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Just recently, a 19-year old MySpace member committed suicide during a live self-broadcast on a certain forum. He even left a suicide note, which is now being posted on forums such as here and here. This news was confirmed true, and the case is now considered close. But for us who are still living, the tendency of a similar case is always possible.

Any family member can commit suicide anytime, and this phenomenon is somehow unpredictable. The decision does not consider age, sex, race and religion. People commit suicide is because of untreated depression. This depression has many causes and the most common ones are horrible disappointments, great loss and hopelessness in life. However, there are signs that can make us conclude that committing suicide will be his next option. Here are some of them and hopefully, you will not take them for granted. Read more of this >>

I would like to reserve this post as my small but sincere contribution to Blog Action Day 2008, and poverty as the main topic. This event is now being joined by thousands of bloggers, organizations, and business sectors around the globe. Here is my share and hopefully, it can help.

Poverty is a deadly disease that no one has provided the best solution yet, although some of us got close to it. Not that there is none, but it seems that the medication being given is only first aid, as doctors would call it. Social groups, wealthy businessmen and concerned citizens are going hand in hand but in effect, the source of the virus is not being attacked. In fact, I do not even believe that giving money to the poor is the better approach.

I should know, simply because I have been there! I started to earn a living at the age of 10, and was force to stop during High Shool for three consecutive years due to severe poverty. I do not need to mention more details here since anyone can easily find them at my About Me page and Interviews. Read more of this >>

Recently, I was invited again by Doc Joey of Tsinay to join Pinoy Parenting Blog Carnival which is now on the 9th edition. This time, it is about birthdays. Although I can make a happy post about the past birthdays of my children, I decided to make it different in honor of my late father, Mr. Renato Cuala. Let me give you some ideas on what kind of person he is.

He was already legally separated to my mother, and living with my stepmother when I live with him. It is not a secret that I start to earn a living at the age of 10. This is because my father was a simple laborer, and his earnings were not really sufficient for us. My stepmother sells some food stuff but still, it was not enough.

My father is not an intelligent man, he is a genius! He was once a university scholar taking up Chemical Engineering, although he stopped on his fourth year. He is very proficient in English, brilliant in math, a good political analyst in his own right, a very wide reader and can play chess blind folded. He is also a frustrated writer, and a great poet. Read more of this >>

Let’s admit it, junk foods are best friends of our children because they are very attractive even to us adults. Although we all know that junk foods will not make our children healthy, we are still finding it difficult to avoid them. They are almost everywhere from television commercials, print ads and groceries. However, it is our duty as parents to think of effective ways and I believe that we must follow them religiously.

Start at home

The best time to start to teach your child is when he starts to eat. Introduce to him healthy foods like yogurt until his taste get used to it. Always display a set of fruits on your table so that he will be more familiar with them. Similarly, it will be more difficult for you to keep your child away from junk food if you buy them secretly and eat them at night. No matter how you hide it, your children will still learn about it. There is nothing better than being a good example. Read more of this >>

As I have mentioned in my last post, I will start a small family business hoping to survive the world of the self-employed. I have been reading a lot business tips sites and magazines, and I want to share them to you. There are applicable if you are about to start a one or has already one.

A family that prays together stays together. But does this work when a family works together? Most of you may agree that it does since family members tend to be more concern, sincere and has more personal touch on his assigned task. However, we cannot deny that there are also some family businesses that do not stay long. Worst is even the relationship among the family members are affected.

But why does this happen? What are factors that constituted the problem? Here are some important factors that are usually taken for granted. Read more of this >>

Family is the major source of happiness for most of us and it cannot be denied that living in a happy family makes the world a wonderful place to live in. It is in our family that we learn to support, care and love each other. Here in the Philippines, we are known to have a custom of close family ties. Filipinos care so much for their families more than anything else and most of the time, married children are still living with their parents. But why are there still some families that are happy, here and all over the world? Here are my observations.

Financial problems

If the necessities of a family are not being well provided, the children will suffer or the older child will give way. But due to pride, some siblings quarrel and most of them are blaming their parents. There are also others who do illegal things just to provide financial support but in the end, the whole family suffers. Some parents leave their child to someone they think is capable to provide their needs. Read more of this >>