King Brian and Queen Elizabeth’s 6th Month

snowy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:36:50 -0800

How can you tell if the heavens sent you the ONE you’ve been praying for? Oh, my love, my darling, I’ve hungered for your touch a long lonely time… (hey, this is our theme song, although I’m not that old like the original song is. Is it from the Everly Brothers?) thinking of my sweetheart while I write this blog at home, wonderin’ what’s he doing…oh, my gosh, ...

Who Are The People In Your Neighborhood?

snowy — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:33:45 -0800

No, I’m not asking for additional neighbors for my farm, my aquarium or tank but I’m rather humming one of the popular children’s songs on Sesame Street – my “babysitter” 30 something years ago. Long before Facebook’s games like Farmtown, Farmville, Café World, Yoville and my current craze, Fishville, as a child during my carefree days, I was hooked up watching this ...

When The Heavens Cried For Me

snowy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:07:24 -0800

Have you ever felt like you were cursed for a day in your life? It’s as if everything is not going your way and you feel like crying, bottling up those feelings to yourself? Well, instead of my tear ducts doing the bawling, it was the heavens that opened its gates and poured the showers on me the very day I forgot to bring my umbrella! And that rarely happens, you see. ...

Doomsday Flicks Craze

snowy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:09:31 -0800

The streets of LA rolling like giant waves, St. Peter’s Basilica crumbling, the Eiffel Tower and the statue of Christ in Rio falling. These are just some of the scenes in disaster films people love to watch despite waiting inline for what seems like forever just to get tickets. Who wouldn’t know these blockbusters: Independence Day, Deep Impact, Armageddon, Day after ...

My Niche In The Blogosphere

snowy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:15:33 -0800

Picture this: Obama and Steven Colbert and other distinguished writers/authors as my co-bloggers. Who would think I could possibly “rub elbows” online with these famous personalities, best selling book authors, film makers ? I have already requested President Obama if we could be neighbors in Red Room and I do hope he approves it! I am just an ordinary Feature Writer but I found ...

My Sacred Sanctuary

snowy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:30:33 -0800

If there is one secret hide away you would like to seclude yourself into, where can it be? Besides serene landscapes and breath taking sceneries and communing with nature, I treasure a place where I can be my self and be engrossed in my own refuge with gazillion of precious books without a care in the world around me. I am one self-certified book worm and wordsmith and so I can spend ...

Lizzie’s Treasure Trove

snowy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:00:09 -0700

*NOTE: In this blog, the lead star is not me but my “companions” when I’m drifting in my own world. They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend but I can trade them just to have a collection of books from my fave author! I don’t need sparkling jewels to wear on my neck, wrists or fingers, don’t need precious gems nor a 24-carat gold…what I treasure most are books, ...

In Defense of God vs. “The Man Who Sued God” (from a comedy film)

snowy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:44:41 -0700

Amidst devastations all around us nowadays – deadly floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, there exists a growing trend in the world today – that is “Blaming God for all the bad things happening in our lives.” Why do some people easily blame God for all the sufferings they experience in life? Is it because He’s the Almighty, powerful being that He shouldn’t let these catastrophes ...

Unsung Heroes Amidst the Storm

snowy — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:08:52 -0700

How do you picture a true blue hero? One who dons a colorful costume like Superman or Batman and Robin or better yet like Spiderman? Does he have to be tall, handsome and has a well-toned body? There are lots of unsung heroes amidst our surroundings especially in those times of emergencies and natural disasters. I’m not talking about the rescuers of Red Cross or the coast guards but ...

Oil Pastels In the Cobwebs

snowy — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:35:47 -0700

I am one creative soul, an artist every inch of the way and this could have been one other profession I embarked on had I not taken up a course far from my dreams…I’m not just a wordsmith, I’m also a frustrated painter - a lover of art and one who sees the beauty in all of things that surround me. Arts is one subject in school that fascinates me so much next to ...

The Glory of the Byline (Inside a Writer’s Mind)

snowy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:45:36 -0700

Like any other kid when asked what do I want to be when I grow up, I always said “I wanna be a doctor!” Playing with my plastic dolls, using my headband as stethoscope, I weaved this childhood dream. It’s my second choice of profession, second to becoming a writer (some friends may not know this but I also dreamt of becoming a pediatrician!). Sad to say the immediate response ...

Of Reunited Friends After the Storm (for my bestfriends, Ivy and Tata)

snowy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:13:50 -0700

Teary-eyed as I write down this blog while the LSS of the moment hits my senses- the theme song of St. Elmo's Fire...who could have known that because of one great disaster could be the “bridge”over a gap between two friends? I know I should leave it to them to blog about this but its me who feels ecstatic and overjoyed, that I can't control the feelings inside that I have to let ...

Dirty Shadows of the Aftermath

snowy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:27:08 -0700

“You will reap what you sow.” After a devastating weekend, what was left was an island of muddy trails and mounts of garbages everywhere. Floating debris, dirt, trashes of plastics, tin cans and what have you will welcome your eyes as you come across the surroundings that you once don’t care to look at even with a single bat of your eyelashes. Picture this – people cleaning their ...

The Great Flood Without Noah’s Ark

snowy — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:16:45 -0700

A harrowing experience Filipinos would never forget – a great flood of epic proportions that swept down almost all thorough fares of Manila and nearby provinces, far stronger and mighty since 1967. Thousands were left homeless, billions of pesos of properties damaged, hundreds maybe are still missing and some lost lives. I live in a higher place, Antipolo City, above ...

Have You Found Your True Love Yet?

snowy — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:47:20 -0700

Are you one of those who believe that there is one perfect soul mate for you out there? Is there really the One whom the stars have destined for you to meet at the right time and circumstance? True love is definitely worth the wait as what Rissa Singson-Kawpeng stresses in her book “Confessions of an Impatient Bride”. A book for those whose delve on single hood blues and ...