Footlose Old-timer
Do you, at times, have this urge of wanting to be young again? Of going back in time and re-do those things you had so much pleasure in doing before? Or something new that brings out the youth in you; make you feel young again? I guess we all do. And there’s nothing wrong about…
Bargains, bargains, bargains, and more bargains. Every day, there are bargain sales going on somewhere and they never fail to attract a throng of shoppers – like ants to a slice of cake. They trigger emotions like excitement, happiness, pride in having saved a few bucks and a sense of winning or achievement.
If you are looking for a place to unwind over the weekend, or get away from it all for a week or so, then Dumaguete City is your cup of tea. Dumaguete, like a charming woman, is captivating from the inside out. It’s difficult to put a finger on why it is so alluring. It cannot…
The life expectancy of Americans in 2018 was 76 years old for men and 81 for women. Compared to those in 1990 which was 47 and 49, respectively, this is a great longevity improvement. Many factors came into play to make this happen. For one, advances in medicine have made people healthier. Then their socioeconomic…
Are you living your life to the fullest? The question got you, didn’t it? It made you scratch your head and ponder whether you are or are not. Either way will make you dig deeper into your soul, peel off its layers of pretenses to arrive at the naked truth. And nobody wants to appear naked…
When people talk about health and fitness, they either take them as the same, or not. In either case, they are both right – and wrong. Health and fitness are closely related with each other but are not the same. Here’s why…
My wife died more than 10 years ago. Since then (and even before that), my daughter had a housemaid to help me with my personal needs and as a quick-response, in case my aging body needs emergency help. In that span of time, I have had three. The last one was so stressful she almost…
Do you love yourself? I bet you do but are mum about it for fear of appearing self-centered, vain, egotistical, or narcissistic. Loving oneself, or self-love is none of that. It is isn’t about impressing others of your virtues or blowing your own horn. If taken in its undiluted form, it is something people cannot go…
I have a secret…I don’t have sleeping problems. In fact, I sleep like a babe each night. And if you read till the end, you will also know how to do it.
I spend most weekends alone, pining for those days when the children were young and my wife was still alive. We always spent it together. That was many years ago. With her gone and both my children married, weekends torment me with melancholia.