I’ve Moved! on Jun 6, 2011 in Odds and Ends A lot of things are still going on with my new blog but just a heads-up for those of you following me that I am preparing to continue this blog under a new domain name. It’s about time since I’ve spent many years on this free platform. Th...
The US Embassy in Manila launches its new annex building for consular services on May 5, 2011 in Events consular services Manila New Office Annex Building NOX1 US Embassy US Embassy Manila US visas Consular services, whether for non-immigrant visas, immigrant visas or services for American citizens in Manila has been improved several notches up with the recent inauguration of the New Office Annex Building (referred to as NOX 1 for short) on the...
An escalator incident in Promenade on Apr 30, 2011 in Events escalator accident escalator problems escalator risks Greenhills Shopping Center Promenade My family and I were killing time on the 2nd floor of Promenade, Greenhills Shopping Center last night. We were excited to watch Thor and bought tickets for the 10pm screening. Suddenly, we heard a crashing sound, metallic, long and loud and people w...
The Scars of Child Bullying Can be Worse than Physical Ones on Apr 27, 2011 in Parenting Family bullying child abuse verbal abuse school bullying My kids were not spared from child bullying in school. It was almost never physical. For my daughter, it consisted of snide remarks, teasing, name-calling, being ignored. For my son, the manifestations were more visible. There was one instance when h...
When Facebook goes beyond socializing and changes lives on Apr 22, 2011 in Causes Philippines Barangay Talon-Talon Facebook jay Jaboneta Layag-Layag community Zamboanga Zamboanga Fund for Little Kids How many of you have a Facebook account? And how do you use your Facebook account? Most of us probably use our Facebook account to stay in touch with family and friends (and find long-lost friends as well). We upload pictures and videos, post status...
A Royal Wedding in April on Apr 17, 2011 in Events Marriage Kate Middleton Prince Charles Prince William Princess Diana royal wedding I’m one of those hopeless romantics who will be following the live coverage of the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29. Many years ago, I also sat glued to the TV set, watching as Prince Charles wed Princess Diana. Wh...
Tomatis Philippines helps alleviate hearing difficulties on Apr 5, 2011 in Family Health hearing difficulty hearing impairment hearing loss hearing problem Tomatis Tomatis Philippines It is so much easier to tell if something is wrong with our kid if the manifestation is physical – a toothache, rashes, fever, and so on. But sensory difficulties are a lot harder to detect, especially if our children do not verbalize their dif...
Earth Hour 2011 on Mar 25, 2011 in Events Earth Hour This is the 5th year of Earth Hour (it began in Australia in 2007 when 2.2M people and 2,000 businesses turned off their lights for an hour as a message about climate change). The following year, it became a global initiative with other countries, in...
Suchero, an all-natural sweetener on Mar 8, 2011 in Health Food Suchero coco sugar coconut sugar natural sweetener organic sweetener diabetic sweetener diabetes My Dad had Type 2 diabetes. This means my children and I may have a higher risk of developing diabetes if we are not careful with our diet and lifestyle. The scary thing is that for many who are at risk of diabetes, or already there, the alternative...
Kefir: A Post for my Readers on Feb 28, 2011 in Kefir (probiotic) good bacteria kefir probiotic probiotics It’s been a while since I’ve posted about kefir. But my past posts on kefir continue to draw responses from readers who have been asking me for free grains. To those who have left comments on my other kefir posts, please be patient. IR...
