Hello Hive world! Hello Philippines! Knowing Hive is like having a new journal notebook with unlimited pages to write on and a community that can be a support system to my life’s journey as a teacher,

I flew again this morning but not for work so it felt somewhat different to a work flight. It was still a very early morning wake-up but that didn't bother me much; early wake-up's don't bother me much

early morning at Neds Point

7:38 pm, i'm already preparing for bed, that was after brushing my teeth and doing some things in the kitchen. 8:10 pm, I put the mosquito net and got my pillows and blanket. It's a good thing that I also

Hello everyone! I'm setting @indayclara as the 100% beneficiary of this post. She already extended help to our fellow Hivers in northern Cebu who were affected by the recent earthquake. She used her own

Cebu Quake: A Day We’ll Never Forget

I had an idea a while back to do a little series of posts about things I've learned and applied to my personal and professional life. I'll keep these posts quite short but hope someone reads something

So yeah. The sun pulled a stunt! It came in loud with no warning... like it forgot that we were growing things out here.' My rose tree? It got roasted. Again! The petals are curled like secrets, and the

This season has been an interesting one so far for we the Liverpool fans. You know, as a Liverpool fan, i have been constantly monitoring the progress of my team since the new season started…

Being a diligent and disciplined sort of fellow means things around me are in good order; that extends to my vehicles, workshop, storage and vehicle garages, my home and work office, even myself. Of course,

2016, saw the opening of the exhibition “Doll in Art” at the Heydar Aliyev Centre. The exhibition displays 230 dolls and handicrafts of 60 artists from 16 countries. A wonderful exhibition of art a huge

I am craving a specific dish today, with ingredients of this and that. It's a vegetable dish with three or more different kinds of veggies. There's eggplant, squash, string beans, okra, bitter gourd, and

We are DIY royalty in our own minds. It helps when people validate our Queenness and Kingness by praising our ability to crack on with a job without procrastinating. How do you find the time, they say.

Hello there sweet kitty! More on that in a minute. We went to church today. The worship and sermon were both awesome. Essentially, every decision we make impacts our lives positively or negatively, so

Ok, I know there is no such thing as a wonderful hospital experience, but hear me out anyway

I've been sitting in the soil of the fiddle leaf fig for a long time. I don't mind. I come from the land of dinosaurs after all, so being under the great leaves of the fig feels appropriate. I'm also not

The refrigerator was well-stocked and full of options. I reached for the familiar: broccoli, cauliflower, beans, mushrooms, cabbage, carrots, and shrimps. The ingredients were chosen not for any reason

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. This is how I grew up. As did my parents. And their parents, and their parents. In English at least, this saying has been around for

If I could write a letter and share valuable lessons learnt over decades of living, pop it into a time machine for delivery to twelve-year-old me, would my life have turned out differently? How often have

I remember when mama has to make a short trip to the neighboring town every month to visit PNB branch to get her pension. During that time, there's no ATM card yet for those pensioners so Mama is required

Early morning on East Beach