My Rocking Cradle

Mother-in-law was granted a one month stay here in Korea for her C4 visa courtesy of her “modelling career”. The visa was set to expire on the 18th.  But due to hubby’s sudden (when was it ever not sudden?) business trip, we need her here at least until the 24th. Thanks to Jaz who sent [...]

Mother-in-law is back! She is back with a free round-trip ticket for Manila-Incheon-Manila courtesy of her modelling “career”. It is a good story to tell – to her friends, her grandchildren, her grandchildren’s children. It all started with a phone call from Jaz. She phoned me one day asking if my mother-in-law was still here in [...]

Mother-in-law had a teleserye marathon today. And that, my friends, is why I love the internet:-). Pinoy Channel TV kept her entertained after spending hours (yes!) of taking care of my Baby Dynamo while I prepared my Little Dynamo for school and spent an hour in the gym. Don’t you just love grandmothers? Watching her [...]

I found a pre-school for my Little Dynamo. Kinder Liebe.  I was overjoyed when I visited the place for the first time and discovered that the Directress speaks English. For a foreigner like me who doesn’t speak Korean, this is a relief and this is the most important factor in choosing my son’s pre-school.  Important too was the [...]

A two-bedroom condominium unit is available for rent this coming August 2010 in Quezon City, Philippines. The tower is located along N. Domingo Street and Balete Drive. It is ideal for expats, small families and young professionals. It has the best of location within New Manila and is very accessible to the best schools, churches and [...]

One of our family time is doing the weekly grocery together. Since the opening of Lotte Mart in Lotte Castle which connects to the Gongdeok Station in Mapo-gu last year, we have been doing our grocery here. Not only is it near, it gives us the convenience that other Lotte Supermarkets cannot. It delivers our grocery for free. [...]

My Little Dynamo has a very positive attitude towards school. If you went to a school where your grandfather is the university president, I don’t think someone will make it a less positive experience for you:-). When I went back here in Seoul, I was hoping that Kinder Schule (where my son used to go [...]

I think I will have to do without a helper… at least until I find a reasonable rate again. Six months ago, I was giving my part-timer 60,000-won for a 9am-6pm job. When I recently contacted my part-timer again, this time she was asking 70,000-won for the same length of time. She asked me if [...]

One week’s passed and gone. We did it! Clothes had been properly put in their respective drawers. Baby Dynamo has his own drawers for clothes. I was surprised to see how many clothes Little Dynamo has accumulated in all of his three years. To think that I have given out so many already. Now, some [...]

Baby Dynamo is barely 3 months old. He was granted his F3 visa here in the Philippines by the Korean Embassy last February 19. A lot of Filipinos lament the Korean embassy’s strictness with visa application. The Korean Embassy is said to be rejecting a lot of application for tourist visas. Personally, I think it [...]