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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Baby's First Trip to my Hometown Jimenez

 My baby had his first trip to Jimenez last December 21. When we arrived at the bus terminal, he was so amazed upon seeing the big buses. He was very behaved during the trip. His grandparents were so happy to see him and celebrate our Christmas with them.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Baby's First Pajama Night

This month, the Blessed Hope Christian Community Church celebrates the Kids Month. Me and my husband are busy preparing activities for the kids since we are both in the children's ministry., me as a teacher and my husband the chairperson. Yesterday, we had the children's pajama night. Everyone's excited. As a teacher, I want to be with the kids during this event since we were not able to join last year because I was still pregnant. When I chatted with Jackie who's also a mom of a cute baby boy were chatting at the office, we decided to join the pajama night. We were excited to see what our babies reaction would be.


My baby was so amazed to see a lot of kids at the church. He was not able to sleep early. He was very happy to see everyone enjoying their activities. He used to sleep around 7 o'clock but during the pajama party, he stayed up late. He was able to sleep at 11pm and manage to wake up early at 5:30 this morning. My baby Ceejay and Jackie's baby Jeush were the youngest participant of the activity.. :)

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Maxine


Meet Maxine - my first big type of dog. She is a golden retriever puppy but she's bigger and heavier than my poodle and shih tzu dam and sire. She's really a friendly dog. Thanks to my hubby for this gift.

Monday, October 15, 2012

copy kids

Children are really great imitators. They love to imitate what other people are doing. They want to eat what other kids are eating. Just like my baby, he wants to eat when he sees us eating. When he was on his sixth month, he had his first taste of food. He was hesitant at first. He was just able to take a little until one week. I have noticed that his appetite grow each week. He became more excited during meal time. He wants to eat the foods that we ate but I don't allow him since he is still a baby except fruits and vegetables. He loves to eat smashed fruits and vegetables. I am so thankful that I don't have a problem when it comes to feeding my baby. When I received my copy of the DVD Copy Kids, I was so excited to see my baby's reaction. As we were watching the video, I was observing my baby's reaction. He was salivating upon watching the different kids eating the vegetable. So I paused the video for a while and prepared some carrots for him. Then we went back on watching the video with a slice of boiled carrot in his hand. He began eating while watching the video. 



Copy kids really works! They were right. It really help children develop their eating habits. So for those mommies out there who are having problems about their children's eating habit, it's time for you to grab a copy of the video and I'm sure, you'll children will learn to eat the foods the children on the video are eating.

Monday, October 1, 2012

This is it! My free Copy Kids DVD

When I got home from work last Friday, my baby's nanny handed me the receipt of the house rental and a claim card from the the post office. There was a stamp receipt on the upper right portion dated September 6, 2012. It means, the post office personnel received the parcel on that day and I wonder why it took it so long for them to notify me. But anyway, it's okay. I was just wondering where the said parcel came from since the sender is not indicated on the claim card. 

So I went to the post office today to get the parcel. It was my free copy of the DVD of the Copy Kids. Wow, I am so excited to watch the video and see my baby's reaction. But the problem is, our DVD player is not working. I need to have it fixed. I hope I can have it fixed the soonest possible time so I could watch the DVD together with my baby. But if not, I still have another options, I might borrow a portable DVD player from a friend or we'll just watch it at my cousin's house. I am really excited.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Instant OB Gyne

My shih tzu dog was having labor pains which started last night. She was not able to sleep well the whole night. She kept on walking to and fro. He keeps on urinating maybe because of the pain she felt. I could remember the time when i was in labor pains when i was about to give birth to my baby. I cannot explain the pain as if you bones at the back are breaking. I know Queenie (my dog) was in extreme pain.

Early this morning, my husband prepared the crib which Queenie will use in giving birth.  Since he needs to go to work, he instructed me on what to do if Queenie gives birth and he's not yet at home. I was afraid of the idea of assisting the dog in her delivery but i had no choice. I was hoping that the dog will give birth when my husband comes home from work but it didn't happen. So I prepared the necessary things to be used. I was screaming since I don't like to see blood. Thank God I survived, I didn't faint. The delivery of the 2 puppies was successful. I am so proud of myself. I couldn't believe I did it!

