Archive for January, 2008
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
I haven't been a "grown up" for a long time. In fact, until a few years ago, I never really felt the need to analyze the things that we humans do to irrevocably destroy some simple delights of living in a beautiful world. I miss these experiences.1. Drinking directly from ...
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Monday, January 28th, 2008
I went to the grocery with my son and we weren't lucky enough to avail of the free go-carts immediately. One go cart, however, was occupied by a kid who simply doesn't want to leave the grocery. His parents are getting impatient and have started scolding, but he hung on ...
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Saturday, January 26th, 2008
I've been intrigued by the concept of home schooling for as long as I can remember. There wasn't much information on that when I was growing up because of the lack of technological facilities then. Now that the technology is available anytime, I'm getting exposed to more and more opportunities ...
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008
No matter how much I crave for a certain food, if the restaurant doesn't have baby seats, I never bothered. I think all restaurant owners should provide the necessary baby amenities for families who eat at their establishments.We went to a pizza place this week and decided that we're going ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
Consider this scene. A passersby compliments a baby for being cute, then looks eerily astounded when he/she looks at the parent of the baby. How does the parent feel? I was at a small canteen having my lunch when a new patron came in to eat. The canteen owner's toddler ...
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Saturday, January 19th, 2008
Sometimes AJ wants to eat something that's not related to dinner or lunch. Like he just wants munchies. I usually keep biscuits and bread, but I'm thinking of serving pasta during snack time too. Ok my problem really is... How do I teach my baby to slurp?For now, I just ...
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Saturday, January 19th, 2008
I think the most difficult part of travelling is the planning. Most of my friends are not internet people and just rely on yellow pages and referrals from travel agencies. I said, that's not very reasonable as they may be charging you way too much just because you don't know ...
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
This photo was taken when my son was about 8 months old.Im actually thinking of enrolling my son to swimming lessons/tutorials. Would that be a good idea for the paranoid mom that I am? I have my doubts.There was a documentary in some Philippine lifestyle show of babies being taught ...
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
I'm actually a fan of wedding finery and accessories. In fact, whenever we got invited to one, I'd keep the mementos for a long time. That's what they're for, right? For keeping.When I was helping my best friend organize her wedding, I suggested several themes, inspired by the unique wedding ...
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Sunday, January 13th, 2008
Were there toys that you cannot live without as a child? Toys that you need to be close to you, for you to fall asleep? I can't remember mine, but AJ's is definitely his toy car.I just recently learned that these things are termed "woobies", to my delight. Like security ...
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