In Search of Holy Places
I remember my first Mother’s Day as if it was just yesterday. It was not a celebration of motherhood but a momentous task of making sure that hundreds of flower boxes were sent on time to eager mothers everywhere in the Philippines. It dawned on me that day: Mother’s Day would always be a WORK […]
MoreAs you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.” -Henry David Thoreau I just came from Camiguin, to visit my husband’s 97-year-old grandmother. If there is one thing to learn about this trip, it’s that simple living, in […]
MoreI’ve been fortunate to have found a doctor who practices homeopathy and natural medicine. My children are yet to take antibiotics, and their bodies have almost always naturally healed without conventional medicine. Oatmeal for rashes on my three month old baby, water for the cough of my two year old (“that’s the first thing we […]
MoreI read a great article on when it makes sense to buy organic and when the advantages are nil that it’s impractical to spend money on it. Here’s the rundown: FRUITS When to spend on organic: Apples: Among fruits, apples pack the highest level of pesticides overall! The pesticides pool on the apple’s top and […]
MoreI was just at the weekly market at the Jaime Velasquez Park (Salcedo Market). As always, the stall with the most people were the Organic Fruits and Vegetables stalls (well, ironically, aside from Ineng’s PORK barbeque.) I just realized that with the hype on Organic produce today, everyone’s rushing to buy anything labeled “organic.” But […]
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