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Pursuing A Degree

A friend of mine want  to pursue a college degree since she was not able to finish one due to early marriage.  But the problem is she don’t have the time to go to a university/college to attend classes because of the fact that her residence is quite far from the city where the universities and colleges are located. Another problem for her is that she is “hands-on”  in taking care of her daughter so it would be impossible for her to leave her daughter for several hours just to attend classes. If she enrolls in a university/college, she would have less time to be with her daughter and she’s not yet prepared for it. She is sure that she would be absent minded inside the class. Good thing almost everything is possible with technology. Through the power of internet, everything seems easy and possible. She may be living away from the city but she is not deprived of internet access. Thanks to online educational program, her dream of pursuing a college degree without the hassle of leaving her daughter is within reach. Through the internet, she now has the opportunity to enroll in an on line school and finish a degree she wanted. She is now doing research on which is the best on line school where she could possibly enroll herself.

Page Rank 4/10

It's been a while since the last time I visited my blog. I was very busy these past few days doing office works. I just had the chance to open my blog today and to my surprise, my page rank raised to 4! Whew! What a surprise. I wasn't really expecting that my page rank will reach this far since it was 0/10 the last time I opened it few weeks ago. I really can't believe it when I saw it. To satisfy my confusion, I checked my PR over and over again, and yes, it's really 4/10. I am really happy with this. :)

How To Lose Weight Fast


Millions of people especially women all over the world are struggling to lose weight and I am one of them. Fats can easily be gained but hard to get rid especially for working/busy moms like me. There are a lot of reasons why we gained extra weight. Lack of physical exercise, slow metabolism, frequent eating of unhealthy foods, and aging are just a few reasons.  In my case, I gained extra weight during pregnancy. When we gain weight, we start to feel discomfort.

What can we do about these extra fats? The answer is to eliminate them. 

But how?

There is a wide variety of weight lose program we can see on the television and in the internet. There are different weight lose diet plans, work outs, and even surgeries offered to eliminate unwanted fats. I have tried a few which gradually decreases my weight but the problem is I am impatient and sometimes I feel like giving up. Food craving often comes when we want to lose weight. Tempting foods are everywhere. These are the problems we always face when we want to lose weight. But there is a solution for these. Appetite suppressant is the answer. It will help us feel less hungry. When we eat less, it just means less fat. So why worry about the extra weight gained when we actually have this option of losing weight the easy way.





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Saturday, September 1, 2012

Soothing Baby's Tender Gums


My baby didn’t have a problem when he had his first tooth. But now, he’s having some sleepless nights and he often cries at midnight. He also lose a little of his appetite due to tender gums. He doesn’t like to eat. I was really worried. Then I remember my sister mentioning a gel that really helps soothes tender gums. So I immediately went to a drug store and bought Xylogel. It really help my baby relieve the pain he suffers in teething. Now hes’ having his appetite back. 

Friday, August 31, 2012

Damn These Stupid Mosquitoes


I really hate these stupid mosquitoes. I don’t know where they’re coming from. We always clean the house and even spray insect killer just to illuminate these stupid mosquitoes but it isn’t working. It seems it just caused the mosquitoes to feel dizzy and afterwards they’re alert again. I even applied a mosquito repellent lotion to my baby’s skin but still it isn’t working. The mosquitoes still keeps on biting him. So we decided to use mosquito net.  I am still looking for an effective insect spray and an effective mosquito repellant lotion. Can somebody here recommend an effective brand?

Monday, August 27, 2012

My Floor Plan

An evidence of being a frustrated civil engineer. :)

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

My Baby's First Tooth


Finally, my baby’s first tooth has appeared. I was worried when his gums started to swell since I heard a lot of people say that it irritates the baby and it causes them sleepless nights. Good thing my mother advised me to buy a Chinese medicine they call “marka tiki”. Every day I never forget to put some on my baby’s gum. It really helped a lot. He never had sleepless nights due to tender gums and he didn’t even have problems in pooping. Thanks God for keeping my baby okay during his teething.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Mama, It Tickles Me!


 He doesn't understand what he feels.

But here, he starts to love the tickling sensation caused by the sands. 


Saturday, August 4, 2012

Baby Gap Pants On Sale


I’ve been wanting to buy a denim pants for my baby but I find the price too expensive. Good thing when I dropped by at Gaisano Mall, I happened to see some baby garments on sale. Then I saw a denim pants worth less than a hundred pesos and I was amazed to see the brand, Baby Gap. So without second thoughts, I bought the pants even if it still a little bigger for my baby. I know it will fit him 2 months from now.

