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- September 2010 (3)
- 04: Road to Independence (0)
- 03: My New Monitor (2)
- 03: On a Mission (2)
- August 2010 (11)
- 31: Another Life Year (5)
- 26: Cane River by Lalita Tademy (5)
- 24: The Hostage-Taker (6)
- 24: Major Good Day! (0)
- 20: The World’s Most Expensive Teddy Bear (0)
- 19: When One Should Not Be Too Comfortable (6)
- 19: The Love Land (3)
- 19: Jeju Summer Vacation (2)
- 07: What Kind of Mother Would You Like To Be? (0)
- 06: The Mother-in-Law (2)
- 06: Shopping Dilemma for Big Women (2)
- July 2010 (9)
- 29: Breastfeeding in Public (0)
- 29: World One Curry in Myeongdong (2)
- 27: Being A Mom (0)
- 15: Seoul Grand Sale (2)
- 14: Teleserye Marathon (0)
- 11: Musical Play for Kids - “The Little Dragon” (0)
- 06: Samsung Children’s Museum - Learning Without Teaching (0)
- 06: Mom 101: Artwork in Mommy’s Eyes (0)
- 06: Carrot Cake for Baby Dynamo’s 7th Monthday (2)
- June 2010 (13)
- 30: Heartbreaker for Japan (1)
- 29: Mom 101: Goodbye Sippy Cup (2)
- 27: Gloomy Sky Clouds Over Seoul (0)
- 22: When Fiction Haunts (0)
- 17: A Very Inspiring Story (3)
- 17: Instilling Nationalism in Toddlers (1)
- 17: An Attempt to Translate (0)
- 12: Bedtime Prayer (2)
- 10: Kinder Liebe: A Pre-school Option for Foreigners in Seoul (0)
- 09: Learning to Compromise in Pre-School (0)
- 08: Free Text to the Philippines Using Chikka (0)
- 08: Binay Wins the Vice-Presidency (2)
- 04: Mommy 101: A Lesson on Being Consistent (1)
- May 2010 (20)
- 31: House Talk: Dried Flowers (1)
- 31: Balikbayan Box Service from the Philippines to Korea (8)
- 29: Philippine Condominium for Rent (0)
- 28: I Hope Roxas Wins! (1)
- 27: Flea Market in Apartment Complexes in Seoul (0)
- 25: Mom 101: Baby’s First Solids (1)
- 21: Weekly Grocery (0)
- 19: Mom 101: An Ajumma’s Best Friend (9)
- 19: Sleeping in the Bathtub (0)
- 14: Mom 101: Do I Follow My Doctor Or Not? (5)
- 13: The Spirit of the Parents Lives On (3)
- 11: The New President of the Philippines (0)
- 10: A Good Place to Celebrate In (0)
- 10: Do We Know the Next Philippine President in Just Two Days? (4)
- 09: Happy Mother’s Day (2)
- 08: House Talk: Doing the Laundry (2)
- 08: 2010 Philippine Election (0)
- 07: English Kindergarten for Foreigners (2)
- 06: Do We Only Learn from Sorrow? (0)
- 06: In Support of Jasmine (0)
- April 2010 (12)
- 30: Perfect Party Souvenir (0)
- 29: Our Home, Our Daycare (1)
- 26: House Talk: Cleaning Aids (0)
- 24: Good Credit Standing (1)
- 23: Filipina Domestic Helper’s Rate (1)
- 20: So Far, So Good (0)
- 13: Where’s my breakfast? (17)
- 10: To Seoul We Go (1)
- 09: Korean Dol Ring (0)
- 08: Getting Ready for the Baptism (0)
- 07: Dingalan Once More (0)
- 03: Conquering the Waves in Dingalan (0)
- March 2010 (9)
- 31: Baby Dynamo is 4 months old (1)
- 30: We Have a Graduate (1)
- 29: When Boys Play (2)
- 27: 5 minutes (2)
- 25: Beauty Bar Spender (0)
- 08: A Toddler’s Prayer (3)
- 03: Mother, Grandmother and Chocolate Candy (2)
- 02: Summer is Here (0)
- 02: Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom (1)
- February 2010 (7)
