My Rocking Cradle

The Incheon International Airport had won the Best Airport Award for 6 consecutive years. Not so surprising about that if you have been traveling via that airport and have experienced its excellent and stress-free service.
And there’s more… we got the opportunity to check the other side of the huge airport when Firstborn had his last [...]

When was the last time we watched a movie?
We used to just line up to purchase our movie ticket but we discovered a new way last weekend when we went to CGV Times Square.
Yes, we did online reservation before. This self-ticketing corner isn’t new, either.

But this time, we noticed that people waiting for their turn [...]

How much is the Goldilocks Polvoron  (assorted flavor, 30 pieces) in the Philippines?

This one is KRW12,000. The price I have to pay for craving a Philippine product:-).

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 rapport [...]

Flea markets are weekly sights in some of the apartment complexes around Seoul. They usually set up their tents in the parking lot left vacant for the scheduled time to accommodate them. This particular flea market was in Tae Young Apartments in Mapo-gu last week.

Noticeably, they are well-organized as the tents are set-up in almost the same way in [...]

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. [...]

When you become a mommy in Korea, you don’t expect any helper around unless you’re financially blessed. Lucky are those who live with their in-laws (in terms of having free baby-sitters). But in so far as looking into the lives of ordinary Korean moms (whose circle I am happily friends with), these “ajummas” have to [...]

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 the [...]

We’re back here in Seoul.
I woke up on my first morning wondering “where’s my breakfast?”. There’s no one to say, “ate, kain na po kayo”.
Yesterday, we got ready to go to the playroom at the second floor of the building. Six months away from here, my Little Dynamo has apparently forgotten where the playroom is. Thinking that [...]

When I first arrived here in Seoul more than three years ago, my husband immediately and excitedly brought me to the apartment we called home for two years. It was my first time to experience a Spring morning so I was freezing outside the door but hubby took the joy in showing off the keyless lock feature of our [...]