Avoid Pickpocketeers and Thieves This Christmas

MOD Vol. 36 No. 1732, December 24, 2004

On the cover: Rica Peralejo

Tips on how to “Avoid Pickpocketeers and Thieves This Christmas.”

MOD Girl, December 24, 2004

On the cover: Jaime Valerie Tan

“Yuletide Tidbits.”

“Don’t store treasures for yourselves here on earth where moths and rust will destroy them and thieves can break in and steal them. But store your treasures in heaven where they cannot be destroyed by moths or rust and where thieves cannot break in and steal them.” – Matthew 6:19-20, The Everyday Bible, New Century Version.

Don't Overeat This Christmas

MOD Vol. 37 No. 1781, December 9, 2005

On the cover: Lady footballer Monica Santos

Tips before, during, and after the Yuletide feasts, especially when it’s so difficult not to indulge in sumptuous food and delicacies.

 

Plus one added crossword to exercise the mind.

 

 

“This is why I tell you: do not be worried about the food and drink you need in order to stay alive, or about clothes for your body. After all, isn’t life worth more than food? And isn’t the body worth more than clothes?” – The Gospel According to Matthew 6:25, The Good News Bible in Today’s English Version.

Christmas Trees Tips

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 28 No. 30, November 23, 2004
On the cover: Jericho Rosales and Angelica Panganiban

Allow me to quote myself, “Destiny is the product of how we cope with life changes.” I needed that. My Mom died last October 12, 2017, and since then my life seems to have experience a standstill. Up to now, I still have difficulty trying to move on. Reading my own writing provided me a jolt of strength. I pray GOD will provide me guidance and direction.

Also in this Mr. & Ms. November 23, 2004 issue are tips in putting up a Christmas tree now that the traditional Yuletide celebration is just around the corner.

“There is a time for everything...., There is a time to be born and a time to die..... There is a time to cry and a time to laugh. There is a time to be sad and a time to dance..... I know that everything GOD does will continue forever. People cannot add anything to what GOD has done, and they cannot take anything away from it. GOD does it this way to make people respect Him.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1, 2, 4 and 14, The Everyday Bible, New Century Version

Tips on Buying a House

Celebrity World Vol. 5 No. 266, October 14, 1996

On the cover: Loren Legarda

This article has also been published several times in different magazines.

“‘Heaven is My throne,’ says the LORD, ‘and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house would you build for me? Where is the place for Me to live in? Did not I myself make all these things?’” – The Acts of the Apostles 7:49-50, The Good News Bible in Today’s English Version.

Coping With Life's Changes



Mr. & Ms. Vol. 23 No. 21, September 14, 1999
On the front cover: Paul Asi Taulava and Ana May Corveau, with Richard Gere (inset)
On the back cover: Sharon Cuneta for the Alaska Milk print ad

Another re-written article about the “Dengue Scare.” This time for Mr. & Ms. September 14, 1999 issue.

Mr. & Ms. Vol. 28 No. 21, September 14, 2004
On the cover: Railey Valeroso and Chynna Ortaleza

In this article I wrote a collection of thoughts I set as guidelines in most things I do. It’s a way of “Coping With Life’s Changes.”

 “Only a wise man knows what things mean. Wisdom makes him smile and makes his frowns disappear.” – Ecclesiastes 8:1, The Good News Bible in Today’s English Version

What You Should Know When Buying a House



Moneysaver Vol. 4 No. 8, August 1995

Here is were being both an engineer and a writer works well for me.

“By wisdom a household will be built up, and by discernment it will prove firmly established. And by knowledge will the interior rooms be filled with all precious and pleasant things of value.” – Proverbs 24:3-4, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures.