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WHAT DO MILKING MAIDS, SWIMMING SWANS, FRENCH HENS HAVE TO DO WITH CHRISTMAS?
Have you wondered what in the world do milking maids, swimming swans, French hens, and especially the partridge who won’t come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas? From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song…
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I WON AT THE 2013 NANOWRIMO CONTEST
I did it! I am a NANOWRIMO WINNER!! As you can see, I finished the National Novel Writing Month (NANOWRIMO) Challenge for 2013. It was a great feeling. I worked hard every day, thinking about my story and putting it on paper. I worked steadily putting word after word as I brought my heroine’s…
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KINDLE COUNTDOWN DEAL CONTINUES
Here’s is a chance for you to know about the Filipino people. Read “BAHALA NA (Come What May), a historical fiction about WWII in the Philippines and how the Filipinos keep their faith to sustain them in times of trouble. “Bahala na!” “Leave it to God!” Kindle Countdown Deals for “BAHALA NA (Come What May)”…
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BAHALA NA – KINDLE COUNTDOWN DEALS
Kindle Countdown Deals for “BAHALA NA (COME WHAT MAY)“ is set to begin today, November 26, 2013 at 8:00:00 AM PST. You can buy your Kindle copy of my book, “Bahala Na (Come What May)” at a discount price of $.99 today,Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. The best deal! Tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 27, the price goes…
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MOVING ALONG THE NANOWRIMO CHALLENGE
It’s now Day20. I’m a third away on my journey to finishing the NANOWRIMO (National Novel Writing Month) marathon. I finished 34,333 words last night, getting close to the 50,000-word count. The novel is taking shape but I have to stay motivated to push forward. Sometimes I sat on my chair staring at my computer…
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VETERANS DAY – A DAY WE HONOR OUR ARMED FORCES
Veterans Day evolved in the years following World War I, or “The Great War,” as it was known at the time. The Great War, a war to end all wars, ended at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month in 1918 when an armistice between the Allied nations and Germany went…
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Joining the National Novel Writing Month Challenge
I joined the throng of writers for the National Novel Writing Month competition for November 2013. I heard of it last year late in November but it was too late to do the challenge. This time, I was determined to challenge myself. This challenge is a way of making you stay focused on writing. You…
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BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF AND THE KAMIKAZE
After landing in Leyte on Oct. 20, 1944, General Douglas MacArthur’s troops started the drive to retake the Philippine Islands. When Gen. MacArthur returned, the guerillas were in good number. Some Filipinos went underground and joined the guerilla movement. Some joined the American troops. A few days after the landing, one of the greatest naval…
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Oct. 20, 1944 – Gen. Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines
When General Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines in March 1942, he promised “I shall return”. It was 69 years ago today that he made good his promise by returning with an invasion force. The landing, which took place at four spots along a 30-km stretch of coastline on Leyte, involved 700 vessels and 174,000 U.S.…
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BAUAN CATHEDRAL IN BAUAN, BATANGAS
During the Spanish regime, the Spaniards tried to Christianize the Filipinos and they built great churches during their more than three hundred years regime in thePhilippines. The church in Bauan, Batangas has a long history. The first church of Bauan was not located at the present site. Since the Mission of Bauan was a visita…
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