Saturday, January 21, 2023

Dr. Jenny Ortuoste Writes About Growing Up Filipino 3

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  Excerpt from New Year Reads on Growing Up, ‘Sudden Fiction,’ and a Past Philippine s by Dr. Jenny Ortuoste, Manila Standard.net. Jan. 21, ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Invitation to Growing Up Filipino 3 Book Launch - Jan. 28, Fully Booked

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  Invitation Book Launch of GROWING UP FILIPINO 3: NEW STORIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS Date : Saturday, January 28, 2023, 6 - 8 p.m. Where : Fully ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2023

REMEMBERING CEBU: AMERICAN CONSUL'S WIFE by Margaret Sullivan

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  Consul Dan Sullivan and his wife Margaret and their youngest son Charley REMEMBERING CEBU: AMERICAN CONSUL'S WIFE by Margaret Sullivan...
Monday, January 9, 2023

A Locational Feminist Reading of Filipina American Fiction by Ma. Elena L. Paulima

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  Many thanks to Dr. Erlinda Alburo for calling my attention to this academic paper about Filipino American fiction published in KINAADMAN V...
Saturday, January 7, 2023

SCHEDULE BOOK LAUNCHES/EVENTS for GROWING UP FILIPINO 3: New Stories for Young Adults

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SCHEDULE BOOK LAUNCHES/EVENTS FOR GROWING UP FILIPINO 3: NEW STORIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS - check back for details and confirm before attending....
Sunday, January 1, 2023

My Papyrus Painting of the Flight to Egypt

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  I bought this papyrus painting in Cairo. I was studying it this morning, reflecting on the Holy Family's flight to Egypt. Imagine havi...
Friday, December 30, 2022

Che & Tesla Looking Forward to a Great 2023!!!

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  I'm wishing everyone the best for 2023!!!  Happy New Year, everyone!!! #newyear #happy2023
Friday, December 23, 2022

Merry Christmas from Cecilia Brainard and Family

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  MERRY CHRISTMAS I've been sharing a huge number of family pictures, and many thanks for your indulgence. I have them in a folder for S...
Saturday, December 17, 2022

Remembering General Robert Brainard and others - Old Family Photo

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  The photo is fading. Here is a picture of me and my nuclear family with my mother (right), and some members of my husband's family. R...
Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Brainard Family

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 My family and I wish you a merry Christmas and happy New Year!  ~ Cecilia Brainard #merrychristmas #Christmas2022 #Christmasgreetings #holi...
Sunday, December 11, 2022

Halloween 2022 in Santa Monica

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 Found these pictures taken last Halloween 2022. I put Halloween makeup on the members of our small party. After dinner, we went to the Sant...
Monday, November 28, 2022

Crypto Resurrection by Manny Gonzalez - Guest Blogger

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  My Guest Blogger is Manny Gonzalez. This appeared in the Philippine Star , November 26, 2022. It is reprinted in my blog by permission of ...

Growing Up Filipino 3 / Book Trailer

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  The 3 volumes of the GROWING UP FILIPINO SERIES make great Christmas gifts. Check them out in Amazon and Barnes and Noble -- Growing Up Fi...
Friday, November 18, 2022

Spain More Pictures - Barcelona

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My Nov. 15 blog entry with pictures of Spain has become too long, thus this additional blog entry. Here are more photos of Barcelona.  These...
Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Pictures - Spain: Malaga, Mijas, Ronda, Barcelona

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  Here are some pictures taken in Spain: Malaga, Mijas, Ronda. I will add more pictures, including photos of Barcelona  Malaga - photos show...
Thursday, November 10, 2022

Guest Blogger Manuel Lino Faelnar - Cebuano Advocate

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  My Guest Blogger is MANUEL LINO FAELNAR, am advocate of the native Cebuano language. I knew him way back in Cebu as a good friend of my br...
Saturday, November 5, 2022

Interview of Filipino Novelist Linda Ty-Casper

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    INTERVIEW OF LINDA TY-CASPER I did this interview of the Filipino author Linda Ty-Casper several years ago, before her husband the noted...
Saturday, October 29, 2022

Fall/Winter Book Releases of PALH (Philippine American Literary House)

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  PALH (Philippine American Literary House) proudly announces its 2022 Fall-Winter Book releases.             First on the list is Linda Ty-...
Friday, October 21, 2022

New Children's Book: Asian and Philippine Folktales: Retellings by PAWWA

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  ASIAN AND PHILIPPINE FOLKTALES: RETELLINGS BY PAWWA  contains retellings of beloved Asian and Philippine folktales as retold by members of...
Thursday, October 20, 2022

Old News Articles - Mariano Cuenco Family of Cebu

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  MARIANO CUENCO FAMILY OF CEBU Thanks to Cebuano Kabilin (Instagram) for old news clippings about my Manguerra Family and my maternal Cuenc...

Old News Clippings - Mariano Manguerra Family #SantaRosa

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 Thanks to Cebuano Kabilin (Instagram) for these old news clippings about the Cuenco and Manguerra familikes and other related articles. In ...
Sunday, October 16, 2022

Old Family Photos - Concepcion Cuenco, Filomena Alesna Cuenco

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  Cebuano Kabilin in Instagram has been sending me old news clipping about my mother Concepcion Cuenco, and her Cuenco Family.   The first t...
Friday, October 7, 2022

Rest in Peace, Tessie Jose #FrankieJose

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    I received news that Tessie Jose, wife of the writer F. Sionil Jose, passed away.on October. 7, 2022.  I am heartbroken, but not very su...
Friday, September 30, 2022

Two Pictures with Vincent Van Gogh's Paintings

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    Posing with two paintings by Vincent Van Gogh. The photo above was taken at the Musee D'Orsay in Paris. It is a painting of Van Gogh...
Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Favorite Photos of My Cats Che and Tesla

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 Here are some pictures of my #cats Che and Tesla through the years. These two cats are brothers, whom we adopted around 11 years ago from t...
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Travel to Avalon, Catalina Island, California

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 Catalina Island is an hour's boat-ride away but the place feels like some distant place in France or elsewhere.  Here are some family p...
Thursday, September 22, 2022

Thinking of Travel to Honfleur, Pelourinho, Ephesus

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 Remembering .... #Honfleur #France #Ephesus #Turkey #Pelourinho #SalvadorBrazil tags: #Travel #tourist #Travelling