August is awesome because it is a festival of birthdays in our family; that involves Jeff’s side of the family and my side of the family. Jeff and I are August babies so is Jeff’s brother, Joe, and Jeff’s daughter, Danielle. My brother, Kevin and my Mom join the circus …
The best thing about jolly July is that the month opens with a special celebration: Nicholas and Antoinette’s birthday.
In 2012, at the age of 25, I decided to buy a house and a lot out of peer pressure from my then colleague, Jessie. He thought of buying a property in the town of Liloan, located north of Cebu City, and he convinced me to get one for myself. …
Whenever we get the chance, Jeff and I travel. And when we travel, we go all out. We don’t like to be rushed. We take our sweet time. We go to places not many people go to just because we want to avoid the crowd and create experiences that one …
Because of the robbery incident in March, the twins and I were forced to stay in Cebu (Philippines) for another month or two. While it was a heartbreaking experience, especially that we had to spend time away from Jeff, I personally didn’t want to wallow in the sorrow of a …
May 2015 was a whirlwind month jumping around four countries/territories sorting out passport and visa issues, packing (and unpacking) suitcases, and seeking temporary refuge in hotels while we moved from place to the other. The twin’s Uncle Kevin joined us when we flew from Cebu to Hong Kong. Since we …
Today marks one month since we left Guangzhou. Getting here was a whirlwind, roller-coaster ride. Really, it was a crazy adventure. I dare not go into the details because I will only bore you and you might not believe my version of the story anyway. Suffice it is to say …
It’s not all teddy bears and chocolate chip cookies as much as I want it to be that way at home. One of the many lessons I learned about being a mother evem before I became one is to observe children and take careful note of their varied responses to every …
Christmas and New Year came and left China without much fanfare. Well, you can say the major hotels and expat groups celebrated them. But these two “occasions” are not celebrated by the locals as they’re not are part of the traditional festivals. We lived at The Garden Hotel until December …
The twins welcomed November 2014 in Cebu, Philippines, where we were getting ready for their Aunt Stephanie’s wedding. It was yet another trip that the family took via a train ride from Guangzhou to Hong Kong and then a Cebu Pacific early morning flight from Hong Kong to Cebu (last …
