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34th 22 Jan 2013 | 12:15 am
The most significant thing I realized when I turned 34 a week ago, was that my birthday was not a celebration of me. It was as if my world suddenly revealed itself, and it was not me who was the cente...
Where is (was) Christmas? 4 Jan 2013 | 01:57 am
It’s our second winter (and Christmas) away from home, and my longing for the ultimate Pinoy Christmas got the better of me. I missed everything Christmas back home: the food, the celebrations, the li...
What is the world coming to? 15 Dec 2012 | 02:15 am
So I’m working on an article, and I pause and think and rack my brains for ideas. I stare at the screen, then I stare unconsciously at an “Emergency Preparedness Guide” that’s pinned to my cubicle wal...
Back to school! 8 Nov 2012 | 03:13 am
Yes, the kids are back to school–Lia in grade 3 and Kaitlin in pre-Kindergarten–and I am, too! I would’ve been in school since last year, but the wait for day care slots for the kids took too long. Th...
Must. go. back. to. blogging 10 Oct 2012 | 08:01 am
What?! Five months. Aarggghhh. Do I have to do that bulleted list of updates again? And to think I just went back to this blog because Kaitlin’s pre-Kindergarten teacher sent home a note saying that s...
What a smelt! 11 Jun 2012 | 01:37 pm
Nope, that’s not a typo. I have discovered something new to feed to my family, and it’s not Pinoy food, for a change. Yay! I came across freshwater smelts at the grocery. They’re not exactly “fresh” (...
Oh, March 22 Apr 2012 | 03:10 pm
March is a month you wouldn’t want to mess with. From experience, it’s capricious–and when you can’t ride along, you better scurry. I once wrote a poem about the heat of March: “Poor, poor souls. Was ...
Fresh start 27 Feb 2012 | 03:59 pm
So! We have moved to our new apartment. Tomorrow marks our first week here, and so far, so good. We are now in a two-bedroom apartment, where the girls share a room together. I was one happy mom, as t...
Moving forward… 4 Feb 2012 | 07:42 pm
It’s almost our sixth month in our new home, and I haven’t mentioned anything about Regina, Saskatchewan at all! It’s just that our first three months were a whirlwind of home furnishing, bedbugs, uri...
On moving/Moving on 13 Nov 2011 | 04:43 pm
We have spent the last three or four years focusing on moving. As I mentioned in my previous post, we started applying for migration in 2007-2008. I remember being so excited on the prospect of moving...
