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On the Loose: @ideeli Christmas Shopping

It’s been a while since we did an On the Loose post. Not that we haven’t done any shopping. On the contrary, I think I have reached my [self-imposed] quota for 2011. Now, before you play the world’s smallest violins for me, 2012 is just a few days away. I’ll be resetting my shopping count [...]

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You are Your Credit Score

When I moved here to the land of milk and honey, first thing my dad did was added me as an extension to his credit card. This was not new to me as we had extensions to our mom’s back in the Philippines. The reason my dad had, though, was entirely foreign to me. Apparently, [...]

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Insurance Mania

I am beyond ecstatic to report that this is my first blog entry using Chef’s iPad. It’s 1AM, Chef is snoring next to me, but here I am doing something productive. This is just the tool I need especially since with my iPhone4, it’s been quite an effort to go to my desk actually because [...]

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On The Loose: My Trips to West Elm & Ikea

On the East Bay, across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco, is a little town called Emeryville. I don’t know much about the town except that just by the freeway is a shopping center called Bay Street. Shops such as Apple and Sephora are here, as well as many restaurants. But for me, there’s a [...]

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On the Loose: Christmas Shopping

Christmas shopping was a lot easier and faster this year. I do not know if it was because most of our family, friends and godchildren are overseas or because I did this year’s shopping with my husband. I am more inclined to believe that it is the latter. LOL. But, we did only have very [...]

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Promises

Um and I have been married for five years, but I still get drawn to engagement rings! Perhaps, it is because I still have not received mine from Um. LOL. I remember when Ms B and Chef were still planning their civil wedding, I believe, two years ago. She sent me a link to a [...]

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No Mental Picture Required

With less than a month to go for our trip…OMG it is less than a month… I’m really starting to pack. Well, not exactly putting my stuff in my luggages yet but listing them all down, ordering things as necessary, especially ordering euros, and just making sure where things are. Two of the things we [...]

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Mommy Adventures: The Christmas Wish List

While I, more or less, know everything that my children need, I do not always know what they want. So, I make them list down (or tell me) the things they want to have for Christmas. I usually give their lists to family members, godparents and, honorary aunts and uncles, and Um and I would [...]

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Kitchen Toys Aplenty

My lovelies, Thanksgiving came and went, and my kitchen adventures for this one occasion brought success to the dining table. You’ll sure hear about the feast on the next Taste Buds post. But what I wanted to talk about here right now are the kitchen toys that make the arduous task of preparing such an [...]

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The Day After Thanksgiving

…Is Black Friday!!! I have celebrated four Thanksgivings here in the States, but I have never dared joining the Black Friday shopping craze. Sure, the insanely low prices have always tempted me, but I loved my comfort more than the money it promises to save. LOL. People’s views on money have changed in the recent [...]