- 23: Baby Dynamo Granted an F3 Visa (17)
- 16: Choosing a Webhost (0)
- 15: Hot Air Balloon in Clark, Pampanga (0)
- 14: A Valentine Greeting (0)
- 12: Melissa of PBB (0)
- 09: Will You Take Care of Me? (2)
- 03: Po*p Anecdote (2)
- January 2010 (12)
- 30: Gibo in Presidential Forum in Nueva Ecija (3)
- 30: Our Typical Afternoon (0)
- 29: English Proficiency (2)
- 28: Banking Concerns (2)
- 24: Day time and Night time Playmates (2)
- 23: Flip-flops Country (3)
- 23: Baby Needs (0)
- 15: His Hand In Mine (1)
- 11: Walking Advertisement (3)
- 11: Choosing the Right Shoes (0)
- 10: Young Saver (1)
- 09: Picture of Exhaustion (0)
- December 2009 (17)
- 31: Happy New Year! (4)
- 30: Road Trip to Gabaldon (0)
- 30: An Afternoon in Dupingan River (1)
- 28: King of the Road (0)
- 25: Christmas with a Large Family (1)
- 23: Christmas Carolling in the Philippines (4)
- 23: The Crib (1)
- 23: Of Diapers (0)
- 18: Do The Math Online (0)
- 16: Breastfeeding While On The Go (1)
- 15: “I’m Excited To Get Married” (2)
- 13: Post Pregnancy Vanity (1)
- 13: Post Pregnancy Weight Gain (1)
- 12: And Mommy Was To Be Blamed (4)
- 10: The “Yaya” Dilemma (0)
- 04: A Wedding to Remember: A Re-Post (3)
- 01: Perfect End for November (11)
- November 2009 (17)
- 25: The Importance of Listening (4)
- 22: SM and Robinsons Dominate (3)
- 22: Shopping for a Preggy (3)
- 21: Expensive Kid’s Hair Cut (2)
- 21: Some Things that Don’t Change (1)
- 21: A Dessert Place to Destress (1)
- 19: The President’s Apo Goes to School (7)
- 18: Family Bonding through Malling? (2)
- 17: Do You Miss your Pan de Sal? (2)
- 13: Beginning of the Christmas Season (4)
- 13: Going Around in Style (1)
- 12: Night and Day (0)
- 10: Want to Release Your Anger? (0)
- 09: Floating Restaurant in Tarlac (1)
- 08: Rice Grains along the National Highway (1)
- 04: Spiderman Turned 3! (4)
- 04: Yummy Chicken in a Carenderia (0)
- October 2009 (17)
- 29: A Star Wars-themed 7th Birthday Celebration in the Philippines (1)
- 28: Children and Economics (0)
- 28: A Few Hours in Clark and the Fontana Experience (1)
- 24: 33rd week (0)
- 20: Revisiting Golden Fortune in Binondo (0)
- 20: Trying Out Amici and Cara Mia at Greenhills (2)
- 14: Uncalled-for Angst of a Jealous Mom (1)
- 13: Receiving Mails (1)
- 10: 31st Week (0)
- 10: A Bright Saturday Afternoon (0)
- 10: Inexpensive Pop-Up Books (0)
- 08: Alagang-Buntis Massage at Skinetics (2)
- 07: Skin Food in SM City Iloilo (1)
- 07: Hong Kong Airport Express (0)
- 05: My Nightmare is Happening (9)
- 04: Little Dynamo’s Perks of Being With Family (2)
- 03: Guimaras Vacation (2)
- September 2009 (17)
- 30: In the Philippines… (2)
- 29: The Shoe That Fits (0)
- 28: Do you still have this? (2)
- 28: Scents for the Senses (0)
- 21: HK Disneyland for the Brave Little Dynamo (1)
- 17: Wednesday Playgroup Farewell at Kid’s Cafe (1)
- 17: Online Help for Math (0)
- 17: The Best Laid Plans… are not always FOR the Best (3)
- 16: A Vacation Destination (0)
- 13: It’s Over! (10)
- 13: Super Why, MSN and the Little Dynamo (4)
- 08: Which is the Most Heartwrenching? (9)
