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Sneak Peek: #BlessedBdayNoah

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We celebrated Noah's birthday last Saturday. We're still reeling from the celebrations so we're staying home today to rest (and eat lots of cake haha). It's a blessed day for sure. I had Dan do the thank yous and David led the prayer before meals. I didn't want to talk because I knew I would cry. It's been an overwhelming year and sometimes I feel that we're still finding our footing. Last Saturday brought together family and close friends and we all rejoiced in the gift that is Noah. Our … [Continue reading]

Friday Fun Find: Baggu Reusable Bags

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"Faced with the question of paper or plastic, the answer should always be neither" I live in Quezon City where the use of plastic bags anywhere has been banned. If you’re at a grocery and you don’t have any bags with you, you pay a Php2.00 “environmental tax” before your items are packed in a plastic bag. There are municipalities and establishments though which have resorted to using paper bags which in reality is not a solution either because to tell you the truth, we are not better off using … [Continue reading]

#PDAFProbe Pork Barrel Senate Hearings

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  I was following the #PDAFProbe Pork Barrel scam hearings on twitter while I was working yesterday. The tweets were fast and furious....and infuriating.  My jaw dropped when Benhur Luy recounted how there was so much cash they were withdrawing that they had to dump some of them in Napoles' bathtub. Then of course came the revelation of senators (si Tanda, si Sexy at si Pogi) and Congressmen and how the whole "business" of stealing from the PDAF came about. Kinalakal talaga ang kaban ng … [Continue reading]

Yep. He’s One.

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My dearest Noah, My first letter to you was fraught with so much uncertainty and fear. I remember typing that out in my Blackberry at the NICU. I was just pouring my heart out as if the words that I was typing can heal you and that we can all come home after I typed out the period of the last sentence of that letter. Your birth was unexpected but you are the wonderful little boy that your dad and I prayed for. We prayed for another brother for David and another child for our family. You … [Continue reading]

Remaining Holidays of 2013 aka Ito Na Lang?!

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  Edit: I had to do a take 2 apparently my first list was of 2012 Holidays pala. OOPS. An updated list is found below: Edit 2: Yay! I added two holidays to the list for the month of October, the Barangay/ Sangguniang Kabataan Elections and Eidul Adha. I will update this as I get clearer info on the 2 October holidays :) In the meantime please be guided by the official list from the Gov.Ph website I posted after my list below. THANKS! Where did the year go?! I listed … [Continue reading]