The Broken Vase

The week has been one heck of a roller coaster ride. From the effects of Ondoy to having to carry on with work to dealing with personal issues – these things have basically broken me down. I know that what I am going through right now is nowhere near what my countrymen are [...]

Taking Compromise To A Whole New Level

I think that’s what’s happening right now.  We’re both tired.  We’re both wanting things to go the way we want.  We’re both trying to get what we want.  In many little ways, they’re different.  But the ultimate goal remains the same.  Hence the unspoken compromises we make along the way.
We’re making headway.  One day at [...]

Having Your Own Set of Friends

In many respects, I think that J and I do not have a “normal” relationship. We have so many differences and we approach life in such different ways that I think we sometimes defy what a “normal” marriage should be. Then again, what is normal and what is not? This could all [...]

Keeping Tabs On Each Other

I am the kind of person who likes to know where my husband is most of the time. While it may seem that it is because I do not trust him, it reallly is because I am a worrywart. I worry that he has gotten in trouble. I worry that he got [...]

Feminist Jokes: Happy Women’s Month!

This is a cross-post from my personal blog. One of my friends sent these jokes via e-mail, and I just couldn’t help but share it with you. Here’s to a funny/fun week!
One day my housework-challenged husband decided to wash his Sweat- Shirt.
Seconds after he stepped into the laundry room, he shouted to me, [...]

Why You SHOULDN’T Get Married

Last night, we were out with some friends, and the hubby had had a drink too much. You know how it is when people get a bit tipsy – they get freer with their words and tend to let slip some ideas that may not come up when they are sober. Anyhow, one [...]

The Rollercoaster Ride of a Marriage

I’ve always used this term to describe our marriage.  It is not an original thought – I’ve heard countless times before.  Perhaps I never really realized how much of a rollercoaster ride marriage can be.  Perhaps I never really will.

“Filipinas marry foreigners for money not love”

I rarely follow the news in the Philippines because of several reasons:

I do no get up early enough to watch the morning news.

I don’t buy newspapers. Come to think of it, I do not see any newspaper stands on my way to work.

I find myself getting bored or becoming sad because of what I read.

Of Initiative and Encouragement

Is it just me or do your hubbies also need some prodding every now and then?
Case in point.  J has to go to the Immigration office to pay his annual fee and renew his i-card.  He should have done this weeks ago.  He meant to.  He always means to but somehow never gets around [...]

What Is Quality Time?

This word is way overused, in my mind. Gurus and pundits talk about parents spending quality time with their children, about couples spending quality time with each other. But what is it really? Is there one definition of quality time?