Pinoy Working Mom

Happy Birthday Christine

2012-01-10T22:13:00.001+08:00

Today is January 10 and it's the 10th birthday of my daughter Christine. Hubby took a half day off at work and we prepared a simple celebration for our daughter who invited some of her classmates to come to our place after school. The children enjoyed the food and swimming in the pool. I'm happy that my daughter enjoyed her day. Thanks to her friends and classmates who joined her in

Goodbye 2011 ... Welcome 2012

2012-01-01T22:22:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year everyone. Time flies really fast that it seems just like yesterday when we welcomed year 2011 and now we are bidding it goodbye. Having fun posing for the camera while waiting for the clock to strike at 12:00 o'clock midnight. Year 2011 had been a fruitful and blessed year for me and my family. My plans of becoming a stay-at-home mom was realized, I earned from my stock

An Encounter with a Pasig Traffic Enforcer

2011-12-03T23:48:00.000+08:00

Me and my family attended a baptismal ceremony at St. Francis of Assisi Parish this morning and since the church is near SM Megamall and the reception is in a restaurant just inside this mall, my husband decided that we'll just park at SM Megamall. We are not familiar with the traffic flow within this area but since we brought the children with us, we decided to bring the car. We were

Logico Maxico - A Fun Way in Learning

2011-11-24T12:02:00.000+08:00

Have you heard about Logico products by Grolier? I learned about Logico products two weeks ago when their authorized distributor did a demonstration of their product in a community hall near our place. My five year old son saw it and he tried his hands on Grolier's Fun Thinkers product. He enjoyed doing the activity because he felt like he's just playing with tiles. My husband requested for a

Planning for a Bohol Vacation

2011-11-20T22:52:00.001+08:00

My family and I are planning to take a 3-day/2-nights vacation in Bohol with a side trip to Cebu just to taste the famous Zubuchon lechon. I had been to Cebu with a friend last April and I only had the chance to taste CnT lechon. CnT lechon is the best lechon I ever tasted but I have read some blogs that made a good review on Zubuchon lechon so I want to taste it and this time together with

Phineas and Ferbs Twelve Hour Marathon

2011-11-19T12:14:00.000+08:00

My children love to watch Phineas and Ferbs. They love the inventions the brothers are always undertaking, the new songs being introduced with every Phineas and Ferbs episode and not to forget the always hysterical and funny character of Candice. A lot of Phineas and Ferbs episode were missed by the children since school opened last June so when my daughter learned a few days ago that Phineas

Get Discount on your Prepaid Loads

2011-11-16T20:33:00.000+08:00

Are you a cellphone prepaid subscriber? How much does your family spend on all your cellphone loads for a month? In our family, hubby and I are both cellphone prepaid subscribers and the average prepaid load we buy every month is 600 pesos. Two months ago, a friend introduced me to V-Mobile's LoadXtreme, an on-line one-stop shop where you can buy prepaid loads at a wholesale price. With only

Steamed Fish and Vegetables

2011-11-15T12:23:00.000+08:00

Steamed lapu-lapu, okra and camote tops with sliced fresh tomato. One of my reasons why I decided to be a full time mother is to make sure that my family eats healthy and since I started staying at home, one of the changes I made on our daily meal is the way we prepare food. My children loves to eat fried foods but as we all know fried foods are not so good to our health so hubby and I

Disappointed with the Result

2011-11-14T11:55:00.000+08:00

Manny Pacquiao won over Marquez via unanimous decision. My husband went home yesterday after watching the live telecast of Pacquiao-Marquez third boxing match at the clubhouse but not like the previous fights, he did not asked me to open the television and watch the delayed telecast of the fight, he was not even happy to inform me that Pacquiao won. He said he was disappointed with the fight

It's All Set for Pacquiao-Marquez Third Boxing Match

2011-11-13T11:15:00.001+08:00

It's November 13, 2011, the day most Filipinos are waiting for. It's the third boxing match for Filipino Pride Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Pride Juan Manuel Marquez. After several weeks of rigid training of both camps, it's now the moment of truth. My husband is a boxing aficionado and he really loves to watch live all of Pacquiao's fight. Good thing here in our place, our homeowner's

Freshly Squeezed Calamansi Juice for a Hot 11-11-11 Day

2011-11-11T12:43:00.000+08:00

For those who are superstitious or those who are fond of lucky numbers, today may be a special day but for most people just like me, today is just an ordinary day which just happened to have a rare calendar date and that is 11-11-11. Here is the Philippines specifically here in Metro Manila, the weather is hot. I fetched my son at school at 11 o'clock in the morning and whooo ... it's so hot.

