Our little princess, Marielle, turned seven on July 8. We celebrated it on July 11 — a Sunday — at Fun Ranch in the new Fontera Verde complex in Ortigas. For a 7th birthday, it was a grand celebration fit for a real princess. More than 200 of our relatives, friends, and former and...
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I have been scanning old photos over the past weekend as part of my self-imposed task to preserve those remaining remnants of our pre-digicam lives. Frankly I got more than what I bargained for, realizing only now that we have piles and piles of those aging and fading photos.
One pair brought back of deluge...
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My Life Sentence
December 8, 2000 is probably the most important date in my life.† It was the day I was convicted of a Life Sentence.
That was nine years ago last month.† I should have written and posted this blog entry last December 8, or shortly after.† But I procrastinated.
Procrastination.† It is one of the...
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Click Here for a translation of “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year” in different languages.
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“Good, better, best” used to have an entirely different meaning to us a decade ago. †Burt, Dyk, JB, Poms and myself coined “good, better, best” as our not-so-secret code to describe our once-in-a-bluemoon escapades. †After weeks of hard-core, geeky work we would decide to paint the town red on Pom’s trusty old Honda Civic...
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BELIEVE IT. †There is such a thing as “Sister’s Day” and it just around the corner. †It’s on the first Sunday of August.
How did I know about it? †I got an e-mail ad from one of my favorite online flower shops, that’s how. †See photo.
My initial reaction was, “Sister’s Day? †Oh brother! Are you...
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MY BABY TURNED SIX TODAY.††And she’s getting prettier and lovelier every minute.
She still let’s me call her “my baby,” but only if I qualify it as “my BIG baby.” †In fact, she has grown so much bigger now. †She would try on her mom’s shirts and they seem to already fit her like they’re...
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TODAY is Father’s Day (that’s right, today and not last Sunday as many people were led to believe). †Today is one of the few days in the year that dad’s like me take the spotlight, and I received several “Happy Father’s Day!” greetings — in person, by email, by text.† †
Here are...
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I WOKE UP late this morning from loud incessant banging on our bedroom door. †I was a bit annoyed because it was just 9:00 o’clock AM on a Sunday, and my ex-girlfriend and I usually sleep ’til about 11am or 12nn on weekends to compensate for our typical weeklong sleep deprivation.
It was Marielle, my...
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I AM NOT REFERRING to my mother-in-law, although I also adore her and consider her to be one of the most important women in my life.
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My Sweetheart’s mother is THE most important woman in my life right now. †That distinction used to belong to my own mother. †Of course my mother remains to be...
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TODAY IS †A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR ME.††It is my ex-girlfriend’s birthday.† I would not dare reveal her age, but as far as my kids are concerned, she’s 16 years old today.
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