Homemaking, Womanhood

Lousy Cashier

After my daughter had her vaccine yesterday, we headed to Greenwich for the promised pizza. Since Greenwich is near a grocery store, I decided to buy some of our urgent kitchen needs. I could not do a complete grocery shopping because we only travel using a motorbike and it would be difficult to carry that much. Our basket didn’t even…

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Stories of Friends

Gift For A Friend’s Birthday

My dearest friend will be celebrating her birthday on the 20th of July. I am planning to send her a bouquet of flowers on her birthday as a gift. I have started browsing different online flower shops which Mr. Google recommends to look for the perfect flower that will fit my budget. I have already browsed quite a number of…

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Child Rearing

Immunization Day

Daughter has no class yesterday since Malacañang declared June 20, 2011 as a national holiday.  Thus hubby and I decided to bring my daughter to a pedia for her second shot of Hepa – A vaccine. Our Pastor’s wife recommended a pediatrician who is a brother of a pastor. Since we don’t know any pediatrician here, we considered it a blessing…

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Beliefs

New Vehicles

Our church is praying for new vehicles. Currently, the church has a 10-year old Mitsubishi Adventure, a multi-cab and a motorbike. These vehicles are used to pickup attendees and visitors whenever there is a church activity. They are also used for visitation. But because of so many factors, the maintenance of  the Adventure and multi-cab is getting costly. Big part…

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Parenting

Giving Birth At Home

Here in Panglao, giving birth at home with the help of a midwife is still being practiced by many mothers. I admire the courage of these moms but I also feel afraid for the health of both the mother and child in case one or both of them need an immediate medical attention. The nearest hospital is 18 kilometers away,…

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