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PURPLE SHADES
Fork it up!
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - February 27, 2024 - 12:00am
If you make a trip to Havana, Cuba, your city tour will include a walk around Calle Vieja (old street) and its wide plaza where the locals gather in convivial circles sipping cacique or mayabe local...
‘It takes a long time to be young’
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - July 18, 2023 - 12:00am
The year 2023 marks the 60th diamond anniversary of our high school Class 1963. We’ve kept memories of those stellar days with warm affection, including those when we felt like we’d messed up.
The 10-20-70 rule
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - September 19, 2020 - 12:00am
Teresa was a domestic contract worker in Kuala Lumpur.
So! You’re getting married?
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - July 26, 2020 - 12:00am
The massive door opened and I saw the bride, her silhouette against the fading sunset moving gracefully down the aisle.
When i was just a little girl...
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - July 5, 2020 - 12:00am
Do you remember San Miguel Beer or 7-Up? Not to drink but to pour on the hair as a setting lotion?
Remembering the ‘tip’ my father gave me
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - June 20, 2020 - 12:00am
My friend, Portia Leuterio, sent me a card that read: “Whether it’s the best of times or the worst of times, it’s the only time you’ve got.”
Mourning in the time of COVID
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - May 5, 2020 - 12:00am
This online, virtual bonding renewed their faith and kept the heart consoled, bringing comfort where it was needed most. In the darkest of times, Someone up there made it right, for one and all.
When your spirit is broken
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - April 28, 2020 - 12:00am
If you grew up in the bustle of the metropolis, you wouldn’t have any inkling of what life is like in the countryside.
Awaiting spring
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - April 14, 2020 - 12:00am
Five weeks into lockdown and I’m getting the hang of it.
Cry, smile; this too, shall pass
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - April 7, 2020 - 12:00am
Baby Boomers, take note. COVID-19 is happening in our lifetime.
What do Cher, the Kardashians, Andre Agassi, Charles Aznavour (& even Steve Jobs) have in common?
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - March 8, 2020 - 12:00am
The answer to that titular question is that they are all Armenians!
Is there salvation after suicide?
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - March 3, 2020 - 12:00am
Through God's extraordinary divine mercy, thousands of lost souls are saved.
Our ‘Teen’ years are gone
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - January 14, 2020 - 12:00am
With the start of a new decade, our hopes are soaring steadily that for the time still remaining, we look up to a sky with no limit.
For sentimental reasons
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - December 17, 2019 - 12:00am
These are the times that make life worth living. The giggling hasn’t stopped. Neither have the memories wrapped in sweet, timeless music.
Sleep deprivation kills
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - August 13, 2019 - 12:00am
She’s gone.
Bad, baad Bangkok!
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - June 25, 2019 - 12:00am
Bangkok has become one of our favorite destinations for obvious reasons: its interesting, preserved heritage sites that speak well of their glorious past, the rich flora and fauna, food and fruits (check out the...
It's never too late for a career switch
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - May 28, 2019 - 12:00am
As newlyweds, my husband and I were sober in savings and prudent in spending and we kept our apartment austere and bare.
Looking for God in our lives
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - April 16, 2019 - 12:00am
In a Lenten recollection, Fr. Domie Guzman, Society of St Paul SSP, gave a fresh perspective on the events that happened 2,000 years ago
10 filthy things you didn’t know you should be cleaning
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - March 12, 2019 - 12:00am
Could it be that the older one gets, the more a neat freak one becomes?
Jacqueline Smith, Helen Mirren still rock at 70!
by Letty Jacinto-Lopez - February 12, 2019 - 12:00am
The old gang is meeting up. Expect fireworks.
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