Tag: married life

MARICAR: Richard and I spent the Holy Week at home. We didn’t really do anything “exciting.” We slept late, without setting an alarm for the next day. (What a joy that was!) I read a book or got some writing done while Richard arranged music for his concert in May. We also got hooked watching […]

 MARICAR: —The curious case of Sandy Rindy (Names are fictitious, of course ? ) My friend, Sandy Rindy is married, like me. Unlike me, her husband Andy has a “9AM to 5PM” job. He leaves their small apartment at 6am to go to his Makati office, and returns often around 10pm. Andy was just given […]

MARICAR: The night before the wedding, my mom was a bit sad. She felt like she was “losing her daughter.” To feel better she would say to herself, “No, I’m gaining a son.” However painful it was, her first thought was very true. I was “leaving” the family, just as she once “left” hers to […]

RICHARD: Some wise, elderly mother a long time ago said to me, “Man must love woman more than woman loves the man.” I froze. Half because I think my opinion didn’t matter. Half because I DIDN’T agree. But inside I was confused—Why? Shouldn’t it be EQUAL affection for each other?” But the older I got, I think […]

    He likes the out of the box, exciting, spontaneous,  and unplanned. Midnight of April 9, my taping was cancelled. Three hours later we found ourselves driving to Tagaytay for “breakfast” bulalo. We came home from our early morning date at 8am!       Behind the singing, he plays  guitars and  arranges a […]