I was happy to have completed 37 hours of work for Odesk yesterday. That was definitely way better than the week before which is barely above 20 hours. Fortunately for me,…
A Dream about Pope and a Macaw
Getting Together on Christmas Eve
It was an unplanned event for me and Ralph because we didn't initially want to stay longer downstairs. We just wanted to give our gifts to the kids and go ...
Typhoon Yolanda Survivors’ Nightmare is Back
I'm just sitting here in my home office for a while now, anxiously monitoring sudden changes in our weather condition. It's been forecasted that we will be experiencing heavy to ...
Christmas Window Shopping
I took a two-day off from work since Monday because Ralph was sick since Friday. When he was feeling a little better, we went to Bacolod on Tuesday, yesterday, to…
What You Should Know about Working From Home
I have been working from home for almost four years now, which means my life has been completely confined to my desk inside my bedroom. My husband is, not being biased, ...
The Fastest Way to Get Facebook Friends to Unfollow You
Facebook has evolved over the years. When it first started out, it only had the Add Friend feature to allow people to connect to each other. It also had its ...
How Does One Move On From Losing a Child?
I have never been affected by a Facebook status made by other people till I came across the newsfeed of one of my friends whom I worked with during my…
What every Foreigner’s Wife Should Do every Immigration Annual Check In
To those who are first-timers here in our blog, I would like you to know that as of this writing, me and my American-citizen husband have been married for four ...
Bohol Earthquake
We were awaken by the sounds of our parrots falling down on the ground and a feeling of being swayed in our movement-proof hardwood bed. Surprisingly, it didn't take long ...
Missing Ghost Whisperer
It’s been three weeks now that we have no more Ghost Whisperer episodes and seasons to watch. Yeah, I know that Ghost Whisperer has long since stopped from airing but…
Ralph’s Laparoscopic Surgery Experience
Ralph was picked up by the hospital stretcher at around 6:00 A.M. The night before, he was inserted with an IV sugar solution or Dextrose. He was so nervous that ...
Room 208 The Doctor’s Hospital
Today is Ralph's confinement here at the Doctor's Hospital in Bacolod City. He will have his surgery first thing tomorrow morning at around 6:00 am. We took my brother Rey ...
A Scissor in the Hands of a School Teacher
My son came home today looking awkwardly and guiltily if I may say so, as if he’s done something he shouldn’t have. I didn’t initiate the convo but he simply…
Strayed bird that we named Spring!
UPDATE: As of February 2, sometime between 8:30 to 9:30 pm, Spring has passed away. Right after my son's birthday party, when we got back to the room, he was ...
Janice, Joyce and Kristine! Gorgeous as ever!
I just finished my 6 hours and thirty-minutes of work at Odesk and was able to find time to browse my social network at Facebook.I have not really been actively ...
Pet Fights
These past few weeks have been a crazy week for us. It all started when we found our female lovebird, Baileys, all bloody and limping. Ken had his friends over…
