Buying our new home was a little off our budget . I wasn’t too confident in getting another housing loan as we had an existing housing loan for 6 years now. I have no idea how the banking sector works or how credit scores are attained. All I know is we have an excellent credit [...]
Financial institutions seem to be very liquid these days. They are giving out credit cards as if it is a bank brochure. The other day, BPI Express Credit sent me two credit cards. I don’t understand why they have to send me a credit card when I already have a BPI Express Credit card [...]
Thirteen Things about Me
Naturally the first thirteen things should be about me, so here goes:
1. My mom got my name from the Biblical name, Naomi
2. My husband calls me “Noyt” because of our then toddler , Lauren who couldn’t pronounce “noem”.
3. I am the second among 7 siblings.
4. I became interested in [...]
In all the 29 years that Butch and I have been a couple (as steadies for 7 years and as married couple) , not once have we celebrated Valentine’s Day outside the home. During the 7 years that we dated, he’d say “I don’t want to celebrate Valentine’s day but let’s go on a [...]
It was sometime January 2004 as I was wheeled through the Operating room of the Philippine Heart Center for an angiogram procedure. Three doctors told me that my heart had blocked arteries and I will need an angioplasty. Two diagnostic tests revealed the necessity for an angioplasty. At that time, all I could think [...]
In 26 days, we are moving to our new home. It’s quite exciting as we plan to replace 50 to 80% of our furniture and furnishings. For the past year or so, my husband judiciously read up on home magazines, carefully marking the ones that he liked. My hubby is the artist in [...]
My heart goes out to Anna Nicole Smith. In death, she is still in the spotlight. Anna Nicole Smith’s Death remains a mystery as of press time. The medical examiner says her death was “sudden, unexpected and unexplained. Upon hearing of Anna Nicole Smith’s death, the first thing that entered my mind was her [...]
Fellow blogger Abe is in a legal mess. After reading J Angelo’s entry on Help Out a Fellow Pinoy Blogger, I knew I had to do my share. I am aware on how much Abe has spent already in the quest to clear his innocence from a libel suit filed against him (for [...]
My husband’s text message cracked me up:
The buyer offered ______ pesos for the land. Is it a deal or no deal?
Haha, we were deciding on whether to accept a buyer’s offer on my husband’s property in Baguio. The proceeds will be used as equity to our new home.
Almost every night when my husband [...]
On a lazy sunday night (February 4, 2007), I surfed to Connie’s blog and saw her mommy links. I thought about the wonderful moms on my own blogroll and wondered if these mom blogs garnered adequate exposure to the blogosphere. I knew I could just link them in my blogroll but I thought linkages [...]
Filipina mom) and my journey to a "new normal" after the death of Luijoe , my beautiful 6 year old son. Recovery is a work in progress.... read more?
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