My aunt had emergency lights installed in their home. I love my aunt’s house! She has motion-sensor lights installed around the house for security at night. She has a mini-garden. The house is so cozy and air is circulating around because of the high windows. I wish I can take a photo but my aunt [...]
Do you remember those days when Gucci watches were the “in” thing to have? Now, it’s coming back! I remember owning a Gucci bag, watch and scarf that time. I wonder where those items are now. I guess when we had this major renovation at home a couple of years ago, it was one of [...]
My brother, James, was not allowed to play too much video games when he was growing up. We just felt like the games were too violent or would just make him stupid or something. Of course, we were wrong. It would have developed him more. We forgot that when we were growing up, we also [...]
When we were kids, my sisters and I sleep in a big customized bed. All four of us. We would gossip at night, when we were all lying down, attempting to sleep. We would talk about the future, particularly our desire for a bigger house and separate bedrooms. Little dreams from big hearts. We never [...]
I love watching reality shows that have something to do with families. There are re-runs of Little People, Big World as well as Jon and Kate Plus 8 at the Travel and Living Channel in local cable. I love watching those shows! I love how they show a family in a normal set-up. Yes, there [...]
What would you do if you heard that your cousin got his girlfriend pregnant? Will you ask him about it? Will you ask his parents if they know about it already? Or will you just pretend that you don’t know? We heard something about my cousin who’s the same age as my youngest brother, James. [...]
When people are shopping these days, they always make it a point to bring an alternative payment method with them. Instead of cash like most shoppers use, there are many shoppers out there opting for the use of credit cards. But if you are a business establishment, you need to set up a merchant account [...]
If there is something I have learned all these years, that would be to be prepared for the future. For any eventuality, actually. The family learned about being prepared the hard way. When my brother got sick in 1998, we had a really good business going. Our finances were in excellent state. We had almost [...]
My sister’s lower back kept aching whenever she stands for too long. We are talking about it last night. We are both overweight and in dire need of a weight loss pill to shed off the unwanted fats that we have. It’s hard, to tell you the truth. We are a family who loves to [...]
When you come from a large family like me, you would know that going on trips is not easy. Consider these: budget, schedule, destination. BUDGET. You all know that the higher the number of people going on a trip, the higher the costs involved. SCHEDULE. Well, since there’s school and work to attend to, most [...]
I grew up a Catholic. I studied in a Catholic school, too. But growing up, I did not see my parents that devoted to the Lord. Yes, they are both religious but not with the same faith that my dad has right now and my mom had before she died. I am just amazed at [...]
Do you have something to fall back on when the time comes that your main source of income is no longer there? To be honest, I don’t have a fall back on stand by. I don’t even have a decent savings that I can speak of. But now, this year in fact, I am taking [...]
Whenever I pray to Him, I always ask for guidance for my brother. I always worry about the choices he will make. He doesn’t have a male figure to look up to. You know, my brother is not close to my dad. They hardly talk. I mean, yes, they talk but only when they have [...]
Some members of the family were sick in the last few weeks. Not altogether and for that long. It would transfer from one family member to another. Now I think it’s my turn once again to be sick. My throat feels sticky and scratchy. I have drank lots of water already but it’s still the [...]
If there is one thing that I am scared of, it’s getting hurt, physically and emotionally. So when I saw the words shoulder pain pump, the pain of the relationship I had in the past came surging back to the surface of my consciousness. When I feel pain, I cry. My tears are uncontrollable. I [...]
Awards galore from tacK!!! Thank you so much, girl! tacK gave me the following awards… The Fabulous Award The Inspiring Blogger Award And the You Make My Day Award! My heart was touched with what she has to say about me… Ate Adie – I really love how she & her sisters has a very [...]
There are days when I feel like I need talking watches to wake me up in the morning. The other day, I almost woke up late again. I had to meet some friends over lunch but since I slept around four in the morning already, I almost didn’t hear the alarm went off. Good thing [...]
I am a night owl. I am more alert and active at night. But I still wake up early to do some things. Since I work at home, the curtains on the side where my computer is located is always drawn. Curtains, though, are not enough to stop the sunlight from flooding the room. Cheap [...]
When you come from a large family like me, one of the common occurrences is squabbles. A squabble is defined as a noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter (ref). In our family, we have this almost every day. My brother is always the source of squabbles in our family. It is my fault (and [...]
I am sure, with Oprah’s announcement that this year should be all about living the right away, and by that she means being healthy first and foremost, many people will go and demand for weight loss products. One of the things that I like about this woman is that she is very charismatic. In a [...]
