Archives for 2012
A while ago I posted an article about why I won’t give up my DSLR. I thought I would expand upon this now and tell you why I love taking photographs in general. First of all, photography is a great hobby to take up if you are looking for a creative activity to pass the [...]
Around 2 weeks ago, Adi complained that her vision was a bit blurred. Honestly, I didn’t give it much thought. I thought it was just another of Adi’s spur of the moment complaints. She’s like our very own “the boy who cried wolf” because she complains a lot. She complains about the tinik on a [...]
When I gave birth to my 2 babies, my ob-gynecologist offered me the opportunity to harvest my kids’ cord blood from their umbilical cord. The harvested cord blood was to be stored abroad because back then, the hospital did not have the facilities for storage. I gave it a thought but eventually trashed the idea [...]
Really, it’s too hot!!! Considering that I’ve prided myself with my ever efficient inborn cooling system, lately, my cooling system seems to be malfunctioning. I can’t tell whether it’s my perimenopause kicking in or it’s really just too hot. Whatever it is, even my shopping habit has suffered. I don’t want to leave the cool [...]
Lately I’ve been taking my old Nikon DSLR for granted. It’s been resting in my closet for more than a year and I haven’t even bothered to take a single photo with it. Why? Well, I’ve been fiddling with smaller and newer cameras that can take pretty good pictures, to be honest. However, they still [...]
I’ve never really had a problem in having my kids take their meds. Well, except for that one time when we had to have Gaby take this awful tasting antibiotic that was so bad even I couldn’t take the smell of it. But otherwise, taking meds orally has never been a problem. Recently, the Hezzies [...]
And just when I thought we were on vacation…boy was I wrong. Officially, it’s summer vacation time. However, my kids decided on all these activities that it doesn’t seem like I’ll be getting a respite from my school bus driver duties. In fact, it seems more hectic now. What with 2 or 3 lessons in [...]
This last month was truly fruitful for me. True, the schedule was more than hectic. With final exams and rehearsals to worry about, I managed to pull it off with nary a wrinkle added to my face. And in the end, my kids did me proud. Adi snagged a place in the school’s Outstanding Students [...]
There is no mistaking that the summer months are here. And compared to previous years, this summer seems a tad too hot. Well, that’s what I say every year so I doubt if that holds any water. And, just like every summer, road rage is at an all time high. Traffic is lighter since school [...]
Despite the current rainy weather, it is officially summer in our parts. And just like all the other summers past, I have a checklist for keeping cool when the weather gets scorching hot. True, we have our A/C on standby which means its on most of the day, we still have some other gewgaws on [...]
My daughters’ school does not allow the students to bring their own mobile phones. Its the policy. However, they do make exceptions. Like when the kids are on a field trip or when there is a previous arrangement that the child will be picked up a little later than usual. In these cases, the phone [...]
Next week, my Adi will be turning 7. This goes without saying that we will be celebrating. But unlike when both my kids celebrated their 1st birthdays, I won’t do any party planning anymore. I won’t stress over a venue, a caterer, and a party host. I won’t hire a balloon decorator or a magician. [...]
It was around 2 years ago when I was formally introduced to vermicomposting. For those who don’t know what this is, it is the process of creating organic fertilizer using earthworms. As I was saying, I was formally introduced to vermicomposting while on a visit to a plant show at the Manila Seedling Bank. A [...]
Ever since my youngest sister had her pseudo-wedding-reception at Panciteria Lido late last year, Adi has been bugging us to take her there because it was her new-favorite-restaurant. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find the time (or the effort) to make the date…even if the resto is a scant 3 minutes away from the house. But after [...]
Tiger Mommy-ing isn’t new to me. I even remember one occasion when I was tutoring one of my kids while my niece, Vicky, was watching and when I went into full tiger mode, I scared the crap out of my niece. When my sister suggested that I be my niece’s tutor, she almost cried. But [...]
First allow me to breathe a sigh of relief….haaaaaaaaa!!! Sometime last December, Gaby had her day with the Brits. And when I say Brits, I mean the examiners and staff of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music or ABRSM. The school where Gaby takes voice and guitar lessons is affiliated with the [...]
The holidays are over and other than the added poundage, most of us have an excess of, what else….food. Leftovers aside, our refs and pantries are a little tighter because of the holidays. Ham, pasta, fruits, sweets, and the Pinoy Christmas staple…Queso de Bola. You can only have too many ham sandwiches and fruit salads. [...]
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