“Happy Birthday… Baby Jesus” – A short story

December 24, 2008 in Blogroll
Tags: Christmas story, happy birthday Jesus, The Featinean

Running, walking, a simple-dressed uptight man, late twenties, carrying gifts bought with hard-earned money planned a pleasant and enjoyable Noche Buena.
“I’ve got to move fast or else the market would be closed and I don’t have time to buy coconut and malagkit (rice cake). Alicia requested me to buy this stuff before going home, ” [...]

On Celebrating Christmas

December 23, 2008 in Hello from Me
Tags: Christmas celebration, Christmas depression, tips in having a better Christmas

What’s going on in your homes during the Yuletide season? Are you having some parties or reunions? Are there some careless Christmas spending? Binge eating? Drinking a sip or the whole bottle?
How about some headaches, stomachaches, wallet aches? Or tears, tension or temper tantrums?
Most “holiday depressions” tend to dominate our holiday celebration more than the [...]

Yay! First 25,000 Visits!

December 22, 2008 in Hello from Me

Yehey! My first 25,000 visitors! Congratulations to me again! hehehe
After I started blogging actively on April 26, 2008, I was able to accumulate a total of 113 blog posts including 15 MCCID owned vlog (video logs), 16 categories, 219 comments and 134 average daily visits. There are already more than 30 blog posts/web [...]

Isabela Governor Grace Padaca, Famous Disabled Filipino

December 19, 2008 in Famous Disabled Filipino
Tags: Edmond Guzman Jr., Famous Disabled Filipino, Grace Padaca, Isabela, Isabela School for the Deaf

In my WordPress Dashboard, I often find surfers land in my blog after searching for “Famous Disabled Filipino”. So, today I will write about one. Her name is Isabela Governor Ma. Gracia Cielo “Grace” Magno Padaca. No, she is not deaf. She is orthopedically impaired. But she was the one who strengthened the programs [...]

Update on Cebu Pacific discrimination on deaf passengers: Court case filed and policy changes

December 17, 2008 in Deaf Experiences, Discrimination Issues
Tags: Cebu Pacific discrimination, Katrina Segundo

Here are the updates of the recent Cebu Pacific incident of not accepting deaf passengers:

Last December 6, Mr. Nonoy Concha, another disabled passenger, after attending a seminar here in Manila, was asked to disembark the plane to Cebu for refusing to sign an outdated waiver. What was amiss was that from Cebu Airport Terminal he [...]