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Daily Ramblings

Teenage Crushes & Curfews: My Son’s Dating Life (and My Gray Hairs)

Okay, folks, buckle up. We’re diving into uncharted territory: my teenage son’s love life. Or, well, the budding stages of it, anyway. Let’s be real, as a single parent, this whole “my kid is dating” thing is throwing me for a loop. I mean, wasn’t he just building Lego spaceships yesterday? Suddenly, we’re talking about curfews, “friends” who text late at night, and the mysterious disappearance of all the good snacks in the house. Yep, my son’s officially entered the

Xavy's Mom 14.03.2025 No Comments

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Science High School Entrance Reviewers

Getting X ready for high school! Our goal is to get him into Ramon Teves Pastor Memorial Dumaguete Science High School. (Seriously, wala nay mas taas pa ani? LOL!) J and I are both Science High alumni, so of course, I want X to go there too. Damay-damay na ang tanan, he has to take the entrance exam! If he doesn’t get in, I’ll need to explore other options. I’m leaning towards public school, but honestly, the thought of him

Xavy's Mom 19.02.2025 No Comments

8 Things to Remember When Traveling Abroad

Traveling abroad sounds so much fun right? Nakaka-excite isipin all the places you’ll visit, the food and you look forward to the IG worthy photos you’re going to capture. And para naman sa katulad ko na isang working mom, naka-excite din isipin that finally you can enjoy a few weeks or days off from work. Pero while excited ka, you can’t stop thinking at the back of your mind about the horror stories of having denied entry to your destination

Xavy's Mom 03.08.2019 1 Comment

Travel

How to apply for Australian Visa for Filipino tourists or visitors

Xavy just recently got his passport and as much as we’d like to travel internationally, we don’t have that much money. My mom recently applied for an Australian vistor visa and she was granted multiple entry valid for one (1) year and maximum duration of six (6) months. And all that was approved in a week, no medical exam and all that other stuff, all she had to do was submit the requirements online. But that was my Mom, who’s

Xavy's Mom 14.02.2019 1 Comment

Health Corner

Multivitamin gummies for your kids

Choosing the right multivitamin for your toddlers can be exhausting. Oh well, it was for me anyways. Xavy is very picky when it comes to what he eats, like for real. To give you an idea, he does not like candies, sodas, juices, cakes and he will only have a little of the ice cream and chocolates. So yes, when it comes to vitamins, it was a difficult search. The ones that stuck around for us were Kirkland Signature Children’s

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De-stressing Guide

Chillin’ at the Cliff House

Just another lazy afternoon at the Cliff House in Valencia. We’ve seen several Facebook posts featuring this place we decided to check it out. Cliff House is being hosted by Jenny at Airbnb (check the property in Airbnb here). It had great reviews in Airbnb and Facebook so we decided to check this out. This property is booked most of the time and luckily we were able to grab an available weekend. Xavy spent weeks checking Google maps surrounding the

Xavy's Mom 03.01.2019 No Comments

De-stressing Guide

Visiting Simala Shrine, Cebu

Before Xavy’s birthday, we decided to visit the miraculous Simala Shrine in Cebu. Xavy has never been to this place so it was about time we checked it out and say our prayers. We’re Christians but we’ve never been the church-going type of bunch, we say our prayers and we always try our best to be kind to everyone, to live by Papa Jesus’ teachings everyday. Once in a while we’d light candles and say our prayers at the Cathedral.

Xavy's Mom 02.12.2018 No Comments

De-stressing Guide

Coffee anyone?

Xavy never got to enjoy his semestral break as he got sick the whole time. So the past few days, we’ve been going out and trying new places. He’s been checking out Coffee Grove in Google Maps and has been rambling about going to Balayag-Manok (where this place is located). So we checked it out. We found the place surprisingly nice! The prices are also very affordable. The best para sa amin is that the owner is nice, she’s very

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Travel

Getting Xavy’s passport (Part 2)

So we lost the slip for claiming his passport and I eventually forgot. Until one of my friends saw his name posted. Said something like we need to claim it before to send it back to Manila for cancellation. So the next day I went to their office. I brought some identification and informed their guard that I’m only there to claim the passport but lost the slip. I was there at 10 AM but they don’t release passports until

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