On April 5, 2008, tipakan.com was born! It was and still is a Mother’s Day and birthday gifts to my mother Lucila C. Oblena. The reason for this gift was very selfish on my part. A few days before I registered the domain tipakan.com, I read a report published by the AMA that seniors who [...]
President Ronald Reagan. in August, 1988, issued Proclamation 5847 creating August 21 as National Senior Citizens Day. In his speech President Reagan said “For all they have achieved throughout life and for all they continue to accomplish, we owe older citizens our thanks and a heartfelt salute. We can best demonstrate our gratitude and esteem [...]
The town of Cavinti had changed so much. As Cavinti diaporas, we remember the sleepy little town at the foot of the Sierra Madre that is approximately 60 miles south from Manila. It was neither near nor far for a lot of us. It was just home. But the sleepy little town had woken up [...]
From the Internet A man was exploring caves by the Seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake. They didn’t look like much, but they intrigued the man, [...]
Author not cited! I saw this in my Inbox, read it and decided to share it with you for your reading pleasure. There was a man, who had worked all his life, had saved all of his money, And was a real miser when it came to his money. Just before he died, he said [...]
Tonight, while watching a rerun of one of my favorite shows, “Legend of the Seeker” reminded me that the days of seeing it on television is numbered. The show has been cancelled by ABC due to low ratings. But, fans like me have not given up. In fact, there are several websites dedicated to it [...]
By Elaine Williamson If you are like most homeowners, your formal living room is useful for one primary thing: accumulating dust. Originally, formal living rooms were spaces in which special guests were entertained. However, as modern-day life has become more casual, so have our living spaces. Friends come in through the front door and are [...]
By Christina Hansen For any family, safety is paramount – especially that related to fire and carbon monoxide poisoning. With their proven ability to double a family’s chance of surviving a residential fire, smoke detectors are one of the most valuable fire safety tools on the market – yet we tend to take them for [...]
Phil Kohlmetz, President of the California Association of Museums announced last week an effort to establish a California special license plate featuring Snoopy. Each plate will feature a reproduction of an original Snoopy drawing by Charles Schulz. The proceeds from sales of the Snoopy license plates will establish a sustainable grant program to support California [...]
DALLAS, May 9, 2010 / — I have been writing this Mother’s Day article for a few days now, but I always end up hitting delete and starting over because when I read what I had written, they sound cliché. After all, Europe began celebrating Mother’s Day during the 1600 though it was a religious [...]
A Renaissance woman, Mari Davis is the epitome of geek chic. She began her career as a software developer then by a twist of fate, she became a fashion editor. Mari is the Editor-in-Chief of FashionWindows.
