Wanderings and Wonderings by Arwena Tamayo

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Friday, May 2, 2008

It's my birthday today!

Hi there friends at Blogit!!!! It's my birthday today! Fifty-two summers to be exact. I don't feel like I am, though. It seems only the years that have added. I have not lost the sense of wonder of a child. I still love wildflowers. Until now, I wonder why most of them grow close to the ground. And... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 14, 2008

APRIL MEMOIRS – The Human Face (“What is essential is invisible to the eye.”) This afternoon, I visited a high school buddy to console her on her mother’s passing. There I would meet Mark, her thirty five year old cousin, unmarried and a hunk of a man on the threshold of life; a pretty picture of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 13, 2008

APRIL MEMOIRS - The Human Face (Two pairs of shoes in the trash can...)

APRIL MEMOIRS – The Human Face (Two pairs of shoes from the trash can) Celia is my husband’s step-aunt, daughter of his grandfather with his third wife. Somehow of a bothered mental state, she had two love children, a boy and a girl sired by different men, none of whom ever stayed to support her and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 11, 2008

APRIL MEMOIRS - The Human Face (Super Mom!)

My kids call me supermom! Sounds like a great compliment, huh? But it makes me look into myself, deep, deep down. The search goes crazy as I would get lost in a maze of things and events, of little gestures, of bonding moments tucked somewhere in the endless folds of memory. I'm a career woman, a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 10, 2008

APRIL MEMOIRS - The Human Face (What Names Can Do... etc. etc.)

Hi there friends in Blogit! If I were to choose one of my few unforgettable days in this warm and sunny month of April 2008, the 9th would surely top the list. Eleven young men and women (3 males, 9 females) attended my one day seminar in personal effectiveness and communication skills. Most of them... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 29, 2008

March Memoirs 4 - Awakenings

1. Life goes on with or without me. 2. Unless I take care of myself, nobody will. 2. Life is a beautiful carousel that never seem to stop. 3. We ride on it or through it - whatever our choice. 4. To enjoy or not the ride much depends on us. 5. Sometimes, we take off. We either smile or heave a sigh... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

MARCH MEMOIRS (Attend or Participate? It's Graduation Day!)

Today marks the day of my graduation from a masters degree in public management. I take the afternoon off from work and hie off to the university around 10 kilometers from home to participate in the rites. I could have said "attend" but decided that "participate" has a deeper meaning to it all. At... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

MARCH MEMOIRS (BECAUSE LIFE IS A PIE, I GAVE A SLICE AWAY TODAY)

BECAUSE LIFE IS A PIE..... Today is a holiday. My region is celebrating the liberation of Panay Island, my home; from the invading Japanese forces during the second world war. I should be curling in bed with a favorite book or maybe mull about the atrocities and the pain of my people in memory of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 16, 2008

MARCH MEMOIRS (Sunday, What does it mean to me?)

SUNDAY, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ME? It is Sunday today. Sunday, what does it mean to me? Yes, come to think of it. It is a sunny day! Warm, happy images conjure in my mind. Family gather to enjoy company. Me curling in a warm couch with a good book. Time passing by. Taste buds stirred by the aroma of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 15, 2008

MARCH MEMOIRS

MARCH MEMOIRS At 5 o’clock in the morning today, I get a glimpse of the summer sun gently rising from the horizon of a calm, blue ocean. I see a lone star hang steadily like a wall ornament in the blue gray sky. The waters look deep and mysterious as ever. But the sight of the star is inspiring. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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About this Blog

I love traveling. It doesn’t matter where. It could be imagined or real. But going places and learning about people have always fascinated me. In fact, I can say that I find much of my greatest joys just finding out what people dream about, what they cry and hurt about, what they laugh about. Personalities fascinate me no end. People are beautiful. Everyone has a story to tell. I learn a lot from others. I am enriched and humbled by knowing and interacting with others. I have also this nagging burden to share my wanderings and wonderings with you so that somehow, the roads that we take could be entwined and lead us to the one great road of learning and loving and growing……together. Watch out for my next blog! Will start Part 1 of an exciting story. It is about a woman named Maria, well known in her little town of Buruanga, AKlan, (Northwest Panay Peninsula), near Boracay, the Philippines who gathered the best shells in these parts of the sea.

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