My Rocking Cradle

Minnie, one of my Pinay Seoulites friend here in Seoul, had requested us, on behalf of her Korean friend, to bring along with us a 12-year old Korean girl to the Philippines. The girl will be staying in the Philippines for three months with a family she, nor her parents, has never met. Want to [...]

In two days, we are leaving for the Philippines for the holidays. It’s a temporary goodbye to my daily dose of PoeTree Latte.

The PoeTree Coffeeshop is the latest addition to the shops in the ground floor of the Trapalace III Multiplex. Trapalace III residents are entitled to 10% discount upon showing of the Trapalace access cards. But, [...]

When I want English music, I always open the internet. I’m just so glad I have favorited the free internet AOL music. Whenever my Little Dynamo wants to release his energy and show us his dancing prowess, the site is easy and accessible.
But an English radio channel here in Seoul would even be more convenient. [...]

My son plays very well even without me. He had been used to being left alone with my part-time nanny that all I have to do is to tell him I have a surprise for him when I get back. He nonchalantly says “Bye” when I leave. So, I happily leave when need be.
Tomorrow would [...]

Little Dynamo and I are off to Iloilo for our pre-Christmas holidays with my parents on December 7. My father informed me that there is a cheaper way to purchase tickets from PAL. Online purchase. Even if I am already holding a non-revenue ticket for myself at 75% off the regular price, this one’s a good [...]

Breakfast time. 
Little Dynamo: Chips, please.
Me: No. Finish the bread first.
Me: Drink your juice.
Little Dynamo: (pointing to his full mouth) Finish first.
 
We were reading a book titled “The Happy Prince”.
Me: “One day, on the way south, a swallow stopped by the statue”. This (pointing to the swallow) is a bird.
Little Dynamo: No, mommy no. Swallow (made [...]

As an expat family here in Seoul, holiday gift shopping is no longer just a question of who to buy gifts for.
When before I would just list down all the people that we want to give holiday gifts to (and cross out some names lest we come out penniless after the holidays), this recession season [...]

I don’t know if today’s news in Korea Herald will be a taken as a piece of good news by majority of the South Koreans. The US National Intelligence Council (NIC) released its 120-page report titled “Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World”. The report sees a unified Korea by 2025 although it does not see [...]

Got a special reminder through my email today to treasure every moment with my Little Dynamo. It is titled “A Touch of Love“.
You were six months old and full of fun,
With a blink of my eye, you were suddenly one.
There were so many things we were going to do,
but I turned my head and you [...]

 
We should have a solid definition of the basic things in life!
I feel powerless to start my entry with the loudest and strongest conviction but the statement above. It is the most that I can say.
This entry is triggered by the recent (and some not so recent) news about babies. More particularly, how babies come into this world. Babies [...]