- 06: Entertainment Venues (1)
- 03: A Man of His Word by Kathleen Fuller (2)
- 03: House Keys No More (0)
- 02: A Korina Country? (7)
- 01: The Perfect Day - Tuesdays with Morrie (6)
- August 2009 (26)
- 31: Last Week in School (2)
- 30: My Pasalubong - Door to Door Service to the Philippines (7)
- 28: A Good Excuse To Use Your Husband’s Jeans (7)
- 28: First Progress Report (3)
- 28: Sleepless in Seoul (2)
- 24: Learning about VUR (5)
- 23: Movie Date: Ice Age 3 (0)
- 21: Korean Air: Travel Accomodation for Pregnant Women (1)
- 20: Our Wednesday Playgroup at the Pool (3)
- 19: Time to Check Out Some Cars (2)
- 18: I wish I Could… (12)
- 18: Saving and Shopping Can Actually Go Together (2)
- 16: Thank You! (15)
- 15: “Where is the Star?” (4)
- 14: What Makes You Smile? (4)
- 13: The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards (2)
- 11: “My husband is not the Secretary of State. I am.” (2)
- 11: Early Morning of an Ajumma (2)
- 09: Plates Collection (3)
- 08: Halloween Express (0)
- 07: Untimely Funeral? (10)
- 06: “And God Smiled Back” at the 30th Manila International Book Fair (1)
- 06: His Father’s Son (0)
- 05: 13 Hours (0)
- 05: Wednesday Playgroup (0)
- 04: Swimming (1)
- July 2009 (23)
- 31: Ultrasound during Pregnancy (15)
- 29: Does your baby/toddler have recurring fever? (0)
- 24: “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini (2)
- 22: “I Just Want to be a Boy” (5)
- 21: Tools for Parents - Family Friendly Events (0)
- 21: Spelling of July in Malaysia - S,A,L,E (0)
- 20: Siomai, at last! (2)
- 20: Green Mango (8)
- 19: Awed by Petronas Twin Towers (0)
- 19: “And I Love You So” movie teaser (6)
- 19: Next Target Vacation: Cruise (1)
- 18: Pigeon-Face Me Conquering 272 Steps Flight of Stairs (0)
- 18: The Monkey Who Grabbed My Son’s Milk (6)
- 17: Friday Frustration: Be a Better Trip Planner (0)
- 17: Travelling and The Weather Anxiety (2)
- 12: Cash Card for Mothers (4)
- 12: Gold as the “Crisis Commodity” (0)
- 10: Shopping after the Free Lunch at the Philippine Fiesta (2)
- 07: Schengen Visa for Filipinos (6)
- 07: International Health Care Center of Severance Hospital (4)
- 03: Friday Frustration: Uncertainties (3)
- 03: Toddler School in Mapo: Good for Foreigners (1)
- 01: Infection / Injection (5)
- June 2009 (33)
- 30: Money Talk in Marriage (2)
- 30: A Lesson in Consistency (0)
- 29: Dancing with Grace (1)
- 26: A Peek Into the Lives of Undocumented Workers in Seoul (13)
- 25: Submit Your Kid’s Photo (0)
- 24: Making Friends For a Reason (2)
- 24: Truck Accessories (0)
- 24: So Many Things To Do, So Lacking of Discipline To Do Them All (1)
- 23: Protect Your Eyes With Style (1)
- 21: Philippine Festivities in Seoul’s Banpo Park (7)
- 21: Fitness at Home (0)
- 21: Happy Father’s Day (3)
- 20: Witty Boy (2)
- 19: Joke Season in the Philippines (3)
- 17: Fans for the Summer Heat (0)
- 12: Appreciating “Concerted Cultivation” - thanks to Gladwell’s ‘Outliers’ (5)
- 12: Friday Frustrations: 20, 30, 50 (3)
- 11: “I love that singing” (0)
- 09: Dr. Seuss Beginner Books (9)
- 09: Webhosting concerns (0)
- 08: Purefood Hotdogs (1)
