Spring Cleaning

Ahh Spring cleaning in my mind. A clutter-free existence is something I always look forward to all the time. This time I have the perfect reason to nag family members to get their butt moving because we’re transferring to our new home by the second week of March. Whatever junk they choose to pack [...]

Filed under: Parenting & Family

Flowers from Dangwa Flower Market

Send Flowers this Valentine’s Day
Edit: Visit this flower vendor from the Dangwa Flower Market
If there is one business my husband wants to get into, it’s a flower shop. For the past 6 years, all we could do for our beloved son is buy flowers and bring them over to his resting place. [...]

Filed under: Travel

Blog Parteeh 07 Photos

I was so utterly busy so forgive me for the delay on the Blog Parteeh Aftermath (blogparteeh07). Thanks to the Steering Committee. It was well organized considering we had barely two weeks to put it all together. This means we can really pull a party together in few weeks notice. I heard the [...]

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Our Boxer Pup

M and I visited the kennel yesterday to reserve the boxer pup that M discovered through the Dog Tracker forums . There were 4 cute pups to choose from. On the photo above, the female pup is to the leftmost while the rest were male boxer pups. They were only 2 weeks old but [...]

Filed under: Pets

Feng-Shui, The Chinese Art of Geomancy

It is belived that with the proper orientation of one’s house or business premises, one is able to harmonize with nature and relate to the physical surrounding favorably to attract desirable cosmological influences. That is what I learned as a licensed real estate broker in the nineties. As part of the tools of trade, I [...]

Filed under: Filipino Culture

The Right Dog Breed for Our Family

The last time we had a pure bred dog was over seven years ago. The children grew up with frisky dalmatians. My two girls screamed with joy when their Uncle Raul gave them Sindy, the female dal who in turn gave birth to adorable puppies. This was at the height of Disney’s 101 Dalmatians in [...]

Filed under: Kids, Pets

A New Home in 49 days

If you remember my New Year Goals, you will note that my first two goals were
1. Start the construction of our new home by February.
2. Move in to our new home before the year 2007 ends.
Unfortunate circumstances can turn into blessings. I posted my New Year Goals entry on January 2, 2007 at 7:00 AM, [...]

Filed under: Parenting & Family

Blogger Meet-up at Blog Parteeh! 2007

Being 25 years older than the average aged blogger (who are usually mid twenties), I discovered that my age is meaningless. Enjoying the company of bloggers even makes me feel ageless. It tickles me that I am NOT referred to as MAAM, Ate, Mrs. Dado or respectable titles like that. I am just plain Noemi [...]

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Weight Loss Competition

Now that my 10 week weight management program is over, I reflect with a slight disppointment over my weight loss. I expected to lose more than 10 pounds in that 10 week period. I guess my age and the Holidays made it extremely difficult to follow the weight management regimen. I lost a total of [...]

Filed under: Fitness & Health