Archive for the ‘celebrations’ Category
Born On the Days of July
Posted by: mamie ami on: July 13, 2008
My hubby and I were born on July. I, on July 9 and he on the 15th. I was born three years ahead of him so even if we’re both Cancerians, I am a Rat and he is a Rabbit.
We celebrated on different weekends this year. My family came over two weekends ago and we went [...]
My First Blog Birthday
Posted by: mamie ami on: February 17, 2008
It was my first blog birthday yesterday and I almost forgot all about it. It was a good thing I never forgot any of my children’s first birthdays. In fact, I am the kind of mom who plans months ahead of their first (and second, and third and so on and so forth birthdays).
Define Love
Posted by: mamie ami on: February 13, 2008
Remember when we were in elementary (grades 5-6) and we were swapping slam notebooks with our girl classmates? In that age of raging pubescent hormones, we were asked about our ambitions, motto, chums, favorite color, tv shows, songs, etc. But of course, one of the most interesting information in those pretty and scented notepads are [...]
In That Room: A Lovestruck Entry
Posted by: mamie ami on: February 8, 2008
When I first read Noemi’s Lovestruck Writing Contest, memories of my first love struck moment came flooding back. I felt like Harry Potter falling into Dumbledore’s pensieve, landing into a room of a men’s dormitory in a state university.
It was a holiday, 18 years ago. For lack of better and cheaper things to do (besides [...]
A Christmas Slashing Story
Posted by: mamie ami on: December 18, 2007
Today, the seventh day before Christmas, I went on a last minute shopping for clothes and gifts for the children’s Christmas party this week. I was holding my bag tightly, afraid that thieves will attempt to open its top zipper and look what they (he, she or it) did:
Unfortunately for them, luck… or more appropriately, [...]
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