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  • GOLD STAR MOTHER’S DAY – SEPT. 29, 2013

    Ever heard of Gold Star Mothers? Who are they? Gold Star Mothers are mothers whose sons or daughters served and died while serving their country in times of war. Each year on Gold Star Mother’s Day which is Sept. 29… Continue reading

  • BAHALA NA (Come What May) FREE Download at KINDLE LENDING LIBRARY on 9-29-2013

    To honor the Gold Star Mothers and in observance of the Gold Star Mother’s Day on Sunday, Sept. 29, you can download FREE “BAHALA NA (Come What May): A WWII Story of Faith, Love, Courage, Determination and Survival” on 9/29/13… Continue reading

  • SAMPAGUITA, The Philippine’s National Flower

    Countries have adopted flowers as national cultural symbols. The United States has the rose; the Netherlands, the tulip; Japan, the chrysanthemum; Austria, the edelweiss and Ireland the shamrock. The Philippines have several national symbols: the carabao (water buffalo), the narra… Continue reading

    SAMPAGUITA, The Philippine’s National Flower
  • Book on Batangas

    I’ve  always been looking for books about the Philippines and came across “Battle for Batangas” written by Glenn Anthony May while reading “Honor in the Dust” written by Gregg Jones. I thoroughly enjoyed both books. This was the first time,… Continue reading

  • REMEMBER ME ROSES

    There isn’t an American who is not affected by the events of September 11, 2001when the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon and the crash of United Airlines Flight 92 in a field in… Continue reading

  • BAHALA NA (Come What May) FREE Download at KINDLE on 9-11-2013

      To honor the spirit of the men and women whose lives were lost in New York, at the Pentagon, and at a field in Shade Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, you can download “BAHALA NA (Come What May)” FREE on… Continue reading

  • What motivated you to become an indie author?

    When I started, I had no idea what publishing a book entailed. So I began reading about it when I was almost finished writing my manuscript. Then I sent out a letter to a publisher, thinking it was the same… Continue reading

  • What is the meaning of BAHALA NA?

    When we were editing my book, “BAHALA NA (Come What May)”, a phrase popped up few times and caught our attention. That was when we decided to change the title of the book and published it with the new title,… Continue reading

  • A Winner’s Creed

    I was cleaning some of my old files and came across this quotation called “A Winner’s Creed” that my manager handed to all the agents while I was selling insurance years ago.  These affirmations can apply to any situation in… Continue reading

  • Collaborate, Collaborator, Collaboration, Collaborationism

    According to my 1983 Webster Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary , collaborate came from the word collaboratus (Late Latin), with a past participle of collaborare meaning to labor together, from Latin  com-+ laborare to labor. Collaborate means 1. to work jointly… Continue reading