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Missing Noisy Halls

And this week came and went. I have been absent this week because the preparations for our house blessing amidst work and having an 8-year old boy in the house actually takes time, which I first thought I could just wing it. This week, we finally completely unpacked from our move 3 months ago; we’ve [...]

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Vision Board

Since the so-called move to the US was laid on the table, Um and I have been setting goals for ourselves – as individuals and as a family. I admit, I haven’t religiously been keeping up with these goals. It is such a buzz kill to have waiting as an integral part of achieving them. [...]

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Shooting for the Moon

I believe I was in high school when I first read this quote: Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you’ll be among the stars. I cannot even remember where I read that. I only know that I memorized it. Memorized it and since then, I have tried to live it. My nature dictates [...]

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Moving Posts: House Rules

I am moving this post from my old blog and I realized now, 14 months after our engagement, almost 5 months after our church wedding, we have fallen quite short of these house rules. Chef and I have disagreements, as a lot of couples out there. The degree of my temper can go as high [...]

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Taking the Kitchen Challenge and Then Some

This initiative did not start with the desire to learn how to cook. It’s really not a Julie & Julia kind of thing of honing your skills. It’s not about the fact that homemakers must know her way in the kitchen (but I still agree). This goal started with the house rule that whoever doesn’t [...]

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First Time Home-Buying: The Closing and The Keys

I should be almost done with my first time home-buying posts. The title should signify that. I’ll probably still post about the moving though because in that post, I can get nostalgic. Today, I just put away all my homeowner’s documents away, all the documents that I received from that Escrow lady when we signed. [...]

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First Time Home-Buying: The Signing

The Signing process is not the same as the Closing process. I did not know that until we were about to sign. I had this big misconception that the big day, the signing, was the end of the home-buying process, when I will get the keys and be allowed to move-in. So, what I thought [...]

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Movers and Shakers

I am honestly too tired and too busy to blog. We spent almost the entire weekend moving stuff from Ms B and Chef’s old apartment to their new house! I was there when she moved in to the apartment 5 years ago, back when we were young(er) and she was starting a career with this [...]

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First Time Home-Buying: The Walkthrough

The walkthrough was a task made for me. The other day, we had our walkthrough for our new house where, because the house is under warranty for one year, we focused only on the cosmetics. During the walkthrough, I had all the qualities I have on my resume at full-force: thorough, keen attention to detail, [...]

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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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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 [...]