All the office furniture downstairs. They were made of wood pulp and were really not built to withstand flooding such as what Typhoon Ondoy brought. All the books downstairs. Some legal papers, but replaceable. A couple of electric fans. A few note...

Thanks to my Aunt, the one who lives in Seattle, I was able to replace the mattresses that were soaked and rendered useless by Typhoon Ondoy. The best place to get mattresses was Uratex, at any of their factory outlets in Metro Manila. The closest...

My irregular trips to Masbate have lasted from three days to three weeks, and I have always wanted to pack as light as I could even during a three-week stay. I'd like to be able to pack lightly in something I could get from Eagle Creek luggage,...

I quit smoking more than 5 years ago, after my OB-Gyne told my husband and me to quit all vices if we wanted to have a baby this late in life. I was in my very late thirties and my husband was merely 4 years younger. Having said that, I probably will...

Now that we've completed the requirements the insurance company needs for the flood repairs that our house needs, it should only be a matter of time before we can start reconstruction work on the house. One of things I'm looking at are industrial...