Foot and Fire

 My Nanay is enjoying her grand vacation in the wonderful place  filled with nature's beauty called El Nido, Palawan! Top things I learned from my MOTHER*  (that her grandsons should know) She raised five loud children, put up with a moody husband and handled different familial and spousal problems in the society as a dedicated government social worker. Here are my cheers to a happy positive woman I dearly call Nanay. Labor is honor. That's it. Never say no to learning skills. Learn skills such as haircutting, crocheting and sewing; they can give quick money somewhere out there! Be industrious. If you are industrious, you will thrive as everyone loves to welcome in their homes a busy bee over a lazy babe. Make friends. Talk to your neighbors, roommates and friends. They are your support group. How will they know that your stomach aches when you are not telling them. Of course, she meant more than stomach aches. Never borrow personal ...

The Language of Flowers Vanessa Diffenbaugh Novel, 362 pages Why did I pick this up?      The first time I saw it, I did not pick it up because I refuse to read something that conveys what I could write myself someday (referring to flowers and meanings). The second time, I lifted it up. I told my self that I shall read this and see whether she has indeed wrote my story. I decided that I shall write of life and flowers and meanings but not through a novel anyway (perhaps a novellete or collection of vignettes will do). My verdict?      The writer did not write my book and I was surprisingly inspired by her book instead.      I love the literary technique she employed; how she presented the past and present stories without losing the me along the way. She in fact made me want to read the past to answer my questions while reading the present but when I am in the past, she made me want to read how Victoria mad...