New Year’s Resolutions

At the end of one year and the start of another, many of us will renew our commitment to living with daily affirmations. I know the power of affirming my truth, over …

New Year’s Quotes, Stories and Prayers

Here is a collection of assorted quotations, stories and prayers to welcome in the New Year. What’s in a Name? by  Complete Speaker’s Almanac, p. 22 "Here we …

Christmas in the Philippines: A National Fiesta

The Philippines is known as the "Land of Fiestas," and at Christmas time,  this is especially true.  Filipinos are proud to proclaim their Christmas celebration to …

Funny Christmas Jokes and One-liners

Thanks to Danny Aguilar for this link, Happy holidays to you! 1) On Angels: 
Bert, aged 25.   'My wife's an angel'.
Don, aged 57.  'You’re lucky, mine is still …

Mattie Chitzmats

Story written by Glenn A. Hascall  |  My next door neighbor is a prune. I don’t mean any disrespect, but she really looked like a four-and-a-half foot prune. I don’t …

Parol – Filipino Christmas Lantern

By: MM Del Rosario  |  Parol is a traditional Filipino Christmas decoration, a five point star-shaped Christmas lantern. Originally made of thin bamboo frames and …

Have you made your own Parol?

By: Marketman | I have fond memories of that special day each December when parols were purchased and hung (with light bulb inside) outside our home. Sometimes it …

The Holidays are here…and so are the Scams!

By: Jim Dicken  |  Stay scam free during the holidays. Learn about new scams that are being used to get your money and even to access your computer. The recent …

Bring on Christmas. . . I ‘m Ready

By: Dan Boutwell  |  A sense of dread creeps upon me as I careen into the holiday season. It first rears its ugly head shortly after Halloween, usually after I’ve …

A Must Read to Understand the Filipino Mindset, shared by Dr. Herm Valenzuela FILIPINOS ARE BROWN.  Their color is at the center of human racial strains.  …

By David Katague  |  I attended Catholic mass this morning here in Northern California. It was a perfect  autumn day, cool and sunny. The beautiful mass …

by: Pradeep PK Maheshwari  |  Of all the tricks of illusion we get to see, this is the biggest that humanity has played on itself. What an absolute control it has on …

MPW Cooking and Lifestyle Editor Sherry Ferrer Sorono presents another easy kitchen creation by Fernando to our readers and followers: This one is quick and …

"To the world, you maybe but one person but to one person, you maybe the world" - by Heather Darling-Cortes By: Ferdinand Luyun  |  Throughout history, …

MPW Cooking and Lifestyle Editor Sherry Ferrer Sorono introduces Fernando to our readers and followers for this issue:  She remembers fond memories …