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Remembering…

I went inside a stationery shop and found many notebooks with interesting covers. One of them is this – it says, ‘We don’t remember days, we remember moments.’ I remember the story once told to me. Her Mom has alzheimers. She already got used to the fact that her Mom does not remember anything ,Continue reading “Remembering…”

Tiramisu

I have a priest-friend based in the UK whom everytime I would need to consult him about serious matters, we would have coffee and cake. Initially, we would order random cakes. Until one time, he was already based in Rome and when I had the chance to visit him, we had tiramisu (italian cake –Continue reading “Tiramisu”

Lent

Yesterday during the morning mass, a couple of lines from the communion song stirred my consciousness. I told myself I will use it as my Lenten Mantra. It says, ‘slow to anger, rich in kindness…’ Last night, as I took an examination of the day that was just about to end, I was shaking myContinue reading “Lent”

Happy New Year

I was in the middle of doing my last 5K run for this year when I was stopped by this glorious sight. I will borrow my brother’s very long hashtag, #the-first-sunset-of-the-last-day-of-the-year. You see, New Zealand will be one of the first countries in the world to bid 2015 goodbye and the first to welcome 2016.Continue reading “Happy New Year”

The Teacup and the Fruitcake

In 1999, my Papa and Mama went to Thailand. My Papa’s ‘pasalubong’ for me was a single set of tea cup and a saucer. I remember Mama saying that Papa handled it with utmost care all throughout their trip back to Manila. To date, this is the only piece of porcelain I own that movedContinue reading “The Teacup and the Fruitcake”