Wanderings and Wonderings by Arwena Tamayo

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Tuesday, April 3, 2007

COMING HOME...(STOWAWAY KIDS AND MOTHERHOOD, PART 2)

If there was anything that broke my heart in the succeeding days after my son left home, it was the agony of waiting. I t was only now that I really came to terms with the possibility that he might not come home in a week, in a month. Was he eating enough? Sleeping enough? Was he feeling well? How... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Of Stowaway Kids and Motherhood

My Kid Stowed Away Today It was like having a bag of crushed ice thrown over my face out of the blue! When my husband broke the shocking news to me by landline, several miles away from home; I was suddenly numb with mixed feelings of sadness, dismay, shame and fear. My God, I never thought this... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 9, 2007

MOTHER-IN-LAW: MY MOST UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTER!

MOTHER-IN-LAW: MY MOST UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTER Nagging pains of hunger woke me in the wee hours of dawn. Having had a bout with gastritis, I had no choice but to get up and putter in the kitchen for some hot rice porridge. As I stirred the bubbling broth, I seemed to hear my ailing mother-in-law... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 4, 2007

WHO REMEMBERED THE BIRDS?

January 04, 2007 WHO REMEMBERED THE BIRDS? (Musings on the New Year of 2007) A week before Christmas, I had this very sad experience which continue to bother me until this day. Walking home one late afternoon, I noticed the usual flock of birds heading towards the 40 year old star apple tree... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Pastrana Park, After the Rain

PASTRANA PARK, AFTER THE RAIN Pastrana Park, after the rain Is like a lonely woman lost... Her cherry blossoms Sway like eerie ghosts The puddles sparkle In neon lights Like pools of gold The old swing Creaks a wailing sound And I feel cold. Hello there, fellow bloggers! Kind of miss you! Especially... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 30, 2006

LIFE AND MOUNTAIN CLIMBING

LIFE AND MOUNTAIN CLIMBING I only learned so much about life when I got to reflect on my first and unforgettable mountain climbing feat some 25 years ago. My conquest: Musuan Peak in Musuan, Bukidnon, Central Minadanao, the Philippines. I was then a blooming young woman, single, daring and raring... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 24, 2006

PACQUIAO-MORALES BOXING MATCH IN LAS VEGAS

MUSINGS ON THE PACMAN-MORALES BOXING MATCH OF THE YEAR IN LAS VEGAS – LESSONS IN HUMILITY (November 19, 2006 - San Pedro, Laguna, the Philippines) I really never had an interest in boxing. For me, it was a brutal sport. Just the thought of two people sending out punches and blows to each other made... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 23, 2006

OH, ME OF LITTLE FAITH!

OF FAITH AND DELAYED FLIGHTS (November 20, 2006 – Flying Home) My brother’s rickety old car forced itself through the super highway like a bent old man who believed he was still fit and able. It was 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon and the Manila sun hurt like it was roasting us alive. We were already... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006

MOMENTS WITH THE PINK SISTERS (My Little Tour, Baguio City, the Philippines - November 17, 2006) I tiptoed cautiously inside the chapel, closing the ornate wooden door behind me. The Pink Sisters, about a dozen of them, were pretty in their pink habits as they sat prim and proper in the back pews,... 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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