Sharing the pain on Dec 2, 2009A father whose baby is diagnosed with spina bifida wrote me an email the other day. He sounded worried and sad for his child's predicament. I remembered the day when I learned that Anya has hydrocephalus. I pictured her as a baby with a very large...
Inspiring and delicious on Nov 7, 2009 in beautiful good life movie food Les and I have movie dates almost everyday. Everyday, we choose movies which we will watch later in the evening, or more often, after 12am. Last night, we came across a movie starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams - who are my favorite actresses. The...
Les and logo on Oct 27, 2009 in logo competition UNESCO After Anya's demise, her dad and I focused on things that we like doing - I teach and research, Les draws. To cope with grieving, Les drew and joined competitions. One day, I came across the Logo Competition of UNESCO for the World Audio Visual Her...
The winning design, which was submitted by Mr Achilleus Coronel of the Philippines, was chosen on Oct 27, 2009 in logo competition UNESCO New logo for World Day forAudiovisual Heritage© UNESCOAfter Anya's demise, her dad and I focused on things that we like doing - I teach and research, Les draws. To cope with grieving, Les drew and joined competitions. One day, I came across the Lo...
Thanks on Sep 7, 2009 in UPRHS Sugarfree Arlene Briones Anya Coronel Last week, I went to PGH to settle Anya's bill and donate two pulse oximeters for the Pediatric wards. The pulse oximeters were donated by the UPLB community - as organized by the UPLB De Molay Fraternity and the band, Sugarfree. Sugarfree held a c...
Anya is in heaven on Aug 11, 2009This reading taken from the Bible assures me that Anya is definitely with Jesus. This goes out to all mothers who have lost a child. Let us not worry, but be thankful that God assures us that our children are with Him.Picture taken from hereGospel...
Pictures of me on Aug 6, 2009 in pictures I picked this from another blog and found it fun. I thought I would not be able to finish tonight (or this am) but I did. Most of the pictures were taken within the onset of a digital camera. I did not have much pictures when I was younger. This...
Anya and love on Aug 6, 2009 in Charize Coronel Anya Coronel love Chichi did this drawing of Anya. Chichi tells me that Anya is now in heaven, smiling at us -- with big eyes. She always carries this bear angel and tell me that it was Anya. Chichi is a very bright, smart and talented girl. I am so thankful for ha...
UP Rural High school: Mighty as ever on Jul 26, 2009 in UP Rural High School raffle ticket alumni grand homecoming Last Friday, 24 July 2009, my husband, Arlene and I attended the 80th Founding Anniversary of our highschool alma mater. I went to the University of the Philippines Rural High School (UPRHS) or Rural. In my high school years in 1989-1993, Rural was...
Coping with grief on Jul 16, 2009 in Charize Coronel coping prayer Anya Coronel grief In a scale of 1-10, 1 the lowest and 10 the highest, I can measure my grief of losing Anya, 10. I had been in pain for a bad break-up, a job lost, a friend's conflict, a fight with parents, losing a grandmother - but the extent of the pain with thes...
