Friday, June 27th, 2008
If I had a dollar for every time I told myself that I should learn how to drive, I'd be rich by now. First was when I got the lease of my apartment years and years ago (8 to be exact). I thought, 'ok it's time to invest in a ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
In one Oprah quote, she said "It doesn't matter who you are and where you come from. The ability to triumph starts with you, always". This touched me to the core, particularly with my current career situation now.
Don't get me wrong, I loved my job. Loved it like a lover ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
This photo was taken from my parent's farm in La Union, Northern Philippines. See the furnitures, they're made of solid narra wood. We have always been mahogany furniture addicts and sometimes we even order them with specific instructions. We have tables, chairs, mini-chairs and mini-tables all made of the same ...
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
My first attempt at poetry and it's about Moms!
I suddenly felt very poetic tonight as I was cooking dinner. Like the floodgates of my creativity burst open. The keyword there is "burst" so the hinges are rusty, but it's created with pure love.
A Mother's Love
A mother's dreams for her ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
We have a globe at home and I've been pointing out some countries to AJ. Is it too obvious that I enjoy using it more than he does? XD
I've been talking to people who migrated to the USA and they gave me a brief overview of the quirks related with ...
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
As I told a new friend, I am not a materialistic person. I am mostly content with what I have and won't go out of my way to buy stuff that I deem "unnecessary" according to my strictly frugal Ilocano upbringing, which mandates that I must always save the bigger ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
I'm sure every mom has had bad days when exhaustion just gets too much and you want nothing than to sleep it off to prepare for the next round of busy days ahead.It’s hard to carve out time for romance and kisses when the kids are screaming and the casseroles ...
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Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
Everyone has that certain childhood photo that he/she will never show his/her future friends. Mine's that photo of me dancing the hula with 12 more children my age during a kindergarten presentation. Why was it a fad to dress kids up in Hawaiian get-ups during the 80's? Adults then found ...
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
" When I announced to my mom via phone that I'm pregnant, I was surprised to note that she sounded so happy. Not just for me though, I could tell that she was happy for herself. She said "lola na ako(I'm a grandmother), and hurriedly warned me to take care ...
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Thursday, December 13th, 2007
I heard that some parents cut their child's hair. However, I couldn't personally bring myself to cut AJ's hair because
1. I don't know how, and
2. Aj doesn't like wearing caps or bonnets (*smiles*)
We had his first and second haircut in a kid's haircut place called cuts4tots located in Glorietta, Makati, ...
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