- 07: Celebrate With Costumes (0)
- 07: John Lloyd Cruz and Ruffa Gutierrez? Yaikkks! (6)
- 07: Live within your means? Live below your means! (1)
- 06: Pregnancy Weight Gain (2)
- 06: Rudyard Kipling’s “If” read by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (2)
- 06: Enjoying Filipino Channels Through her Direct TV (0)
- 05: Friday Frustrations: Korean Language (13)
- 05: Golf Accessories (1)
- 05: How Much Do You Love Your Dogs? (1)
- 04: Hotmail Account Problem (4)
- 02: There’s Nothing Like a Secured Home (0)
- 01: Summer is Here! (0)
- May 2009 (29)
- 31: Need Cash Advance for your Legal Woes? (0)
- 31: Early Halloween Costume Ideas (0)
- 31: Want to have your own VOIP? (4)
- 29: The Influence of Peter Pan (1)
- 29: Friday Frustrations: Office Drinking as Office Meeting (8)
- 29: Visit Apogee Source (0)
- 28: Pregnancy Week by Week (1)
- 26: Metrobank in Seoul (17)
- 25: And The Mother Speaks (7)
- 25: Power Dressing (2)
- 24: Alien Registration Number Needed to Access WiFi service in Starbucks (1)
- 22: Friday Frustrations: Television as a Nanny? (4)
- 21: What’s in a Name? (9)
- 19: Obtaining a Credit Card for F-3 Visa Holders (9)
- 19: Employment Opportunity for Filipinos: Virtual Technical Assistant (0)
- 19: The Whys and Whats Attack (3)
- 16: Geared Up for the Rain (3)
- 16: Should Gay Marriage Be Legal? (3)
- 15: A Pororo Musical Show (0)
- 15: Friday Frustration (3)
- 13: Yellow Piano (0)
- 10: A Happy Mother’s Day (4)
- 10: Seoul Fashion (6)
- 06: Brit got the Best Job in the World (2)
- 06: Children’s Day Gift (6)
- 03: Hats Off to Manny Pacquiao! (4)
- 03: It’s the Soju! (3)
- 02: The Bark of a Tree (0)
- 02: Hunger Pangs (3)
- April 2009 (24)
- 30: The Moon (2)
- 30: What I like about Seoul (3)
- 27: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (3)
- 27: Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day (0)
- 26: Driving on a Sunday Afternoon (1)
- 24: “ME” time with my toddler (1)
- 23: Making Friends in School (3)
- 22: To Have a Gun Or Not (4)
- 20: Annabel Rama: The Disgrace of Philippine Show Business (4)
- 19: Six weeks old (6)
- 18: Brain Drain? (2)
- 15: Gym and Pregnancy (5)
- 14: Jumping is so Much Fun! (1)
- 13: The Not-so-Difficult Changes (4)
- 12: Wished… and Granted (13)
- 10: Imelda Marcos - Proud to be in “The Greediest of All Time” (5)
- 09: Reading “The Tipping Point” as a Mother (3)
- 05: A Beautiful Day (3)
- 04: He was so Proud of Me (3)
- 03: 2008 Philippine Bar Exam Result (8)
- 03: A Good Book Find (6)
- 02: Remembering Nick Joaquin (6)
- 02: Pull-ups No More (0)
- 01: Little Dynamo is Going to School! (0)
- March 2009 (30)
- 31: To Fight or Not to Fight (6)
- 31: Watching Television (4)
- 30: It’s Night Time (1)
- 28: Storytelling with Feeling (5)
- 27: My 28-month old Little Dynamo and his Letters (14)
- 26: Filipino English Teachers for Korea (47)
- 26: A Pleasant Customer Care Experience (5)
- 25: The Convenience of Going Wireless (2)
- 24: Counterfeit Checks in the Philippines (3)
- 23: The Singing Dog (4)
- 23: Hotmail Hackers (9)
- 22: Is your water safe? (1)
