when mom speaks

Been itching to get Olin a rocking horse/lion since the husband and I saw her super love riding Mikee’s lion during our Twitter Christmas Party last month. We’ve been scouring the mall for one but to no avail, the TK staff said that it was already sold out. So my mom took charge! finally, she was able to find one at SM department store and asks her grand daughter if she likes it, and guess what?! she shouted out of her delight when she saw this rocking elephant!

And sure enough, we went home with it bdw, mom payed for it, thanks Ma! thanks for spoiling her. hehehehe

 

While we were out at the mall, I can’t seem to count how many credit card agents handed me their flyers and leaflets plus asking me if wanted to get my own credit card. But I do already have one, well, make that two, that I am currently crawling on to pay! But what’s good in getting credit cards now are the additional perks that they offer to new clients like totally free credit report and the immediate response to one’s running credit score, if they wanted to know how far have they come when it comes to swiping and using their card. It is really a good thing to have this perks because it’ll definitely help the user to know if he or she has reached her maximum amount to spare or if she can still purchase certain item without the hassle of being rejected right at the counter. So for those who are thinking of getting one, since it is the shopping season, and gearing up with a credit card is so tempting, better ask for one that has a free credit score option so you can maximize the use and the capability of your card.

I happen to visit my flickr site when I saw this…

My daughter Olin in a very nice lay out by Diane I’m so touched! I know Olin will surely love this when I let her see this tomorrow! She’s really likes being photographed, and seeing her photos excites her talaga.

Thanks again Diane! you’re so sweet to remember Olin for your lay outs…

Yes. We live in the suburbs, where the cows, goats and all the cattles live and where rice fields can be seen from left to right. And I’m proud of it actually. I used to live in a city not too far away from where we are now but I kind of like it here more, having a very laid back setting and all, not too stressful nor to dull. Since we are just a few minutes away from the real busy cities, we can drive to places if our hearts desire to you know, get some dose of lights and the city life altogether

Well anyways, having neighbors that owns hectares and huge farms, sometimes I can’t help but over hear them talking (in their native tones and accents) about their need to get the most effective pest control and some other things that has to do with their crops and all. When actually, there was this one time I had a small talk with our neighbor and told them about the ways to improve their pest control system, by you know, getting informations online for there are so many available resources that can probably help them with their problem. By simply knowing the best and the most favored ways to do it plus the reasonable pricing that they check amongst many other things.

Been posting about the positive effects of online stores for sometime now, actually, I am one of the many who are really enjoying that kind of perks. You know, without really going out to places and shops, I can buy stuffs for myself for the whole family of so many things. I can also buy online house supplies and even medical supplies like electrodes without the need of going out and looking in different shops and malls. Because now, with the ease of online shopping we can shop at the comfort of our own home, all we need to have is computer and internet connection and we are all set! and yes, I almost forgot, we also need the ways to pay for certain items and have it deliver right at our doorstep by the following day, at its earliest. That is why allegromedical.com can do for us actually, one of the largest retailers online of different medical supplies and other home and safety items, they can deliver your every needs that are available on their site as often as you need by just a click in your computer. Fast, easy and reliable!

Another clear sky on our part of the world, taken some few days ago. This is what I reallf prefer, not super sunny nor cloudy, just enough clouds to specks the beautiful blue sky and its perfect! don’t you agree?

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Yes, we did set up Christmas decors in our terrace. Due to budget constraint, we were only able to buy few items, only to find out that everything sum up to 3,000 pesos! Everything is so expensive nowadays! But what can we do (eh napasubo na si bosing! hahaha), and we really wanted to decorate the house … so with 4 sets of rice lights, poinsettias, Christmas balls, Santa lamp post and lighted bell decor it made us  feel the happy spirit of Christmas! (and forgot the hefty amount slashed from the budget ) lol
So have you finished  setting up your Christmas decoration too?

What is your dream car? This has been our frequent talks between my friends and I. You see, ever since we were in College we always think about our future and our dream car. But things generally change now, before, I used to dream of driving sports car, those little dwo door kind of car, being driven in the metro by the glamorous women of power in the executive world. But for me, what I want now is to have an eco friendly car unit just like Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC a diese fuel powered car made by the most famous car manufacturer. Being a mother changes a lot of preference in me, now I always make sure to prefer things that are eco-friendly to make sure that no harmful substance will be discharge or anything, I now want things to be at its safest way, something that my daughter will be benefit in the future.

