Spending More Time with Family

I had a chat with some of the parents when I accompanied my little boy in his first week of schooling. We were talking about how important it is to monitor the child’s everyday activities in school and in home. With the current trends in kids’ hobbies which were mostly cantered in various internet social networks and games parents should set rules on when they should be online and how long they be allowed to use it. Some parents who don’t have the time to monitor usually have their kids addicted to games which can result in lesser attention in school home and school works.

It’s just so nice to be having a discussion like this and not be guilty about the time you’re giving to your kids. Yes I was a guilty one when it comes to quantity of time given when I still in corporate office but now I dedicate my time to my family. I’m happy that even if I don’t have much savings I was able to quit my job and work in the convenience of my home. Some of my friends also managed to resign from their jobs and concentrate on taking care of their kids. Some of them want to buy gold coins so they can have something to look forward to in terms of profit returns. Well they’re still thinking carefully about it as investment should be planned and carefully thought of. Any way gold is a sure investment for me so I told me to go for it.

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:Friday Fill-Ins #182

And...here we go!

1. On vacation, I like to think only of enjoying the day relaxing, sleeping and reading books away from my work and stress. I also want to be offline :-)

2. It's nice to feel the cool breeze of air in the ocean.
3. One of my favorite vacation spots is Tagaytay and Baguio because the air is cool and it's far from where we live so I can relax and meditate.
4. We married on the 4th day of May on the full moon.

5. Up, up and away as we always mimic super heroes that fly like Superman.

6. Bananas are wonder fruit and very healthy. It's a good source of potassium and can cure many sickness.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to resting early as I'm finished with my due tasks, tomorrow my plans include house chores and updating my new blog and Sunday, I want to _____!

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:Today's Flowers/Ruby Tuesday : The Fire Tree

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You can see them every where and they're blooming oh so beautifully. I like this red-orange blooms which seems to fit exactly to its name because It's really like a fire tree when you see them from afar the tree with blooming flowers of the same color as fire. See the second shot with petals all around the ground under it.

Happy Monday! To see more entries for today's flowers and ruby tuesday click the badges!

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Preparing School Requirements

It’s school time once again and parents are busy with school requirements and parents’ orientation these days. For now I’m preparing my little boy’s grooming kit to be placed in their locker cabinet for their whole year usage. It contains soap, face towel, toothbrush, toothpaste, alcohol, baby powder, cologne, comb and extra clothes in case they need to change their clothes.

As of this day Josh is still excited about his everyday activities in school. Since he’s in new school everything is exciting for him. I just wish his feeling would last for months. I’m thinking now if I would need costumes for him in the coming school activities come October because in his last three years he always wear his costumes for their Halloween costume party. Anyway we’ve browsed through some sites for nice costumes and I’ve found this Harry Potter outfit. Josh like it.

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:Friday Fill-ins #181

And...here we go!

1. Maybe we'll end our homeroom meeting before 6:58. I have to get ready in an hour because we'll start around 5pm.

2. It was the reason, of course, no other reasons I could think of.

3. Working until midnight on my tasks is something I no longer feel the need to do. I've finished all my due tasks and I'm well ahead of time now.

4. I have another errand to run, then I can rest my mind and body and maybe I can watch my favorite show. I haven't been seeing any show on TV lately just the news and no more.

5. If you dream for a good paying job and a career that will make you feel fulfilled ...just go find it

6. What were once vices should not be now because you're matured enough to handle yourself with respect.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing with hubby and kids as it's the last day of the school week, tomorrow my plans include arranging my little boy's books and put some lettering on it with his name, section and name of teachers, we're done with Ruth and Gen's books last Tuesday and Sunday, I want to stay in the church after lunch because I'm through with shopping!

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Future Investments for my Kids

It’s hard to find a good and stable job now even if you’re a college graduate. It takes not only education but work experience and skills to be employed. I’ve been involved in Human Resource Department for 6 years and I know how hard for job seekers to land into the job they really want. Sometimes you’ll be given or offered a job that’s not your field of studies and work. I’m also one of those who were given a job in Accounting and Human Resource even if I graduated with Computer Engineering degree. I accepted it with a challenge on my part that I can learn the job in as little time as possible. I wasn’t given any choice but to accept the tasks given to me with or without experience or education about it. I was fortunate enough to learn it and I’ve worked on that job for six years before I resigned to work at home.

