I am proud, as every Pinoy is, that there is a new Filipino saint. What disturbed me was the Inquirer and other newspapers splashing St. Pedro Calungsod’s image for two days on the front pages, creeping up to the inside pages and even to the editorial cartoon! Overkill!
We are in the midst of ball season. The ladies of Quezon (Tayabas) Association just held “Joie de Vivre,” their 89th Anniversary Ball at the Grand Ballroom of Sofitel Philippine Plaza.
I have been married almost 30 years. Like in most marriages, my husband and I have weathered a lot of storms. I like to think that this made our bond strong. My problem with my husband started about five years ago after I saw in his cell phone several inappropriate text exchanges. He does not see anything wrong with having these women as his “text buddies,” since infidelity does not apply here.
Can you find the happy in the crappy? Life has taught me that yes I can for as long as I draw from the three G’s—God’s grace, gratitude and giving. God’s grace, author Anne Lamott likes to say, meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us. Consistently, I must say, His grace never fails, no matter how often and for as long as it takes.
Spain’s Consul General in Manila Ma. Pilar Villanueva visited Cebu to install Anton Perdices as the new honorary consul of Spain in Cebu. She arrived in the Philippines two and a half months ago, and she has already been to Zamboanga, Siquijor and Negros Oriental (Dumaguete City).
The three lovable Delgado sisters sit in a front pew of the Power Plant chapel at Rockwell for a Mass commemorating the anniversary of Cory Aquino’s death. As usual for any Cory occasion, they are dressed in casual-chic yellow and, as usual for just about any occasion, wearing their golden-brown hair neatly teased. In their late 80s now, they look frailer than when I saw them last, but they remain bright-eyed and enthusiastic.
How many roles can one play in a lifetime? Who prepares us, and are we ever ready? At what age do we start?
Coffee has had to start sharing its popularity with the tea culture, which has been growing in the country these last few years. With more and more places offering afternoon tea sets and buffets, and from the sheer number of milk tea places mushrooming all over the metro, it’s safe to say Filipinos are crazy about this drink.
What woman doesn’t dream of being in the spotlight and shining like a movie star? L’Oréal Professionnel’s Retro Nouveau Fall-Winter Color Collection recreates vintage Hollywood glamour with a modern twist by using the new shadow illusion technique through a palette of cool blondes, copper and violets. On Nov. 6, seasoned local hairdressers unveil their interpretations of looks made famous by iconic women Brigitte Bardot, Liz Taylor and Twiggy using the latest innovations in hair color—revisiting the past while keeping an eye on the future.
I dug up the bones of my father, Godofredo “Tatay Godong” Ordoñez, in 1998. Tatay Godong died in 1937, when I was still an infant, barely a year old. After 60 years, his grave was in a sorry, decrepit state and I decided to transfer his remains to a newly built mausoleum where my mother was buried.
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