Is that yours?” I asked the grandmother who lived downstairs from us, pointing to the small cat that sat near us. “No, I thought she was yours. Well, we can just give her to the garbage men tomorrow morning. They’d know what to do with her.”
Because school is out and the warm weather is perfect for playtime, it’s no surprise that summer is the time of the year that kids love the most.
I often cringe at weddings when the officiating priest tells the bride and groom what to expect when the “pitter-patter of little feet,” or children, come.
I remember my first pregnancy and my then pregnancy bible, “What To Expect When You’re Expecting.” I read it from cover to cover, earmarked pages and even brought it along with me during visits to my ob-gyn to discuss issues I wanted clarified. I found it absolutely amazing because it covered everything I was going through and answered every question I had, even before I could think about it.
Nothing else gives children more joy than playing, when they are allowed the freedom to do the activities they want and create happy memories. But more than just fun and games, play is an important part of kids’ learning and development. It allows young ones to make sense of the world around them, building the physical, mental and social skills they need to succeed in their adult lives.
The book said, “Time heals all wounds.” Jeannie Lim Goulbourn threw it away angrily. “Lies! Impossible!” she thought. How could a book claim that you can get over the loss of your child over time?
On the day she marked her 24th year with The Coca-Cola Company, Ceree Eberly just happened to be in Manila. “And what a wonderful place to be,” she says with
To update her Facebook status, the Filipino bride of a former US envoy to the Philippines changed her name: Mithi Aquino-Thomas. The postings depicted wedded bliss.
In the Philippines, family is an extremely important factor in people’s lives. Many people grow up in multigenerational homes where children and their cousins are raised by parents and grandparents; and aunts and uncles are considered second parents. It is no surprise then that almost as soon as a couple gets married, everyone expects them to “contribute” to the family’s growing number.
The first time Bruno Mars performed here was in April 2011. Watching the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter thrill the crowds in Manila and Cebu were his Filipino mother Bernadette “Bernie” Bayot Hernandez, his sister Jaime and other family members.
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