Friday, October 26, 2018

Can't Get over Oberammergau

My kids are inseparable; I'm happy they're best friends.  It's cute that they always have fun with each other and toys are just optional.  They hug, jump, and tumble around in bed or sometimes...

Monday, October 22, 2018

Parenting on the Mooove

When I was in grade school,  I had a vision of the kind of family I want to have when I grow up.  I want to have kids who will grow up as best friends and I want a husband that would be hands-on...

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Haha Praha

Miss International 2008 4th Runner-up Zuzana Putnářová of Czech Republic was one of my favorite bus buddies.  I can't find her on Facebook so I can't really say we've managed to maintain the...

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Calming Korean Layover

Now that we're now hooked on Mr. Sunshine on Netflix I suddenly miss Korea.  I wish we could fly to Jeju Island next time. We had a brief tour of Seoul during our Asiana layover last April. ...

Monday, July 23, 2018

Excited for Mutya Gold

Spirits sparkling like Swarovskies: Lorraine Erum, yours truly, Kirby Basken, Vera Reiter & April Love Jordan I'm excited for Mutya ng Pilipinas' 50th Anniversary.  It sure is fun to reunite...

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Awesome Austria

Thank God, our dear toddler now knows how to turn the TV and electric fan on and off in the family room.  She can also wipe off her Crayola marker art on the mat and play fence when she wants to...

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Family-friendly Germany

Despite having to struggle over carseats and jetlag, Germany will always be memorable for us.  My Lola is actually part-German (her mom's surname is Hayden); and when Leji found out, she claimed...

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Tandem Feeding Diaries: Months 4-6

Leji loves travelling with her brother Despite all warnings, we braved the odds and decided to take the kids on multiple trips this summer. It's a bit crazy but you only live once, right? Travel...

Friday, April 20, 2018

Drumtao with a Toddler

My dear toddler Leji enjoys adrenaline powered music. She had such a grand time when we took her to Drumtao Manila.  "HUUUge drums, Mom!" She gasped at the lights and effects; her favorite part...

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Tandem Feeding Diaries: Month 3

Women who have normal vaginal births are usually expected to return to work after their 2-month maternity leave.  For freelancers like me, we just start working as soon as a project starts coming. For...

Friday, February 9, 2018

Lej's Fave Sippy Cup

Leji has always hated silicone nipples.  She gnawed on them incessantly and refused to be bottle fed in my presence.  She thinks pumped milk is gross especially when she sees it coming from...

Friday, February 2, 2018

Tandem Feeding Diaries: Month 2

My skin is terribly dry these days.  Thank God for the inventor of mild lotion. Blame it on my inability to drink adequate amounts water after tandem feeding especially during the holidays when...