My Rocking Cradle

Small kiosks like this are common especially along Calle Real in Ilioilo City: I missed eating peanuts from these peanut vendors and even from those who carry along their stuff in small plastic baskets. I don’t have a sensitive tummy so I have no fear in eating these familiar street foods. For Filipinos living abroad, don’t you [...]

What if all Philippine jeepneys will look like this? I will definitely give in to my son’s constant demand to ride on a jeepney:-). Lucky for him though, he was able to ride one with his Lolo Daddy here in Iloilo. Got to see the jeepney above in Greenbelt. This is not a commercial jeepney [...]

Thanks to a break from daily brown-outs of 2-3 times a day, I was able to visit my blog site. I didn’t expect this daily brown-outs here in Iloilo. Apparently, the lone supplier of electricity here in the city – the PECO – could not cope up with the demands of its consumers. Duh! Back [...]

We were billeted at The Mandarin Hotel for a few days and Little Dynamo took to the pool on the mornings that we were there. He just had to have it right after breakfast. This was what happend on his first morning: He was the only kid on the kiddie pool. He was… hmmm… lonely? I had [...]

This is a very delayed post but I can’t stop myself from raving about our very own Manny Pacquiao. It was not just his fighting skills, it was not just his now legendary fists and it was not just about his famous speed on the boxing ring. More than anything else, after his 8th world [...]

Little Dynamo has his own batch for playmates here in Seoul. I’m glad my children do not lack this important part of their childhood. But what’s so special about Baby Dynamo’s friend in this picture?   For one, their mommies have been friends for 4 years already. We had been together almost everyday until last [...]

Why is it seem so easy to make fun of people who can’t speak or understand english well? It appears to me that Jimmy Kimmel is having a good time making fun of the seemingly clueless Manny Pacquiao. He can’t seem to comprehend whether he is being insulted or not. He just doesn’t possess the [...]

We will be with Filipinos rooting for Pacquiao on Sunday in his fight versus Antonio Margarito. There is no better place to watch it than… in the Philippines. Yipee!!! Brother-in-law is buying tickets for us for P750 per person and that includes breakfast in The Hooters Sports Bar and Restaurant in Pasay City. The children [...]

This is a good year of friendship. I love our life here in Seoul and I love the people here in Seoul. For an expat wife like me whose attention and focus are on her children and husband, friends are a great bonus and they add spice to my life. It isn’t a boring life. [...]

I read this from Inquirer.net. MANILA, Philippines-The Philippine Daily Inquirer is now using the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) initials “PH” when referring to the Philippines, and no longer “RP,” the acronym for “Republic of the Philippines.” The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced last month it was adopting the ISO initials “PH” in accordance [...]