June 8, 2009
By: Roy dela Cruz Whew! I was glad that was over. Next was the talent portion. But my baby was number twenty-eight. Would she be able to hold and wait for her turn? Meanwhile, friends and relatives had arrived to support Angel. Everyone – wanting to hold her, hug her, kiss her, or play with […]
June 4, 2009
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June 1, 2009
By: Roy dela Cruz They said the sunset in Manila Bay was one of the most beautiful sunsets in the world. Nimia thought so too, and she wanted then to witness it. Even in the early stages of our relationship, she already told me that, and I had promised to take her there.We lived in […]
June 1, 2009
By: Roy de la Cruz Anyway, Angel’s preparation included the old cassette player with Britney Spear’s “Oops! I did it again!” My little Angel followed singing and dancing, again, and again, and again. My wife’s niece taught Angel the choreography of the song, but being the baby that she was, she performed her own steps.And […]
May 27, 2009
It was late last year when I participated in Janette Toral’s Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2008. Now, the competition is in its third year, and is made possible by the following sponsors, Absolute Traders, My Brute Cheats, Business Summaries, Fitness Advantage Club, Events and Corporate Video, Events at Work, Dominguez Marketing Communications, Red […]
May 26, 2009
By JEAN KNILL The letter was an official one from the local council, landlord of the lease of the apartment I’d bought six years before in 1990. My hand shook as I pulled it out of the envelope. Weeks before, I’d attended a meeting where we residents learnt that the council was considering adding an […]
May 26, 2009
Congratulations to all winners, Izzy, Roy, Zorlone and the rest of the group. WOOF Contest – Top Picks PoetryDragon Blogger – “A Moment Spend For Me Alone” – Poem about a suicidal person’s last moment. Christable Anon – “myth” – The myth of life naked in the cold of December…Zorlone – “Padyak” – “Escape is […]
May 24, 2009
By: Roy dela Cruz I knew it wasn’t meant to be, but at the back of my mind, I wish it would be. From the start, I was silently protesting against my wife. But seeing her enthusiasm, hard as she tried to hide it, I just could’t let myself be the one to burst her […]
May 22, 2009
Oftentimes, you want your things personalized. You want your names etched in your pens, your bags, your tables, etc. You go to so much effort to establish your identity. You don’t want to be just “one of the guys”. You want to be different and unique. There’s nothing wrong with this. It’s a natural human […]
May 22, 2009
PATRICIA ROCKWELL, author of the blogs COMMUNICATION EXCHANGE and SUBJECTIVE SOUP has responded kindly to my question and request for a post on INDIFFERENT STUDENTS,In response to this, here is her article “DEALING WITH INDIFFERENCE”. Patricia is retired now and has been a professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the Northern Illinois […]
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