-
Top Posts
Archives
Categories
Favorite Links
- A Curious State of Affairs Jan Marshall’s Blog
- A Journey Well Taken Elaine William’s journey through grief
- Fighting Windmills A young woman’s brave look at the world and life
- Fresh Widow it’s been three years, since her husband died after two years of illness. A place to look back, to press on ahead, and to connect.
- Help For Those Who Grieve Greg and Nan Wright Journey
- Lampano Alley The World’s Greatest Blues Singer witha Heart of Gold
- Matt, Liz and Madeline Matt and Liz were happily expecting their first baby, until tragedy strikes
- MissingYouAngel A dad’s search for a missing daughter
- Mysteryoriley Losing a 20- year old son is not the way it should happen.
- Price of Love A father’s journey through breast cancer, bereavement and acceptance
- Sam’s Cool Blog Sam B. conquers the world
- Sers Jack Combo
- Walking in the Valley of the Shadows A woman’s honest take on life with cancer
- WordPress.com
- Writing Grandma’s Book
References
- Bong's LinkedIn
- Spotlight Production Phuket Bong’s Phuket Biz
Admin Area
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Sam News # 4
Trick or Treat? Those who read my previous post Sam News # 3 will remember that this year, Sam’s costume of choice is… the Devil Witch. The Halloween committee at Lexington Garden Village have decided that costumes must conform with … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers for life, On Grieving, Samantha
Tagged Flowers for life, Halloween, High School Musical 2, love, Mariel Bello, Missing, Sam
1 Comment
Sam News # 3
It’s Saturday, Oct. 27 and I’m at the office finishing up on some work as well as tending to “Mariel’s Garden”. Sam’s away with my sister Alma doing trick or treating somewhere in Pasig. Every year, Mariel prepared for “the” … Continue reading
Posted in On Grieving, Samantha
Tagged Creative, Cruela d' Ville, dealing with grief, Disney, Flowers for life, Halloween, love, Mariel Bello, Mariel's Life, Missing, Sam
1 Comment
Three for the Road
Mariel had always looked forward to planning Sam’s yearly Birthday celebrations. It was mostly coming up with fantasy themes like Kim Possible, Winx Club etc. and would have a nice excuse to make Sam wear some unique and colorful costumes. … Continue reading
Posted in Mariel's Life, On Grieving
Tagged dealing with grief, Disneyland, Flowers for life, Great Singapore Sale, Mariel Bello, regrets, Sam, Sentosa, Singapore, snapshots, Universal Studios, Winx Club
2 Comments
Yes Virginia, it’s not Virus
I just want to set the record straight. Mariel’s illness was not caused by any virus or something like it . It’s not something she caught in our recent trip abroad or acquired thru something she did or did not … Continue reading
Happy Birthday “Lola Mommy”
Lola Mommy is what our daughter calls Mariel’s mother Aurora. On October 25, even after Mommy Auring passed away, we would often go to Tarlac to “visit” Mommy on her special day. Happy Birthday Mommy, I know you are now … Continue reading
Posted in Mariel's Life
Tagged Flowers for Liife, Happy Birthday, Mariel Bello, Mariel's Life, Mommy Auring
Leave a comment
Lilac, Purple or Mariel
People have noticed that the color lilac and its siblings have always caught the eye of Mariel. Yes, you can check out her coffee mug, toothbrush and of course, her wardrobe and you’ll immediately see an obvious theme. Mariel’s well … Continue reading
Posted in Mariel's Life, On Grieving
Tagged coffee., dealing with grief, garden, jewelry, Lilac, love, Mariel Bello, Mariel's Life, Purple, violet
Leave a comment
Coming Back by Sally Kennedy
I just received an email from my friend Mana ( Happy Birthday, Mana, its her birthday by the way). I found the article by Sally Kennedy thats been helpful and also very appropriate for Mariel’s Garden. Here goes: “COMING BACK … Continue reading
Posted in Third Party Articles
Tagged Christ, dealing with grief, faith, Flowers for life, garden, Jesus, Mariel, Mariel Bello, plants, Sally I Kennedy
1 Comment
You are so beautiful, Mariel
When I first met Mariel, we would sometimes talk endlessly on the phone. Now I can share a dark, little secret, I used to sing her a cappella the beloved Joe Cocker song- “You Are So Beautiful”, over the phone. … Continue reading
Sam News #2
Sam still misses Mommy badly. That’s why we’re still “refugees” at my sister’s house because she still feels very sad when we make “visits” to our own house. It’s still our comfy old place but kinda feels empty without Mariel. … Continue reading
Posted in On Grieving, Samantha
Tagged Assumption, designer's touch, Flowers for life, grief. field demo, Mariel Bello, Missing
Leave a comment
Is there a doctor in the house? (part 2)
I loved Mariel so much. More rantings about Undifferentiated Connective Tissue wont bring her back. But, as much as it hurts retelling her illness, I must try to find out. So that others wont have to suffer. So others will … Continue reading
You’ve Got Mail! (The Prequel)
Mariel’s and my love story started even before the now famous Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan movie came to the screen. And for the record, this is how it all begun. It was 12 midnight and I was at our … Continue reading
Why Mariel loved flowers and why we love Mariel
Mariel loved flowers. She would try to have fresh blooms at our home whenever possible. She also loved to work with orchids at her mini pocket garden. Vandas, dendrobium, cymbidium and other exotic names gave her some bliss. For she … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers for life, Mariel's Life
Tagged Mariel, Connective tissue disease, dealing with grief, Flowers, roses, Singapore, Vandas, dendrobium, cymbidium, pocket garden
2 Comments
One balmy January day in Phuket
The first seeds of Mariel’s Garden were planted at Promthep Cape in Phuket, Thailand. On a hilltop facing the sunset and the clear blue Andaman Sea, Mariel and I got married some 10 years ago. It was in a garden … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers for life, Mariel's Life
Tagged dealing with grief, Gourmet Cafe, Mariel, Mariel's garden, Marriage, Missing, Phuket, Promthep Cape, Sam, Sukothai restaurant, Thailand, Tom Yum
2 Comments
