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Raising a Kindergartener: Pros and Cons

Just when you thought motherhood couldn’t get any tougher, kindergarten happens. It’s been a very challenging week ever since my boy started his kindergarten schooling at the same University where both my husband and I work (thank God, I got the last Kindergarten slot for Bori). For the past few days of having to look after…
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Memories of my Childhood: Sunsets and the Kid in Me

I used to walk home from school and see this open landscape of rose and crimson skies with thin gold and silver linings from the parting sun. I was very young and those episodes of sunset always seemed to take my breath away. And now as a grown-up I came across the same view yesterday and it…
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Pediatric Tui Na Massage for my Son’s Cough Relief

*Yawn. Yesterday was a very long day and I felt like I needed to get a really good sleep but, ironically, I slept too late last night at around 2:00 a.m. Bit sleepy today.

But yeah, what kept me up was a sort of an inay alert and I bet no mom could sleep with the sound of their kid coughing badly. Whooping or croup, whatever they call it, I dared not let it rob my boy of a good sleep.

As few of you already know, I couldn’t really stand the thought of conventional medicines let alone bombarding my son’s body with such antibiotics and drug-whatnots. I’m telling you, he’s already been there and really, I know better now. In my 5 years experience of being a mom, I have learned things the hard way and my personal experiences have also caused me good in terms of wise options as far as attending to my son’s well-being. And more often than not, having to opt for OTC meds for my kid just doesn’t feel SAFE. And just because I strongly believe in the difference between the following: Continue reading

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A Piece of Sky: Tagaytay Sky Ranch  

Well, this seems (3 months) overdue. LOL. Seriously, I forgot to blog about this but really I was gonna. Got so high! Err, no, didn’t get dope high just to get everything straight here. Literally got onto sky-scraping rides at Tagaytay Sky Ranch last February of this year. I had so much fun, especially when it’s…
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Facing the Primitive: 30-day Caveman Regimen Journey

“So you haven’t washed your face with anything? Even with water? I thought you said you’re going to use water?” asks one of my coffee/office buddy for like the third time during a single conversation.

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