Alex M. Eduque
2024: What it meant to me
January 10, 2025 11:32 pm
The year 2024 will always be one of those that will go down in my personal and family history as a memorable one. It was a year of firsts, of milestones, and of the most beautiful blessings. It was a year that tested faith in the midst of the most turbulent, unexpected of situations.
Christmas from a different point of view
December 13, 2024 4:08 pm
While I cannot fully claim that these are the exact sentiments of my 10-month-old son (as he is still not speaking but is expressive enough to show his emotions) I can definitely say that as a mother now, the Christmas season – especially this being his first – hits differently. There is so much awe and wonder in things that I would just glance past before. I finally realize the true magic of the Christmas season.
Christmas is here again
November 15, 2024 4:01 pm
And the hymn rings true! Christmas is looming about. The rush, and holidaze is so real. The streets are decked out in lights, nights are filled with tree lightings one after the other, the carols and tunes are playing on the radio, merchandise have taken precious shelf space, Christmas parties are beginning, and the Christmas lists are being written out. It has been a while since I have been home to enjoy the full season of a Filipino Christmas — meaning, since September. Since I lived abroad the past three years, we would make it home a few weeks before. And though there will never be any Christmas like one here at home, I am reminded of that all the more so this year.
Remembering and reminiscing
November 01, 2024 4:51 pm
With remembering the fondest of memories oftentimes comes reminiscing them as well. And when we relive moments with our dearly beloved, we tend to become nostalgic we continue tradition so that it can be introduced and passed on to new generations. Special occasions often trigger these – whether it be birthdays, Christmas, or All Saints’ and Souls’ Day – and though it definitely takes more than a day to pay our respects, pray, and reminisce, doing so right before the holiday season, and to welcome the month of November is actually something observed worldwide.
An October for others
October 05, 2024 4:02 pm
It’s October! Which means we are two months closer to December. The frantic frenzy of the holidays mixed in with life is definitely at its peak. Socials are back to back, and this week, we saw the filing of candidacies for the elections in May. Every sector has its own set of happenings, and as we try to keep up, we often forget about finding meaningfulness in our every day. We succumb to the grind of things, and tend to operate on routine and auto-pilot.
If there is anything I took away from the slow living days of the pandemic that I would like to continue to imbibe and embody, it is finding the sunshine even on the darkest of days – to continue to make memories in the mundane, and to find joy in the smallest of moments. October is the month of the Holy Rosary. It is a month for others.