Yesterday, our little family went out for the first time with our latest member, baby Naomi. My husband and I were overwhelmed by how much stuff we had to pack and how many things we needed to double check before we could leave home. Hindi na kami sanay! π Itβs been 6 years since we…
Category: Thoughts to Ponder
Taympers!
Taympers! Pagod na ako! If youβre a 90s kid who grew up happily in the Philippines, you probably said that line several times during play time decades ago. I should know because Iβm one proud 90s kid. Whether weβre playing tagu-taguan or patintero, the magic word βTaympersβ, together with the legendary T hand sign, gave…
11 Dahilan Kung Bakit Pinipili kong Pangulo ng Pilipinas si Leni Robredo
College ako nang una kong narining ang apelyidong ROBREDO. Noong 2003 at ako’y estudyante pa lang sa UST, ang pangalang Jesse Robredo ang isa sa mga hindi ko malilimutang pangalan na kinailangan kong aralin para sa subject na Philippine Governance and Constitution. Hindi tulad ng ibang pulitiko na kilala sa pagiging corrupt, si Jesse Robredo…
The Biggest Life Decisions in Your 30s
There are a lot of life choices that you need to consider when it comes to improving your life and making the ideal decisions for the future. It is something that you should be looking to make the most of moving forward, and there are so many ideas that you need to make the best…
Movie Night: The Little Prince on Netflix
Itβs Movie Night again at Team Serranoβs! π₯πΏ Since she was still a toddler when the pandemic happened, Tash has never been inside a real movie house. π We try to make βmovie nightβ at home as regular and as real as possible (lights off, always with popcorn and drink, 3 of us sitting beside…
Register to vote in the 2022 Philippine elections
APOLITICAL aΒ·poΒ·litΒ·iΒ·cal/ΛΔpΙΛlidΙk(Ι)l/adjective not interested or involved in politics Apoliticalβa word that best describes ME and many carefree young people in our very opinionated yet very sheltered generation. Not talking about every millennial alive on the Philippine islands, but I believe most of my millennial friends and acquaintances choose to be apolitical human beings. Why not?…
Mom, I want to try walking in the rain. βοΈ
βMom, I want to try walking in the rain.β βοΈ My mom mind was quick to say NO becauseβ¦who goes out for leisure when it rains, right? π€·ββοΈ But then, I saw in her little eyes π the yearning to discover how it feels to walk in the rain, something sheβs never experienced yet in…
A Working Mom’s Mental Toughness Challenge π§ π§ββοΈ
Mental Toughness Challenge Accepted! Learning the art of gracefully transitioning from Thought # 1: Humanizing the role of Edge Computing in a Digital Society π€π©π»βπ» to β¬οΈ Thought # 2: Listening to Tashyβs story about Ken, Barbie and Chelseaβs lemonade adventure in the Dreamhouse π§π» and struggling to go back to β‘οΈ Thought # 1…
Mommy, why do you lock me here all day?
βMommy, why do you lock me here all day?β This was the funny comment of my feeling-adult 4-year-old last week. So ako si Mother Gothel and siya si Rapunzel stuck in a tower? π€ͺ But while I laughed about it, hearing this from my daughter surely breaks my heart. π Though she understands that weβre…
Taympers (time first)!βοΈ
If youβre a 90s kid with a happy childhood, you probably said this line several times during play time decades ago. Whether itβs tagu-taguan or patintero we were playing, the magic words βTaympersβ (with matching hand gesture forming the letter T) gave us the super power to be exempted from being tagged by playmates even…
Irony of the pandemic
The irony of the pandemic β it tells you to stop and hide for safety, yet it presses you to move forward because life must go on. Guide us throughout this ironic phase of our life, Lord. ππ»
Quarantine Holy Week 2021
βWhy does Jesus have many houses?β This was Tashyβs innocent question during our Visita Iglesia 2 years ago. π I miss going to different churches with the family during Holy Week. π But while I long to talk to God inside the church, I am also thankful to encounter the Lord in many, different opportunities.Β …
Blissful Blooming 