Archive for the ‘Culture & Environment’ Category

posted by Jennie on Jan 16

Read: The Origin of Valentine’s Day, Part 1 of 2

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The second lore is one of the more interesting origin of Valentine’s Day. It starts with the Bishop of Terni in Italy. He was martyred in the year 270. Read the rest of this entry »

posted by Jennie on Jan 16

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St. Valentine’s Day is one of the many festivals celebrated in countries having western culture. The emphasis may differ from one country to another. As with traditions, there usually are lots of versions that point back to the origin. Here is one of them: Read the rest of this entry »

posted by Jennie on Dec 21


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It is interesting to note that wedding superstitions are not unique to our native land. Other countries acknowledge these and even practice them in this day and age. Read the rest of this entry »

posted by Jennie on Dec 20

Tomorrow, Jeff will officiate a wedding yet again. Weddings are just the finest events on earth if you ask me. Going back to the time God presented Eve to Adam, how lovely could it have been? That’s the scene that repeats itself in my head even as I witness weddings that I have planned and coordinated, some of which I was just one of the many guests. No matter how many details are entailed for the organizers, weddings never cease to make me giddy all over again. Need I say more? I love weddings! :-) That’s why I truly take pride in the weddings that I deliver and help coordinate, because I only give my best, no less. Read the rest of this entry »

posted by Jennie on Dec 14

Whoever said that “to be a pastor’s wife is to live life inside a fishbowl” couldn’t have been more right. After six years of being one, I could actually rejoice and pat myself on the back for thriving inside this “fishbowl.” Read the rest of this entry »

posted by Jennie on Dec 12

They say that old habits die hard, and its true. I often get approached by the people I counsel who try to negotiate and express their wanting to go back to dating. The problems in dating are but numerous, here are but a few of them. Read the rest of this entry »

posted by Jennie on Dec 11

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Mistletoe. Read the rest of this entry »

posted by Jennie on Dec 10

Christmas.

“Christmas” comes from the old English Cristes masse, meaning ‘the festival mass of Christ’. Read the rest of this entry »

posted by Jennie on Dec 3

In the spirit of Christmas, I’m jumping on this taggin’ train. The idea is to make a list of all your godchildren. I will try my very best to recall each and every one. I will have to dig in really deep (blame the anaesthesia!) and might probably just have to get back to edit this list when a name gets back to me. I’m jotting down my own godchildrens’ names, not counting the ones I acquired through Jeff. :-) Read the rest of this entry »

posted by Jennie on Jul 27

I wouldn’t have had an inkling that a barrage of days without classes would come my way. The week that was, really drained me. So this was one welcome break, a much needed one from the endless days of keeping to myself 7days a week (almost!). Read the rest of this entry »