The Week That Was Holy…

Happy Easter! I was meaning to post this a couple of days ago but I was so tired from the weekend activities that I never got to finish it.  😛 We didn’t go home to the mountain city for the holy week, rather, my Mom came to the big metro to spend a few days with us and to have a much needed rest. Seems like my Mom’s schedule was fully booked and she was stressed as well so getting away from home was what she needed. My Mom arrived Friday morning and left a couple of hours ago to […]

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V-Day Bday Family Day

Valentine’s Day is my Mom’s birthday. Instead of just having lunch somewhere, the family decided to have a picnic at Botanical Garden. We ordered take out food and spent a couple of hours in the park, while occasionally watching tourists go about the area. After lunch, my aunt and cousin went ahead while the rest of the family walked the short distance to Volante to have coffee. After coffee, we played tourist by walking through Wright Park then climbing the stairs going the The Mansion. I didn’t take photos but my sister and my brother did (and I still have to […]

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February, February…

Yep, it’s that shortest month of the year again, and this year, the month’s got an extra day. It’s the leap year so February gets 29 days again. For the past couple of years, I have always been mentioning how I hate this month for the reason that it feels too long. However, I think this is the first year that I will say that I am excited. Well, I have several reasons and indulge me as I tell you all about it. We have found a nanny for Z! 😀 Z had a nanny previously – a stay-out nanny in […]

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When There’s Silence…

You hear your thoughts loud and clear… It’s 1:45AM this side of the world and I’m on my second cup mug of freshly brewed coffee. I know I should be taking it easy so I can sleep in a few hours but then I needed something to do besides doing the laundry. I’ll do that tomorrow, I guess. My mind has been cluttered with a lot of things lately it is really hard to concentrate. Music can no longer drown out the thoughts that slowly trickles through my consciousness. So, I might as well give it time and go through […]

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Trip Down Memory Lane: The Confirmation…

It’s already 4AM here and I am yet to settle on my bed.  I have a leak in the bathroom’s ceiling which I reported to the maintenance when I got home. Unfortunately, the water leakage is coming straight out of the light fixture. That means that I cannot turn the light on to avoid further accidents. Apparently, the leak was caused by the renovation being done at the unit directly above mine. The maintenance guy and one of the roving guards mentioned was not authorized. Oh well. And I have to get up early later to run some errands that I […]

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Midnight Musings: Reminiscing the Past…

… to know what’s wrong with the present… For quite sometime now, I have felt like I am floating or falling into an abyss. Or maybe I am hanging somewhere. And I am reminded of a song from way back then… Somewhere in Between by Lifehouse. And the line on the song goes like this “I’m somewhere in between what is real and just a dream”… I don’t know. I’ve been thinking quite a lot for the past few weeks. About the past, about the present, about the future. And I think that some things need to change. I just […]

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The Money Challenge…

It’s already the 12th of the month this side of the world and I have yet to decide what money challenge I would take for this year. Last year, I attempted to do the 52-Week Money Challenge that was trending the cyber world. I used my son’s bank account to keep the savings and I also kept a spreadsheet to track down how much I was able to save. I started out with a base amount of Php 50 but I didn’t stick to the dictated amount to be saved per week. Every payday, I would deposit my extra cash and […]

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! 🙂 It has been a quiet celebration here for us, both for Christmas and New Year. Nevertheless, I am happy to have spent the holidays with my family. At the end of the day, that is what matters anyway, right? Since it was just us (my son and I, my Mom, youngest brother, sister, grandma and uncle), we just had a simple dinner for New Year’s Eve here at home. I was not able to take a photo of the food set up but my brother cooked beef stroganoff served with either pasta or rice and my Mom […]

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12 Days For The Year That Was – December 2015

Merry Christmas! It’s already the 25th here on this side of the world. My brother and sister are outside having bonfire and drinks with a few friends. Little Z is already asleep after a busy day, my Mom is already asleep as well and my youngest brother went house-hopping. 😀 It’s been a quiet celebration in this house today. My cousin spent Christmas eve in the hospital because her baby still has to stay for observation and to get stronger (preemie baby). Praying that they will be home before new year, though so we can celebrate here at home. Anyway, more […]

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12 Days For The Year That Was – November 2015

Hello from the mountain city where people are expecting the weather to be cold but in fact, not just yet. 😀 I arrived home this afternoon, around 3:30PM, after hanging in the terminal for about 3 hours just to chance a first class ride. I was able to chance it, thank goodness. I slept the whole trip since I didn’t have any sleep the night before because I had to tidy up my apartment and complete packing the stuff that I will be bringing with me, ensuring that I haven’t forgotten anything. Now, I feel so drowsy due to lack of […]

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