Entries from March 2009 ↓

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Stop Waiting On the World To Change! Let's begin!

Click here to listen to "Waiting on the World To Change" by: John Mayer

Tonight, at exactly 8:30 until 9:30 (Manila Time), this house I live in will be in total darkness. It is Earth Hour.

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I've always wondered if this song was composed post-Twitter. My guess it that this song came first. But Uncle Cracker sure as hell was prophetic, wasn't he?

If Twitter had a theme song, this would be it! Continue reading →

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On Account of What?
by: RJ

There is this fear I have deep inside me --
Not a usual fear, not mere apprehension or worry.
Not an imagined trouble or conjured-up story
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So I was told. And so I believed. Experience merely reinforced that belief. I'm not gonna be particular in terms of the underlying story. But I'd say you have to trust me on this.

Career-wise, family-wise, health-wise, political-wise, and all the other "wise" there is -- that proverbial silver lining does lie behind those dark clouds. Every opportunity for success comes right after that worst blow-up ever in a chemical lab experiment or that misstep that almost broke a runner's ankle or that crucial decision a CEO almost never made. Continue reading →

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Too many of us working mothers do not realize how invaluable a nanny's role in the family is. In most households, mine included (since there aren't too many chores to be done anyway), the nanny's responsibility is not limited to child care. My nanny and house help of two years does more than just that. Continue reading →

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"..And she'll promise you more
Than the Garden of Eden
Then she'll carelessly cut you

And laugh while you're bleedin'
But she'll bring out the best

And the worst you can be
Blame it all on yourself
Cause she's always a woman to me..."

-- from "She's Always A Woman" by Billy Joel

(Click here to listen to this song.)

I woke up pretty late today -- a lot late than usual. Probably because it's a Sunday. But guess the first thing that came to my mind that evoked a wide smile on my face? Today -- March 8, 2009 is International Women's Day! It's my day. Ladies, it's our day! I'm sure by now, Bloggers Unite participating bloggers are churning-out posts and populating the web with "women's day" articles. Continue reading →

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