Theres The Rub

Just another article to share… I read this column from Inquirer Online, and being a flood victim of tropical storm Ondoy myself, Conrado de Quiros’ words truthfully captured my own sentiments about the typhoon’s aftermath to thousands of Filipinos. Bayanihan is alive.
“Truly the Filipino rises to his finest self during trying times, the more trying [...]

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Food for Thought

Maybe …
We were supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.
Maybe …
when the door of happiness closes, another opens; but, often times, we look so long at the closed door that we [...]

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Being Twenty-Something

They call it the “Quarter-life Crisis.” It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about yourself that you didn’t know and may not like.
You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely [...]

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A Winner’s Prayer

Lord, thou knowest better than I know myself that I am growing older and will someday be old.

Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion.
Release me from craving to straighten out everybody’s affairs.
Make me thoughtful but not moody, helpful but not bossy.
With my vast [...]

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Kind of Love We Wish For

It was a busy morning, approximately 8:15 am, when an elderly gentleman, in his 80’s, came in to have sutures (stitches) removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:00am. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an [...]

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