The Quiet Notes

Bet your life

Manny-pacquiao-vs-miguel-cottoYesterday was Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto’s fight. Iwanted to stay home and watch it on television but my daughter was insisting thatwe go to my aunt’s place in MakatiCity so she can swim intheir pool. I wasn’t really keen on that...

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Train rides and morning rush

MrtI take the train everyday and boy! It is an adventure allby itself. I have been taking rides years ago, but I still can’t quite get thehang of it. Out of boredom while I was waiting for my stop, I had an idea.I dividedthe people that take the train into three...

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How Ironic Could Life Be?

 How ironic could life be?Years ago, i was so depressed that i have contemplated suicide each time i got a big problem. I was such a diva that i thought every thing that happens to me was catalogued out of an episode of a soap opera.Funny how i would always...

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Deppressed and Anxious

I am writing this blog not just for myself but to disseminate information to others about a condition that a lot of us may have been ignoring. Three weeks ago, I had a panic attack triggered by a domestic problem. Although I have been feeling this way each time I feel...

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Planning for a Christening

Hey,hey..I'm planning for thebaptism of my daughter Arashel. I just don't understand why  the church makes it difficult for us parents to have our children baptized with all the requirements that they need. In my humble opinion, since baptism is the first among...

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Tuberculosis Awareness

Last week , the maid I was supposed to employ arrived here in my house from the province.I was surprised to see how skinny she was and she looked way older than 35 yrs old. Interviewing her, I learned that her husband died 2 years ago and that she is alone in raising...

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Tuberculosis Awareness

Last week , the maid I was supposed to employ arrived here in my house from the province.I was surprised to see how skinny she was and she looked way older than 35 yrs old. Interviewing her, I learned that her husband died 2 years ago and that she is alone in raising...

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Tuberculosis Awareness

Last week , the maid I was supposed to employ arrived here in my house from the province.I was surprised to see how skinny she was and she looked way older than 35 yrs old. Interviewing her, I learned that her husband died 2 years ago and that she is alone in raising...

read more

Tuberculosis Awareness

Last week , the maid I was supposed to employ arrived here in my house from the province.I was surprised to see how skinny she was and she looked way older than 35 yrs old. Interviewing her, I learned that her husband died 2 years ago and that she is alone in raising...

read more

Tuberculosis Awareness

Last week , the maid I was supposed to employ arrived here in my house from the province.I was surprised to see how skinny she was and she looked way older than 35 yrs old. Interviewing her, I learned that her husband died 2 years ago and that she is alone in raising...

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35 weeks and ready to go

wish i could wear my velvet jeans.. but i am 35 weeks and 2 days on the way to being a mommy.so, i have to content myself with wearing those pants with elastic waist bands.talk about feeling sexy. 🙂 so, what really happens inside your tummy at 35 weeks? well, i have...

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letter for the lonely little boy

Llboy2i know it's been a while since we last saw each other.in a week, it's your birthday and you will no longer be the little boy that i knew.time passed by, but the memories of yesterday still lives in my mind and the pain still remained in my heart...the...

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I also write for women rebuilding on their own, at She Thrives Solo.

I also write for people wanting to get out of a toxic relationship, at Keep the Narc Away.

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