Inadvertently Domesticated

Archive for March, 2010

Sweet Gestures

Sometimes, we get so caught up on the things that seem to matter a lot but truly do not matter the most. The loan application, the job, the coworkers, their issues, health care debate, lunch to bring tomorrow, the text messages from a friend, the outfit to wear, the clothes that need to be folded, the [...]

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Employee Empowerment

Since I heard the term employee empowerment, well, I was empowered. I learned this concept from my human resource management class. An HR person/department does more than hire people. Part of what they do is develop these people in order to retain them. Example, they develop with employee empowerment. This concept explains that if you give your employee enough room [...]

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Taste Buds: Bagnet Kare-Kare

Bagnet is a dish from Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is the Ilocano version of the lechon kawali, another Filipino dish. Get large chunks of pork belly (or sides, whatever floats your boat) and deep fry them until they are crispy. photo credit: http://www.marketmanila.com + Kare-Kare, on the other hand, is a Philippine stew and [...]

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The Age of Technology

Back in college, thirteen years ago (whoa!), I found myself arguing with my mother why I “needed” to have a mobile phone. I remember having the following arguments: 1. Going to school is a two-hour (with Metro Manila traffic) commute. 2. My classes end late. 3. So that it is easier for me to call [...]

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First Time Home-Buying: The Sign

Keeping things by the book, my husband and I have moved from the honeymoon stage to the next big phase of our relationship: buying a home. We are both first time home-buyers so we know there’s a lot to learn. Thankfully one of our godfathers works in a mortgage bank so we have someone to teach us what this is all about. [...]

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Patience

Virtues and manners are among the things that our parents try to instill in us when are young. We were taught to say “Please”, “Thank you”, “Excuse Me”, “I’m sorry”. Being raised predominantly as Catholic, I was taught of the seven heavenly virtues according to Catholic cathecism – chastity, temperance, humility, charity, diligence, kindness and [...]

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Finish a book: Enjoy mini-accomplishments to mega-accomplishments

Have you ever met someone who seems to just not finish things? I have been guilty of this to be honest. That Paris scrapbook from 2007 where after spending about $700 on tools, paper, stickers, still only has 5 pages. That iMovie project of my dad’s 2-week trip to the Philippines back in 2008. That weekend warrior attempt on [...]

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The Learning Price Tag

Two weeks ago, I shelled out $560 for the reservation of my kids’ slots in this private school for the next school year. That’s two.hundred.eighty. dollars each. The tuition fee per child is way more than what I can afford right now. In fact, the tuition fee per child is more than what people who [...]

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The Requisite Introduction

Hello and Welcome! Kumusta at Mabuhay! Hola y Bienvenidos! Ciao e Benvenuti! Bonjour et Bienvenue! We started this blog because we have thoughts and experiences to say. We each had our own blogs, but we think that we are more likely to maintain a blog if we collaborated our thoughts because we seem to be more [...]