Moe and I have been married for 5 years. In those 5 years, we’ve had a total of 5 helpers. 3 of them lasted for at least a year. A couple stayed for a week. We also encountered a scammer who never even made it to the house. Sharing with you some of our experiences: WENG Weng was our 1st ever kasambahay. She was recommended by the wife of Moe’s old boss. … [Read more...]
Adulting 122D: Exploring Osaka (Part 2- On Hotels, Food and Drinking)
In my last entry I talked about our recent trip to Japan. Coming back with more kwento this week. ON HOTELS Here's the thing, I know that it's tons cheaper, but I would rather stay in a hotel than an Air BnB. As you probably know by now, I’m quite lazy. It is exhausting enough to walk 20,000 steps a day, I don’t want to worry about fixing my bed every morning or washing … [Read more...]
Adulting 121 (#Relationshipgoals PART II): On Personal Marriage Lessons & Experiences
In my last entry, I wrote about my parents’ relationship and how they became my sort of yardstick for marriage. Since Moe and I just celebrated our 4rth anniversary, I decided to write about how we sort of discovered our own lessons as well. Sidenote: I'm also the putz who forgot about Valentine's Day, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this entry makes up for my … [Read more...]
ADULTING 121 (ON #RELATIONSHIPGOALS): Learning From My Parents
February, cheesy as it may sound, is the month of love. This is especially true for me because a lot of the significant relationships in my life have their roots in February. My parents’ anniversary is on February 10. It would have been their 37th year of marriage. Moe and I will be celebrating our 4rth wedding anniversary a week before that as well. Having our … [Read more...]
Adulting 106: 2015 Life Lessons in Children’s Books Part II
In my last post, I rounded up my learnings from 2015 by quoting some of my children's books. Since I get my own version of #hugotlines from them, I decided to share a few more: 9. ON ENDURING HARDSHIPS AND EVOLVING IN PIA'S WORDS: In order for us to be the best person that we can be, we need to go through hardships. It's the only way we can evolve. It's … [Read more...]