- 19: Moby Dick as a Lullaby? (3)
- 18: Skin Problems? (0)
- 17: Golf… in the Philippines and Korea (4)
- 15: “Don’t kiss my eyes. I have tears.” (3)
- 15: Seodaemun Museum for the Second Time (2)
- 12: Would You Like to be a Child in South Korea? (4)
- 12: Can You Get More Tired Than This? (3)
- 11: Hubby’s Double 3 (3)
- 08: To Daycare or Not to Daycare (7)
- 08: International Women’s Day (0)
- 05: Drizzling (5)
- 05: If there’s a Will, There’s a Way (14)
- 04: Fascination with Dinosaurs Brought Us To Seodaemun Museum of Natural History (11)
- 04: Calling America For Free (0)
- 03: An Afternoon of Spring Weather in Naminara Republic (7)
- 02: Pregnant and Beautiful with Beaute de Maman (3)
- 01: Majestic Mayon (4)
- 01: Staying Healthy Lifestyle (1)
- February 2009 (25)
- 27: Website for Expats in Korea (0)
- 25: 50,000-won Bill in June (0)
- 25: Renewal of Alien Registration Card for E7 and F3 Visa Holders- South Korea (43)
- 25: Best Dressed - Oscars 2009 (3)
- 24: Almost Spring (0)
- 24: Online Learning (0)
- 23: Philippine Passport Renewal (18)
- 23: Watch Dolphins Blow Bubbles (1)
- 22: My Second Reading of Jane Eyre (8)
- 18: Let’s Show Our Support: Have your copy of “And God Smiled Back” (2)
- 18: Toys for Rent (5)
- 16: Family Bonding (5)
- 14: Chocolates - A Social Obligation? (3)
- 14: Happy Valentines Day! (1)
- 13: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves - from a Mother’s Perspective (3)
- 12: Time for a Cookie Jar (4)
- 11: Grocery Bills (2)
- 10: Friendship Day (0)
- 09: Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires (3)
- 06: Sweating and Thinking in the Gym (0)
- 05: Oscar Season and My Favorite Most Nominated Actresses (2)
- 04: Why My Little Dynamo is a Dynamo (2)
- 03: Little Dynamo’s Fruit Jumble (2)
- 02: What’s your Scent? (3)
- 01: Love Month (0)
- January 2009 (24)
- 31: Filipina Spouses of Koreans in South Korea (11)
- 29: Fascination for Babies and Toddlers = Convenience (1)
- 28: Silently Crying (1)
- 27: A Package Arrived (1)
- 26: 5 Days, 5 Nights (1)
- 26: Stylishly Practical Garage (0)
- 25: Viva Sr. Sto Nino! (0)
- 25: Happy Lunar New Year! (1)
- 23: Price of Virginity - CNN Report Makes Me Remember “Memoirs of a Geisha” (0)
- 23: Mapo English Literacy Center (1)
- 22: Hosted Images (0)
- 21: Text of President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Speech as the 44th President of the United States (0)
- 21: Charice’s Performance in Realize The Dream (0)
- 20: Global Crisis Woes (0)
- 20: “Mommy Sesy” (0)
- 19: “Stop Angry” (0)
- 18: When Eating At Home Is Better Than Dining Out (1)
- 17: Island Caretaker, anyone? (0)
- 16: All-White (1)
- 14: Greenhills Post Christmas Shopping (5)
- 14: Zorro of Subic (1)
- 08: Website Problem (2)
- 07: Holiday Hang-over (0)
- 03: Happy New Year! (0)
- December 2008 (21)
- 31: Last Day of 2008 spent at the Fairways (0)
- 30: Philippine’s Rizal Day (0)
- 29: Subic 2008 (0)
- 28: Christmas Carol (0)
- 27: Iloilo Airport - They Who Wait and They Who Arrive (1)
- 26: Carabaos on a Pinoy’s Life while Driving Along SCTex (0)
- 25: A Merry White (Gold) Christmas (0)
