2020-08-09 14:26
Earlier, 9 yr old asked me to accompany him to buy a portable mp4 player. He had his own money so I went with him. After buying, I told him we had to make a quick stop at McDonald's to… Read More
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2020-08-09 14:23
Broadly speaking, 2nd son grew up with me as the central parent figure. After growing up with his gran for the first 3 years, the following years after that (when he, his bro and I mov… Read More
2020-08-09 13:54
I am currently reading "Real Boys" by William Pollack. It's an old book, published in 1998, but the issues are as real as today, as it was years ago. I am just at chapter 5, but the b… Read More
2014-07-18 16:48
Lol. This blog has had many restarts, re-layouts, etc. Now it's ressurrected again.Lots of changes, folks. First off, my kids are now teens. Both of them. Fine young… Read More
2013-10-18 14:14
I'm a little concerned over my sons' lack of "I wanna be a sumpting when I grow up."I just realized it when I was bugging Ice (My teen's new nick. Kewl, eh.) what course he was going to take… Read More
2013-10-18 14:09
What is this hang-up of parents about handling teens?Why should they always be at war? Why should there be divisiveness?It's something I don't get, why parents and teens should always take… Read More
2013-10-18 14:06
I can't believe my teen is now 15!I saw my old post about Isiah's birthday in 2008 and wow... time does fly. Well, Isiah's 15 today and things are still quite smooth sailing.No honors in sch… Read More
2013-10-18 14:05
On a Friday, one son has a 3-day camp in school, and the other one booked himself to go over to the cousins. The past years, when one son sleeps over, at least one son remains. Now they're… Read More
2010-06-20 23:45
Yesterday was just so full of love, with people remembering their dads.Cousins, aunts, uncles and nieces remembered my dad. I felt, even though he has been gone for some years now, he has t… Read More
2010-05-14 21:55
Can a 10 year old handle blogging? Yes, I promised to monitor all his cyber foot prints, so don't worry.I have found that blogging is good training for children.- It makes my kid conscious… Read More
2010-05-11 17:01
I wanted to try making chili con carne minus the hassle of puffing up the white beans overnight. So I thought of using the beans in the pork and beans in cans. I was just planning to wash… Read More
2010-05-03 09:51
I am currently reading "Real Boys" by William Pollack. It's an old book, published in 1998, but the issues are as real as today, as it was years ago.I am just at chapter 5, but the book va… Read More
2010-04-25 06:10
Summary: This is a School Review, based on our family's experience. If you are looking for an excellent school in Quezon City for your elementary or high school children, Diliman Preparato… Read More
2010-04-25 04:05
Let me guess. When you were a kid, you can name at least one mom (either yours or someone you know) who has said "I know you too well, I'm your mother." I'm guessing some of you moms also s… Read More
2010-04-23 00:59
10-year old is taking taekwondo classes this summer. He's waited for about a year and now he's all happy and sunshiney taking his basic course. I enrolled him at the Diliman Preparatory Scho… Read More
2010-03-27 03:59
We've had fun for the last 2 Earth Hours in 2008 and 2009. We go home to my mom's and we all chill at lights out. We played games in 2008 and had music jamming in 2009. my teen with cousin… Read More
2010-03-16 00:57
My teen-ager was visibly emotional yesterday. Turns out his favorite teacher was leaving. People in his class were all abuzz online, sad at this turn of events.It is easy for us adults to… Read More
2010-03-11 16:42
This happened last week but didn't get to write it down. These fancy dialogues are a treat for me, so I might as well write these down for posterity. I'm sure we'll all have a laugh or two… Read More
2010-03-11 16:40
Few weeks ago, 14 yr old was bugging me about a school project. Instead of the boring book report,they were supposed to act out in front of the class a book character. It was a pretty cool… Read More
2010-02-28 14:10
I've never done this to my kids, but some parents tell their kids "If you're bad, I will go away."I knew my 10 year old has grown again when I told him before my night out, "If you're going… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I've noticed the growing frequency of how my sister uses Facebook Events to tell my niece andy sons of our next family activities. From a trip months ahead, to their next movie date, to next… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
... Your youngest asks for coffee in the morning while working late on school projects T_TOf course, I just smile and nod. In my head though, I went whoa whoa whoaaaa!!!... Too soon? F… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I still feel the same exact way a year later though.This time around, the changes weren't too radical. I could write the same exact lines now, wouldn't make a diff.Liked this post? You can… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Apartment-hotels.com is my newest bestfriend these days. My aunt is going to London in March and has kindly requested me to check out London lodgings. She will be staying in a Lo… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Summer is here in the PH islands and kids everywhere are buckling up for the final exams. Summer means it's time for us moms to rack our brains on how to let them while away some of their t… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
For me, the time to assess my life is new year and my birthday.Conveniently, both are exactly 6 months apart.By now, my main objectives in life are more laid back and zeroed in to the more v… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
At first, I wasn't sold about microblogging. I felt it was invasive. I felt I didn't want to be updated of the first microblog posts that I kept seeing. These are ONLY : "Good morning."… Read More
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