In this economic crisis that the United States is facing, people have tried their best to shift to a lifestyle far different than their norm. In this side of the world where having a car is a necessity and vacationing is a way of life, the high price of gas is truly a burden and [...]
She was my Gardenia…my tiny flower whose beauty is reflected especially from the pureness of her heart. In her most solitary days, she brought tranquility to the limited hours that I spent with her.
I met her in a time when the sun’s warmth was just too perfect to be allowed to embrace one’s whole being… [...]
It was a rather lonely drive back home- especially for Mom. She was still with us twenty minutes ago, covered in a pale brown blanket I wrapped her around my arms as her head tried to manage to stick out to the open window of the car to sniff what could have been her last [...]
Yesterday afternoon I took the bus to meet Christian at Super Target down University Parkway. And since the distance from Siesta Key to my destination is about 12.4 miles and there is no direct bus route from my place to Target, then I had to endure two bus trips. I don’t mind that at all. [...]
On old man in a Barong Tagalog posed for Reader’s Digest Asia this September. The picture isn’t really one of his nice shots. With his face covered with wrinkles, and a smile that’s barely there, who would expect that he would make it to the famous magazine, more so be the cover. But judge not [...]
When I was in Elementary, I took so much joy of the fact that I had another classmate celebrating her birthday as mine. She was a rich girl. And every year her parents would bring foods (including ice cream and cake) in time for our recess. So at the end of the day I would [...]
I had never missed any of his swimming competition in Beijing. Not that I was already a fan. I was not. He’s had advertisements for NBC in relation to the Olympics coverage, and that’s when I first saw him. I thought he was going to be like some other young athletes who would just come [...]
In the midst of economic difficulty here in the United States where finding a job that is in-line with your profession is nothing but a test of patience and endurance, my path brought me to a place that I’d never expected… even in my wildest dreams.
I am born squeamish. And nobody can alter that. But [...]
Over the weekend residents of Florida had been in anticipation, talking about one name. Fay. She’s not one of the American Sweethearts battling for gold in the Olympics. She’s not a swimmer, neither a gymnast. In actuality she is not a person but she caught our attention- allowing us to spend our weekend in a rather [...]
In their quest to reinstate US dominance in International Basketball, the media dubbed the 2008 US Men’s Basketball Team as the Redeem Team. And during the game opener on the second day of the Olympics, the team proved to their countrymen that indeed they are there to reclaim the Gold outscoring China 101-70.
This Summer’s [...]