Thursday, July 26, 2012

My mini garden

Gardening is fun. At first, I had my mushroom hanging garden. Now, I have my vegetable garden. Thanks to my father for his effort in planting these plants. I also have 3 dwarf papaya plant. I can't wait for them to bear fruit. Our garden have helped us financially not because I sell the harvested veggies. The purpose of my garden is for personal consumption. We have saved our money because instead of buying veggies from the market, we just have to pick them from our own garden and they are guaranteed fresh and fertilize and pesticide free! Looking forward of planting more veggies.

I HAVE DECIDED

I'm tired!

I'm tired of being overweight.

I'm struggling!

I'm struggling to really lose weight!

Now, I have decided to lose extra pounds and this time it's for real. I wanna wear those clothes I used to wear when I was still in shape. I know I can do this. I have done this before so there's no reason for me to fail this time. I know this won't be easy but I intend to do this and I know I can. It's just a matter of self discipline.I know I need to be healthy. Looking forward of having trimmed extra pounds weeks from now..

Starting weight: 67 kg

Target weight: 57 kg

Target date: September 26, 2012



:)

Monday, July 23, 2012

a TV worth P2,800.

For 9 months, we've been wanting to buy a TV but we don't have enough money since it is not in our priority list. We do have a TV before, but we really don't own it. It was of my husband's aunt but when they left for Bacolod City to stay there for good, they brought with them the TV and left us another TV which unfortunately, didn't work after a day. Too bad! When I had my maternity leave, I just listen to the radio whenever I get bored or watch a movie in my laptop computer. It's really different when there's a TV. You'll get updated with what's happening in and around the globe through the news. My husband planned to buy a surplus TV since it's what we could afford. I was surprised when he called me this afternoon and he told  me to see him near the school where he's working because the pawnshop there is having an auction sale and he happened to see two TV sets. He cannot decide which one to buy so he needs my suggestion. I asked permission from the office to go out for a while to see my husband. So finally we decided to buy the TV (LG brand). We don't care even if it's an old model as long as it is still OK, the reception is clear.

a TV worth P2,800.

For 9 months, we've been wanting to buy a TV but we don't have enough money since it is not in our priority list. We do have a TV before, but we really don't own it. It was of my husband's aunt but when they left for Bacolod City to stay there for good, they brought with them the TV and left us another TV which unfortunately, didn't work after a day. Too bad! When I had my maternity leave, I just listen to the radio whenever I get bored or watch a movie in my laptop computer. It's really different when there's a TV. You'll get updated with what's happening in and around the globe through the news. My husband planned to buy a surplus TV since it's what we could afford. I was surprised when he called me this afternoon and he told  me to see him near the school where he's working because the pawnshop there is having an auction sale and he happened to see two TV sets. He cannot decide which one to buy so he needs my suggestion. I asked permission from the office to go out for a while to see my husband. So finally we decided to buy the TV (LG brand). We don't care even if it's an old model as long as it is still OK, the reception is clear.

Friday, July 6, 2012

Baby says "Papa"

It was just this week when we heard our baby say the word "Mama". I couldn't explain the joy I felt on that moment. Today, we heard him say a word, the 2nd word that he could clearly say. It was "Papa". He kept repeating the word loud and clear. I'm so happy for my baby's progress. I am happy and I know my husband is much happier. Finally, our baby knows how to say "Papa",

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Cloth diapers

I've been wanting to buy cloth diapers for my little boy but I find its price quite expensive. When I examined a cloth diaper from a certain store in our place, I find it so expensive. Since I love to sew, I made my own cloth diapers for my baby. It was so easy and economical. I made my own cloth diapers out of the tee shirts I no longer used. For moms out there who want to make your own cloth diapers, it just so easy. You can find some patterns in the internet if you want. Happy sewing everyone!


 

Friday, June 29, 2012

Baby's First Word

My morning was filled with so much joy. Finally, my baby has uttered his first word at 6:45 this morning. My husband and I were both surprised. We heard him babble/baby talk as early as 4 months, but today the word he uttered was very clear. I was nursing him when he suddenly stopped, looked at me with teary eyes and said "MAMA". My heart was pounding when I heard him say the word. He even repeated the word a few times. It was really a great morning for me.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

I love my Firmoo

Finally, my Firmoo sunglasses has arrived. 
I really love the design.
It really fits perfectly..

