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Christmas Gifts: Rebatching Ivory Soap

December 11, 2019 by admin 1 Comment

I like homemade gifts for Christmas presents. After all, one can buy what one wants, but the time, effort, and love put into something homemade makes the gift special. Today I am rebatching Ivory Soap and reshaping them usng angel and mermaid silicon molds. I ordered the silicon molds online.  I use Ivory Soap but have used Dove and other brands. While some people add scent, oatmeal, … [Read more...] about Christmas Gifts: Rebatching Ivory Soap

Filed Under: Nonfiction Tagged With: craft, Ivory Soap, rebatching, soapmaking

World War Two: 78th Anniversary of Japan’s Attack

December 7, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

Today marks the 78th anniversary of Japan's attack of Pearl Harbor and Manila and the beginning of World War Two in the Pacific.  This link gives you information. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/12/07/pearl-harbor-wasnt-only-surprise-attack-that-day.html To honor those who experienced World War Two, I am sharing a short excerpt of my World War Two novel, When the Rainbow Goddess … [Read more...] about World War Two: 78th Anniversary of Japan’s Attack

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction Tagged With: novel, World War II, World War Two

Jose Ma. Cuenco, Archbishop of Jaro: Antique photos

December 6, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

  I'm sharing old pictures of my granduncle, Archbishop Jose Ma. Cuenco (May 19, 1885-October 8, 1972). The following writeup is from Wikipedia, with some changes. Jose Ma. Cuenco was the first of sixteen children of Mariano Albao Cuenco and Remedios Diosomito Lopez. He was the brother of my maternal grandfather, Senator Mariano Jesus Cuenco. Most of their children died in … [Read more...] about Jose Ma. Cuenco, Archbishop of Jaro: Antique photos

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cebu, history, Old Cebu, old photographs, photos, pictures, politics

Holiday Cooking: Leg of Lamb for Thanksgiving

November 28, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!For our family feast, I'm roasting boneless leg of lamb. (There will be the traditional turkey.) I took it out of the freezer last night - rock solid. I left it on the kitchen sink and by the morning the lamb was thawed. I plan on roasting it at 325 degrees for around 2 hours; to be specific, it's done when the meat thermometer registers 120 degrees (that's rare … [Read more...] about Holiday Cooking: Leg of Lamb for Thanksgiving

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: cooking, food, lamb

Movie Review “The Kingmaker” in Positively Filipino, by #CeciliaBrainard

November 13, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

Movie Review: "The Kingmaker" Shows the Fragility of Democracy, review by Cecilia Brainard, published in Positively Filipino: http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/…/movie-review-the-kingma… "There was a false rumor that Imelda Marcos had funded the documentary The Kingmaker. In fact, the movie depicts Imelda Marcos, the central character, as a Marie-Antoinette-type with an excessively lavish … [Read more...] about Movie Review “The Kingmaker” in Positively Filipino, by #CeciliaBrainard

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: documentary, Filipino, history, Imelda Marcos, Marcos, movie, Philippine, politics, review, The Kingmaker

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Welcome!

I am a daugh­ter of the Philip­pines and an adopt­ed daugh­ter of Amer­i­ca. I have also trav­eled to many places so I am also a daugh­ter of the Earth. My expe­ri­ences have found their way into my sto­ries, which try to depict char­ac­ters caught in impor­tant moments in their lives, sit­u­a­tions that force them to act, make deci­sions, change. I try to see the world from my own point of view, not the dom­i­nant West­ern one, thus my inter­est in his­to­ry, cul­ture, and set­ting. But my char­ac­ters car­ry my sto­ries; they are the most impor­tant in my sto­ry-telling. I have to dive deep into them to under­stand their human­i­ty – their good­ness as well as their bad­ness, their beau­ty as well as their ugli­ness. Just like us. Just like each of us. I need to know where they came from, where they are now, so I under­stand where they are going. Just like us.

Please read my full biog­ra­phy here

 

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