Thursday, April 10, 2008

MORE PICTURES OF KIKI THE CAT

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Here are more pictures of Kiki our cat. Observe, dear Readers, how she is draped over the lap of our friend Doug Noble. And observe also h...
Wednesday, April 9, 2008

THE OTHER BOLEYN - MARY

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Everyone told me not to see The Other Boleyn and so I didn't. I bought the book however. It's historical fiction by Philippa Grego...
Tuesday, April 8, 2008

MAKE UP, SKIN CARE

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One of the Maryknollers who went to Arrowhead, Meldee Perez, talked about her skincare products. She uses Obaji - 6 steps. This product is...
Sunday, April 6, 2008

REPORT ON LAUSD TAFT HIGH SCHOOL'S EVENT

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The Taft High School of the Los Angeles Unified School District had its Passport to Reading 2008 event yesterday, Saturday. I was one of 40...
Saturday, April 5, 2008

PICTURES OF GRANDKIDS

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Today I'm sharing recent pictures of the grandchildren: Robert, Luke and Dylan (young to old)
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Thursday, April 3, 2008

KIDNEYS ARE CHEAP IN THE PHILIPPINES

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A couple of years ago, I heard of a Filipino American going to the Philippines for a kidney transplant. The person had arranged this with a...
Wednesday, April 2, 2008

SPOTLIGHT ON ~TA DA ~ KIKI THE CAT - #2

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Today, I'm posting a picture of our tuxedo cat, Kiki, whom I found sleeping on a handtowel that happened to be on the bed. Isn't it ...
Tuesday, April 1, 2008

EASY FILIPINO RECIPES FROM MARYKOLLERS

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The trip to Arrowhead was great! Activities consisted of non-stop talking, eating, praying, shopping, and watching August Moon. It was sti...
Monday, March 31, 2008

CECILIA MANGUERRA BRAINARD Interview on YouTube

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INTERVIEW OF CECILIA MANGUERRA BRAINARD by Demy Din of Jeepney Books now on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aVQYEevYxg) Hi, this is...

READER'S COMMENTS RE WHEN THE RAINBOW GODDESS WEPT

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-----Original Message----- From: Bob Kemerait To: CBrainard@aol.com Sent: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 3:21 pm Subject: Rainbow Goddess Dear Ms. Brainar...
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Saturday, March 29, 2008

MORE RE MIRACLE: THANKS TO MARY, JOSEPH, BLESSED ANDRE

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A followup letter from my friend with the miraculous healing: "I continue to improve and continue to give my thanks--to Mary, Joseph, a...
Friday, March 28, 2008

ARNEL PINEDA LEAD IN JOURNEY (AMERICAN ROCKBAND)

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It was my son, Alex, who called my attention to the fact that a Filipino was chosen as lead singer in the American rockband, Journey, the ba...
Wednesday, March 26, 2008

INTERESTING INFORMATION ABOUT TIBET & LAMA

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Given the political events in Tibet, I've been reading about this place. I found some interesting facts: - "Chinese researchers ha...

MOVIE REVIEWS: I AM LEGEND, MONGOLIAN PINGPONG, THE FINAL INQUIRY

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I couldn't believe how tired I've been and I think it was from all the running around for Easter. It was worth it; just seeing the l...
Monday, March 24, 2008

MIRACLE THANK MARY, JOSEPH, BROTHER ANDRE

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Here's a followup letter from my writer friend about her healing: ~~~~~ Hi Cecilia, The bottle of water from Lourdes, along with the pra...
Sunday, March 23, 2008

EASTER PICTURES OF CHILDREN

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Here are a couple of pictures of the kids after their Easter Egg Hunt. ~~~~ Top picture, the children, foreground l-r: Luke, Dylan, Noemi, ...
Saturday, March 22, 2008

MORE RE REMEDIOS DIOSOMITO LOPEZ CUENCO

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I was delighted to receive the following email. I've been interested in my family genealogy and have done a fairly good job going back ...
Friday, March 21, 2008

POTATO SALAD AND HOMEMADE MAYONNAISE

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Last night I made homemade potato salad and remembered that my mother used to make mayonnaise. Usually this was done when my parents had a ...
Thursday, March 20, 2008

A MIRACLE - THANK MARY, JOSEPH, BROTHER ANDRE OF MONTREAL!

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I gave a writer friend, who has been needing a cane to walk, some water from Lourdes, France and Brother Andre's Oil (from St. Joseph...
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

HOLY WEEK UPDATE: MEDIA, MOVIES, etc.

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Last Thursday, I heard over the radio the story about two pygmy whales (a female and her calf) who had beached in New Zealand. A sandbar ha...

UPDATED CALL FOR SUBMISSION FINDING GOD

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I have rewritten the Call to clarify that the editors realize people's spiritual journeys are unique, and such journeys may be rocky or ...
Tuesday, March 18, 2008

EASTER PREPARATIONS

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After getting back from a quick visit to Cambria, I've had to run around to prepare for Easter. Foremost in my mind is food, dear Reade...
Sunday, March 16, 2008

VISITING CAMBRIA, CENTRAL COAST CALIFORNIA

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We're in Cambria, Central Coast California, near Hearst Castle. Cambria has a population of around 5,000. It's located on the coas...
Thursday, March 13, 2008

JEEPNEY BOOKS AND CALL FOR SUBMISSION

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Jeepney books' interview of me is now up in their site, in the One-on-One section, on the right-hand site of the main page -click here ...
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

ART FILMS - PETER WIER'S THE LAST WAVE

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In the late 1970s I saw Peter Wier's The Last Wave , set in Australia. The only thing I remember is the scene of a man standing on the ...
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

FROM KRIS ANNE ALCANTARA OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

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Hi Ms. Brainard and PALH, My name is Kris Anne Alcantara, a final-year Media and Communications (Journalism) student at Sydney University a...
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Monday, March 10, 2008

HEALTH, STROKE, HYPERTENSION, HEART DISEASE

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A couple of members of my husband's family have had strokes, and so I've been thinking a lot about health matters. The first thing ...
Sunday, March 9, 2008

INTERVIEW FOR MELLON, re A LA CARTE FOOD & FICTION

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There's some flurry of publicity in the Philippines, in response to A La Carte's winning the Gourmand Award in the Philippines, and ...
Friday, March 7, 2008

THE RATS AND JAMES DEAN'S PORSCHE

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Many years ago it entered my husband's head to order a car kit from Florida, a copy of James Dean's Porsche Spyder. He recruited ...
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Thursday, March 6, 2008

MARCH IN CALIFORNIA

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I just remembered that I arrived in this country on March 16 - and I can't believe this was four decades ago. I've been in the Unit...