Raising Boys
The story of three men and the woman who loves them
Archive for November, 2009
Sun.Star running club’s first long run
Nov 15th
We had our first group run earlier today, and it was a lot of fun. So forgive us for going a little crazy. 
(Photo by Sun.Star Cebu photographer Allan Defensor.)
Running in the rain
Nov 10th
I dislike the rain because it results in wet and muddy roads, and I especially hate it if my tasks involve going out the front door when it’s pouring.
But our Sunday long run under a downpour was exhilarating and, I have to admit, a little hardcore.
The weather was fine when Max and I started running at close to 5 a.m. Some 15 minutes later, there was a drizzle so slight it was barely noticeable. We went on our way and, three kilometers into our run, stopped for some stretching exercises.
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Trick or treating at SM City Cebu
Nov 2nd
It wasn’t what my kid Lennon, 6, imagined it to be.
Somehow, he couldn’t associate the trick or treating that he expected with the reality that he was experiencing.
It finally became too much walking from one shop to another and falling in long lines with other kids for 1 piece of candy, leaving stores empty-handed because all the treats are gone, or mind-boggling still is being told to return at a particular time in others. At home, he could have his fill of sweets but doesn’t even want them.
At the far end of an outrageously long line of kids waiting to receive treats, he asked me whose idea it was that he go trick or treating.
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