Things, issues, and happenings I rave and rant about.
I like to believe I’m a fun Mom.
I place much emphasis on play and taking my children out for outdoor fun. On August 24 to 25, we went on a camping adventure at the BSP (Boys Scouts of the Philippines) Capitol Hills South Camp in Barangay Kalunasan. Continue reading“Why take your children out for outdoor fun”
In my column over at CDN Digital, I wrote about my practice of going on four monthly dates with my children.
I wrote:
“The first date is with Nicholas; the second with Antoinette; the third with Jeff Jr.; and the fourth with all three of them.”
READ HERE: Nanay Says: Ate Kuya
The dates need not be lavish or elaborate. Sometimes it’s a trip to an animal park; other times it’s just a walk to a nearby sari-sari store to buy chocolates or lollipops. Continue reading“Why monthly dates matter to you and your children”
I am scheduled to host an online show this afternoon in relation to the upcoming May 13, 2019 elections and here I am in my home-office corner staring at the books on my shelves. 
There is a good list of titles on the second level: Milne Shepard’s Winnie-the-Pooh, Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Jack Kerouac’s Lonesome Traveler, Pearl S. Buck’s The Good Earth, Cecilia Brainard’s Magdalena and The Newspaper Widow, and some book on potty training. Continue reading“The truth about potty training”
We are creatures of habit — and what we constantly do shapes our person.
When I was nine years old, my family moved to a village called Libas in Merida, Leyte. Barangay Libas is located 27 kilometers (or 45 minutes to one hour travel) from Ormoc City.Continue reading“Creatures of Habit”
I took my three children to the post office on January 28 all by myself.
I have been feeling invincible since then because I came out of the experience alive.
Any mother would agree when I say that I will do anything to make my children happy.
I did not know I was capable of writing that before the twins, Nicholas and Antoinette, and Jeff Junior came into my life and turned it upside down.
Continue reading“Hapee with the Balde: What it means to #GoTheExtraSmile”
School is here again after a week of no classes.
The mutants are ecstatic about going back to school.Continue reading“Buwad and Rice: Back to school with the excited trio”
Look at that.
They grow up too fast.
I took the photo above at 2:02 p.m. last Saturday (October 6). There was no electricity in our neighborhood, Jeff was out to replenish our food supply and the children and I were playing Bingo to while away the time.
Dear Jeffrey,
I am writing another love letter after a long time to tell you that I was patient today to actually not mind my running nose while thinking about what to say to you on your special day.Continue reading“Happy Birthday, Jeffrey!”
I had a list of activities lined up for the twins’s fifth birthday and one of it was an overnight stay in Tabuelan, a municipality located 103 kilometers from Cebu City, which boasts of white sand beach and laidback vibe. The goal was to spend P6,000 for the Tabuelan trip for a family of three adults and three children.
We stayed at the Golden Prince Hotel and Suites on the day of their birthday and then left for Tabuelan on a Monday to avoid the weekend crowd. I picked Tabuelan because I have always wanted to go there but have never found the time to go there.Continue reading“How we spent Php 6,000 on a family trip to Tabuelan”
