When my Mom was still alive, we normally have conversations while in bed, mostly after we woke up from our afternoon nap. Those are the times that I really miss now. I did not understood it then but she was always giving me small advices during those small talks. When she passed away, it was then that I came to realize the lessons she was slowly teaching me. Summarizing those lessons, I realized that Mom was giving me guidelines to live my life with. 1. Goodness begets goodness. Mama was the type ...
Have you ever felt the urge to take a bite on a food that's nowhere in sight? Well, I do. Just recently, I have this crazy cravings for ripe mangoes. Blame it on the pregnancy. It's good that the fruit I crave much is readily available. Philippine mangoes are in abundance from the month of December but it reaches it's peak season during the summertime. It was so nice that my husband is very supportive that he extend all effort to get me the food I want to eat. So what is it about pregnancy and f...
The year of the dragon is about to bid us goodbye a few days from now. Being the dragon baby that I am,yes I was born on 1976,I hoped for the best when the dragon year entered. True to its promise, it was indeed a year full of blessings for us. Hubby's small business picked up its pace. Projects kept coming in and there were very few problems in the operations of the business. Though I bid my job goodbye, I was given opportunities outside the office. I had the privilege of assisting a friend in starting ...
"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” ― Winston S. Churchill Last year was a good year for us. We were given opportunities and was showered with so many small blessings. One of the best thing that happened last year is that both Hubby and me were able to reconnect with old friends. Hubby had a reunion with his high school friends and he was one of the organizers. He asked me to come with him on the day of their reunion. It was nice meet...
Attraversiamo, Let's Cross over ATTRAVERSIAMO, an Italian word that means "let's cross over." I am no Italian but this has been my favorite A word ever since I have watched "Eat, Pray, Love". It tells of how a married woman find her appetite for life back, how she deals with her own issues in life with the help of the people she meets along her journey. I don't have any marital problems whatsoever but this word reminds me that one day as a mother I will have to cross over some things or situations for...
If you have been to the Philippines, then you surely know that Christmas from where I am starts as early as September. Chistmas songs are played on the radio and malls starts to dispose their previous inventory via big Sale. You would see a lot of christmas decors everywhere. Speaking of decors, the kid and I went to a bookstore last weekend and we saw these paint-your-own Santa Claus set. It comes with four Santa Claus porcelain figures, a brush and a paint set. I want to add a different flair to our Ch...
Have you been to Nuvali Park in Santa Rosa, Laguna? We went there last Sunday as part of the itinerary of my kid's school field trip. We had our lunch in one of the tents that was sprawled on the grounds. Had I known that there were a lot of good restaurant choices in the area, we wouldn't have carried boxed lunches with us. What we really enjoyed in Nuvali was the Koi Fish Feeding and the boat ride. Seeing a lot of koi fishes was really overwhelming. It is our first time to see these much of koi fishes ...
Red is my favorite color. If you check my closet, you will definitely see how red is favored as most of the shirts and blouses that I have are in that color. It was actually a late love affair for me and the color red. As a kid, I was not into this color, mainly because I am a "morena" and during those times, I don't think that it fits my skin color. The love for red started when I realized that it is actually a very powerful color and that it can really boost one's personality. It had always been associ...
Admit it or not, all kids are into sweets. Chocolates, lollippops, bubble gums, candies, cupcakes and every thing that's sweet, give it to them and they will surely devour it in no time at all. When my kid was smaller, we dreaded Halloween. Not because we are afraid of ghosts or the supernaturals, but because the kid had recurring bouts of tonsillitis (which led us to decide to have him undergo Tonsillectomy last April 2010). So my kid never really enjoyed "Trick or Treats". This year was different thoug...
From the moment that I had started to read, I had always been a bookworm. I find solace in reading than in watching TVs or listening to the radio. Reading brings me to places I have never been and makes me experience things that are most of the times out-of-this-world. And this is the very same reason why I am such a sucker for book sale! Yesterday, we went to one of our favorite bookstore and these are the books that I hauled. Reading is my me-time, my quiet time and I enjoy every moment of it. And...