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My friend just got home 1 month earlier my father, she too works in a cruise line! anyways, she told my mom that she has plans to buy a lot or if possible a house and lot in her second board as a sea woman, shes targeting next year to be the year of her purchase, so my mom told her that they can go directly to the subdivision owner to lessen her cost for buying the land she would want to buy and if ever her money would not fit the cost of the land she can get a loan or something called reverse mortgage for additional funding for the house and lot. i mean, there are number of good and accredited home lender in the country today, all has different offerings from the lowest reverse mortgages rates and interests and other add ons like actually i guess they based their standards in those US based home lenders like the Countrywide Home Loans, the number 1 in the states that helped millions of people with their house financing, debt consolidation and equity loans. like this company, good and renowned service must be the first thing to consider when applying for one. anyways, my friend is already having a thinking time right now, maybe before he board again her ship she’ll decide on what to do with her planned investment and about reverse mortgage loan.

Here’s my weekend snapshot entry..  Our yellow gold themed baptismal chocolate cupcake Which my daughter loves! It surprises us actually, because it has been ages that we are baking and making pastries but she wasn’t that interested, she doesn’t like chocolates that much. But with our latest creation, she loved it! She was able to finish two cuppies! good thing, we were able to produce more than the order quantity plus the fact that she can eat as much as she want without needing those fat burner pills and all! 

Meet our bunso… Sasha, the baby Cockatiel bird She is so fragile and yes, young. She even needs to be hand fed and cared for like an infant for two more weeks. As expected, our daughter super loves her new pet! that she keeps on approaching the cage and talks to Sasha super cute!

This bird makes our second pet, the other one is Moogy a pit bull who is super sweet which if you see him doesn’t fit his appearance, he’s really freaking scary! the big body and huge head?! men, he can really torn your body into pieces, just looking at his teeth you’ll get those goose bumps all over. But as I’ve said, he’s really a tamed dog he likes to play with our neighbor’s dogs! In fact when the husband walks him, you’ll see him stopping by the other stray dogs, but those who doesn’t know him will end up running away, super scared! By the way, the husband got him a Control flea treatment the other day because he wanted to make sure that we wouldn’t have to worry about Fleas and ticks. He happens to read a lot of good stuff about using such products even if your pet doesn’t have one. Prevention is always better than cure right?

So anyways, back to the bird, I will be posting a more photos of Sasha and how we feed her through a syringe next time

Are you going to cook for Christmas? Because I am! Actually, I’ve been collecting food and recipe magazines as early as now that has yummy recipes good for the holiday feast. And yes, I also been watching cooking shows and taking down notes of the recipes and the how to’s. Intrigue with the easy green bean recipes  I might try one this weekend and see if it will do good for the Christmas table. I really wanted to impress the whole family with my cooking galore, thats why I’m gearing up! *wink* Let’s see if I’ll excel on cooking too just like my dear mom who really cooks well! But if everything else fails, I’d probably resort to cooking and preparing a simple Macaroni and Cheese dish!

This is Monty, a puppy dog stuffed toy given to Olin by her ninang  Rachel last march, a pasalubong from her actually (she’s working in a cruise line {just like my pop} based in Europe, yeah, I know, cool isn’t?). Anyways, she heard that Olin fancies dogs during that time (when she was 14 months) so she gave her this… and the little one super likes it!  And yep, she still sleeps with her doggy by her side

Anyways, we happen to see a larger version of Monty at Duty Free Shop which is super expensive! No way in the world will I ever buy something like that can equals the cost of a nice laptop Although  my daughter adores the biggie dog, we just opt to take a picture of it with her …

Are you also been thinking of applying for a loan that is being offered on sites that promises and in fact gives out a minimum amount of interest one way to get help with debt. Why I wanted to do this? because I need debt help! lol. and  would want to settle my credit card billings already, too tired of taking care of it all, I know, I shouldn’t have maxed out my limit, but what can I do, damage has been done, and it hits me really hard. That is why I wanted to settle every single account that I have so that interests and other add on payments would not rise up anymore. At least by having only one debt obligation, I wouldn’t have the hard time to pay at least three of my credit card companies, all I have to do is acquired a credit counseling. Iust have to make sure to sum up the amount I have to pay for this online loan. But this is just a plan, I have to discuss this first to the husband because for sure, he’ll flare up once again, when he learn about my other credits. This is really hard, you know. But then, I have to be strong enough to face this.

