Posts under ‘Daily Musings’

My brother-in-law and his wife already received the key to their new condominium unit and they are so excited about it. Who wouldn’t? In today’s highly commercial world, owning a house – a decent one, seems to be a luxury already!
The thought tickled my fingertips so I surfed the internet for properties for sale and [...]

I could say we’ve been favored by God because He has blessed our family with good health and so many blessings. But 2010 proved to be a tough year to beat for us, as we experienced several challenges, losses and heartaches. Still, we thank God because the hardships altogether made us thicker than water as a [...]

Do you still know the name of the guy who either knocks on your door or yells your name to announce the delivery of your snail mails? If not, that isn’t surprising anymore.  My experiences the past five years tell me that Mr. Postman now appears only to deliver either bills or notices from banks [...]

It’s been more than a decade since I first traveled on my own to the distant land of camels, Shawarma, sishas, dhows, hookahs, dates, falcons and mosques – Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Being young at that time, the experience unveiled the truth that travel teaches things that can’t be learned inside the school and in our [...]

It’s December and aside from being a festive month, this is also a stressful time for business people and professionals and much more for working moms, as deadlines have to be met. Nonetheless, there is no need to kill yourself running after schedules because there are a lot of ways to unwind while everyone’s kicking [...]

For almost a month now, this has been our internet connection’s usual status:

At first, I thought that our intermittent line is due to so much wind as November is already a windy month.  But then my husband found out there are other subscribers experiencing the same thing.  What’s sad about it, aside from the fact [...]

The recent retrenchment in my hubby’s company jolted not only the retrenched ones, but also those who luckily remained in their posts, because of one certainty – it clearly declared that in some businesses, profit is valued higher than employees’ hardwork and dedication. This alarming reality pushed me to pause and to ponder on the [...]

I have many friends. Each one of them is a unique individual who, in one way or another, defines the person that I am.  One of these wonderful people is (Ate) Gladys Mangiduyos, a Methodist Deaconess whose wisdom and courage transform lives for the betterment of the society and of the world.
Armed with a critical [...]