Well I’ve rounded up all departments before I decided to give it up to concentrate on blogging and accept online writing tasks. When I resigned from my work I was given an ample amount of separation pay and at first I want to buy gold coins to secure a good investment for my money. It’s the safest investment I know because precious metals like gold appreciates value throughout the years and it will ensure a higher profit on your money. Now I’m still thinking about it and keep on planning for my kids’ future.

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Lake Villa Resort Bday Celebration

This is a late post of my Mom's birthday celebration in Lake Villa Resort last May 29 , a day before her real birthday where we spent the whole day of her 78th birthday swimming, eating and relaxing. It was a nice bonding moment for all of us there. We traveled in convoy arriving in 2 vehicles and another 2 cars at lunch time. It was attended by our family in Cainta, hubby's family and our close relatives in our Laguna hometown.

Mom's a happy celebrant with her eyes smiling the whole day through. Our birthday wish? Of course peace, health, love and happiness for our dearest Mom. God has already gave His best gift last year when He has sent one of the most wonderful miracles in Mom's life and that's the gift of seeing again after being blind for 2 weeks. We're not wishing for material blessings as we've received the most important gift of all - God's wonderful love for our family.

Sharing here some pics of our happy outing:

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:Friday Fill-Ins #180

And...here we go!

1. Staying near the mountains, resting, having a nice time with the family and forgetting about my tasks for awhile feels great.

2. The solution is within reach, you just have to recognize and acknowledge it then you'll fine and happy.

3. Thinking about the title of my new blog while watching Robinhood made me fall asleep.

4. How about thinking of some ways on how to spend the day away from my laptop, I'm doing it right now because we're here in Montalban and I'm just taking a peek here!

5. A healthy diet of less rice, small portions of red meat and plenty of veggies and fruits a day is something I highly recommend!

6. Imagine the world without internet is like imagining myself doing another thing for a living, maybe I'll be writing in some magazine or newspaper.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to having a restful sleep because I don't have work here in Montalban, tomorrow my plans include spending the day bonding with my family without thinking of my blog (well a few email checking won't get in the way I think :-) and Sunday, I want to drop by the mall to buy few things for my kids, it's payday!

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Maximize Your Potential and Skills

Few days from now I’ll be very busy again with preparing my kids’ school things and in attending school activities. Maybe not that busy with school functions as that of last year as my eldest entered secondary school now. I’ll be busy with my primary students because they require a lot of parents’ meeting and interaction with school teachers and officials. I’m always one of the officers in school and that consumes my time more. Anyway it’s fine with me as long as I can manage my time well because when I’m active in school I get to monitor my kids also.

Now all of my three kids are enrolled in three different schools and I’m seeing myself juggling my time in different schools, my household chores and my online works. I don’t have to worry much as DH helps me with the kids. He’s so patient with teaching and helping them with their assignments. He also helps me with some of the house works so I guess I’ll still have time to work online. In few years time my two girls will have to research college degrees of their chosen field and as early as now we’re guiding them on how they will be able to know what their potentials are. I told them that they should choose the one that they really want to do when they work so they will also enjoy studying.

For those who are still in the searching process they can visit CollegeDegreesToday and choose from among their list of online and campus-based schools where they can search also for the list of degree or courses available. A degree in college is very essential in getting a good-paying job and it’s a plus also in your credentials.

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My Twitter Account is $20

$20

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I saw this twitter account worth from my friend Dez and I immediately searched for mine. Since I was only a member here for several months only and I'm not following too many accounts I guessed that it's only worth not more than $10 and i was surprised to get a $20 worth. When I checked on other accounts whew! they're worth thousands especially the celebrities, oh well that's what their being an artist for isn't it? They really should have that worth because they have many followers. as for me as long as I enjoys tweeting my friends I'm happy enough.

Care to know your twitter account's worth?

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