Hopes, Wishes and Finding My Element

  New Year is one of my favourite words. It is like a clean sheet of paper. It beckons fresh start. It creates the feeling of hope, of new opportunities coming, of changes for the better, and of only the nicest surprises on the days to come. Looking back, my 2015 was not at all bad. I…

The New Year and Fiestas in Manila

We Filipinos truly love festivities. We are known to have the longest celebration of Christmas and still, it’s seems like there is always something to celebrate all year round. In January alone, a week after celebrating New Year’s Day , people from all walks of life gather in Quiapo, Manila to join a procession celebrating…

My 2014 Promises

How’s your first week of the year? Mine has been peaceful, relaxed and love-filled. After the holidays, my husband signed up a membership in the same gym I go to and we had the chance to workout together. Working out together is something new to our 11-year-old marriage, and it is turning out to be…

Happy New Year!

“Another fresh new year is here . . . Another year to live! To banish worry, doubt, and fear, To love and laugh and give! This bright new year has given me To live each day with zest . . . To daily grow and try to be My highest and my best! I have…