The sun glasses are of good quality. It even comes with a pouch, a holster, spare screws, and screw drivers in a key chain. I really love my firmoo. Now, I can walk under the heat of the sun without getting my eyes hurt. 

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

waterfalls

This photo was taken somewhere in Hong Kong Park during our vacation last year. The place was really nice. We had to run as fast as we can so that we won't get really wet. It was really freezing cold during that time. We got wet but it was really fun.

Linking this post to Watery Wednesday

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Brave baby

My son had his third shot of DPT vaccine today. He was so brave. He still cried but unlike the previous injections, he just cried for less than a minute. I hope he won't cry for his next vaccination next month. LOL

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

My Favorite Pre Nup Photo



This is one of the photos during our prenup photo shoot. I really love this photo and this is really my favorite. The photographer asked me and my fiance (who is now my husband) to lie down on the water under the scorching heat of the sun. It was all worth it. I really love the result. This photo was taken at Midway Beach Resort in Initao.


Linking this post to WATERY WEDNESDAY 

Feels Like Winter

It's really freezin' cold. Feels like winter! Is it winter here in the Philippines? LOL Almost everybody's wearing jacket/coat to feel a little warmer. I really missed Mr. Sun today. It's been raining since morning. I really feel freezin' cold even with my coat on but I am pretty sure my little baby's lovin' the coldness of the day.

Monday, June 11, 2012

Thanks God for the Lightning

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It is believed that mushrooms grow quickly when there is lightning. I really don't know why and I never bothered to do a research about it until one day, my colleague asked me about it. It was raining on that day and there was lightning so I was very happy. I was happy since I have my own mushroom garden at home and I had this thinking that mushroom really grow quickly when there is lightning and as I have observed that it's really true. To satisfy our curiosity, I googled the reason why but there is no exact explanation why. Some says it is because lightning accompanies moisture and changes in the atmospheric content that are beneficial to the growth of mushrooms. Whatever the reason is, I am just happy when there is lightning because it means a good harvest of mushrooms and I thank God for it.




Friday, June 8, 2012

Creamy Crabs


Just want to share to you my very own creamy crab recipe (another cooking experiment  just this morning)

Ingredients:
1/2 kl mud crabs
5 tbsp peanut butter
1 tsp brown sugar
6 cups water
3 cloves garlic
1 large onion sliced
1/2 cup thinly sliced ginger
2 medium size red bell pepper
ground black pepper (depending on your taste)
1 tsp soy sauce
ajinomoto seasoning (vetsin)
2 tbsp venigar
1 tbsp cooking oil

Cooking Procedure:
In a wok, cook the crabs in 4 cups of water. Boil until almost all the water evaporates
Remove the cooked crab and let it cool.
Cut into halves the cooked crabs.

In a wok, saute onions, garlic, ginger, and pepper.
Add the peanut butter
Add 2 cups of water and let it boil
Add the vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, seasoning, and dash of ground black pepper.
Simmer for 30 seconds
Add the cooked crabs and simmer for 2 to three minutes until the soup starts to thicken.
Serve hot.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Prioritizing Priorities

Prioritizing priorities has always been considered as one of the most hardest things to do. I've been always struggling on this for quite some time. It's really hard to prioritize your priorities especially when it involves money matters.We should learn to prioritize Sometimes we become stupid in distinguishing needs and wants especially when we are in a shopping center and a SALE is going on. We buy things that we really don't need and in the end, we run out of budget for the things that we really need. So we tend to look for an option where to get finances for our needs. As a result, we borrow money from other people and even apply for bank loans.We then become like ReBecca Bloomwood (character in Confessions of a Shopaholic) who has financial problems because of buying things which really aren't needed. Things like these can be avoided if we just learn how to prioritize priorities. Reality check:
  • Spend money on things that we really need. (We can live without having the things that we WANT, but we definitely cannot live without the things that we NEED)
  • Don't spend more that what you earn.
  • Salary - savings = expenses NOT salary - expenses = savings

Monday, June 4, 2012

Looks Ohh So Yummy

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                            Looking at this photo makes me hungry. 

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