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Velcro Mom 23 Mar 2013 | 08:44 am
I love Velcro. I think it’s one of man’s greatest inventions — next to the pizza pocket and the non-invasive liposuction. I think Batman’s utility belt is made up of one long strip of Velcro, stuck wi...
Joy 15 Dec 2012 | 05:49 pm
This season, I wish you all joy. Not happiness. Joy. Moments of joy, in my view, trumps the near-mythical state of happiness most of us claim to be in. Joy is losing 5 pounds. It’s getting a parking s...
Of birthdays and non-vacations 25 Oct 2012 | 03:29 am
My birthday is just around the corner and I can’t help but think of vegging out. Since I was born a few days before “undas”, I had always been assured of stress-free, all-play birthdays. Adulthood, be...
Advocating kindness 7 Aug 2012 | 07:34 pm
Anyone who knows me knows better than to make a crack about autism. I wear the fact that I advocate for autism awareness and acceptance, not on my sleeve; but on my big, fat forehead. No one can miss ...
That thing called the Olympics 28 Jul 2012 | 05:04 pm
I woke up today at 5:30 or so. Team New Zealand beamed at me from the TV screen, as soon as I pushed the right buttons. A few minutes later, I witnessed the three-second appearance of the Philippine T...
Kitty Mama and me 14 Jul 2012 | 07:29 am
My budding friendship with Kitty Mama seems to me to be one of those astrologically pre-destined events, considering the volumes we have in common. Kitty Mama and I both rock being rubinesque — high b...
My post-Mothers’ Day musings 16 May 2012 | 10:00 pm
I woke up Sunday morning to my cat rubbing her broad side against my toes, followed by a hearty “Happy Mothers’ Day!” from my three kids. I was ushered to the dining room like a queen where a kid-ma...
My post-Mothers’ Day musings 16 May 2012 | 06:00 pm
I woke up Sunday morning to my cat rubbing her broad side against my toes, followed by a hearty “Happy Mothers’ Day!” from my three kids. I was ushered to the dining room like a queen where a kid-ma...
Autism binds: our family’s journey 24 Apr 2012 | 03:26 am
* An edited version of this original article was first published in the Manila Bulletin print version on 23 April 2012. The on-line version can be found here. Acceptance, in baby steps My husband and...
Autism binds: our family’s journey 23 Apr 2012 | 11:26 pm
* An edited version of this original article was first published in the Manila Bulletin print version on 23 April 2012. The on-line version can be found here. Acceptance, in baby steps My husband and...
