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The path of the pilgrim, part 2

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - May 28, 2013 - 12:00am

We arrived in Obando Church after the procession left and while mass was ongoing.

The path of the pilgrim, part 1

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - May 21, 2013 - 12:00am

Since I read Jose Rizal's “Noli Me Tangere” in high school, I had always wanted to go to Obando, Bulacan and see the ritual dance that Maria Clara's parents performed to ask for a child from God...

How to be a good mother (and other advice you should ignore)

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - May 14, 2013 - 12:00am

I spent Mothers' (or Mother's-I'm not really sure) Day replying to text messages telling me to have a happy one and sending out a few of my own.

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by Rooting for children - April 30, 2013 - 12:00am

A friend posted in Facebook that it would be good if the library of the institution where he was giving a workshop would have books for young adults instead of just textbooks.

Raising boys

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - April 10, 2013 - 12:00am

The last activity that my co-class parent representative and I organized this school year for our sons' class was a mini-career expo.

Countdown to Election Day

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - April 3, 2013 - 12:00am

The smiling face of a candidate for senator on a box of buko pie reminded me that Election Day is just a few weeks away.

Heritage and hope

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - March 27, 2013 - 12:00am

“Do you think there is hope for saving Philippine cultural heritage?”

Signs

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - March 19, 2013 - 12:00am

I was waiting in line at a popular bookstore chain to have some documents photocopied.

March meditations for mothers

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - March 5, 2013 - 12:00am

Today marks my eldest son's second to the last school day before summer vacation starts.

Women power

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - February 27, 2013 - 12:00am

For 2013, I have resolved to focus on joy, creativity and abundance. My Pollyanna-esque quest has meant ignoring news like the Bacolod bishop labeling pro-Reproductive Health senatorial candidates as “Team...

The joys of MCLE

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - February 19, 2013 - 12:00am

I spent four weekdays at the UP Diliman campus.

Having standards

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - February 6, 2013 - 12:00am

The news of her passing left me feeling melancholic the morning I found out. University of the Philippines College of Law Professor Araceli T. Baviera, 93 years old, died on February 1, 2013.

Tales of an anxiety manager

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - January 29, 2013 - 12:00am

The day that I was dreading arrived sooner than I thought it would: my son had officially become a lovesick teenager.

Dancing for Cebu’s forests

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - January 15, 2013 - 12:00am

I read a news item that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region 7 has earmarked about P24 million for various forest protection programs in Central Visayas in 2013. Cebu would get the highest...

Kay Isberto

by Celebrating 2013 - January 1, 2013 - 12:00am

We enter 2013 with the Reproductive Health Bill already signed into law.

Christmas and the RH Bill

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - December 18, 2012 - 12:00am

On the day two asteroids were supposedly passing very close to the Earth, the men and women in Congress voted on the Reproductive Health Bill (RH Bill).

OMG!

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - December 11, 2012 - 12:00am

The line to the cashiers snaked through the grocery’s narrow aisles.

Countdown to doomsday

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - November 28, 2012 - 12:00am

The Christmas countdown of a TV network I follow in Twitter said that there are less than 30 days until Christmas.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - November 14, 2012 - 12:00am

“You’ll be riding with the band,” the curator of a museum I am working on a project with texted.

Teenager in the house

by Kay Malilong-Isberto - November 6, 2012 - 12:00am

Four unanswered text messages and at least ten calls answered by a recorded message saying that “the number cannot be reached” and I am reduced to a nervous mess.

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