at least some sense of control. But instead, it left me feeling overwhelmed. Each purchase, no matter how small, seemed to pile on more mental…
Why Mothers Say, “If I Die, You Will Look for Me” Growing up, many of us have heard our mothers utter the haunting phrase, “If I die, you will look for me.” (In my mothers original words in Tagalog, “Kapag namatay ako, hahanapin niyo din ako.”) It is a sentiment…
Life has a way of speeding by, doesn’t it? One moment you’re caught up in the whirlwind of romance, and the next, you’re navigating the quiet rhythms of married life. For me, marriage wasn’t about grand gestures or dramatic declarations; it was about finding comfort in each other’s presence, like…
I am grateful for the lessons of my childhood. Growing up, I learned many things about my neighbors that shaped my perspective on life. One thing that stood out was the complexity of adult relationships. I witnessed instances of adultery, which taught me about how fragile and complex human connections…
I said I don’t want to get married, but I did. I said I don’t want to bear a child, but I did. I’m now married. I now have a baby. Both are significant milestones. These may be different from my ideas, but I am glad that I realized that…
We went to Subic Zambales on New Year’s Eve of 2025. One of the easy go to places for us because we have now an almost 7 months old baby boy. A quick trip is also what I need to decompress from all the hustle and bustle of the Metro…
I am now a mother of a 6 months old baby boy and that made me love and appreciate my mother than ever before. This is why I wrote a 24-page free printable book to dedicate to my dear mother, Juliet. I believe that reading books about family with our…
Everything has changed. This July I made another turn around the sun. I’m in great awe of how years transformed me as a person, but this year made it even more different. Things are not normal. I countlessly think of the reasons and then I realized why. My body is…