On my way to the jeepney terminal last week, the man walking in front of me abruptly stopped. The reason? He was typing a text message. This few-second incident which almost caused a near collision made me want to write about connection. What was so compelling about the message that he had to stop, considering…
Category: Life and Inspiration
All in a Week
These are some of the highlights as September ended and a new month began. I started the week with two (2) lectures on cultural diplomacy on a Monday morning, which were rescheduled twice because of Sept. rains and storm. This was followed by a despedida lunch for a dear former boss and mentor who is…
Mindfulness (2)
Took several minutes from my weekend break to create and share this with you. Have a restful weekend. Thank you for reading. ❤
Mindfulness
Everything will be just fine.
Inevitable
It’s still the weekend or to be more precise, Sunday night, a time when reflective thoughts often come. I realized that in the past few months and weeks, several people whom I knew and two of our pet kittens (our rescues) bid goodbye to this world. One was the artist Robert Alejandro; Two were my…
Random Acts of Kindness
Once, I was walking to the transportation terminal in BGC, carrying a paper bag with fruits, when I crossed paths with a sporty woman in her 30s. We exchanged slight smiles and perhaps noticing the brown bag I carried like a baby in my arms, she offered her Metrobank eco bag. I declined at first…
Thank you, Amazing Women
As part of the celebration of International Women’s Day, I would like to allot an hour today to think of and write about the amazing women that I had the fortunate opportunity to be with, come across with, or work with: My mom Emma – I am blessed that she is my mom. She is…
Of Scents and Freshness
Ms. Beng, my fellow Toastmaster gave me a lovely and blossomy soap package earlier today as a birthday gift. I liked it very much. In fact, what inspired me to write this was the fresh scent of this gift. Haha! I like soaps, body wash, long baths. Bathing’s invigorating and it’s part of my daily…
Post-birthday Musing
I recently had my birthday and I wanted to post something on the day itself to mark it. But I was busy–I went to work, had lunch and snacks celebration with officemates, etc. and got home around 9p.m., fell asleep due to tiredness, and woke up before 11pm to eat the sotanghon that my mom…
Yearend thoughts
I woke up at 7am today and realized that it’s the second to the last day of the current year. Looking outside the bedroom window and the partially opened door to the balcony, I saw the leaves of plants and trees still wet from the rain at dawn. The sky and surroundings too looked fresh,…
Beyond Routes 