Angelhouser | A Journal By Angelica Bautista Viloria

Happy First Birthday to Mom's A Stewarde ...

Happy First Birthday to Mom's A Stewardess, the Book!
July 9 may be an ordinary day for most people but today is a very memorable day for me. July 9, 2008 was the day we launched my book Mom's A Stewardess -- Or Why There is No Vacation from Your Vocation (Stories of Stewardship), published by Claretian Publications.

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Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett Some ...

Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett
Somehow, I suddenly feel that an era or an age I knew is slowly but surely passing away. Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett are gone and now, all the more, I feel old.

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Influenza A (H1N1) The World Health Org ...

Influenza A (H1N1)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has already stated that Influenza A (H1N1) has already reached the pandemic level. In our household, the swine flu has already resulted in the postponement of the start of classes for both my children.

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Of Viral Illnesses Disclaimer: I am not ...

Of Viral Illnesses
Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor and if you or anyone in your family does not feel healthy, please consult your doctor. This blog post is meant to just share and record my personal experience so that I may remember what the doctors told me (in my particular case).

When people get sick, more often that not, it is caused by a virus. We usually recover from mild or regular viral illnesses by resting, taking lots of fluids, and managing our body temperature by taking something like paracetamol. From my family's personal experience and discussions with our doctors, there is really nothing else that one can take for a viral illness (nothing really cures it) and it may take anywhere from 3 to 7 (or even 10?) to run its course.

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Urinary Tract Infections Note: I am not ...

Urinary Tract Infections
Note: I am not a medical doctor. The things you will read here come from my own personal experience and conversations/consultations with medical doctors.

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Passport Renewal It is always good to h ...

Passport Renewal
It is always good to have a valid passport on hand. After all, you never know when you might need to travel abroad. Just this year, our passports expired and we needed to apply for new ones. It was the first time we would be getting machine readable passports so we needed to make a personal appearance at the Department of Foreign Affairs.

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A Mother's Day Gift Idea It is May 10, ...

A Mother's Day Gift Idea
It is May 10, 2009 and the whole world celebrates Mother's Day. It is good to set aside a day of the year to remember all mothers who have unselfishly given of themselves to make us, their children, who we are today.

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Playa Tropical Resort Hotel in Ilocos No ...

Playa Tropical Resort Hotel in Ilocos Norte
Playa Tropical is a Balinese-inspired resort hotel located in Baranggay Victoria, Currimao, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It is about 35 minutes away from the Laoag Airport and allows you to rest in a quiet and relaxing atmosphere.

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Ilocos Norte Vacation No, I was not in ...

Ilocos Norte Vacation
No, I was not in Ilocos Norte for a vacation that long (since my last post on this website), I was just extremely busy and tired. Nowadays, I cannot stay up late anymore, nor can I wake up early, to blog. Sleeping is now one of my favorite hobbies. Anyway, back to the subject of this post. The Viloria family chose Ilocos Norte this year for our annual family vacation.

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Holy Week I used to dread the Holy Week ...

Holy Week
I used to dread the Holy Week. I was younger once and I guess the thought of having no television shows to watch (there was no cable then) or nowhere fun to go, scared me somewhat.

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Birthday Parties at Marta's Cakes! Some ...

Birthday Parties at Marta's Cakes!
Sometime back, my daughter Ali turned seven years old. For some reason (age and workload perhaps), I did not have the energy nor the motivation to hold a party which would have 100 or so guests coming, with details to take care of like party venue, food, loot bags, party decorations, etc. It was then that I decided that I would just have a different type of party for her and in my search, I found Marta's Cakes!

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Going for a Mammogram I am now 42 years ...

Going for a Mammogram
I am now 42 years old and assuming that I live to the ripe, old age of 84 (it would be good to last that long), I can now consider myself middle-aged. Middle age is the time when your talks with your friends and relatives turn to blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and staying healthy. For women, that means going for all sorts of medical tests on a regular basis, and that includes going for your annual mammogram.

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Musica Chiesa Who says church music has ...

Musica Chiesa
Who says church music has to be boring? Last Sunday, March 22, 2009, I attended a Lenten Recollection called "Found By Love," with Bishop Chito Tagle, leading the recollection.

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Fr. Thomas H. Green, S.J. (1932-2009) I ...

Fr. Thomas H. Green, S.J. (1932-2009)
I did not know Fr. Tom Green, S.J. very well. I met him once, quite recently in fact, when I attended a recollection/seminar called Growing in Prayer: The Analogy of Human Love at Union Church of Manila. This was last February 7, 2009.

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