Simple & Special Stuff To Try, Sweet Ideas To Spice Up Special Occasions

I love special occasions, whether it’s a birthday or an anniversary, or even just celebrating the day you and your significant other first met.  Every little occasion is something worth celebrating, at least, that’s what I believe. A friend of mine laughingly remarked that she really was surprised when she found out my husband and I would celebrate not only our wedding anniversaries or our anniversaries as a couple...

Michael Jackson Songs You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Before (And More)

A friend of mine shared something awesome on Facebook.  If you’re a die-hard Michael Jackson fan like I am (I’ve loved this artist since I was five years old!), you’re bound to enjoy this website that contains music by Michael Jackson that you may have never heard before. Feel free to check out this link : http://foxync.com/local1/spruitt/the-best-michael-jackson-songs-youve-never-heard/ For our anniversary, my...

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

I don’t think I was prepared for such a beautifully-written book such as this. It was just the thing I needed after a long week of juggling a lot of things —my usual wife and mom duties, work-from-home projects (my hubby and I have been busy beefing up our savings, and setting aside some for our upcoming family trips!), a few dinners with friends, and home-making and squeezing in some “me time.” This is a...

Thoughts on TRUST and FAITH

THOUGHTS ON TRUST AND FAITH (Things I’ve Learned and Continue to Re-Learn When Things Don’t Work According To My Plans) Today, our daughter Drian turned one year and 11 months old.  In a month, she’ll be turning two years old, and my hubby and I will also be turning two—we’ll be celebrating our 2nd year as parents to our precious little child. A sad and unfortunate incident happened in Manila yesterday...

One of My Pasta Recipes: Farfalle Pasta with Fresh Tuna Herb Cream

I just cooked some pasta for me and my little daughter a few minutes ago.  Whipped the recipe for the sauce just today, and I have to say, it tastes wonderful and would love to share this with all of you. Farfalle pasta is known as the more popular “bow-tie” pasta.  They actually look more butterfly-shaped, and look enticing especially for kids who love pasta, just like my Drian. It brings me joy that I can come up with...

Music and My Child

Yesterday we took the time to drop by a music store to pick up REAL instruments for our little daughter.  Last weekend, we shopped for these toy musical instruments at Toy Kingdom, which delighted Drian no end.  But we noticed that she still wanted more out of the toys. When we walked into LYRIC, a music store in Quezon City, I saw for myself just how at home my daughter is being surrounded by anything musical.  It was then I...

Papemelroti: An Earth-Friendly One-Stop Gift & Craft Shop + The Sketching Backpacker by Robert Alejandro

I have always been a fan of paper products.  While I recognize how technology’s way of speeding things up and making everything accessible with emails, I still appreciate and write personalized handwritten notes.  And while I do maintain this website and I am kept abreast with world news via the worldwide web, I still record my journeys and thoughts in notebooks and journals, and yes, I still tire out my calloused little...