I apologize for not being up-to-date about my blogs. Â The last blog about Miriam Defensor Santiago was written at the start of the impeachment proceedings and it languished in the drafts box until today. On March 4, 2012, my son went to the UP School of Economics to compete at the annual Patalasanlahi extemporaneous speech… Continue reading Successful failures
My son watched the impeachment proceedings with us. Â After the first few days, he asked “Why does Miriam Defensor Santiago do that?” “Do what?” I asked. “You know, tell the lawyers off. Â She insults them.” My husband and I just laughed. Â That is something professors in the UP College of Law do to all their… Continue reading Who can blame Miriam? (Thoughts at the start of the Impeachment proceedings)
On Monday, we went to the Philippine Heart Center to see my husband’s cardiologist. Over the weekend, we concluded that the spikes in his blood pressure were not an ordinary thing. Â Something was up and we had to get some answers. Â I did not let the kids go to school. I thought they had to… Continue reading Reeling but relieved, at rest and at worship
Last Saturday, as I was standing at the counter of the drugstore waiting for my number to be called, it struck me that if the events of Friday had turned out in another way, I wouldn’t be at the drugstore on Saturday, I’d be making funeral arrangements instead. On Friday, I just wasn’t my usual… Continue reading Surreal
I didn’t go to church yesterday morning. Â My son was competing in an extemporaneous speech contest in Bocaue, Bulacan. Â It was an invitational meet and the original schedule was for Saturday, January 28, 2012. The event was rescheduled for Sunday. My son wasn’t convinced that he should go and compete. He was disgusted with the… Continue reading In awe of “subtle forms”