One of the sweetest we can do for our relatives in another country is to send them gifts even though we are actually million miles away from one another. One good way is to Send Flowers especially for the aunts, grandmothers and other female relatives. For sure they would love receiving something so sweet like flower arrangements and all the works. Good thing, there are now International Flower Delivery offerings that are so affordable and can be easily pay using credit cards, money courier and lately, they are now accepting Paypal which is super nice because, I can order from them anytime and pay via my paypal account. And for sure, the person will receive very fresh and amazingly beautiful flower basket and arrangement by using the famous International Flower Delivery system online! fast and easy! Just look at the pictures below that I grabbed from their website. Don’t you just love it too?! This would also be great as Christmas gift for the mothers, grandmothers and aunts living in the US I’m actually thinking of getting this for my grandmother in law

After a super tiring but fun trick or treating of the kids, we then headed to a newly renovated KFC and ordered two bucket meal! yes, two buckets of chicken with all the works We were consisting of six adults and three kids (who barely ate). But of course, we were able to finish everything! the hopping and kids chasing made us so hungry, as if we didn’t had a snack or something, but as I remember we ate siomai, fries, burgers and fruit shakes in the afternoon too. Boy, we are a family of monsters! lol. And since I was the first to finish eating, I was able to snap some shots of the nice hanging lamps.. it really made the place super cozy I like!

Anyways, after the fun experience, my cousin and her kids bid goodbye while us stayed for a while for some quick shopping. Bought some stuffs for the All Saint’s day activity the following day, some Christmas decors for the house and Olin’s few baby things. We even received a free promotional bags because of the accumulated purchase! nice!

Olin’s bird just died… may he rest in peace…

Farewell Fifi.. thank you for the  five day stay stay with us.. Olin had so much fun with your company… Your memories will stay with us… as you were our daughter’s first feathered pet.

How was your Halloween? Well, for us we had a blast! we brought the kids (my daughter and my two nieces) at SM Bacoor for the yearly Trick or Treating and Halloween costume contest, it was Olin’s second year actually, last year she was a little pumpkin and this year she goes to be a very cute and charming Butterfly princess!

We (together with my mom and sis) arrived at the mall lunchtime to meet up with my cousin and the kids, after we all ate we then proceeded to register the kids for the contest, well, we just wanted to get the loots and have some moment of stardom (we are not really hoping to win or anything) aka exposure! anyways, while the others are still in line at the registration area, the host announces that mall wide stores/shops are already open for the trick or treaters, so we then went out with the kids for the trick or treating hops… for two hours! my goodness we, the adults were oh so tired! but the  kids? they were still hyper as ever! they just simply love what they are doing! hopping from one store to another asking for candies and some other goodies! it was chaos! there were so many kids in full costume! but that deserves another post since I’ve took a lot of photos of kids in their awesome halloween costumes.

So there, after the trick or treating we then headed at the lower ground floor where the contest venue is located, and waited our time to come up on stage for the judges to see our little kiddos in costume! of course, stage mommy ako, I came up with Olin… kasi she doesn’t want to be put down during the time we were nearing the stage na, natakot ata sa voice nung host at nung mga ibang naka costume near the stage.. so like last year, stage mudrax ang drama ko! hahaha! so what ba diba? paki ko? eh sa gusto namin ang exposure mag ina eh! ahahahaha!

And yes, as expected we didn’t win… but it was ok, kasi those who won naman were talagang bonggang bongga ang costume and all! the winners for the fantasy theme (where Olin and my nieces fall under the said category)  came to be as DYOSA, with all the feathers and wide spread wings and all the works! At talagang tipong magwawala ang parenthood ng mga chikiting na iyon pag di sila ang nanalo-effect! ganun kinarir, ‘ika nga.  Yun Na! .

And yeah, she came home with candies and other stuffs too, but of course it was me and my sister who ate it all! bwahahaha! dinner at KFC afterwards and some Christmas decor shopping and candles for the following day All Saint’s day activity at the cemetery before we head home. Uber tiring the day was, but lots of photos and memories for Olin to look back when she grows up! makikita nya how super kikay her mom was and how supportive her Tatay, grandma and Ninang Tita was