Author: akyn30

I thought I was going to have an uneventful Sunday but something came up making my weekend a bit stressed. I'm still wanting to enjoy the lazy bedroom feeling of my day off at home with my family where we were free to wake up anytime without rushing to avoid getting late. How I wish I could extend my day off until today.☺ So what exactly happened last Sunday? We went grocery shopping in SM Hypermarket Lapu Lapu and upon making the payment like any usual routine, I handed my credit card to the cashier. Both my cards from RCBC and Citibank had no... Read More

Because the BER month already started, we are also excited to start planning for our Christmas decorations at home. We are that eager to celebrate Christmas, aren’t we? Mon and I were lazily browsing some Christmas trees online trying to compare the designs and their respective prices when our toddler happily pointed his finger on the phone screen and was demanding the color of the product of his choice. “Buy Christmas Tweet ( Christmas Tree),” Akyn’s request while helping us decide which one to purchase. Few online merchants posted beautiful stocks on hand, however, as we read through the reviews,... Read More

Aside from the fact that I was only granted with one day off which made me felt like I really didn’t have any rest day for the week, I also felt exhausted with this week’s task of finishing my required documents during my day off. Still thankful because I’m one step closer to my dream. I brought my son with me while doing all my errands. If you have a clingy baby who will always look for your presence when it’s your rest day, you will be left with no option but to bring your child with you to avoid... Read More

Because I’ve earned another free movie tickets from the generous pocket of my superior, I got the chance again to indulge myself and my family for a free movie. Yey! Just so timely, one of my favorite local celebrity Sarah G’s movie entitled “Miss Granny is available still showing in theaters. I didn’t have a hard time deciding which one to view. I was expecting our movie date will be cancelled last Saturday due to some bad weather conditions. Good thing, my gang was more persistent than me. They weren’t bothered with neither the advance warning of PAG ASA weather... Read More

How was your Sunday beautiful Mommas? My work shift is about to change and for the longest time I’ve been waiting for, I finally had the chance to enjoy my Sunday as my day off. (Happy Dance☺) Yey, no more rushing moments after my shift trying to catch the schedule for the next Holy Mass with my family. FREEDOM! A Sunday can’t be complete for us without hearing the Eucharist. For married couples, I’m sure many of us were able to relate to the second reading for yesterday, Ephesians 5:21-32. It was beautifully written. Let me share you the first... Read More

Often times, we are presented with situations which will test our patience in handling challenging circumstances. The temptation to respond negatively for us to get what we deemed as a fair reaction towards the source of our irritation is so alluring that we tend to wrestle with ourselves whether to give in to our anger or to take the higher road. Taking the higher road or shall we describe it as being the bigger person is the classier way to respond to negativism. I've just realized it lately, if we will allow to get consumed with our hurt with someone... Read More

Never had I imagined I’m going to feel so emotionally happy seeing my bestie finally walking down the aisle wearing her white wedding gown. I’ve known Florisa since college and from that moment until now she remained exactly the same jolly person I’ve ever known. Seldom when friendship can last for more than seven years. Ours is about a decade now. Yey! If you have found one, treasure it because you’re blessed to have it.   We were called Tres Marias(Carel, Michelle and Florisa) way back in college. We used to wear the same designs of clothes during parties, met... Read More

I felt emotionally disturbed these past few days because of my exam. Anxiety was taking over my normal daily functioning making me forget some of my daily routines. There was one point when I was talking to a colleague and in the middle of the conversation, I found myself having difficulty remembering her name. My sister also had requested a favor for me to take out some cash using her ATM card last week. I managed to get the task completely done but totally forgot to return the card. She ended up with no card for almost two weeks. Furthermore,... Read More

Before taking one major decision that may change my destiny forever, our family decided to seek God’s guidance by visiting the Miraculous Virgin Mary of Lindogon (Birhen sa Simala). It was my 5th time asking for Mother Mary’s Divine help for me to face one of the most difficult phase in my life. [caption id="attachment_6949" align="aligncenter" width="4096"] Interior View of the Church[/caption] My first visit was when I was still in College with my best friend begging for assistance for us to graduate. Second visit was after our graduation praying for the success of our Nursing Local Board Examination. With the right... Read More

Few days ago, I had to make an important international call to follow-up with some requests pertaining to my career development. A bit worried about the cost of making an out of country outbound call as we all know the expensive call rates. I had a lot of worries the night before I planned to make the call. Formulated so many WHAT IF’s on what may happen during the conversation with someone from the different side of the world. I prayed hard and trusted  the eminent power God to remove my fear of the unknown. The day came and I made... Read More

Our little home needs lots of renovations still. From the moment when we were granted the permission to occupy by our home developers until now, we made quite a few improvements to it. It was merely a simple box house with a toilet, uncovered kitchen with sink and stairs. Nothing extra ordinary! If you are so meticulous with the aesthetic side of the house, it would be hard for you to decide to reserve for one. It was on sale when I grabbed the opportunity to have my own space. With only P5000.00 reservation, you can move in then start your monthly mortgage payment. Isn’t... Read More

I do always consider “First experience” as a sweet memorable thing for us. Akyn opened doors for several “First Time”, not just in parenting but as a whole family. Excited like most first time parents would feel, the three of us love exploring those moments of being together. Unknowingly, our first time activities of being a family had made changes to our accustomed pattern of doing things in the same way like we used to do it as husband  and wife. Whether it’s as simple like dining together or spending a budget get-away, each marks a considerable happy encounter. One interesting aspect I’ve... Read More

How can someone be considered as a “Good Father” to his child? Are there any specific qualifications needed to be met before a man can claim to be called as a responsible daddy. If you’ll search it in google, it will provide us a long list of answers. It’s kind of hard to define it using the different ideal characteristics of a perfect dad. What if one of the qualities we’re looking for isn’t possessed by our husband? Will that mean he won’t qualify to have such honor? I simply define a “Good Father” as someone who purely loves his... Read More

Akyn is becoming more clingy to his Daddy as they spend more time to play during Mon’s free time. It’s a daily routine of crying and wailing begging for more time to spend with him every time his father is about to head to work. How do you handle such behavior of your toddler? This is mostly the dilemma of working parents when you’re torn between staying at home with your child or going to work. If we could only do both responsibilities at the same time, we would gladly do it. What my child is experiencing is what they coined... Read More

On my way home yesterday, I saw a man bathing under the old bridge of Marcelo Fernan. What caught my attention was the way he enjoyed the sea with the waves steadily creeping towards him. I watched him soaking his body in the middle of the water using a piece of an empty bucket. He filled the bucket with water then poured it down slowly dripping from his hair to his body. He could have just swum right away as what people would normally do. But why did he do it differently from what was accustomed? Maybe he didn’t know how... Read More

Sunday, when you’re at work but your body is conditioned to stay at home supposedly spending a lazy day with your family. Bummer! If I only have the freedom to choose my own work schedules…. that would be totally terrific! Many of you can relate to my sentiments, I know. Let’s think about something positive for yesterday instead. Mon and I decided to head home together after they had their Team building sponsored by their company. I often get envy with how their employer values them. As per Mon, whenever they do raise a concern about anything related to work,... Read More