Posts Tagged Um
Mommy Adventures + IMHO: Rewards
I do not remember when fast food really started to disgust me. Captain Awesome and Little HRH are probably two of the very few kids who do not have a collection of Happy Meal or other kiddie meal toys. When we take them out, we eat at real restaurants. But there is no need to play [...]
Mommy Adventures: Health Care Providers
We are settling in pretty well in our new environment. School has started after the holiday weekend, and we have met some new people that we could potentially build relationships with. Aside from the unpacking, there are still so many things that Um and I have to take care of. We humbly thank God everyday for giving [...]
Music and Lyrics: I Saw Red – Warrant
Well, how goes it, everyone? It has been a while. I feel like I am writing from another universe right now, this being my first post since I moved to the East Coast. Captain Awesome, Little HRH and I are reunited again with Um. It has been a crazy couple of weeks, what with all [...]
Mommy Adventures: Packing for Four
There was a time when, believe it or not, I actually loved packing. Perhaps, it was the promise of adventure that came with it that got me into the activity. The fact that we had our ever reliable Manang Virgie to take care of the unpacking after the trip was always a pleasure. In fact, I [...]
Mommy Adventures: Staycation
So, we have survived another school year. It is summer, alright, but I will have to keep daydreaming about those cheap ayia napa holidays for now. Um and I have a full plate of [migraine-inducing] things to do for the next couple of weeks that we need all the resources – time, money and energy – [...]
Wanderlust: Bucket List: Yunak Evleri
Taking Ms. V’s advice, I started putting things together and made myself a vision board. It serves as reminder for me to get motivated as well as a means for me to tell the universe, “Here! These are my heart’s desire. Conspire to make it happen!” I have always known that I want to get [...]
Wanderlust: La Mesa Ecopark
Spring break has come and gone. The week went by so fast. Yep…just one week. I wonder if it is like that in all schools – even colleges – here in the States. It reminds me of my super short term breaks at De La Salle and how my friends from other universities (who usually [...]
Music and Lyrics: Life is a Highway – Rascal Flatts
Parent-Teacher Conferences were held last week, Thursday and Friday, giving Captain Awesome and Little HRH two extra days for the weekend. We wanted to maximize the kids’ days off and take them out. Um and I originally thought of going on a day trip to Monterey, but Faja suggested that, with Captain Awesome and Little [...]
Mommy Adventures: Baby Essentials
Two words: Baby blanket. Make that blankets. Yep, my kids are waaaay too big to be called babies, but if there are baby essentials I still have (and make them use) they’re their old baby blankets! Um, the kids and I have moved so many times back in the Philippines before finally going through the [...]
Le Critique: Hole in the Wall: Centrale Kitchen & Bar
Centrale Kitchen & Bar 1825 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA (209) 939-1825 With the limited choices in the area, Centrale Kitchen & Bar (also turns up as Centrale Restaurant & Lounge in Internet searches) has quickly become my go-to place for a good dining experience. The food, the ambience, the service and the crowd are just the [...]
House-Hunting in California
I got to do some catching up with cousin’s wife the other day while we were at his parents’ place for a simple dinner for my late paternal grandfather’s 40th day. As it turns out, things are finally starting to work out for them. My cousin, an ex-military guy, finally landed a decent job after being unemployed [...]


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