I'm Feeling Down

2011-11-10T12:44:00.000+08:00

I hate it but I'm feeling so low today. I think this is part of my PMS (pre-menstrual symptom) but I hate it when I feel this way. I woke up earlier than usual but aside from cooking rice and transferring some books on the shelf, I did nothing but sit on the couch. I just want to cry for no apparent reason ... oh I'm so unproductive during this time. Mid morning, my son gave me a reason to

Another Price Increase for Meralco Consumers

2011-11-09T09:25:00.000+08:00

I'm watching the news this morning and news about another price increase on our electricity bill is going to be implemented by Meralco this month. It's just like a few months have passed since they implemented an increase and now they are again implementing another increase. Their reason is that the Malampaya Powerplant was shut down since last week and repairs was made to this plant and the

Help! ... My Daughter is Afraid of Ghost

2011-11-07T12:46:00.000+08:00

Well, everybody does. Who wouldn't be afraid if you see something or someone who looks like those creatures in horror movies? But what I found unusual with my daughter is that even if she has not seen any of these scary creatures in real life, yet she is afraid to be alone anywhere in the house not only at night time but even in broad daylight. She said that she can't get out of her mind the

A Sunday Treat

2011-11-06T12:36:00.001+08:00

I have mentioned in my post here that as much as possible, I serve my family a well-balance meal everyday but once in a while we indulge on "fast food" meals or what many call as "unhealthy foods". Today is one of those days that we treat the children with what they love to eat ... Jollibee! Hmmmmmmm ... yummy. If the children can get their way, they want to have this everyday ... but that's

Back To School

2011-11-03T11:32:00.006+08:00

After a week long vacation for the semestral break, it's back to school again for my children in grade school and pre-school. Back to the normal activities of bringing and fetching the children to school, preparing their food, checking on their assignments if they have done it and so on and so forth. Our week long vacation was just spent here at home, doing some cleaning and organizing some

A Well-Balanced Meal for Our Family

2011-10-16T22:54:00.001+08:00

As a mother of two growing up kids, one of the challenges I face is getting them to eat right. Aside from the fact that children love junk foods and foods from fast food chains, the temptation of serving my kids these not-so-healthy food is so strong because of the convenience it offer. Once in a while we indulge in these not-so-healthy foods but for our daily meals, hubby and I see to it that

10,000 Free Round Trip Tickets to Japan

2011-10-13T12:45:00.001+08:00

Yes, you read it right. Japan's tourism agency in it's desperate attempt to lure the tourists back to their country after the deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit part of the country early this year is proposing to give 10,000 free round trip tickets to those who want to visit their country. Personally, I love Japan and I was assigned in Yokohama for 17 months last 2007 and 2008. My family

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

2011-10-12T12:15:00.000+08:00

As seen on the result of the EMG test performed on both my arms, I was diagnosed to have a Carpal Tunnel Syndrome on both my hands with the left hand more severe than the right hand ... I have not yet felt the symptom on my right hand but it also has that Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The doctor explained to me that nerves are compressed on the carpal tunnel (wrist bones) ... thus the name came from .

Electromyography Diagnostic Procedure

2011-10-11T12:14:00.000+08:00

A few weeks ago, I felt pain on my left arm, a tingling sensation on my left palm and a little numbness on my left middle and ring finger tips. At first, I did not pay attention to what I felt on my left arm thinking that the pain would just go away but after a week, the pain was still there and sometimes it wakes me early in the morning so I decided to have it checked by a doctor. After

Easy Way to Get Rid of Ink Marks on Fabric

2011-09-30T11:43:00.001+08:00

Ink mark on my daughter's uniform School children are so careless in handling their pens that most of the time they go home with ink marks on their uniforms. I always remind my children to be extra careful with their uniforms especially the white ones because ink marks on clothes are really hard to clean. Scrubbing alone won't get the ink marks off the clothes, good thing I have read from

Goodbye Typhoon Pedring

2011-09-28T11:31:00.000+08:00

The sky is still cloudy but not as dark like yesterday. After hitting a large part of Luzon including Metro Manila with rain and strong winds, typhoon Pedring is now heading to leave the Philippine area of responsibility. The sky is still cloudy although it is now a little brighter and the sun somehow managed to shine even for just a short period of time. Despite all the damages brought

Family Meal Time

2011-09-26T22:44:00.001+08:00

Today is the fourth Monday of September declared as the "National Famealy Day". This is an advocacy started by Lucky Me to remind families of the importance of family meal time. We believe in this advocacy and to show our support, we had a simple yet relaxing family dinner this evening. We shared on the simple fish and vegetable dish prepared by hubby. Famealy Day or not, we try our best to

Lasy Day of Sale at S & R Membership Shopping

2011-09-18T09:16:00.000+08:00

S&R Global City Second Level Parking Today September 18 is then last day of sale at S&R Membership Shopping for Metro Manila members. This is the second and I believe is the last sale for this year at S&R so if you are a member or wants to be a member, better visit their nearest branch near your place to avail on big discounts on imported products. Yesterday we went to S&R Global City branch

Miss Universe 2011

2011-09-14T11:13:00.000+08:00

Miss Angola, Leila Lopez, Miss Universe 2011 Yesterday, I took a break from all the household work that keeps me away from our television set. It's Miss Universe 2011 coronation night and I don't want to miss the live telecast of this prestigious beauty contest which was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I prefer to watch the live telecast because it saves me a lot of time watching the show without