- 20: Revisiting my Alma Mater (0)
- 18: It’s the Gravy! (1)
- 17: Cradle of the Ilonggo Revolution Against the Spanish Rule (3)
- 16: The UP Oblation Run 2008 (2)
- 12: What’s Up There? (1)
- 11: My Sunday Morning Philippine Experience (0)
- 10: My Sunday (December 7, 2008) Morning (7)
- 08: Metered Taxi (4)
- 07: Iloilo-Bound (1)
- 05: I am Peter Parker! (0)
- 04: Three Years Ago Today (4)
- 03: Reminiscing… A Wedding to Remember (1)
- 02: Where We Knew That We Were Going To Have Our Little Dynamo (3)
- 01: Philippine-bound (0)
- November 2008 (35)
- 30: Requirements for Minor Foreign Nationals Entering the Philippines (0)
- 29: A PoeTree Latte A Day (1)
- 28: At Last! An All-Day English Radio Channel (1)
- 27: Supposed-to-be Benefit of the Playroom (0)
- 26: Philippine Airlines (PAL) Online Booking System Sucks! (5)
- 25: Logic and Language Learning to a 2 year old (1)
- 24: Economics of Shopping (4)
- 23: Korea Unification in a “Transformed World” (0)
- 22: A Touch of Love (0)
- 21: What About The Babies? (4)
- 21: How To Get Back (3)
- 20: Winter-Ready Feet (3)
- 19: “Fat” Anecdotes (0)
- 18: The Benefit of Being A Frequent Hotel Transient (0)
- 17: Chasing the Autumn Leaves (0)
- 16: A Very Moving Blog (0)
- 15: Goodwill Begets Goodwill (1)
- 14: Another Blog Award (7)
- 14: Where Business and Alcohol Go Together (2)
- 14: South Korea’s College Scholastic Ability Test (1)
- 13: My Little Boy Now Demands For His Privacy (1)
- 12: Isn’t It Too Much To Tag Them As Fashion Icons? (0)
- 11: another untitled Poem (0)
- 10: untitled Poetry (2)
- 09: How I Remembered “The God of Small Things” (0)
- 08: Addicted! (1)
- 07: Corporate Daycares (0)
- 06: “Depth/s of Winter” (0)
- 05: The Most Beautiful Face of the 2008 Elections (2)
- 05: The First Black President (0)
- 04: Eight years from now… (1)
- 03: Why Should The Wedding Ring Be Worn On The Fourth Finger? (2)
- 03: Hotmail’s Customer Service (0)
- 02: A Democrat or a Republican President? (0)
- 01: Terrible Twos (4)
- October 2008 (23)
- 31: Jon Santos: Married in Toronto, Canada (0)
- 31: Boy Abunda’s “It’s the closest you can get to being an angel” (0)
- 30: Employment Opportunity for Filipinos Living in Korea (46)
- 29: Would You Like to Wear Red? (3)
- 28: Adultery No Longer A Criminal Offense? (0)
- 27: On Euthanasia: Which Side Do You Lean On? (0)
- 25: Tagged! (3)
- 24: State of Human Rights in North Korea is “Grave” (3)
- 22: When Watching Becomes Educational (1)
- 21: The Weaning Diary (1)
- 20: The Most Famous Movie Line Ever - “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” (1)
- 19: The Broken Wings of Kahlil Gibran (0)
- 18: Filipinos Can’t Teach English in Korea? (1)
- 17: Holiday Gift List (0)
- 16: Pride and Prejudice - not a book review (3)
- 15: The Most Admirable and The Most Despicable Gabriel Garcia Marquez Characters (7)
- 14: Prayer of an Expat’s Wife (1)
- 14: Managing to Cook (2)
- 13: Would You Like to Live to a Hundred Years Old? (0)
- 13: Angelina Jolie Breastfeeding (0)
- 13: What’s Behind the Name? (0)
- 12: For the Record (3)
- 12: Good morning! (0)
