Leodini’s Magical Creations

You probably have heard it before from the experts. Procrastination leads to
jumbled schedules and leaves you disorganized in life.
Procrastination is a form of brinkmanship. Those who practice it inevitably fall victim to its twin evil—tardiness. Alas, among Filipinos, this has become a hall mark of our culture. In fact we have a facetious tag for [...]

As a Filipino magician, I have never developed a taste for politics. More than anything else, politics boils my blood. A discussion going into it promptly turns me into a demented carabao.
Politicians also make me laugh with their antics. I make it a point to watch them on television mouth inanities every time I [...]

Up to that moment, I still couldn’t believe that Santa Claus, the most popular of all Christmas figures, had granted me an interview for an article I was writing for Publics. Breathing heavily with excite­ment, I almost shoved the tape recorder in his glowing face, all the while silently afraid he’d suddenly change his mind and leave.

No doubt, text messaging is a technological wonder that can bring happiness to a family. It makes easier for parents to track their children’s whereabouts throughout the day and saves them from the aggravation of not knowing where their kids go cavorting in this increasingly dangerous world.
While text messaging makes modern-day living a lot easier and more [...]

In my parenting e-group, one mother posted a topic titled “Would you mind if other people let your kids call them ‘Mommy?’ ” She was basically asking if it’s all right for other people to coach her kids to call them “Mommy.”
I find the topic interesting. It tackles an issue so strange to me I [...]

I agree with most experts’ advice on how human beings should live peacefully on earth so they are able to raise happy and contented families.
The trouble with experts, though, is that they, too, are fallible. Their savvy opinion usually mixes with their flawed views. The mixture is sometimes so seamless that ordinary parents, lacking the [...]

Many pathways lead to happiness. One of these, I believe, is honesty. Parents should build it early in the mind and heart of their children.
A perceptive parent can find good reasons for cultivating honesty early in his child’s life. One, is to take advantage of the stage when the child’s sponge-like mind absorbs information quickly. [...]

A family aspiring for happiness must also aspire for good health. Sickness can always put burden on the family’s finances and trouble the mind of its members. Rare, indeed, is the family who remains happy even in times of sickness.
As a professional magician who offers family entertainment, I feel uneasy when one of my clients [...]