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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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Taste Buds: Comfort Food

The day before Thanksgiving, our Taste Buds Queen, @kamilleA, tweeted, “It’s not even Thanksgiving yet and I already feel like a whale.” Unfortunately for me, I knew exactly what she meant. I have been eating like a hungry giant ever since November 8th, when my husband, who cooks great Filipino dishes, finally arrived from the [...]

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Mommy Adventures + Le Critique + IMHO: Another Kind of Program, A Different Kind of Christmas Spirit

On December 15th, Um, Mommy and I experienced a different kind of Christmas Holiday Program presented by our children’s school. I have got to say, I was somewhat culture-shocked. The program was divided into three parts. There was a play performed by the students from Kindergarten to fourth grade, some sort of “piano recital” and [...]

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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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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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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 [...]

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Celebrations: Happy Thanksgiving!

The year 2010 has been a year of joy and sorrow for the family. It kicked of with Ms B and Chef’s wedding where friends and family, still hungover from the Christmas merriment, came to celebrate. It was extra special because it was an occasion that brought family together for the first time since our [...]

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Mommy Adventures: A Glimpse of the Chaos

I’ve always been the Aunt. Well, actually, I’m the godmother, but out of all my godchildren, only one calls me Ninang. So, I’m mostly the Aunt. Auntie B, and I like it. I adore these kids who call me Auntie, and they adore me too, more because I am one of them. I still think that [...]

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Guilty Pleasure: @ZacharyLevi

I did not watch a lot of TV when I was in the Philippines. Not that I did not want to relax and submit myself to the universal favorite pastime of couch potato-ing, I just did not have the time to. Because of this, I have not heard of Zachary Levi before Chuck. I actually [...]

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Blinks: Red

Last year, September 25, 2009, was a day of red. It was the color assigned for Captain Awesome’s class for the Salu-Salo, which was some sort of family day in Ateneo. A mini-program was held in the classroom along with some games before and after lunch/snack. After the classroom shindig, families went off their way to [...]

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Wanderlust: HK Disneyland

I may have said this a million times: I haven’t had a vacation since October 2009. And I haven’t buried my feet in the sand since April….also 2009. Sad, sad, sad! I have been browsing through old photos of family trips and I delved into the first (and so far, only) family trip we took [...]